Neurosensoric disturbances after surgical removal of the mandibular third molar based on either panoramic imaging or cone beam CT scanning: A randomized controlled trial (RCT)

摘要

Objective: Pre-surgical CBCT has been suggested before removal of the mandibular third molar. Currently, the standard-of-care is two-dimensional (2D) panoramic imaging. The aim of this randomized controlled trial was to analyse possible differences in neurosensoric disturbances of the inferior alveolar nerve between patients undergoing either panoramic imaging or CBCT before surgical removal of the mandibular third molar. Furthermore, the aim was to perform a sensitivity analysis to assess the statistical significance of different assumptions related to sample size calculations.