Cone-beam computed tomography and its applications in dental and maxillofacial radiology

R K W Schulze; N A Drage

doi:10.1016/j.crad.2020.04.006

Cone-beam computed tomography and its applications in dental and maxillofacial radiology

Clin Radiol. 2020 Sep;75(9):647-657. doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2020.04.006. Epub 2020 May 23.

Authors

R K W Schulze¹, N A Drage²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Section of Oral Radiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Augustusplatz 2, 55131, Mainz, Germany. Electronic address: rschulze@uni-mainz.de.
² Department of Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology, University Dental Hospital, Cardiff, UK.

PMID: 32451060
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2020.04.006

Abstract

Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) was first used in dental and maxillofacial radiology (DMFR) at the end of the 1990s. Since then, it has been successfully established as the standard three-dimensional radiographic imaging technique in DMFR, with a wide variety of applications in this field. This manuscript briefly reviews the background information on the technology and summarises available data on effective dose and dose optimisation. In addition, typical clinical applications and indications of the technique in DMFR are presented.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cone-Beam Computed Tomography / methods*
Facial Bones / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods*
Maxilla / diagnostic imaging*
Radiation Dosage
Stomatognathic Diseases / diagnosis*