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Soft Tissue Thickness Determination Using CBCT in Diverse Medical Disciplines

Ajmera Deepal Haresh, Pradeep Singh, Jinlin Song

Abstract


Accuracy of facial soft tissue thickness has been an important step in formulating a treatment plan for various procedures in the field of oral, maxillofacial health care as well as forensic science. There are various methods to measure soft tissue thickness
but accuracy of these methods is questionable till date. The aim of this article is to make people aware of the new technology i.e., cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) its role, accuracy and its reliability in measuring the thickness of the facial and oral soft tissues, which will further help in improving the treatment plan followed by better results. Therefore, we conducted online searches and with all kinds of evidence exists we have provided the readers an overview on this new imaging modality in measuring the thickness on various soft tissue landmarks. Using routine scanning protocols we found out that cone beam CT images are reliable for measuring soft tissue thickness in the orofacial region and give a good representation of the orofacial soft tissues.

Keywords


CBCT, 3D technique, soft tissue thickness, facial reconstruction, facial asymmetry, gingivay

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