[The evolution of dental echography: clinical and experimental research. The ultrasonic anatomy of the teeth and periodontal tissues].
Early clinico-experimental findings with real-time B-mode Echography of the odontological district are reported. On the basis of previous in vitro application references and using a unidimensional A-Mode technique, preliminary data of in vivo ultrasound semeiotics regarding the tooth and its periodontal structures are outlined experimentally. Although current "in vivo" experience relates exclusively to front central and para-central teeth, it can be hypothesised that further technical and methodological developments of echographic instruments may permit systematic employment of ultrasound diagnosis in the odontological sector.
Istituto di Radiologia, Università di Palermo.
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D006801:Humans; D010519:Periodontium / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D012016:Reference Values; D014070:Tooth / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*
Evoluzione dell'ecografia stomatologica: ricerche clinico-sperimentali. Anatomia ultrasonica del dente e dei tessuti periodontali.