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Comparative assessment of CBCT and digital radiography in quantifying periapical pathology (in vitro study).

BMC oral health · Dahrous A, Abouelkheir HM, Elnadoury EA · 2026-09-25

Researchers compared digital periapical radiography and CBCT for measuring simulated jaw lesions in extracted teeth, finding that radiography overestimated lesion size while CBCT provided better accuracy, particularly for larger lesions.

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