Imaging in orthodontics has evolved from cephalometric and extraoral films, manual cephalometric tracings, to digital imaging and intraoral scanners. Software-assisted cephalometric tracings and three-dimensional image analysis have become routine in…
This article aims to help the practitioner identify structures found in routine three-dimensional imaging studies of the head and neck region and understand their significance and possible need for intervention….
This article focuses on radiographic imaging with regard to planning, treating, and maintaining partially and completely edentulous prosthodontic patients with dental implants. Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) is the preferred imaging…
Radiographic changes of the oral and maxillofacial hard tissues can be an indication of an underlying systemic disease. In this article, the range of individual disease entities that have both…
The purpose of this article is to synthesize different technologies that are available for the creation of a virtual patient, “the digital clone” because the data can be used for…
The scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery treatment and care is very broad, from dentoalveolar surgery, to pathology and reconstruction, to treatment of craniofacial deformities. The effective surgical treatment of…
Dental radiography can be used to detect alveolar bone levels around periodontal and peri-implant structures. Periodontal radiographic images can assess alveolar bone height, periodontal ligament, furcation involvement, and evidence of…
Oral medicine practice includes the diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of oral and orofacial diseases and oral manifestations of systemic conditions. Oral medicine specialists in medical and dental settings often require…
Endodontics requires radiographic imaging for diagnosis, treatment planning, therapy, and follow-up. Dental radiography allows for the identification of pathologic changes in the periradicular tissues that cannot be visualized by clinical…
Dental caries is a dynamic, preventable, reversible, complex biofilm–mediated, multifactorial disease that involves a series of demineralization/neutrality/remineralization of dental hard tissue in primary and permanent dentition. An imbalance in the…
Radiographic imaging is an integral part of the diagnostic process in clinical dentistry. This article provides the fundamentals of radiographic interpretation beginning with evidence-based guidelines on dental radiographic selection criteria…
7 Occlusal Modeling Many practitioners consider occlusal modeling to be a very complex procedure that often requires occlusal adjustments significant enough to distort the outcome of the restoration. Breaking down…
PHOTOGRAPH BY STANISLAV GERANIN, POLTAVA, UKRAINE. 5 Cavity Preparation Principles of Cavity Preparation Cavity preparation, the procedure used to remove demineralized enamel and infected dentin consists of four steps: Opening…
3 Diagnosis and Treatment of Early Caries Lesions Giovanni Sammarco Treating caries does not mean cleaning and reconstructing a cavity but implementing procedures that create an environment unfavorable to the…
