Author/Authors :
JEON, Eun-Young Department of Dental Hygiene - Kyung-Bok University College of Health Science - Namyangju, South Korea , RO, Jin-A Department of Oral Anatomy - Dan-kook University College of Dentistry - Cheonan, South Korea , LEE, Sang-Min Department of Orthodontics - Dankook University College of Dentistry - Cheonan, South Korea , PARK, Jong-Tae Department of Oral Anatomy - Dan-kook University College of Dentistry - Cheonan, South Korea
Abstract :
The condyle acts as the center for rotational mandible movement in the skull. It is an im-portant structure that greatly influences the tem-poromandibular joint (TMJ), and its shape and size are related to the development and treatment of temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD) . The bony structure of the TMJ can be imaged using computed tomography (CT), with maxillo-facial cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) being widely used to assess the maxillofacial re-gion . CBCT is especially helpful for identify-ing small regions of the mouth and maxillofacial region, and can be used as a preoperative simula-tion tool by reconstructing three-dimensional (3D) images.
Keywords :
TMD , TMJ , DICOM , CBCT , Malocclusion
