title: Skeletal and soft-tissue incidental findings on cone-beam computed tomography images.
abstract: Cone-beam computed tomography provides orthodontists with 3-dimensional images of the craniofacial region and valuable information for diagnosis and treatment planning of craniofacial or dental anomalies. However, a narrow focus on the skeletal and dental contributions to malocclusion can cause failure to identify skeletal or soft-tissue pathologies of the craniofacial structures unrelated to the orthodontic concerns. Two cases are presented that demonstrate skeletal and soft-tissue anomalies identified as incidental findings on cone-beam computed tomography scans of asymptomatic orthodontics patients. One patient was diagnosed with craniofacial fibrous dysplasia; the other had an intrahemispheric lipoma. Their cone-beam computed tomography images are presented, along with a literature review on their pathologies.
authors.affiliation: Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Sevin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barghan
authors.forename: Sotirios
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tetradis
authors.forename: Jeanne M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Nervina
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D058070:Asymptomatic Diseases; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005359:Fibrous Dysplasia, Polyostotic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008067:Lipoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008310:Malocclusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009915:Orbit / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D057887:Overbite / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012658:Sella Turcica / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013100:Sphenoid Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging