Imaging diagnosis of external root resorption in replanted permanent teeth

Abstract

The present study aimed to evaluate the performance of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) and digital periapical radiographs (PR) in diagnosing external root resorption (ERR) in human permanent teeth replanted after traumatic avulsion. The samples comprised 39 permanent maxillary incisors replanted after traumatic avulsion. Digital PR and CBCT images were taken from each tooth and independently examined by 2 calibrated examiners to assess the ERR activity regarding type and extension. The degrees of agreement between both imaging examinations were determined by the mean global agreement index using SPSS software. The two imaging examinations diverged greatly in the diagnosis of the type of ERR since CBCT identified more cases as inflammatory ERR and PR as replacement ERR. A discordance level of 69.2% was observed between the two methods in the diagnosis of the type of ERR when CBCT for mesial and distal (MD) surfaces was considered and 61.5% when CBCT for mesial, distal, buccal and lingual (MD/BL) was considered. Likewise, CBCT and PR differed regarding the ERR index. PR examinations classified most cases as moderate or severe (69.2%), while CBCT examinations classified more cases as mild either in the MD surfaces analysis (41.4%) or in the analysis of the MD-BL surfaces (51.3%). In conclusion, the present results highlight a discrepancy between CBCT and digital PR performance in the diagnosis of different types and extent of ERR in replanted teeth.

Traumatology; Radiography

Introduction

Three-dimensional (3D) imaging techniques such as cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) have overcome the major drawbacks of traditional 2D plain projection radiographs. CBCT can eliminate super-imposition of anatomic structures and consequent loss of diagnostic information hidden in the third dimension.¹ , ² , ³ In addition, it provides accurate and reliable linear measurements for reconstruction and imaging of dental and maxillofacial structures in multiple planes and reconstruction in 3D. Several studies reported the use of CBCT for different dental applications including the detection of the presence, location, and extension of root resorption.⁴ Currently, many ex vivo studies have demonstrated the superiority of CBCT over periapical radiographs (PR) in the diagnosis of experimental cavities made in the apical, middle and cervical thirds of human teeth to simulate external root resorption (ERR).⁵ , ⁶ , ⁷ , ⁸ , ⁹ , ¹⁰ , ¹¹ , ¹² Moreover, ex vivo studies have evaluated CT sections,¹³ voxel size,¹⁴ , ¹⁵ , ¹⁶ , ¹⁷ , ¹⁸ , ¹⁹ , ²⁰ and field of view (FOV)¹⁴ , ¹⁹ , ²¹ for the best characterization of the resorption cavities in the CBCT images. The use of CBCT for diagnosing post-traumatic ERR was first described by Cohenca et al.,²² but only two clinical studies have investigated the performance of CBCT for the diagnosis of ERR in traumatized teeth. Estrela et al.²³ concluded that the CBCT scans were better than conventional PR at evaluating the prevalence, location, and extension of inflammatory root resorption when comparing images from patients who had a history of traumatic injury or orthodontic treatment. Another retrospective study compared digital PR and CBCT images from patients with a history of dental trauma who were selected from a data bank of a radiological center. The authors concluded that the diagnostic accuracy of CBCT was significantly higher for inflammatory external root resorption (IERR) and inflammatory internal root resorption (IIRR), but no significant difference was noted for replacement external root resorption (RERR).²⁴ Considering the scarcity of published clinical literature in this area, the present study aimed to evaluate the performance of CBCT and digital PR in the imaging diagnosis of IERR and RERR in human permanent teeth replanted after traumatic avulsion. It was hypothesized that CBCT and PR have differences regarding their ability to diagnose different types of ERR.

Methodology

This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (66813417.7.0000.51494). Imaging examinations from the database of the Dental Trauma Clinic of the School of Dentistry of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (DTC-SD-UFMG) were selected from patients with replanted permanent teeth. The final sample comprised of 39 pairs of digital periapical radiographs (PR) and CBCT from 39 maxillary permanent incisors replanted after avulsion (6 lateral and 33 central incisors) of 29 patients, among which 21 were males (72.5%) and 8 females (27.5%). Patient age at the time of injury ranged from 8.0 to 41 years (mean 13.7 years). The median time elapsed between the trauma and the examination was 19 months (range from 23 days to 14 years). Extra-alveolar period ranged from 5 min to 24 h. Sample distribution regarding storage media was the following: 19 teeth (48.7%) were kept dry, 7 (17.9%) were stored in saline, 6 (15.4%) in milk, 6 (15.4%) in tap water and 1 (2.6%) inside the oral cavity, within the vestibulum. Written informed consent to use data from the protocols was obtained from all patients and/or their caregivers.

Radiographic techniques

PR was taken using a digital system with a paralleling technique. The X-ray unit, Gendex (765DC, Paris), operated at 65 KV and 7 mA for 0.2 s and used a phosphor plate system, VistaScan^® (Durr Dental, Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany), for storage. Digital radiographs were analyzed using the software DBSWin (Durr Dental AG, Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany). The CBCT scan of all patients was performed using small volume KODAK 9000C 3D^® scanner (Kodak Dental Systems, Carestream Health, Atlanta, USA) with a voxel size of 0.076 mm, a field of view of 50 mm diameter × 37 mm height, a tube voltage of 65 kVp, a tube current of 08 mA, and a scan time of 10.80 s. The tube current-exposure time product (mAs) was adjusted to pediatric protocols limiting FOV to the area of the interest, with partial rotation and small voxel sizes²⁵ , ²⁶ . Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) files were evaluated using Implant Viewer software^® (Anne Solutions, São Paulo, Brazil).

Image assessment of root resorption

Digital PR and CBCT images, which were obtained at the same visit, were examined by 2 experienced investigators, an endodontist (JVB) and a radiologist (TMPA), who were properly trained and calibrated. During the training phase, the examiners discussed the main imaging aspects of ERR cavities according to criteria described by Andreasen et al.²⁸ IERR was identified radiographically by bowl-shaped radiolucency in the root surface and adjacent bone ( Figure 1a ) and in CBCT images by hypodense areas in the root surface and adjacent bone ( Figure 1b ). RERR was radiographically characterized by the loss of periodontal space and bone-like tissue filling resorption cavities in both PR ( Figure 2a ) and the CBCT images ( Figure 2b ). Data regarding the extent of ERR were assessed in digital PR using the root resorption index developed by Andersson et al.²⁷ as follows: the mesial and distal root contours were each divided into 3 equal-length sections from the marginal bone level to the apex. Each third of the mesial and distal root surface was given a score (0, 1 or 2) depending on the depth of resorption lacunae measured from the surface of the root towards the pulp. The final index was the sum of scores of each section and ranged from 0 to 12 in PR and 0 to 24 in the CBCT examinations. For CBCT examinations, ERR extension was measured for mesial and distal surfaces (CBCT-MD), and all surfaces together: mesial, distal, buccal, and lingual (CBCT-MD/BL), examining the axial and sagittal planes. The original measurement of initial root size was performed from the homologous tooth by tracing at the cross-sectional plane. The calibration phase was performed using CBCT and PR examinations of confirmed cases of IERR and RERR. After that, the measures were made independently by the two examiners. After a month, 30% of the sample was randomly and blindly selected for a new measure to calculate the intra-rater reliability agreement. Kappa coefficient was used to assess the intra-examiner agreement. The kappa scores indicated excellent intra-examiner agreement for both examiners regarding the type (0.96 and 0.98), and index of ERR (0.85 and 0.82). Assessment of the extension of ERR also reached a good inter-examiner agreement (kappa = 0.79).

Figure 1
Recurrent IERR in teeth 11 diagnosed 9 years after tooth replantation. A. Radiographic feature of IERR: radiolucent areas inside the resorption cavities (white arrow); B. Characteristic hypodense features of IERR in CBCT image in the resorbed area.

Figure 2
RERR diagnosed 1 year and 3 months after replantation of tooth 21. A. Radiographic feature of RERR: bone structures imbricated with root structure and loss of periodontal space in (white arrow). B. Characteristic features of RERR in CBCT image: bone like structures within the resorbed area (white arrow).

Statistical analysis

The degrees of agreement between CBCT and PR in the diagnosis of type and extent of ERR in CBCT and PR were determined by the global agreement index. For such purpose, indexes of ERR were grouped into 04 categories as follows: absent (= 0), mild (≥ 1 and ≤ 4), moderate (≥ 5 and ≤ 8) and severe (≥ 9) for PR; and absent or mild (≤ 8), moderate (≥ 9 and ≤ 16) and severe (≥ 17) for the CBCT images. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS software (Version 23.0: SPSS Inc, Chicago, USA).

Results

Sample distribution according to the frequency of ERR according to type (IERR or RERR) is presented in Figure 3 . IERR diagnosis predominated in CBCT examinations either when only MD surfaces were evaluated (56.4% of the cases) or when all surfaces (CBCT MD-BL) were evaluated. PR examinations classified only 17.9% of the cases as being IERR. A discordance level of 69.2% was observed between the two methods when CBCT-MD was considered ( Table 1 ), and of 61.5% when CBCT-MD/BL was considered ( Table 2 ).

Figure 3
Sample distribution according to the type of ERR (IERR or RERR) in PR and CBCT examinations.

Table 1
Agreement between CBCT – MD and PR radiographs in relation to the type of RRE.

CBCT - MD	PR radiographs
	Inflammatory	Replacement	RRE absent	Total
Inflammatory	4 (10.3%)	17 (43.6%)	1 (2.6%)	22 (56.4%)
Replacement	1 (2.6%)	8 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (23.1%)
RREabsent	2 (5.1%)	6 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (20.5%)
Total	7 (17.9%)	31 (79.5%)	1 (2.6%)	39 (100.0%)

• Discordance index: 27/39= 69.2%.

Table 2
Agreement between CBCT – MD / BL and PR radiographs in relation to the type of RRE

CBCT – MD / BL	PR radiographs
	Inflammatory	Replacement	RREabsent	Total
Inflammatory	6 (15.4%)	20 (51.3%)	1 (2.6%)	27 (69.2%)
Replacement	1 (2.6%)	9 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (25.6%)
RREabsent	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.1%)
Total	7 (17.9%)	31 (79.5%)	1 (2.6%)	39 (100.0%)

• Discordance index: 24/39= 61.5%.

The extent of ERR revealed in the PR and the CBCT examinations are depicted in Figure 4 . CBCT examinations classified more cases as mild either in the analysis of only MD surfaces (41.4%) or in the total analysis of MD-BL surfaces (51.3%). On the other hand, PR examinations classified most cases as being at more advanced stages, i.e., moderate or severe (69.2%). The disagreement rate regarding ERR extension was 53.8% (21 of 39 cases) when only the mesial and distal surfaces were analyzed in the CBCT examinations ( Table 3 ), and 46.2% (18 of 39 cases) when all four surfaces were examined in the CBCT examinations ( Table 4 ).

Figure 4
Sample distribution according to the extension of ERR in PR and in CBCT examinations.

Table 3
Agreement between CBCT – MD and PR radiographs in severity degree.

Severity degree in CBCT - MD	Severity degree in PR radiographs
	Absent	Mild	Moderate	Severe	Total
Absent	0 (0.0%)	5 (12.8%)	2 (5.1%)	1 (2.6%)	8 (20.5%)
Mild	1 (2.6%)	5 (12.8%)	5 (12.8%)	5 (12.8%)	16 (41.0%)
Moderate	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	6 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (17.9%)
Severe	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	7 (17.9%)	8 (20.5%)
Total	1 (2.6%)	11 (28.2%)	14 (35.9%)	13 (33.3%)	39 (100.0%)

• Discordance index: 21/39= 53.8%.

Table 4
Agreement between CBCT – MD/BL and PR radiographs in severity degree.

Severity degree in CBCT – MD/BL	Severity degree in PR radiographs
	Absent	Mild	Moderate	Severe	Total
Absent	0 (0,0%)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	2 (5.1%)
Mild	1 (2.6%)	8 (20.5%)	7 (17.9%)	4 (10.3%)	20 (51.3%)
Moderate	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.1%)	6 (15.4%)	1 (2.6%)	9 (23.1%)
Severe	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.6%)	7 (17.9%)	8 (20.5%)
Total	1 (2.6%)	11 (28.2%)	14 (35.9%)	13 (33.3%)	39 (100.0%)

• Discordance index: 18/39= 46.2%.

Discussion

The present cross-sectional study evaluated CBCT and PR examinations, selected from the database of the DCT-SD-UFMG, to evaluate their ability to diagnose ERR in replanted permanent teeth. ERR is a serious outcome after replantation of permanent avulsed teeth, with reported frequencies ranging from 6.8% to 94.1%.²⁹ Progressive forms of IERR and RERR result in irreversible damage to the root structure that ultimately, may lead to tooth loss, with relevant functional, esthetic, psychosocial, and economic consequences.³⁰ Considering that clinical symptoms are not obvious and may appear only in the final stages of both types, the diagnosis of such entities has been routinely made with the help of PR. IERR is characterized by the presence of radiolucent cavities on the root surface and adjacent alveolar bone; in contrast, RERR involves no radiolucent areas, but lamina dura and periodontal ligament space are absent, while the resorbed root site is blended with bone and exhibits a “moth-eaten” appearance.³¹ Three-dimension imaging might be an important aid for obtaining an accurate diagnosis when monitoring healing complications, as recommended by the current guidelines of the International Association of Dental Traumatology – IADT.³² While there is no doubt regarding the superiority of CBCT images, the recommendation to use CBCT in dental traumatology is still controversial due to the principles of As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA), especially considering that children and adolescents represent the most affected age groups. The use of CBCT should be considered only when needed information cannot be obtained from conventional dental radiographs. However, the question “ when is CBCT really necessary after a dental trauma ?” is far from having an evidence-based answer, due to the scarcity of published clinical literature regarding the performance of CBCT following dental trauma. Many experimental studies have shown that CBCT is more accurate for diagnosing artificial cavities created in extracted teeth replanted in dry skulls or simulated alveoli. However, such results should be viewed with caution since they are not sufficiently reliable to be extrapolated to clinical situations. European guidelines also suggest that further research into the use of CBCT in dental trauma, at the higher levels of diagnostic efficacy (impact on treatment planning decisions and patient outcomes), is needed.³³ In this context, the present study makes an important contribution to the dental trauma clinical literature by originally comparing the abilities of CBCT and PR to identify both types of ERR activity after tooth replantation. The two imaging (CBCT and PR) technologies diverged greatly in their abilities to support the diagnosis of the type and extent of ERR since the CBCT examinations tended to classify more cases as IERR and PR examinations classified more cases as RERR. These two entities have different chronological patterns. IERR is observed mainly shortly after replantation, especially before the endodontic therapy is not initiated. On the other hand, RERR is a late sequela after replantation, being observed almost always in the long term after replantation. To deal with such differences, cases with different follow-up periods were enclosed in the present sample and underwent both examinations during the same visit. The higher frequency of support for IERR diagnosis in the CBCT examinations, observed in the present study, is consistent with two previous clinical reports showing CBCT as superior to PR for determining the actual extent and the number of affected surfaces of IRR.²³ Moreover, accuracy in diagnosing IERR and IIRR was significantly higher using CBCT rather than PR, even in the presence of endodontic treatment.²⁴

In the present study, CBCT examinations classified more cases as mild, while PR more frequently classified the extension of ERR as moderate and severe. It is worth noting that such comparisons were made not only by considering the axial and sagittal planes, i.e. the measures performed in on all surfaces in the CBCT examinations (CBCT-MD/BL), but also considering the measures performed only in the mesial and distal surfaces (CBCT-MD). Results obtained from both CBCT-MD and CBCT MD-BL surfaces were quite similar suggesting that the difference between CBCT and PR examination were not due to the number of surfaces analyzed. The present findings suggest that CBCT is more efficient in identifying early-stage ERR cavities. This is a fundamental consideration as earlier initiation of treatment leads to less severe long-term consequences of resorption and more favorable prognosis of ERR. Therefore, an initial CBCT examination may be a critical factor in the success of any treatment. The scoring system adopted in the present study was proposed by Andersson et al.²⁷ to create a radiographic index for root resorption. This index was highly reliable from the time of its proposal and, since then, has been used as a standard for measuring root resorption in radiographic examinations.³⁴ However, the plain projection obtained from PR produces a two-dimensional shadow of a three-dimensional structure, in which superimpositions of buccal and lingual surfaces may impair the diagnosis of shallow resorption cavities. Likewise, the projection of buccal or lingual resorption cavities over the root canal in PR images may lead to overestimated indices of root resorption.³ Therefore, the present results, showing that lesions seemed more severe in PR than in CBCT due to a “projection artifact”, should contribute to the discussion of the limitations of such an index and stress the need to develop new indexes for quantifying the volume of ERR cavities.

The present results also showed that more cases were identified as RERR using PR than CBCT. This contradicts the results of an earlier study, which found the accuracy of periapical radiography and CBCT to be similar for detecting RERR.²⁴ The authors discussed that such similarity likely reflects the pathology of RERR, but the few cases included in the said study (n = 4) limited their ability to draw definitive conclusions. Another clinical study by Estrela et al.²³ did not evaluate RERR, although CBCT images do detect RERR, they do not provide clear measurements of its extent because of the similarity between dentin and bone. Such similarity can cause difficulty in evaluating individual RERR cavities and maybe the reason for the lower frequency of RERR observed in the CBCT examinations in the present study. Another possibility is that IERR might be underestimated when evaluated using PR alone. The two-dimensional nature of PR images superimposes both buccal and lingual surfaces over IERR cavities, leading to a misdiagnosis of RERR. Since the CBCT images are captured as slices, there is no superimposition of structures; this facilitates individual visualization of the buccal and lingual surfaces.³ Both possibilities are reasonable and need further investigation. The voxel resolution chosen for our study (0.076 mm) might have provided high-resolution images to evaluate IERR in all cases since it has been shown in the literature that measurement of resorption is best in images with smaller voxels.¹⁹

This study has some limitations, such as the fact that 82% of the teeth had intra-canal plug material (gutta-percha), which may have interfered with the diagnosis of ERR by disfiguring the field of vision and causing undesirable artefacts in the images. This effect was not evaluated in the present study but was reported in a previous clinical study showing that the accuracy of CBCT and radiographs was lower in endodontically treated teeth, although the overall results for CBCT were more favorable.²⁴ In addition, in CBCT examinations, the presence of gutta-percha and endodontic cements may reduce the contrast between adjacent objects and limit the clarity of areas of interest. This reduced contrast has been shown to cause errors in the diagnosis of vertical root fractures.³⁵ , ³⁶ , ³⁷

Another drawback of clinically evaluating the imaging diagnosis of ERR is the absence of a gold standard method for determining the type of ERR since the histopathological analysis of resorbed teeth is not possible unless it is extracted. However, such conditions are barely achievable. Considering that CBCT was one of the diagnostic methods being evaluated, assuming CBCT as the gold standard, as frequently noted in the literature would have been a mistake. Likewise, the lack of such a reference standard also precluded performing accuracy measures such as test sensitivity, specificity, likelihood ratios, predictive values, or diagnostic odds ratio.³⁸

Therefore, the results of the present preliminary study highlight a discrepancy between CBCT and digital PR performance in the diagnosis of different types and extent of ERR in replanted teeth. These are instigating results that highlight the need for further investigation to evaluate precisely the benefits of CBCT in diagnosing ERR since diagnostic examination forms the basis for treatment planning and prognostic assessment. This urgency is especially true considering that CBCT use in dentistry has spread out very fast during the last decade but evidence for the costs and benefits of CBCT is still scarce.

Conclusions

CBCT and digital PR examinations diverged greatly in their diagnosis of the type of ERR since CBCT identified more cases as IERR and the PR identified more cases as RERR. In addition, CBCT and PR observations had a disagreement with regards to ERR extension in replanted permanent teeth. Mild cases are more frequent in CBCT examinations whereas moderate and severe cases in PR examinations. Further investigation is an urgent requirement to evaluate precisely the benefits of CBCT in diagnosing ERR.

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Publication Dates

• Publication in this collection
  15 July 2020
• Date of issue
  2020

History

• Received
  30 Dec 2019
• Accepted
  28 Apr 2020
• Received
  21 May 2020