Trends of using of the cone beam computed tomography imagery in oral and maxillofacial medical dentistry in the future in Albania

Abstract

Generator system of the Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) is a new machine, which rapidly is using for every speciality in dental practices in Albania. The different ways of viewing CBCT data sets and guides clinicians in identifying familiar and unfamiliar anatomical landmarks for three planes of section (three dimensional 3D), axial, sagittal, and coronal. Conventional intraoral radiography and panoramic radiography offer only two dimensional (2D) view of the region of interest in buccal-lingual perspectives. For a long time clinicians have experimented and expressed the need for three dimensional (3D) images view of the teeth, jaws and surrounding structures, in order to improve diagnosis and treatment planning. At the 2D system, superimpositions are in limited value, for detecting subtle anatomical and pathological structures and for that reason using of 3D images has become increasingly prominent in dental radiology. However, up to 2000 in Albania, there was a lack of technique for the 3D anatomy of teeth and jaws to be captured in a high quality yet simple, affordable manner with minimal dosage. The solution came from using of new technique of CBCT designated for high resolution imaging for examination or treatment of teeth, jaws and hard tissues. This is a big advantage today in dental diagnosis, because has proven affective for applications in all fields of dentistry abroad.