Description
Book Synopsis* More than 400 color photographs, CBCT images, and high-resolution radiographs * Radiological principles addressed from an endodontist's perspective and needs * Includes a new periapical index based on CBCT .
Trade Review“A well-written and comprehensive text with contributions from a large number of international experts in the field of endodontics . . . It has subsequently influenced my clinical practice and I’d strongly urge anyone who is truly committed to learning and understanding endodontic imaging to a superior level to invest their time into reading this text.” (British Dental Journal, 12 October 2013)
Table of ContentsAbout the Editor ix
Contributors x
Foreword xiv
Preface xvi
Acknowledgments xvii
Part 1: General Principles and Techniques 3
1 General Principles of Radiology in Endodontics 5
Anda Kfir and Bettina Basrani
2 Intraoral Radiographic Principles and Techniques 18
Mindy Cash and Bettina Basrani
3 Special Situations 39
Bettina Basrani
4 Intraoral Digital Imaging 43
Ernest W. N. Lam
5 Radiographic Considerations Before the Endodontic Treatment Is Initiated 49
Calvin D. Torneck
6 Radiographic Analysis of Anomalous Tooth Forms and Morphological Variations Related to Endodontics 54
Jeffrey M. Coil
Part 2: Endodontic Disease 79
7 Radiographic Expression of Endodontic Disease 81
Calvin D. Torneck
8 Image Interpretation of Periapical Abnormalities 101
Ernest W. N. Lam
9 Radiographic Interpretation of Traumatic Injuries 129
Nestor Cohenca
10 Radiographic Analysis of Acquired Pathological Dental Conditions 153
Amir Azarpazhooh
11 Radiographic Analysis of Periodontal and Endodontic Lesions 166
Jim Yuan Lai and Bettina Basrani
12 Radiographic Imaging in Implant Dentistry 177
Amir Azarpazhooh and Jim Yuan Lai
Part 3: Sequence of Endodontic Treatment 191
13 Radiographic Considerations during the Endodontic Treatment 193
Bettina Basrani
14 Electronic Apex Locators and Conventional Radiograph in Working Length Measurement 218
Gevik Malkhassian, Andres Plazas, and Yosef Nahmias
15 Vertical Root Fractures: Radiological Diagnosis 235
Anil Kishen and Harold H. Messer
16 Healing of Chronic Apical Periodontitis 251
Dag Ørstavik
Part 4: Teaching and Research 267
17 Radiographic Consideration for Endodontic Teaching 269
Bettina Basrani
18 Micro-Computed Tomography in Endodontic Research 278
Mana Mirfendereski and Ove Peters
Part 5: Advanced Techniques 285
19 Alternative Imaging Systems in Endodontics 287
Elisabetta Cotti and Girolamo Campisi
20 Introduction to Cone Beam Computed Tomography 304
Ernest W. N. Lam
21 Interpretation of Periapical Lesions Using Cone Beam Computed Tomography 307
Carlos Estrela, Mike Reis Bueno, and Ana Helena Gonçalves Alencar
Part 6: Clinical Cases 329
22 Clinical Cases 331
Le O’Leary
23 Clinical Impact of Cone Beam Computed Tomography in Root Canal Treatment 367
Carlos Bóveda Z.
Index 416
