Table 4.
Features of experimental investigations on the efficiency of CBCT for detecting VRFs when there are both root filling material and intracanal post present
| Author/Year | Country | Study Design | Sample Type | Total Sample Size/CBCT Sample Size | Post Type | Sensitivity% | Specificity% | Accuracy% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammadpour et al. (2014)/[39] | Iran | In-vitro | Extracted Single-Rooted Teeth | 80/40 |
1. Titanium 2. Stainless steel |
90.91 82.17 |
76.74 68.05 |
82.34 73.12 |
| Moudi et al. (2014)/[30] | Iran | Mandibular Premolars and Molars | 96/16 | Prefabricated post (gold-plated screw) | 81 | 100 | - | |
| Junqueira et al. (2013)/[22] | Brazil | Single-Rooted Teeth | 18/9 | Cast metal post |
Voxel Size 0.125: 89 Voxel Size 0.25: 67 |
Voxel Size 0.125: 45 Voxel Size 0.25: 56 |
Voxel Size 0.125: 69 Voxel Size 0.25: 75 |
|
| Abdinian et al. (2016)/[27] | Iran | Premolars and Molars | 120/20 | Prefabricated screw-type post | 70 | 65 | 67 | |
| Fernanda Chiguti et al. (2021)/[40] | Brazil | Premolars | 60/10 | Metallic Post |
Examiner (1): 80 Examiner (2): 70 |
Examiner (1): 100 Examiner (2): 100 |
Examiner (1): 90 Examiner (2): 85 |
|
| Fernanda Chiguti et al. (2021)/[40] | Brazil | Premolars | 60/10 | Fiberglass Post |
Examiner (1): 50 Examiner (2): 30 |
Examiner (1): 80 Examiner (2): 90 |
Examiner (1): 65 Examiner (2): 60 |
|
| De Lima Moreno et al. (2022)/[41] | Brazil | Single-rooted Teeth | 20/10 | Fiberglass | 92 | 85 | 88 | |
| De Lima Moreno et al. (2022)/[41] | Brazil | Single-rooted Teeth | 20/10 | Metallic Post | 87 | 77 | 82 | |
| Oliveira et al. (2021)/[36] | Brazil | Ex-vivo | Human Premolars | 45/15 | Metallic Post | 83 | 53 | 68 |
| Wanderley et al. (2021)/[38] | Brazil | Retrospective | CBCT Images | 30/15 | Cast metal post | 46.6 | 60.4 | 57.8 |