Diagnostic Imaging of Oral and Maxillofacial Anatomy and Pathology

Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2022 Jan;52(1):67-105. doi: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2021.08.003.

Abstract

This article describes the technical principles and indications for the most often encountered diagnostic imaging modalities in veterinary dentistry and oral surgery; with extensive coverage of intraoral (and extraoral) dental radiographic imaging and interpretation through detailed example figures of common dental and maxillofacial diseases in the dog and cat. Multidetector/multislice computed tomography (MDCT/MSCT) and emergent technologies such as cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) are presented here in detail. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and diagnostic ultrasound, which are used less frequently, are briefly discussed.

Keywords: 3D printing OMFS; CBCT high spatial resolution; CT CBCT maxillofacial skeleton; Dental digital imaging equipment; Dental radiograph interpretation; Image postprocessing; Intraoral radiography; MRI TMJ articular disc; Multiplanar reconstruction maxillofacial trauma; Orbital ultrasound retrobulbar disease.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cat Diseases* / diagnostic imaging
  • Cats
  • Cone-Beam Computed Tomography / veterinary
  • Dog Diseases* / diagnostic imaging
  • Dogs
  • Multidetector Computed Tomography
  • Radiography