Table of Contents
List of Contributors ix
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xv
Part 1 Technology Assessment and Enhancements 3
1 Contemporary Concepts of Cone Beam Computed Tomography in Orthodontics 5Sunil D. Kapila
2 Functional and Technical Characteristics of Different Cone Beam Computed Tomography Units 43Om P. Kharbanda, Neeraj Wadhawan, Rajiv Balachandran, Devasenathipathy Kandasamy, and Sunil D. Kapila
3 Cone Beam Computed Tomography in Orthodontics: Perspectives on Radiation Risk 67Sharon L. Brooks and John B. Ludlow
4 Rational Basis for Transitioning from 2D to 3D Radiographic Imaging in Orthodontic Practice and Research 81Birte Melsen and Michel Dalstra
5 The Future of Cone Beam Computed Tomography and 3D Imaging in Orthodontics 103Michael W. Vannier and Bin Jiang
Part 2 Protocols and Principles for Cone Beam Computed Tomography Imaging in Orthodontics 113
6 Development of Evidence-Based Selection Criteria for Cone Beam Computed Tomography in Orthodontics 115William C. Scarfe, Kirt E. Simmons, and Carla A. Evans
7 To Scan or Not to Scan: Medico-Legal Implications 127Bernard Friedland
8 Protocols for the Use of Cone Beam Computed Tomography in Orthodontic Practice 139Aaron D. Molen
Part 3 Diagnosis and Treatment Planning 165
9 How to Interpret Cone Beam Computed Tomography Scans 167Christos Angelopoulos
10 Detection of Incidental Findings in Cone Beam Computed Tomography Imaging and Their Clinical Implications 185Erika Benavides and Paul C. Edwards
11 3D Orthodontic Diagnosis and Treatment Planning 221Juan Martin Palomo, Manish Valiathan, and Mark G. Hans
12 Application of 3D TMJ Imaging to TMJDs, TMJ Functional Analyses, and Orthodontic Treatment Outcomes 247Anna-Kari Hajati, Lucia H.S. Cevidanes, Laura Iwasaki, Jeffrey C. Nickel, and Sunil D. Kapila
13 Characterization of the Upper Airway Morphology and Its Changes in the Apneic Patient Using Cone Beam Computed Tomography 273R. Scott Conley, Paolo M. Cattaneo, and Bruce S. Haskell
14 Alveolar Boundary Conditions in Orthodontic Diagnosis and Treatment Planning 293Sunil D. Kapila and Jeanne M. Nervina
Part 4 Clinical Applications and Treatment Outcomes 317
15 Assessment of Root Position and Morphology by Cone Beam Computed Tomography 319Jeanne M. Nervina and Sunil D. Kapila
16 3D Image-Aided Diagnosis and Treatment of Impacted and Transposed Teeth 349Sunil D. Kapila and Jeanne M. Nervina
17 Assessment of Maxillary Transverse Deficiency and Treatment Outcomes by Cone Beam Computed Tomography 383Jeanne M. Nervina, Sunil D. Kapila, and Carlos Flores-Mir
18 Planning and Placing Temporary Anchorage Devices with the Aid of Cone Beam Computed TomographyImaging 411Sebastian Baumgaertel
19 3D Planning and Treatment Outcomes of Bone Anchored Maxillary Protraction 427Tung Nguyen
20 Applications of Cone Beam Computed Tomography to Orthognathic Surgery Treatment Planning 437Sean P. Edwards and R. Scott Conley
21 3D Diagnosis and Management of Facial Asymmetries 453Abeer AlHadidi, Lucia H.S. Cevidanes, and Beatriz Paniagua
22 3D Assessment of Orthognathic Surgical Outcomes 463Yoon-Ji R. Kim, Yang-Ho Park, Leonardo Koerich de Paula, and R. Scott Conley
23 3D Imaging in Diagnosis and Treatment Planning of Craniofacial Anomalies 485Snehlata Oberoi, Jeanne M. Nervina, and Karin Vargervik
Index 509