title: Advantages of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) in the orthodontic treatment planning of cleidocranial dysplasia patients: a case report.
abstract: Our aim was to discuss, by presenting a case, the possibilities connected to the use of a CBCT exam in the dental evaluation of patients with Cleidocranial Dysplasia (CCD), an autosomal dominant skeletal dysplasia with delayed exfoliation of deciduous and eruption of permanent teeth and multiple supernumeraries, often impacted. We think that CBCT in this patient was adequate to accurately evaluate impacted teeth position and anatomy, resulting thus useful both in the diagnostic process and in the treatment planning, with an important reduction in the radiation dose absorbed by the patient.
authors.affiliation: Doctoral School in Medicine and Experimental Therapy, Specialisation in Physiopathology of Mastication and the Stomatognathic Apparatus, Dental Materials, XXIII cycle, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, University of Torino, Italy. dalessandridomenico@libero.it
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dalessandri
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Laffranchi
authors.forename: Ingrid
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tonni
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zotti
authors.forename: Maria Grazia
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Piancino
authors.forename: Corrado
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Paganelli
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bracco
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002973:Cleidocranial Dysplasia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008297:Male; D010347:Patient Care Planning