Is an image from a panoramic radiograph sufficient, or is a cone-beam CT image needed for an accurate diagnosis? Researchers asked residents in oral surgery and orthodontics this and other questions ...

Panoramic radiography may help dentists better evaluate bisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis of the jaw (BONJ) and confirm clinical diagnoses of the condition, according to a study published in ...

This study was based on 482 pairs of panoramic radiographs and CT scans that were obtained at the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology in Kyushu Dental University Hospital between 2010 and ...

The measurable quantity is the entrance surface air kerma/dose. The unit of entrance surface kerma is the gray (Gy), but in dental radiology the dose levels are usually a small fraction of one gray - ...

What it is: A diagnostic tool that allows orthodontists to visualize what can’t be seen clinically, said James Klarsch, an assistant professor at the St. Louis University Department of Orthodontics.