Conical beam computed tomography

The first conical beam computed tomograph was built at the May 1982 clinic. However, computers and detectors were not powerful enough for the CBCT to be practical. Just fifteen years ago CBCT machines have been able to build at reasonable costs and sizes.

Although technology offers us an impressive image quality to one gives its ease of use, we must not confuse information with education, it dates with knowledge. Doctors treat diseases with the sole purpose of providing quality of life to their patients. To achieve this goal, a deep knowledge about diagnoses and treatment methods is necessary. This work aims to provide a detailed understanding of technology in the CBCT and its impact on oral and maxillofacial medicine.

We present a detailed testimony of our knowledge and a window to the near future. This time, we should try to use our imagination because, obviously, we are at the beginning of an era where technological advances help the care of patients. The visionaries who wrote this book show us the way to the future.

1.- Technology and principles of conical beam computed tomography.
2.- The nature of ionizing radiation and the risks of tomography. Computerized conical beam in maxillofacial.
3.- Diagnosis of maxillary pathologies through conical beam computed tomography.
4.- Diagnosis of sinus pathologies using conical beam computed tomography.
5.- Orthodontic and orthognathic planning by using conical beam computed tomography.
6.- Three-dimensional planning in the maxillofacial reconstruction of great defects through the conical beam computed tomography.
7.- Implant planning by using the conical beam computed tomography.
8.- CAD / CAM surgical guides through conical beam computed tomography.
9.- Evaluation of airways and support structures through conical beam computed tomography.
10.- Endodontics using computerized tomography with a conical beam.
11.- Diagnosis of periodontal disease by conical beam computed tomography.