The use of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) has expanded the field of oral and maxillofacial radiology and with commercially available machines appearing in dental practices The American Dental Association (ADA) has just published an advisory statement in the Journal of the American Dental Association. The key element of the statement is captured in the practical [read the full story…]
More than 50% of dental practitioners are thought to use panoramic radiographs to screen their new adult patients. While the UK Faculty of General Dental Practitioners recommend the use of intra-oral radiographs for the assessment of the adult dentate patient for the presence of caries, periodontal bone loss and apical pathology. One of the aims [read the full story…]
There have been a number of stories in the press regarding the recent paper by Claus et al on dental X-rays and meningiomas. Meningiomas are mostly benign tumours which arise from the dura mater and are usually slow-growing. They are the most common benign brain tumour although relatively uncommon with an incidence of around 6 [read the full story…]
