title: [Indications for dental-CT. Case reports].
abstract: Based on case reports, common indications for dental computed tomography are demonstrated and typical findings are analysed. From a group of 110 patients who had a reformatted computed tomography of the maxilla and mandibular, 10 typical cases were chosen as examples and are presented with a detailed description of the findings. The most important indication was the analysis of the morphology of the alveolar ridge needed in presurgical planning for osseointegrated implants as well as in special cases of postsurgical control. Apart from implantology, the method could be used in cases of mandibular cysts and bony destructions. In conclusion, dental computed tomography has become established mainly in implantology. It can provide valuable results in cases where a demonstration of the bone in all dimensions and free of overlappings and distortions is needed.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Röntgendiagnostik 1, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schom
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Engelke
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kopka
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Grabbe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003757:Dental Implantation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008437:Maxilla / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Indikationen zur Dental-CT. Kasuistische Beiträge.