protocol with the most efficacious risk/benefit and the smallest FOV possible.
Unfortunately, most orthodontists are not exploiting all the benefits of the CBCT scan, despite the fact that they tend either to scan patients in‐house or refer them to an imaging centre, or to a colleague who has the facilities and the know‐how available. It is of paramount importance that this wanton and cavalier attitude to CBCT scans should be disparaged and be replaced by orthodontists themselves becoming familiar with the important advantages offered by these machines.
In order to fulfil optimal scanning requirements for accurate diagnosis, orthodontists must be involved, proactive and specific regarding FOV and all other scanning parameters, including for such simple and apparently trivial instructions as scanning a seated patient, even with machines designed for erect subjects. All video animations prepared and produced by Amnon Leitner ([email protected]).
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5 Surgical Exposure of Impacted Teeth
Adrian Becker
A brief history of surgery in relation to the treatment of impacted teeth
Aims of surgery for impacted teeth
Surgical intervention without orthodontic treatment
The surgical elimination of pathology
The principles of the surgical exposure of impacted teeth
Partial and full‐flap closure on the palatal side
