Comparison of the Efficacy of the Panoramic and Cone Beam Computed Tomography Imaging Methods in the Surgical Planning of the Maxillary All-On-4, M-4, and V-4
Table 2
Comparison results by groups.
Group
Test statistics
Experienced Panoramic
Experienced CBCT
Inexperienced Panoramic
Inexperienced CBCT
Between nasal floors
13,4 ± 2,0b
11,5 ± 1,7a
13,4 ± 2,0b
10,5 ± 2,2a
<0.001
13,5
11,3
13,5
10,5
(9,8-18,0)
(8,5-15,3)
(9,8-17,9)
(4,1-14,1)
Nose edge—maxillary sinus (right)
6,5 ± 2,0b
5,4 ± 1,8a
6,6 ± 1,7b
4,9 ± 1,5a
<0.001
6,4
5,3
6,4
4,8
(2,4-11,2)
(1,8-11,8)
(2,4-11,2)
(2,3-11,8)
Nose edge—maxillary sinus (left)
6,5 ± 1,7b
5,2 ± 1,5a
6,5 ± 1,7b
4,9 ± 1,5a
<0.001
6,2
5,1
6,3
4,6
(2,7-11,0)
(2,3-10,9)
(2,7-11,0)
(2,3-10,9)
Lateral incisor region—first molar region (left)
21,2 ± 3,3b
17,9 ± 4,3b
21,3 ± 3,4b
18,3 ± 4,0a
<0.001
21,2
18,0
21,2
17,9
(15,2-28,0)
(8,3-26,7)
(15,2-28.0)
(11,7-28,0)
Lateral incisor region—first molar region (right)
20,8 ± 3,3b
17,5 ± 4,1a
20,9 ± 3,3b
18,3 ± 3,9a
<0.001
20,3
17,8
20,3
18,1
(14,4-28,9)
(5,3-27,5)
(14,4-28,0)
(11,1-27,5)
Lateral incisor region (left)—lateral incisor region (right)
19,0 ± 2,4b
15,4 ± 2,4a
19,0 ± 2,4b
15,7 ± 3,0a
<0.001
18,9
15,3
18,9
15,4
(14,0-26,1)
(10,3-21,8)
(14,0-26,1)
(8,9-22,7)
Nasal floor—alveolar crest (right)
14,6 ± 3,5b
12,2 ± 3,6a
14,6 ± 3,5b
12,2 ± 2,9a
<0.001
14,5
12,2
14,4
12,5
(7,1-24,7)
(5,5-19,8)
(7,1-24,7)
(5,1-18,1)
Nasal floor—alveolar crest (left)
15,0 ± 3,7b
12,5 ± 3,5a
15,0 ± 3,7b
12,0 ± 2,9a
<0.001
14,3
12,5
14,3
12,0
(6,7-25,4)
(5,4-21,2)
(6,7-25,4)
(5,3-18,0)
Note: : analysis of variance test statistics. Data are presented as /median (minimum-maximum) in millimeter. a-b: there is no difference between groups with the same letter ().
