Publications

BACKGROUND: Early detection of marginal bone loss is vital for treatment planning and prognosis of teeth and implant. This study was conducted to assess diagnostic accuracy of CBCT compared to intra-oral (IO) radiography for detection, classification, and measurement of peri-implant bone defects in an animal model. METHODS: Fifty-four mandible blocks with implants were harvested from nine male health adult beagle dogs with acquisition of IO, ...

Proper localization of supernumerary teeth is very important for the diagnosis, treatment planning, and prior to any surgical intervention. Traditionally, supernumerary teeth were diagnosed and located using two-dimensional (2D) radiographic methods such as panoramic views, cephalometric imaging, and also intraoral (also often occlusal) radiographs. With the introduction of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) in dental medicine, this ...

Botryoid odontogenic cysts (BOC) are considered to be rare polycystic variants of lateral periodontal cysts characterized by a multilocular growth pattern. The most frequent location of BOC is the mandible, predominantly the premolar-canine area, followed by the anterior region of the maxilla. The cyst shows a slight female predilection. This case report of a BOC demonstrates a treatment with initial fenestration and decompression of the cyst in ...

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the use of different voxel sizes of a cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) unit for detecting root perforations of different sizes and locations ex vivo and to compare the diagnostic possibilities of CBCT with those of periapical radiography (PR). Methods: The study included 36 recently extracted intact human mandibular one-rooted teeth with developed apices. Root perforations of 0.2, 0.3, or 0.4 mm in ...

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the diagnostic accuracy of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) for the diagnosis of peri-implant bone defects of titanium (Ti), zirconium dioxide (ZrO2 ) or titanium-zirconium (Ti-Zr) alloy implants. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Ti, Ti-Zr or ZrO2 implants with two diameters (3.3 mm, 4.1 mm) and one length (10 mm) were inserted in the angle of the mandible of six fresh defrosted pig jaws. Out of the 12 implants inserted, 6 ...

OBJECTIVE: To attempt defining differential radiographic diagnostic characteristics for osteonecrotic lesions using 2D as opposed to 3D images. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study. Subjects presenting mandibular osteonecrotic lesions (osteomyelitis, osteoradionecrosis, and medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaws) were selected and compared to a group of age- and gender-matched controls, all having both cone-beam computed ...

Background: The gold standard of odontological identification relies on dental treatment, morphology and morphometry comparisons between ante-mortem and post-mortem dental files (1). However, the decrease in dental restorations reduces the occurrence of unique dental identifiers (2). Nevertheless, dental radiographs contain more than just dental information. For instance, panoramic radiographs depict the entire mandible. Therefore, the current ...

Supernumerary teeth develop in addition to the normal dentition and are a therapeutic challenge for pedodontists, orthodontists and oral surgeons alike. Therefore, interdisciplinary treatment concepts are needed for the benefit of the patient. In the present, two-parted literature review on supernumerary teeth, current classification, associated complications, diagnostic steps and different therapeutic approches are presented and discussed. ...

INTRODUCTION: The aim of this in-vitro study was to evaluate the influence of cone-beam computed tomography scans on the diagnosis of chemically simulated external root resorption. METHODS: One hundred extracted anterior teeth were selected. Subsurface demineralization was induced on a limited area of the apical third of the root of 49 teeth. Each tooth was placed in an empty socket of a partially edentulous dry mandible. Cone-beam computed ...