Atlas of Cone Beam Computed Tomography (eBook)

About the Authors Yaser Safi, DDS, MSc, Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Mitra Ghazizadeh Ahsaie, DDS, MSc, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Ingrid Rózylo-Kalinowska, MD, PhD, President of the European Academy of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Regional Director of the International Association of Dento-Maxillo-Facial Radiology, Vice-President of the Polish Dental Association, Department of Dental and Maxillofacial Radiodiagnostics, Faculty of Medical Dentistry, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland. Ghassem Ansari, DDS, MSc, PhD (Glasgow), FHD (UCLA), Professor, Head of the Hospital Dentistry and Sedation Unit, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Mahsima Tayefi Nasrabadi, DDS, MSc, Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Dental College, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran. Maryam Fazlalipour, DDS, MSc, Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Preface vii

About the Companion Website viii

1 CBCT Introduction 1

1.1 Science, Preparation, and Evaluation 2

1.2 Indications in Dentistry 16

1.3 Indications in Medicine 31

2 CBCT and Artifacts 38

3 Anatomic Landmarks 67

3.1 Normal Landmarks 68

3.2 Variations 89

4 CBCT of Dental Structures 101

4.1 Normal Anatomy and Anomalies 102

4.2 Difficulties of Eruption 120

5 CBCT of Congenital and Developmental Maxillofacial Anomalies 137

6 CBCT of Maxillofacial Trauma 150

6.1 Dental Fracture 151

6.2 Dento-Alveolar Fracture 158

6.3 Bone Fractures 164

7 CBCT and Soft Tissue Calcifications and Ossifications 183

8 CBCT of Foreign Bodies 195

9 CBCT in Endodontics, Periodontics, and Orthodontics 223

9.1 Endodontics 224

9.2 Periodontics 243

9.3 Orthodontics 251

10 CBCT and Maxillofacial Pathology Assessment 269

10.1 Odontogenic Lesions 270

10.2 Non-odontogenic Lesions 304

11 CBCT and ENT Assessment 343

12 CBCT and the IAN Canal 370

13 CBCT of Dental Implants 381

13.1 Pre-surgical Implant Assessments 382

13.2 Postoperative Complications 400

14 CBCT and TMJ Evaluations 417

15 Interventional CBCT 433

Conclusion 448

Bibliography and Further Reading 449

Index 451