CBCT for accurate diagnosis of oral lesions: Comparison with biopsy and imaging.
Mansha Zarabi, Gagandeep Gupta, Vikram Bali, Rajneesh Parimoo, Tanya Goyal, Shivangi Gupta
Abstract
Open AccessDiagnosing oral lesions accurately is challenging because conventional methods like biopsy, while reliable, are invasive, time-consuming, and may cause discomfort or complications. Therefore, it is of interest to compare the results of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) with biopsy results to assess the accuracy of CBCT in locating oral lesions. This study consisted of two groups of participants, totaling 108 individuals. Group A consisted of participants who underwent biopsy and the other group underwent imaging using CBCT. Data shows that CBCT was better at detecting abnormalities. Thus, we show that CBCT is a safe and reliable approach for checking bone involvement, malignancies, and soft tissue expansion.