Four curious cases of cone-beam computed tomography

Yehya A Mostafa; Amr Ragab El-Beialy; Gihan A Omar; Mona Salah Fayed

doi:10.1016/j.ajodo.2009.09.020

Four curious cases of cone-beam computed tomography

Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2010 Apr;137(4 Suppl):S136-40. doi: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2009.09.020.

Authors

Yehya A Mostafa¹, Amr Ragab El-Beialy, Gihan A Omar, Mona Salah Fayed

Affiliation

¹ Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. [email protected]

PMID: 20381754
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajodo.2009.09.020

Abstract

Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) has become popular, and its many inherent advantages are indisputable. Nevertheless, CBCT is prescribed cautiously because the radiation dosage is higher than that of conventional radiography. When and to what extent should CBCT be prescribed for orthodontic patients? The purpose of this article is to present 4 curious cases in which a considerable discrepancy was found between the conventional panoramic radiograph and the CBCT view. Is it time to spare patients an unnecessary conventional panoramic radiograph and shift to CBCT for all patients?

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Bicuspid / diagnostic imaging
Cone-Beam Computed Tomography*
Female
Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Mandibular Fractures / diagnostic imaging*
Maxilla
Maxillary Sinus / diagnostic imaging*
Nose / diagnostic imaging*
Orthodontic Anchorage Procedures / instrumentation*
Radiography, Panoramic
Tooth Root / diagnostic imaging*