title: Role of ultrasonography in oral and maxillofacial surgery: a review of literature.
abstract: Maxillofacial surgery, like any other surgical specialty is greatly dependent on the discipline of radiology. This poses a greater challenge because of the complex anatomy of this region. Various investigation modalities have been applied in diagnosing various diseases which are found in the maxillofacial region, including IOPA, PET, USG, CT, MRI and panoramic radiographs. Of these, USG can easily diagnose non invasive and soft tissue diseases. It is very useful in diagnosing the diseases which are not usually evident on a conventional radiograph. However; many of the dentists are not aware of the benefits of USG in diagnosis of oral diseases. In this article, the use of ultrasound in diagnosing the various pathologies of maxillofacial region is elaborated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Drs. Sudha & Nageswara Rao Siddhartha Institute of Dental Sciences, Chinnaoutpalli, Gannavaram, Vijayawada, 521286 India.
authors.forename: Kodali
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rama Mohan
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Drs. Sudha & Nageswara Rao Siddhartha Institute of Dental Sciences, Chinnaoutpalli, Gannavaram, Vijayawada, 521286 India.
authors.forename: Nadella
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Koteswara Rao
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Drs. Sudha & Nageswara Rao Siddhartha Institute of Dental Sciences, Chinnaoutpalli, Gannavaram, Vijayawada, 521286 India.
authors.forename: Guttikonda
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Leela Krishna
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Drs. Sudha & Nageswara Rao Siddhartha Institute of Dental Sciences, Chinnaoutpalli, Gannavaram, Vijayawada, 521286 India.
authors.forename: Vedati
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Santosh Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Drs. Sudha & Nageswara Rao Siddhartha Institute of Dental Sciences, Chinnaoutpalli, Gannavaram, Vijayawada, 521286 India.
authors.forename: Nallamothu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ranganath
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Drs. Sudha & Nageswara Rao Siddhartha Institute of Dental Sciences, Chinnaoutpalli, Gannavaram, Vijayawada, 521286 India.
authors.forename: Uppaluru
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Vijaya Lakshmi
keywords: Color Doppler’s ultrasound; Grayscale; Maxillofacial diagnosis; Power Doppler’s ultrasound; Ultrasonography