Imaging Systems: Page 23

CBCT reveals 1st reported case of premolar with 5 canals

By Melissa Busch

A cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scan helped identify a fifth canal in the first premolar of a man who was undergoing a root canal. This is the first reported case of a fifth canal in this type of tooth, according to a case report published on September 10 in BMC Oral Health.

September 28, 2020

Owandy moves into new U.S. headquarters

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Owandy Radiology has moved its U.S. headquarters to a larger location in Roslyn, NY.

September 24, 2020

AiRTouch portable x-ray system gets dental clearance

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Aspen Imaging has announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval with dental indications for its AiRTouch portable x-ray system.

September 14, 2020

Calif. dental practices should be ready for radiological equipment inspections

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The California Department of Public Health is performing regularly scheduled radiological equipment inspections during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to the California Dental Association.

September 13, 2020

COVID-19 patient's tonsil abscess cured without exposing others

By Melissa Busch

Clinicians have successfully used antibiotics and steroids, instead of an aerosol-generating procedure, to treat a COVID-19-positive man's peritonsillar abscess. Details were published on September 7 in BMJ Case Reports.

September 13, 2020

Cellerant Consulting announces 2020 Best of Class winners

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The following companies and products have been named winners of the 2020 Cellerant Best of Class Technology Awards.

September 7, 2020

Carestream unveils new imaging system line

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Carestream Dental has unveiled CS 8200 3D, the company's latest family of imaging systems.

September 3, 2020

Why it's time to consider CBCT in your practice

By Robert Pauley Jr., DMD

Patients are limiting their trips outside the home, often putting off routine care. For those who have prioritized a trip to your practice, how can you make the most of their time and yours? In-house cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) for general dentists has been a growing trend -- even before the pandemic -- but now it's becoming even more of a benefit, writes Dr. Robert Pauley Jr.

August 31, 2020

What COVID-19 revealed about dental x-rays

By Melissa Busch

The recommendation to avoid intraoral x-rays during the COVID-19 pandemic due to potential aerosolization had an unexpected upside -- it showcased the usefulness of extraoral bitewings, according to a recent clinical article published in the British Dental Journal.

August 26, 2020

AI-based test diagnoses dental infection-related brain abscess

By Melissa Busch

A pathogen detection test based on artificial intelligence (AI) was used to diagnose a patient's rare progressive brain abscess caused by a dental infection. Details were published on July 26 in a case report in the World Journal of Clinical Cases.

August 20, 2020

Dental implant fails twice from growth of rare cystic lining

By Melissa Busch

A patient's dental implant failed twice due to a cystic lining growing around it, in a rare case that was detected without signs of periapical radiolucency on an x-ray, according to a case report.

August 4, 2020

Imaging finds tooth decay's root, may lead to ways to fight it

By Melissa Busch

Atom probe tomography and other techniques revealed that human enamel contains small chemical flaws that may affect the resiliency of the fundamental building blocks of teeth, in a study published on July 2 in Nature.

July 27, 2020

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