Common Errors in Digital Panoramic Radiographs of Patients with Mixed Dentition and Patients with Permanent Dentition

Table 4

Reasons for problems in diagnostic power of radiographs.

Reason for nondiagnosis	Mixed; dentition	Permanent; dentition	𝑃 *
Lower incisors blurred/shortened	31.7%	38.6%	0.45
Upper incisors blurred/shortened	33.3%	10.5%	0.004
Lower and upper incisors blurred/shortened	23.8%	31.6%	0.41
Entire radiograph of large parts blurred/unclear	11.2%	19.3%	0.31

*Fisher exact test.