Imagerie dentomaxillaire

Abstract

Dental imaging examinations must be adapted to the indication and to the area to be analyzed; panoramic radiography is an essential examination for broad coverage of dental and osseous structures; intra-oral radiographic examinations are indicated for a detailed screening of a particular area or for periodontal analysis. Orthodontic assessment includes the cephalometric projection and if necessary a radiography of the hand; tomodensitometry with the addition of specialized software has become one of the preferential examinations for the study of dental arches and facial bones, in particular before and after implant placement. In particular, it allows to determine the specific features of and relationships between dental diseases and jaw pathology. MRI may be required in tumoral pathologies and in the diseases that affect the temporal-mandibular joint.