UTILITY OF DENTAL CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN ENDODONTICS AND PERIODONTICS
VINEET NAIR *
Department of Periodontia, Burdwan Dental College and Hospital, Burdwan-713101, West Bengal, India
MANAS KAR
Department of Endodontia, Burdwan Dental College and Hospital, India
SUBHASIS DAS
Department of Endodontia, Burdwan Dental College and Hospital, India
KRISHNA PADA DAS
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Burdwan Dental College and Hospital, India
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Panoramic radiography and computed tomography have always aided dental surgeons to arrive at a diagnosis. With the arrival of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT), dental practice has seen a radical change. All search engines especially PUBMED indexed journals were searched for articles that were related to CBCT and published in the last decade. This review article showcases the prospective uses of CBCT which might prove to be beneficial to the dentist in the fields of endodontics and periodontics.
Keywords: CBCT, computed tomography, diagnosis, obturation, panoramic radiography, radiology