Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) in Endodontics

From Volume 37, Issue 6, July 2010 | Pages 373-379

Authors

S Patel

BDS, MSc, MClinDent, MFDS MRD

Endodontic Postgraduate Unit, King's College London Dental Institute, Guy's Tower, Guy's Hospital, St Thomas' Street, London, SE1 9RT and 45 Wimpole Street, London

Articles by S Patel

S Kanagasingam

BDS MFDS

Endodontic Postgraduate Unit, King's College London Dental Institute, Guy's Tower, Guy's Hospital, St Thomas' Street, London, SE1 9RT and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Articles by S Kanagasingam

F Mannocci

MD DDS, PhD

Endodontic Postgraduate Unit, King's College London Dental Institute, Guy's Tower, Guy's Hospital, St Thomas' Street, London, SE1 9RT, UK

Articles by F Mannocci

Abstract

Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) is an extra-oral imaging system which produces 3-dimensional scans of the maxillofacial skeleton. It is useful in overcoming the limitations of conventional radiography. CBCT is a valuable aid in providing additional information for diagnosis and enabling more predictable management of complex endodontic problems compared to using intra-oral radiographs alone.

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