Oral Health and Dental Management

Application of CBCT in endodontics

2^nd International Conference and Exhibition on Dental & Oral Health

April 21-23, 2014 Crown Plaza Dubai, UAE

Christine Aoun

Accepted Abstracts: Oral Health Dent Manag

Abstract:

Endodontic disease adversely affects quality of life and can produce significant morbidity in afflictedpatients. Radiography is essential for the successful diagnosis of odontogenic and non-odontogenic pathoses, treatment of the pulp chamber and canals of a compromised tooth. Until recently, radiographic assessments in endodontic treatment have been limited to intraoral andpanoramic radiography. These radiographic technologies provide two-dimensional representations of three dimensional tissues. Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) is a diagnostic imaging modality that provides high-quality, accurate threedimensional (3D) representations of the osseous elements of the maxillofacial skeleton. This presentation provides a review for the application of CBCT in endodontic field.