“…However, in such cases, conventional radiographs have limitations primarily because of the inherent projection of a 3D anatomy into a 2D image, which leads to superimposition, geometric distortion of the image, and hence misinterpretation and/or misdiagnosis. 6,7 Tachibana and Matsumoto 8 found that CT allowed multidirectional observation of the morphology of roots, root canals, and the tooth. The newer 3D diagnostic technology of SCT allows to obtain a large volume of data in seconds and offers more rapid examination time with the effective dose in the range of 1 to 30 mSv, which is much less than conventional CT. 9 In the present case, guidelines proposed by Diederichs et al 10 were used that decreased the radiation dosage to 0.56 ± 0.06 mGy, which is equivalent to a single panoramic radiograph.…”