https://publish.kne-publishing.com/index.php/fid/issue/feed 2026-02-01T07:53:49+00:00 Admin m.davvari@knowledgee.com Open Journal Systems <p><strong><em>Frontiers in Dentistry (Formerly known as :Journal of Dentistry of Tehran University of Medical Sciences (JDT))</em></strong>&nbsp;is the first Iranian dental journal in English.&nbsp;<strong><em>FD</em></strong>&nbsp;is an Open Access,&nbsp;Peer-Reviewed bimonthly journal published by Dental Research Center (DRC) of Tehran University of Medical Sciences which is a dynamic, rapidly growing research center.</p> <p>The Journal aims to publish novel and high quality relevant information written by peers to researchers and readers involved in all fields of dentistry, oral health sciences and related&nbsp;<span dir="LTR">interdisciplinaries,&nbsp;</span>strives to keep pace with the rapid growth of publications, and move on to the edge of knowledge in this field.</p> <p><strong data-stringify-type="bold">All the manuscripts should be submitted through the Journal Primary Website at <a href="https://fid.tums.ac.ir/index.php/fid/about/submissions">https://fid.tums.ac.ir/index.php/fid/about/submissions</a></strong></p> https://publish.kne-publishing.com/index.php/fid/article/view/20888 2026-02-01T07:53:49+00:00 Daryush Goodarzipour none@none.com Ahmad Reza Shamshiri none@none.com Zahra Khodadadi none@none.com

<p>This systematic review aims to investigate the relationship between voxel value obtained from Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) in studies compared to Hounsfield of Multidetector Computed Tomography (MDCT) in homogeneous and heterogeneous samples. A literature search was carried out in the databases PubMed, Scopus, Embase, and Web of Science searching for relevant literature until February 2022 (updated at July 2023). A risk of bias assessment of the studies was performed using a modified checklist based on the Cochrane Collaboration’s tool and the Journal of Biomedical Informatics. The software version 20.104 of MedCalc was used to conduct the meta-analysis of correlation coefficients. Out of 4750 articles in the initial search, 13 met the eligibility criteria. Out of the articles, eight studies were included in the meta-analysis. Both heterogeneous and homogenous samples showed a strong correlation between the voxel value of CBCT and Hounsfield Unit (HU), with high heterogeneity (r=0.900 and 0.998 respectively and I2&gt;70%). Two other meta-analyses were conducted for kVp and voxel size, which showed a high correlation. The 95% confidence interval was used to present the estimated pooled correlation. The strong correlation of voxel value and HU indicates the possible potential of CBCT in radiographic bone density measurement. However, further research is needed to obtain an accurate conversion equation for translating voxel values of CBCT to HU. Calibration of voxel values within each scan using a reference object and consideration of both linear and non-linear regression could improve accuracy.</p>

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