Application of CBCT in the diagnosis of a cracked tooth – by Professor Gary S.P. Cheung
In this article, Professor Gary S.P. Cheung, Clinical Professor in Endodontics at the Faculty of Dentistry in the University of Hong Kong, discusses the principles of CBCT imaging and the use of CBCT in the diagnosis of a cracked tooth. Radiography is an indispensable tool in any dental practice. Indeed, radiographic examination is invariably listed as one of the special investigation methods for nearly all oral and maxillofacial conditions. Conventional or film-based radiographic methods produce two-dimensional projections of the three-dimensional anatomical structures and