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Table 4 Description of incidental findings in PAN 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

Additional incidental findings in panoramic radiography

Relative incidence (%) in relation to total number of therapy affecting findings

Retained third molar/follicular cyst

22

Insufficient root filling

21

Caries/insufficient filling of teeth

19

Apical ostitis

17

Remaining root remnants

9

Periodontal bone loss

8

Anatomic particularities (enlargement of the mental foramen/retromolar foramen/bifid nerve)

4