Category: CBCT

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Article Review: CBCT (JADA August 2012)

There was a recent article in the Journal of American Dental Association (JADA) August 2012 regarding the use of cone beam CT in dentistry.  I thought I would summarize it here as well as give a link to the article itself here.  The article was written by the Council on…
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Cone Beam CT: Caries Interpretation

Today I am going to give a little taste of a very hot topic currently involving cone beam CT and caries interpretation.  While this debate is strongly divided, I would like to add a few thoughts and show what current research has found. Current Research The current research is a…
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Cone Beam CT: Slice thickness

Cone beam CT units have a range of slice thicknesses available.  Most units fall between 0.1 mm to 0.4 mm slice thickness.  There are units with smaller slice thickness available, however I am focusing on the 0.1 to 0.4 mm range for this post.  The first thing to understand is…
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Cone Beam CT starter

This is just a quick starter to discuss what’s coming in the next few weeks. I plan to start a series on Cone Beam CT (CBCT) topics.  While this won’t be an all encompassing series, it will cover some of the basics and hot topics currently in CBCT.  Some of…