title: SADMFR Guidelines for the Use of Cone-Beam Computed Tomography/Digital Volume Tomography.
abstract: In 2011, the first consensus conference on guidelines for the use of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) was convened by the Swiss Society of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology (SGDMFR). This conference covered topics of oral and maxillofacial surgery, temporomandibular joint dysfunctions and disorders, and orthodontics. In 2014, a second consensus conference was convened on guidelines for the use of CBCT in endodontics, periodontology, reconstructive dentistry and pediatric dentistry. The guidelines are intended for all dentists in order to facilitate the decision as to when the use of CBCT is justified. As a rule, the use of CBCT is considered restrictive, since radiation protection reasons do not allow its routine use. CBCT should therefore be reserved for complex cases where its application can be expected to provide further information that is relevant to the choice of therapy. In periodontology, sufficient information is usually available from clinical examination and periapical radiographs; in endodontics alternative methods can often be used instead of CBCT; and for implant patients undergoing reconstructive dentistry, CT is of interest for the workflow from implant planning to the superstructure. For pediatric dentistry no application of CBCT is seen for caries diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Section of Dental Radiology and Stomatology, Department of Oral Surgery and Stomatology, School of Dental Medicine, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 7, 3010 Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Karl
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dula
authors.forename: Goran I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Benic
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bornstein
authors.forename: Dorothea
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dagassan-Berndt
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Filippi
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hicklin
authors.forename: Franziska
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kissling-Jeger
authors.forename: Heinz-Theo
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Luebbers
authors.forename: Anton
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sculean
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sequeira-Byron
authors.forename: Clemens
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Walter
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zehnder
keywords: Cone-beam computed tomography; three-dimensional imaging; Swiss Guidelines; guidelines