CBCT Imaging Modality Used to Diagnose  Dental Anomalies: Case Reports

Dr. Akhil Rajput; Umesh Dharmani; Sangeeta Talwar; Mahesh Verma

Volume : II, Issue : VIII, August - 2013

CBCT Imaging Modality Used to Diagnose Dental Anomalies: Case Reports

Dr. Akhil Rajput, Umesh Dharmani, Sangeeta Talwar, Mahesh Verma

Abstract :

The advent of CBCT has made it possible to visualize the dentition, the maxillofacial skeleton, and the relationship of anatomic structures in three-dimensions. adiographic imaging is essential in diagnosis, treatment planning and follow-up in endodontics. The interpretation of an image can be confounded by a number of factors including the regional anatomy as well as superimposition of both the teeth and surrounding dentoalveolar structures. As a result of superimposition, periapical radiographs reveal only limited aspects, a two-dimensional view, of the true three-dimensional anatomy. Additionally, there is often geometric distortion of the anatomical structures being imaged with conventional radiographic methods. These problems can be overcome by utilizing small- or limited-volume cone beam-computed tomography imaging techniques, which produce accurate 3-D images of the teeth and surrounding dentoalveolar structures.