Assignment Task: What are your thoughts on some of the techniques dental radiographers are learning about currently? What does the future hold for intraoral imaging?
Google the phrase "CBCT Dental Imaging" and do a little reading on this incredible piece of radiographic equipment that is cropping up in many dental of?ces everywhere. A "Conebeam Computed Tomography" unit is used to assist in diagnostic and surgical procedures in dentistry, as well as localization of objects and anatomy in the oral cavity. After reviewing the capabilities of such a piece of equipment, what are your thoughts on some of the techniques dental radiographers are learning about currently? What does the future hold for intraoral imaging?