Advances in Maxillofacial Imaging

Perspectives on dentomaxillofacial radiology and computed maxillofacial imaging; origins; the international association of dentomaxillofacial radiology (IADMFR) - a synopsis of the first 25 years, G. Faivovich. An integrated approach. Base-enabling technologies for imaging and therapy (H.U. Lemke). Concepts in contemporary imaging procedures and evaluation. Imaging modalities for maxillofacial diagnosis: a glimpse at the future (I. Kashima et al). Strategies in Diagnostic Imaging. Odontogenic lesion. Practical insights into the imaging of odontogenic lesions (C.J. Nortje, L.J. van Rensburg). Radiology of ameloblastoma in Jamaica (C.O. Ogunsalu, N.J.D. Smith, A. Lewis). Maxillary ameloblastoma: a retrospective study of nine cases (S.-H. Lee et al). Jawbone pathoses and periodontal disease. Detectability of intraosseous lesion of jaw bones using intraoral digital radiography (T. Wakasa et al). A comparison of the accuracy of a direct radiographic and conventional film based subtraction system in detecting bony change (Y. Matsuda et al). Measurements of bone mineral density in reformatted CT images from axial scans (A. Petersson, C. Lindh, M. Nilsson). Relation of jaw bone mass and tooth loss to general skeletal mineral status in Japanese postmenopausal women (A. Taguchi et al). Radiographic measurements from the cemento-enamel junction to the alveolar-crest in postmenopausal women: relationships with clinical, dietary and demographic variables (C.F. Hildebolt et al). Plaque measurement from intra-oral video frames (S. Grosskopf et al). A comparative evaluation of Ektaspeed Plus film, Sidexis and enhanced Sidexis images to detect radiographic crestal bone loss from periodontitis using ROC analysis (M.K. Nair et al). The effects of periodontal diseases on mucoperiosteal thickening of the maxillary sinus (K. Kishi et al). Dental implantology. 3-D techniques in the planning of implant surgery (A. Lojacono et al). Reliability of spiral tomography for implant site measurement of the mandible compared with DentaScan computed tomography (K.-D. Kim, C.-S. Park). CT evaluation of postoperative osseointegrated implants (T. Nakasato et al). Pre-surgical dental implant assessment by magnetic resonance imaging (C.F. Gray, T.W. Redpath, F.W. Smith). Temporomandibular joint. Assessment of mandibular condyle fractures by 3-D CT (S.D. Bianchi et al). Radiographic correlation of temporomandibular joint and hand changes in patients with osteoarthritis (D.A. Miles et al).Evaluation of temporomandibular joint disk position using direct digital tomography (R.A. Danforth, F.L. Danforth, C. Baghoomian). Diagnosis of temporomandibular joint disk displacement: reassessment of subjective diagnosis of displacement by quantitative diagnosis (T. Eguchi et al). Quantitative diagnosis of bone scintigraphy using 99m Tc-MDP in temporomandibular disorders (M. Toyama, K. Hayama, K. Maeda).