Albinas Gervickas D.D.S., PhD, assoc.prof., Dept. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kaunas Medical University,Lithuania. Ricardas Kubilius D.D.S., PhD, dr.hab.med., professor, Dept.Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kaunas Medical University, Lithuania. Gintautas Sabalys M.D., PhD, dr.hab.med., professor, Dept.Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kaunas Medical University, Lithuania. Address corresponden...

1 Oral and maxillofacial surgery and trauma specialist, Hospital da Restauração, Recife, PE. Oral and maxillofacial surgeon. 2 Oral and maxillofacial surgery and trauma specialist, Hospital da Restauração, Recife, PE. Oral and maxillofacial surgeon. 3 Medical resident in oral and maxillofacial surgery, Hospital da Restauração, Recife, PE. Dental surgeon. 4 Doctoral degree in oral biology, Paris...

UNLABELLED Cone-beam CT is an exciting development in dental and maxillofacial imaging. This article gives an overview of the subject and discusses some of the implications for dental practitioners. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Dentists should be aware of technological advances that potentially are going to have major implications on their practice. They should have knowledge of the indications, limita...

S. M. J. Mortazavi 1, Ghazal Mortazavi 2 and Maryam Paknahad 3,* 1 Diagnostic Imaging Center, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA; [email protected] 2 Ionizing and Non-ionizing Radiation Protection Research Center (INIRPRC), Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 7134845794, Iran; [email protected] 3 Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Department, School of...

INTRODUCTION Oral-maxillofacial injuries can lead to deformity and malfunction, greatly diminishing quality of life and worker productivity. Data suggest that over 10% of civilian emergency room visits are due to craniofacial injuries. The size and scope of oral-maxillofacial injuries in the military is not well understood. This study reports U.S. military rates of oral-maxillofacial injuries, ...

OBJECTIVES This study compares 2 measures of effective dose, E(1990) and E(2007), for 8 dentoalveolar and maxillofacial cone-beam computerized tomography (CBCT) units and a 64-slice multidetector CT (MDCT) unit. STUDY DESIGN Average tissue-absorbed dose, equivalent dose, and effective dose were calculated using thermoluminescent dosimeter chips in a radiation analog dosimetry phantom. Effecti...

The reconstruction of maxillofacial bone defects by the intraoperative modeling of implants may reduce the predictability of the esthetic result, leading to more invasive surgery and increased surgical time. To improve the maxillofacial surgery outcome, modern manufacturing methods such as rapid prototyping (RP) technology and methods based on reverse engineering (RE) and medical imaging data a...

Maxillofacial images must be examined to find pathologies not identified during clinical examination. Unicystic ameloblastoma (UA) extending to the mandibular body and ramus was neglected on initial panoramic radiographic examination. After orthodontic therapy, a huge lesion was observed clinically and through imaging exams. After the conservative surgery, no recurrence was observed during five...

Nuclear medicine studies often play a significant role in the diagnosis and treatment of oral and maxillofacial diseases. Though not used commonly in everyday dental practice, the dental clinician should have a conversational knowledge of these imaging modalities. Every general dentist should understand the indications and limitations of these diagnostic modalities. The purpose of this review a...

Introduction Up to now, standardized and validated methods for monitoring linear scleroderma of the face are still lacking. Therefore, it is difficult to assess, in these patients, the disease progression both for therapeutic purposes and maxillofacial surgery procedures. The Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) is an imaging technique that has good sensitivity for both soft and the bony tissue...