Yeditepe J Dent. 2024; 20(2): 41-46 | DOI: 10.5505/yeditepe.2024.27870

Diþ Hekimliði Öðrencileri, Uzmanlýk Öðrencileri, Diþ Hekimleri ve Uzman Diþ Hekimlerinin Panoramik Radyografideki Anatomik Landmark ve Yumuþak Doku Kalsifikasyon Bilgi Seviyesinin Deðerlendirilmesi: Anket Çalýþmasý

Mesude Çitir¹, Hazal Karslýoðlu^2
1Tokat Gaziosmanpaþa Üniversitesi Diþ Hekimliði Fakültesi, Aðýz Diþ ve Çene Radyoloji Anabilim Dalý, Tokat, Türkiye
²Baþkent Üniversitesi, Diþ Hekimliði Fakültesi, Aðýz Diþ ve Çene Radyoloji Anabilim Dalý, Ankara, Türkiye

GÝRÝÞ ve AMAÇ: Çalýþmanýn amacý diþ hekimliði öðrencileri, uzmanlýk öðrencileri, diþ hekimleri ve uzman diþ hekimlerinin panoramik radyografide izlenen anatomik yapýlar ve yumuþak doku kalsifikasyonlarý ile ilgili bilgi düzeyini deðerlendirmektir.
YÖNTEM ve GEREÇLER: 248 kiþinin katýldýðý anket çalýþmasýnda, eðitim durumlarý birbirinden farklý katýlýmcýlara panoramik radyografilerde 31 anatomik landmark ve 5 yumuþak doku kalsifikasyonu soruldu. Doðru yanýt sayýsýnýn cinsiyete göre karþýlaþtýrýlmasýnda Mann Whitney U testi; yaþ grubu, öðrenim durumu, çalýþýlan kurum ve mesleki tecrübe yýlýna göre karþýlaþtýrýlmasýnda ise Kruskal Wallis testi kullanýldý.
BULGULAR: 248 katýlýmcýnýn 182’si kadýn, 66’sý erkekti. Katýlýmcýlarýn anatomik landmark sorularýna doðru yanýt oraný 0.68±0.15, yumuþak doku kalsifikasyonlarýyla ilgili sorulara doðru yanýt oraný ise 0.48±0.24’dü. 5. sýnýf diþ hekimliði öðrencileri ortalama olarak en fazla sayýda doðru yanýt verirken, diþ hekimleri en az sayýda doðru yanýt verdi ve gruplar arasýnda istatistiksel açýdan anlamlý farklýlýk vardý (p<000,1).
TARTIÞMA ve SONUÇ: Yumuþak doku kalsifikasyonu bilinme oraný anatomik landmarklara göre daha düþüktü. Panoramik radyografi deðerlendirilirken sadece dental þikayete odaklanýlmayýp, görüntüleme alanýna giren tüm yapýlarý deðerlendirmek bu sayede olasý patolojileri kaçýrmamak önemlidir.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Anatomik Ýþaretler, Anket, Bilgi, Kalsifikasyon, Panoramik, Radyografi

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Evaluation of the Level of Knowledge of Anatomical Landmarks and Soft Tissue Calcification in Panoramic Radiography of Dental Students, Speciality Students, Dentists and Specialist Dentists: A Questionnaire Study

Mesude Çitir¹, Hazal Karslýoðlu^2
1Tokat Gasiosmanpasa University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Tokat, Turkey
²Baþkent University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Ankara, Turkey

INTRODUCTION: The aim of the study to evaluate the knowledge level of undergraduate students, postgraduate students, dentists and specialist dentists about anatomical landmarks and soft tissue calcifications observed on panoramic radiographs.
METHODS: Participants with different educational statuses were asked about 31 anatomical landmarks and 5 soft tissue calcifications on panoramic radiographs, in a questionnaire study. The Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare the number of correct answers between gender, and the Kruskal Wallis test was used to compare according to age group, education status, institution and years of professional experience.
RESULTS: 248 of the participants, 182 were female and 66 were male. The correct answer rate to the anatomical landmark questions was 0.68±0.15, and the correct answer rate to the questions about soft tissue calcifications was 0.48±0.24. The mean number of correct answers was highest in senior dentistry students and least in dentists, and there was a statistically significant difference between the groups (p<000.1).
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: Soft tissue calcification recognition rate was lower than anatomical landmarks. When evaluating panoramic radiography, it is important not to focus only on the dental complaint, but to evaluate all structures that fall into the imaging field, so that possible pathologies are not missed.

Keywords: Anatomic Landmarks, Calcification, Knowledge, Panoramic, Radiography, Questionnaire, Soft Tissue

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