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

Table 5

Ways of improving the diagnostic power of radiographs.

How to improve diagnostics	Mixed dentition	Permanent dentition	𝑃 *
Add lower PA	19.8%	21.9%	0.74
Add upper PA	17.1%	5.7%	0.01
Add upper and lower PA	13.5%	17.1%	0.57
Add PA as needed	7.2%	10.5%	0.47

*Fisher exact test.