OBJECTIVE Panoramic radiographs are routinely used to assess the mesiodistal axial inclination of teeth (MDAI) in orthodontic treatment. These radiographs are sensitive to minor deviations from standard head position that result in image distortions. The aim of this study is to measure and quantify the changes in MDAI on panoramic radiograph resulting from changes in patient head position. MA...

Teeth are one of the most important and popular biometric characteristic used in Forensic Dentistry. The development of automatic or semiautomatic, robust and precise forensic human identification systems are crucial for forensic, principally in mass disasters, like tsunamis and airplanes crashes. In this work we propose the use of the Differential Image Foresting Transform (DIFT) to extract th...

PURPOSE This study was performed to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of panoramic radiography and cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) in detecting sinus pathology. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was based on a retrospective evaluation of patients who had undergone both a panoramic radiograph and a CBCT exam. A total of 100 maxillary sinuses were evaluated. Four examiners with various level...

Objectives. The purpose of this in vitro study were to determine variation in maxillary and mandibular vertical measurements and to assess vertical bone loss made from panoramic radiographs in edentulous measurements. Study Design. In this descriptive study, a total of 600 panoramic radiograph’s of edentulous patient were examined. The mean ages of edentulous patients were 31 and 87 years respe...

Objective: Was to assess the mandibular asymmetry on panoramic radiograph (OPG) as compared PA (posterior anterior) cephalogram. Materials and method: A total of 15 participant’s records with age above 12 years; both genders; Pakistani nationals; clear OPG cephalogram available; full biodata available were included. Radiographs participants unerupted or missing teeth in anterior posterior regio...

AIM The aim of this report is to present a case of multiple calcified tuberculous lymph nodes found in a panoramic radiograph including a discussion of the differential diagnosis of this lesion from other soft tissue calcifications. BACKGROUND Concomitant massive submandibular and cervical tuberculosis lymph node calcifications are relatively uncommon lesions and may be encountered on routine...

In general, a human has a pair of mental foramina, a single foramen on either side. However, when it is double or multiple, and smaller than the mental foramen, the additional foramen is termed accessory mental foramen (AMF) (Sisman et al., 2012). An AMF foramen is reported to be rare, with prevalence ranging from 1.4 to 10% (Balcioglu & Kocaelli, 2009). Bidimensional radiograph examinations, s...

Osteoporotic is a health burden worldwide, resulting in reduction of physical activity, increased risk of mortality, and incremental medical cost. Mandibular trabecular patterns analyzed on dental panoramic radiographs have been widely studied for identifying postmenopausal women with low skeletal bone mineral density (BMD). In this paper we proposed a new method for detecting osteoporosis usin...