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CBCT
Cone-beam CT: indications, radiation exposure, and reporting.
8 articles about “CBCT”
TMD Diagnostics: When Is a Clinical Exam Enough—and When Isn't It?
DDJ maps when a structured clinical exam is enough for TMD and when imaging or device-based testing adds real diagnostic value.
CBCT in Dentistry: When Does It Add Diagnostic Value, and When Is It Overused?
DDJ analyzes where CBCT adds clinically relevant information beyond 2D imaging, and where indication creep outpaces the evidence.
Caries Diagnosis: Visual Inspection, Bitewing Radiographs, and AI—What the Evidence Really Supports
The DDJ orders the diagnostic service of visual inspection, bite wing, and AI along clinical decision axes. 9 systematic reviews and meta-analyses, Evidence Level A, Moderate strength of conclusion.
Oral Cancer Screening: High-Risk Benefit or Routine Without Hard Added Value?
Oral cancer screening helps high-risk groups (tobacco/alcohol users), but lacks proof for general screening or added tech benefits.
Dental X-rays in Pregnancy: Fetal Dose, Indications, and Anxiety Gaps
Fetal radiation doses from single dental exposures are far below the teratogenic threshold. Evidence is moderately supportive; decisions rely on dosimetry, indication logic, and treatment needs.
Oral Mucosa Changes: Early Detection of Potentially Malignant Lesions (OPMD)
Evidence review: Early detection, adjunct diagnostics, salivary biomarkers, AI for OPMD, & therapies. Based on 11 systematic reviews/meta-analyses.
Oral and Facial Pain: When is it the tooth, when isn't—and why diagnosis often fails
Local studies support structured orofacial pain diagnosis. They rate its certainty as moderate, guiding decisions across 5 areas: diagnosis, sensitization, differentials, pain control, and escalation.
HPV and Oral Carcinomas: Where the Evidence Supports and Where Signals Are Overestimated
Systematic evidence shows a strong HPV association with oropharyngeal cancers but a much weaker role in oral cancers specifically. This article organizes the evidence along clinical decision axes.