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Table 3 Number of additional incidental findings in PAN and sFOV-CBCT not related to the sinus disease that led to the radiographic examination

From: Evaluation of symptomatic maxillary sinus pathologies using panoramic radiography and cone beam computed tomography—influence of professional training

Number of cases

General practitioner (n = 2)

Junior maxillofacial surgeon (n = 2)

Senior maxillofacial surgeon (n = 3)

p value*

 

Number of incidental findings in PAN

(n = 28)

1.5 ± 1.3

1.6 ± 1.1

2.1 ± 1.5

p = 0.027

 

Number of additional, incidental findings in sFOV-CBCT

(n = 28)

0.7 ± 0.5

0.6 ± 0.5

0.7 ± 0.7

p = 0.912

  1. *One-way ANOVA test