title: Normal anatomy on tomograms for dental implants.
abstract: Some dentists may be unfamiliar with reading conventional tomograms made of dental implant sites. The purpose of this article is to aid dentists in identifying normal anatomical landmarks on cross-sectional slices and to correlate them to sagittal slices.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Diagnosis, Medicine, Radiology, Louisiana State University School of Dentistry in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
authors.forename: Kavas H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Thunthy
authors.forename: William R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Yeadon
mesh_terms: D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D019412:Anatomy, Cross-Sectional; D015921:Dental Implants; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008437:Maxilla / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009915:Orbit / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D021362:Palate, Hard / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014056:Tomography, X-Ray; D015050:Zygoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants