Digital radiographic analysis of endodontic treatment outcome morphology on granuloma and abscess using image

Introduction: Endodontic treatment on dental granuloma and periapical abscess are the most cases found in dental treatment. To assess the success of treatment commonly used visual roentgenography. This situation makes difference possibility quite large in both inter-observer and intra-observer. The purpose of this study was to assess the results of treatment by using ImageJ® software. Methods: Cross-sectional analysis towards 122 data samples of granuloma and abscess radiograph, consisted of 60 granuloma cases (30 data before treatment and 30 data after treatment), 62 abscess cases (31 data before treatment and 31 data after treatment). Treatment time was 5-6 months. Radiograph analysis using ImageJ® software. Results: The average number of particles on granuloma endodontic treatment before and after treatment was consecutively 56.22 and 76.61, there was 29.3% difference. In abscess case, before and after was consecutively 70.16 and 99.73, there was 29.6% difference. The average of particle extensive before granuloma endodontic treatment was 8.93 ± 2 mm2,, whilst after treatment was 11.42 ± 2 mm2, there was 27% difference. Whilst In abscess case of particle extensive increased from 14.03 became 19.01, so there was 26% difference. Conclusion: Abscess and granuloma treatment could be detected early by using ImageJ® software.