Nonsurgical Retreatment Utilizing Cone Beam Computed Tomography
Fig. 5.1 (a, b) Preoperative radiographs reveal dystrophic obliteration of the canal spaces in tooth #5. Access and instrumentation was performed on #4, but only the buccal canal in #5…
Three-Dimensional Evaluation of Internal Tooth Anatomy
Fig. 4.1 Periapical radiograph of a right mandibular second molar with associated apical pathosis (a) and the post-endodontic periapical radiograph with obturation material demonstrating the complex nature of the root…
Surgical Treatment Utilizing Cone Beam Computed Tomography
Fig. 6.1 Periapical radiographs of tooth #14, mesial and distal angles, respectively (a, b). Coronal view of the mesiobuccal root showing a missed mesiobuccal canal and periapical pathology not detected…
Utilization of Cone Beam Computed Tomography in Endodontic Diagnosis
Fig. 2.1 A 49-year-old male was referred for evaluation of tooth number 3 prior to fabrication of a new crown. The root canal treatment was completed approximately 15 years ago…
Principles of Cone Beam Computed Tomography
Fig. 1.1 Schematic representations of the approximate anatomical coverage provided by different fields of view of a CBCT unit. (a) Small FOV, (b) medium FOV, and (c) large FOV In…
The Impact of Cone Beam Computed Tomography in Nonsurgical and Surgical Treatment Planning
Fig. 3.1 Percentage of treatment plans changed by each of the three examiners after reviewing the CBCT 3.2 Implications for Clinical Practice Under the conditions of the previous study [24],…
The Use of CBCT in the Diagnosis and Management of Root Resorption
Fig. 7.1 Periapical radiographs can be suboptimal in representing complex anatomy compared with CBCT. A 71-year-old male presented with discomfort in the maxillary right quadrant. (a) Periapical radiograph shows an…
The Pulp Reaction Beneath the Carious Lesion
Fig. 11.1 Odontoblasts and Hoehl’s cells are located at the periphery of the pulp Fig. 11.2 Immunohistochemical visualization of alpha acetyl tubulin, a component of microtubules, in H8 (a) and…
Cervical Sclerotic Dentin: Resin Bonding
Fig. 10.1 (a) SEM micrograph of sclerotic dentin lesion showing a dentinal tubule that was heavily occluded with large cubic whitlockite crystallites (pointers) (Modified from Tay and Pashley (2004a)) (b)…
Superficial and Deep Carious Lesions
Fig. 9.1 (a) An X-ray figure showing proximal cavities in premolars. (b) An old silver amalgam restoration and fissures. (c) Occlusal restoration with caries-infiltrated fissures Fig. 9.2 After acid or…
