Do we need CBCTs for sufficient diagnostics?-dentist-related factors

International Journal of Implant Dentistry

Table 3 Accuracy of the diagnostic answers given, according to specialisation: residents in oral surgery versus residents in orthodontics

Question pertaining to	OS (%)	ORTH (%)	p value	Odds ratio (95% CI)
Contact to nerve	96	87	0.002*	3.8 (1.4–12.0)
Displacement of tooth	92	87	0.089	1.9 (0.9–4.1)
Number of roots	95	95	1.000	–
Contact to adjacent teeth	74	71	0.626	1.1 (0.7–1.9)
Pericoronar cyst	77	72	0.323	1.3 (0.8–2.2)
Maturation of root	89	80	0.029*	2.0 (1.1–3.7)
Resorption (bone or tooth)	76	65	0.040*	1.7 (1.0–2.8)
Ankylosis	83	89	0.176	0.6 (0.3–1.3)
Preservation	79	80	0.793	0.9 (0.5–1.6)

Percentage of correct answers given by residents in oral surgery (OS) and residents in orthodontics (ORTH). To assess the differences between the specialisations, p value of Fisher’s exact test is given together with odds ratio (OR), including 95% confidence intervals (CI). OR refers to OS with ORTH as reference. *p < 0.05