CBCT Interpretation, case of recent trauma, sinus tract/ fistula between teeth #6 and 7

Post on: May 12, 2018

CBCT Case Interpretation presentation. Recent trauma experiencing pain and sinus tract/ fistula near anterior teeth. Investigating CBCT volume for possible fracture. Rule out artifact from metal and fiber posts. Transcript will be posted here when available.

New Online CE Course in CBCT Interpretation Released

Post on: April 18, 2018

Dr. Mecham’s online CE course for dentaltown.com was just released. The title is Intro to CBCT Interpretation, Part 1: Oral Cavity, Nasal Fossa, Paranasal Sinuses. It is an hour-long course for $36 and participants can receive 1.75 CE credits. Please find the link here

First Impression of Invivo 6.0 CBCT dicom viewer software by Anatomage

Post on: October 13, 2017

Dr. Mecham opens InVivo 6.0 CBCT Viewing software for the first time and gives a first impression.

Posterior maxillary lesion

Post on: July 19, 2017

Describe what you see…

Why you can’t diagnose a lesion based on a single CT slice

Post on: July 8, 2015

I was just commenting on a lesion posted on twitter and I thought this would make a good blog post. @Vitaltooth posted this image, a single slice from a CT scan. 54/M c.o of Swelling in Lft Lower Facial Region since 2 weeks. Axial CT scan of Pt revealed ……… Let’s list what we can […]

Belief vs Science Regarding Linear No Threshold Theory: The AAOMR Annual Session

Post on: October 7, 2015

The AAOMR Annual Session was last week in Indianapolis. The organization is small enough that everyone knows everyone, or at least you recognize everyone there. The highlight for me was when Dr. John Preece spoke on radiation risk on Friday morning. He began the lecture pretending to be an early 20th century opposer of radiology, […]

Is the dose from CBCT dangerous?

Post on: June 20, 2017

New host for oralradiologists.com’s website.

Post on: December 20, 2016

It has been long overdue, but we recently moved the website to a secure cloud hosting service. This means better reliability, security and performance. CBCT uploads should be faster than ever. If you had trouble logging in or accessing your radiology reports over the last week, this should be resolved now as all the data […]

Teleradiology and state licensing

Post on: August 23, 2016

I recently read this statement by the AAOMR regarding teleradiology and state licensing, which summarizes and exerpts the “Comprehensive ADA Policy Statement on Teledentistry,” ratified by the House of Delegates in November 2015, and ADA Technical Report No. 1060, “The Secure Exchange and Utilization of Digital Images in Dentistry,” from 2011. These reports define what […]