title: Valuable radiographic tool for odontogenic jaw keratocyst diagnosis and surgical planning.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the clinical use of cone beam computed tomography in the diagnosis of odontogenic jaw keratocyst and to guide computer-aided surgical treatment planning.
  
  
  METHODS
  Imaging, image processing, and visualization technologies were used to produce clear diagnosis, provide proper treatment, and formulate favourable prognosis. Cone beam computed tomography was used to collect medical information including site, extent, shape, and other characteristic features of a patient with large odontogenic jaw keratocyst.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The imaging technique produced excellent results in imaging, image processing, and three-dimensional (3D) visualization.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The 3D digital reconstruction model of the odontogenic jaw keratocyst was shown intuitively.
authors.affiliation: The Medical Centre of Stomatology, The 1st Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, No. 613 Huangpu Road Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510630, PR China. renfalai@163.com.
authors.forename: R-F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.affiliation: The Medical Centre of Stomatology, the 1st Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510630, China.
authors.forename: Z-J
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Li