Radiography by computed tomography for dental and jaw use (dental CT) has recentry attracted attention as a new diagnostic imaging technique in dentistry. The 3DX Multi-Image Micro CT® (3DX, Morita) is the first exclusively registered dental CT in Japan. A high-definition 3-dimensional image of a cylindrical imaging area, 40 mm in diameter and 30 mm in height, can be taken by using a small-type...

We describe a rare case of osteochondroma of the coronoid process of mandible accompanied by severe trismus in a 14-year-old Japanese boy. The patient had initially been diagnosed as having internal derangement of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ), and conservative treatment had failed to improve the symptoms. Despite extremely limited TMJ movement, panoramic radiography revealed no abnormality...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to compare the diagnostic accuracy of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) unit with digital intraoral radiography technique for detecting periodontal defects. METHODS The study material comprised 12 dry skulls with maxilla and mandible. Artificial defects (dehiscence, tunnel, and fenestration) were created on anterior, premolar and molar teeth separately using bur...

Efficient examination and characterization of periodontal disease determines the degree of severity of the condition. Once the disease is staged, the practitioner can determine appropriate treatment; accurately prognose; and monitor progress on follow-up examination. Accurate diagnosis is facilitated in many cases by the use of intraoral radiography. Choice of treatment strategy is based on tho...

Before the advent of OPG and CBCT; Intraoral periapical radiography was mainstay of dental imaging since years. CBCT was rst adapted for potential clinical use in 1982 at the Mayo Clinic Biodynamics Research Laboratory. This technique is a recent development and is found to be more efcient and economical than conventional tomography or CT in oral diagnosis. CBCT allows better 3D visualisation...

ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to report an unusual case actinomycosis in the maxilla region asymptomatic patient. A 21-year-old white man was referred for analysis panoramic radiography and cone beam computed tomography, where it observed presence a hypodense lesion on left side maxilla, which extended from maxillary central incisor second premolar. During intraoral examination, depression ...