Endodontic studies capture fine detail by design. Our oral and maxillofacial radiologists read the full volume at the resolution you acquired, from canal configuration to the structures around the tooth in question.
Data has shown preoperative CBCT led to treatment plan modifications in roughly 62% of endodontic cases.1 We're here to provide a foundation for successful treatment plans and answer real questions, such as:
The full volume is reviewed, not only the tooth in question: pathosis, decay, and bone loss across the scan, documented incidental findings, and identified anomalies confirmed or ruled out as odontogenic in origin, when pain may be referred from somewhere else.
Root fracture evidence is evaluated at the resolution you acquired. Where a fracture line isn't directly visualized, the report documents the indirect radiographic signs, such as the pattern of periradicular bone loss.
The radiologist evaluates periapical pathosis, canal configuration including unfilled canals such as MB2, perforations, resorption, and obturation: the findings your decisions rest on.
1 Ee J, Fayad MI, Johnson BR. Journal of Endodontics, 2014.
Vertical root fracture detected during a comprehensive evaluation of CBCT scans. A case with indirect evidence of the presence of VRF.
Example 2A case of an inflammatory periapical lesion of tooth associated with an unfilled MB2 canal.
Example 3A case of dens invaginatus in a maxillary lateral incisor associated with a periapical inflammatory lesion.
Radiology ReportCBCT acquired for evaluation of teeth #2 and #3 in the right posterior maxilla. The referring dentist noted a unilocular lesion distal to the mid-apical area of tooth #2.
Mild uniform PDL space widening noted around the palatal root of tooth #2. A J-shaped area of low density was identified adjacent to the mesiobuccal root at the junction of the middle and apical thirds, indicative of periodontal bone loss. Pneumatization of the right maxillary sinus extended into the edentulous #1 area with mucosal thickening and septations.
No obvious radiographic evidence of root fracture was noted, though a fracture cannot be ruled out with absolute certainty due to streak artifacts. The J-shaped bone loss pattern is indicative of periodontal bone loss adjacent to the mesiobuccal root. Mucosal thickening and septations in the right maxillary sinus are suggestive of chronic sinusitis. Correlation with clinical findings is recommended.
Radiology ReportHigh-resolution small-volume CBCT acquired for evaluation of tooth #14 with prior root canal treatment and persistent periapical symptoms.
A periapical low-density lesion is associated with the mesiobuccal root of tooth #14. The mesiobuccal root demonstrates a second canal (MB2) without radiographic evidence of obturation.
Inflammatory periapical lesion of tooth #14 associated with an unfilled MB2 canal. Findings relevant to retreatment planning.
Radiology ReportCBCT acquired for evaluation of a maxillary lateral incisor with periapical symptoms.
The maxillary lateral incisor demonstrates an enamel-lined invagination extending apical to the cementoenamel junction, with an associated periapical low-density lesion.
Dens invaginatus of the maxillary lateral incisor with associated periapical inflammatory lesion. Findings relevant to access and obturation planning.
Submit with an endodontic study purpose and your radiologist evaluates the tooth in question and everything around it.
Periapical, radicular, and periodontal pathosis identified or ruled out; lamina dura integrity, including cemental tears.
Root, coronal, and alveolar fracture evidence; resorption and abnormal root anatomy.
Configuration, calcification, constriction and dilation, perforations, and untreated canals such as MB2.
High-resolution small volumes are read to canal-level detail; coarser acquisitions are read to what the imaging can support. Every report includes a panoramic reconstruction where possible, the tooth's relationships to surrounding structures, documented incidental findings, and explicit confirmation of negative findings for the tooth in question.
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