[Clinical application of 3DX CT in diagnosis and treatment of unerupted and impacted teeth].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the clinical value of 3DX CT in the diagnosis and treatment of unerupted and impacted teeth.


METHODS
Eighty-four unerupted and impacted teeth from 66 patients were examined with cone beam CT, and 3-dimentional image was obtained for analysis.


RESULTS
The 3DX CT image could clearly demonstrate the location of the unerupted and impacted teeth in the bone,including the labial or palatal location ,crown, root and the relationship between the impacted teeth and adjacent important structures.


CONCLUSIONS
3DX CT can be applied before surgical and orthodontic treatment.
Rui
Jian-gong
JG
Department of Stomatology, Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University Medical College, Ningbo 315020, China. rjgrb@163.com
Zhou
Jie
J
Yu
Zhi-hai
ZH
D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D019228:Tooth Crown; D014095:Tooth, Impacted