title: An approach to the diagnostic imaging of jaw lesions, dental implants, and the temporomandibular joint.
abstract: This article is an overview of three complex and often confusing areas of diagnostic imaging. It provides the reader with a starting point and a frame of reference from which to proceed when confronted with either an unknown jaw lesion, evaluating a potential dental implant patient, or a patient with TMJ internal derangement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: DelBalso
mesh_terms: D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D015921:Dental Implants; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D007571:Jaw Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007573:Jaw Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D013705:Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013706:Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants