Tingkat penggunaanCT-scanuntukpemeriksaanameloblastoma di RS Wahidin Sudirohusodo lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan radiografi konvensional Level of using CT-scan in examinating ameloblastoma at Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital was higher than conventional radiographies

Authors

Syamsiar Toppo, Bagian Radiologi Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi Universitas Hasanuddin Makassar, IndonesiaFollow

Abstract

Radiographies are commonly used in dentistry. One of them is CT-scan. CT-scan is used in a variety of cases,
particularly in the oral cavity to detect the presence of ameloblastoma. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of
using CT-scan at Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital to examinate ameloblastoma descriptive observationally using cross
sectional study. This research is the base study by collecting data of the patients took x-ray, from the patients’ dental
record at the Installation of Medical Records in 2012. Then, the results are distributed into tables and presented by
graphic. Data showed that ameloblastoma patients examinated with CT-scan are 55 patients (83.3%) and other
conventional x-ray are 11 patients (16.7%) of the total 66 patients. It was concluded that the level of using CT-scan for
examination of ameloblastoma in the Hospital was higher than other conventional radiographies.

Recommended Citation

Toppo, Syamsiar (2013) "Tingkat penggunaanCT-scanuntukpemeriksaanameloblastoma di RS Wahidin Sudirohusodo lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan radiografi konvensional Level of using CT-scan in examinating ameloblastoma at Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital was higher than conventional radiographies," Dentofasial: Vol. 12: Iss. 1, Article 11.
DOI: 10.15562/jdmfs.v12i1.342
Available at: https://scholarhub.unhas.ac.id/dentofasial/vol12/iss1/11

Pages

16-18

Rights

©2016Syamsiar Toppo

DOI

10.15562/jdmfs.v12i1.342