Cone Beam Computed Tomography: An essential ally to Undergraduates in their Dental Practice

Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) has developed into a crucial technique in contemporary dentistry, enabling dentists to examine the interaction between teeth and the tissues around them. The use of CBCT, improves the precision of diagnoses, planning, and follow-up in difficult patients. In order to give clinically valuable information based on a set of volumetric data, image post-processing and subsequent visualization rely on software for 3D navigation and application of indexation techniques. Diagnostic quality relies heavily on image post-processing, and a variety of methods have been used, including multiplanar reformations, maximum intensity projection, and volume rendering. CBCT is expected to be used routinely in most offices during the next few decades and shall be considered the "gold standard" for imaging of the oral and maxillofacial region.