Alternative tools as a guide for measuring the vertical dimensions of teeth on periapical radiographs

  • Deny Saputra Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia, 60132
  • Yunita Savitri Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia, 60132
  • Sri Wigati Mardi Mulyani Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia, 60132
  • Aga Satria Nurrachman Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia, 60132 http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3788-8499
  • Nastiti Faradilla Ramadhani Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia, 60132
  • Syenia Ramandha Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia, 60132
  • Marselina Sesaria Pratiknjo Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia, 60132

Abstract

Objectives: This research is aimed to find out the advantages of alternative tools as a guide for measuring the vertical dimensions of teeth on periapical radiographs and comparing the lengths of vertical dimensions of teeth on periapical radiographs with the actual lengths.
Materials and Methods: This research is using analytical observational study with a cross-sectional study design. The research data were primary data from 30 periapical radiographs of two maxillary central incisors, which were photographed using a periapical projection with bisecting technique and a periapical film that had been attached with wire on the outer layer of the film wrap. The data were analyzed by a paired T-Test using SPSS software.
Results: The p-value of ALT (Actual Length of the Tooth)  for tooth 11 was 0.53 and for tooth 21 was 0.140. These results show a p-value > 0.05.
Conclusion: There is no statistically significant difference between the calculation of tooth length on periapical radiographs using alternative tools and the calculation of actual tooth length so that alternative tools can be used as a guide for measuring the vertical dimensions of teeth on periapical radiographs.

Author Biographies

Yunita Savitri, Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia, 60132
Staff
Sri Wigati Mardi Mulyani, Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia, 60132
Staff
Aga Satria Nurrachman, Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia, 60132
Staff
Nastiti Faradilla Ramadhani, Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia, 60132
Staff
Syenia Ramandha, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia, 60132
Undergraduate Student
Marselina Sesaria Pratiknjo, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia, 60132
Undergraduate Student

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Published
2022-04-30
How to Cite
SAPUTRA, Deny et al. Alternative tools as a guide for measuring the vertical dimensions of teeth on periapical radiographs. Jurnal Radiologi Dentomaksilofasial Indonesia (JRDI), [S.l.], v. 6, n. 1, p. 1-6, apr. 2022. ISSN 2686-1321. Available at: <http://jurnal.pdgi.or.id/index.php/jrdi/article/view/753>. Date accessed: 28 dec. 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.32793/jrdi.v6i1.753.

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