Open AccessCOMPARISON OF DIAGNOSTIC CAPABILITIES OF ORTHOPANTOMOGRAPHY AND CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN DETERMINING THE TOPOGRAPHIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN IMPACTED MANDIBULAR THIRD MOLARS AND MANDIBULAR CHANNEL
Author(s) -
Petya Kanazirska,
Georgi Yordanov,
Irina Angelova,
Angel G. Bakardjiev
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of imab
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.225
H-Index - 2
ISSN - 1312-773X
DOI - 10.5272/jimab.2017232.1546
Subject(s) - cone beam computed tomography , molar , geology , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , computed tomography , tomography , channel (broadcasting) , orthodontics , medicine , radiology , computer science , biology , botany , genus , computer network
Impacted teeth are a common pathology in dental practice. With the greatest frequency is third molars impaction of the upper and lower jaw. Essential for the proper treatment plan has an accurate assessment of the situation of these teeth in the jaw, as well as their relationship with surrounding structures. Of great importance is to determine the position of impacted third molars of the lower jaw to the mandibular channel, in order to prevent complications related to vascular-nerve bundle in this channel. This review article presents a significant X-ray features published by several authors in the literature. Compare the diagnostic capabilities between two-dimensional method –Orthopantomography (OPG) and three-dimensional Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT)