Main description:

To the dentist or maxillofacial practitioner, radiology is an essential diagnostic discipline and a valuable tool for treatment planning. Now more than ever, dentists are often the first to encounter lesions of the face and jaws and are frequently held liable for recognizing pathologies and other sites of concern.
Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology: A Diagnostic Approach provides clinicians of varied disciplines and skill levels a practical and systematic approach to diagnosing lesions affecting the face and jaws. Firmly grounded in evidence–based research, the book presents a clear understanding of the clinical impact of each lesion within a prospective diagnosis.

Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology is logically organized, beginning with the basics of radiological diagnosis before discussing each of the advanced imaging modalities in turn. Modalities discussed include helical and cone–beam computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography, and ultrasonography. Later chapters cover radiological pathologies of the jaw, and also those of the head and neck immediately outside the oral and maxillofacial region. Written by a recognized expert in the field, Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology contains a multitude of clinical images, practical examples, and flowcharts to facilitate differential diagnosis.

Key Features:

• Accessible and user–friendly


• Features flowcharts detailing step–by–step diagnosis


• Solid evidence–base, thoroughly referenced throughout


• Well illustrated with over 600 clinical images

Back cover:

To the dentist or maxillofacial practitioner, radiology is an essential diagnostic discipline and a valuable tool for treatment planning. Now more than ever, dentists are often the first to encounter lesions of the face and jaws and are frequently held liable for recognizing pathologies and other sites of concern.
Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology: A Diagnostic Approach provides clinicians of varied disciplines and skill levels a practical and systematic approach to diagnosing lesions affecting the face and jaws. Firmly grounded in evidence–based research, the book presents a clear understanding of the clinical impact of each lesion within a prospective diagnosis.

Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology is logically organized, beginning with the basics of radiological diagnosis before discussing each of the advanced imaging modalities in turn. Modalities discussed include helical and cone–beam computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography, and ultrasonography. Later chapters cover radiological pathologies of the jaw, and also those of the head and neck immediately outside the oral and maxillofacial region. Written by a recognized expert in the field, Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology contains a multitude of clinical images, practical examples, and flowcharts to facilitate differential diagnosis.

Key Features:

• Accessible and user–friendly


• Features flowcharts detailing step–by–step diagnosis


• Solid evidence–base, thoroughly referenced throughout


• Well illustrated with over 600 clinical images

Contents:

Author and contributors ix

Preface xi

Part 1 Introduction 3

Chapter 1 Basics of radiological diagnosis 5
D. MacDonald

Chapter 2 Viewing conditions 37
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Chapter 3 Physiological phenomena and radiological interpretation 44
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Part 2 Advanced imaging modalities 47

Chapter 4 Helical computed tomography 49
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Chapter 5 Cone–beam computed tomography 59
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Chapter 6 Magnetic resonance imaging 67
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Chapter 7 Positron emission tomography 84
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Chapter 8 Basics of ultrasound 88
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Part 3 Radiological pathology of the jaws 91

Chapter 9 Radiolucencies 93
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Chapter 10 Radiopacities 151
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Chapter 11 Maxillary antrum 195
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Chapter 12 Temporomandibular joint 225
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Chapter 13 Imaging of the salivary glands 233
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Chapter 14 Fractures of the face and jaws 244
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Chapter 15 Osseointegrated implants 249
T. Li and D. MacDonald

Part 4 Radiological pathology of the extragnathic head and neck regions 267

Chapter 16 Introduction 269
D. MacDonald and M. Martin

Chapter 17 Benign lesions 278
M. Martin and D. MacDonald

Chapter 18 Malignant lesions 304
M. Martin and D. MacDonald

Index 341