Recently, multimodal radiography system "Scanora(R)" was introduced to Japan. Scanora is small enough to set in the dental office. In this paper, the images of the temporomandibular joint by Scanora were compared to images by multidirectional tomography. It was possible to observe the morphology of the temporomandibular joint and joint spaces by Scanora. There were no differences of images between the multidirectional tomography and Scanora in most clinical cases. These results suggested that the tomograms of the temporomandibular joint by Scanora can be used clinically.
Abstract:A clinical application of multimodal radiography (Scanora) was reported, and the reproducibility of cross-sectional images depending on Scanora was examined.Since it is possible to take images of dentomaxillary cross-sectional tomography clearly and easily by Scanora, teeth and jaw can be shown three-dimensionally. Therefore, it was suggested that Scanora could be an efficient means to examine and make diagnosis. Since the reproducibility of the images was superb, it was suited for periodical X-ray taking.From the above-mentioned results, Scanora is thought to be a useful diagnostic equipment for prosthodontics.
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