Table 5.
Study designs, number of affiliated institutions, sample sizes, and imaged structures of the top 50 articles in oral and maxillofacial cone-beam computed tomography
| Category | Descriptors | Number of publications |
|---|---|---|
| Study design | Prospective | 42 (84%) |
| Retrospective | 8 (16%) | |
| Number of affiliated institutions | One | 10 (20%) |
| Two | 9 (18%) | |
| Three to four | 10 (20%) | |
| Five to six | 15 (30%) | |
| Seven or more | 5 (10%) | |
| Sample sizes | 10 to 19 | 14 (28%) |
| 20 to 29 | 8 (16%) | |
| 30 to 39 | 6 (12%) | |
| 40 to 49 | 4 (8%) | |
| 50 to 99 | 6 (12%) | |
| 100 + | 10 (20%) | |
| Not specified | 2 (4%) | |
| Imaged structures | Teeth | 27 (54%) |
| Bone grafts/implants | 7 (14%) | |
| Upper airways | 5 (10%) | |
| Skull | 4 (8%) | |
| Other maxillofacial structures | 7 (14%) |