Type:
Educational Exhibit
Keywords:
Head and neck, Trauma, Cone beam CT, Conventional radiography, Diagnostic procedure, Technical aspects
Authors:
U. Aydin1, O. Gormez2, D. YILDIRIM2; 1Ankara/TR, 2Isparta/TR
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2016/C-0711
Conclusion
The detection of fracture lines and visualization within the dentoalveolar region using CBCT is superior to using conventional radiographs.
On the other hand, CBCT would not be the primary choice of imaging in the diagnosis of maxillofacial traumatic fractures because of the lack of soft tissue differentiation,
and CT has the advantage of showing both the bony structures and soft tissues.
However,
multiplanar reformation, ray sum and volume rendering format options of CBCT provide images useful in the diagnosis of bone fractures.
Hence,
updated knowledge about the advantages and disadvantages of the available imaging modalities is important in the diagnosis of dentoalveolar and maxillofacial fractures.