Clinical utility of dental cone-beam computed tomography: current perspectives

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  • Prashant P Jaju
  • Sushma P Jaju
چکیده

Panoramic radiography and computed tomography were the pillars of maxillofacial diagnosis. With the advent of cone-beam computed tomography, dental practice has seen a paradigm shift. This review article highlights the potential applications of cone-beam computed tomography in the fields of dental implantology and forensic dentistry, and its limitations in maxillofacial diagnosis.

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دوره 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014