Oral Diagnosis, Radiology Services
What is Oral Diagnosis?
The word Diagnosis, which comes from Greek, means the identification of diseases caused by objective and subjective symptoms. Oral Diagnosis, on the other hand, is the diagnostic process following the examination of X-rays of the patient’s mouth area and a detailed intraoral examination. At this stage, the first aim is to determine the source of the patient’s primary complaint. In addition, the patient’s current condition should be considered as a whole, and not only the existing but also potential problem areas that are likely to cause problems in the future should be identified. In this way, early diagnosis of problems and preventive and preventive treatments will make treatment simpler and more economical by preventing bigger problems in the future.
RADIOLOGY
Panoramic Radiographs
Panoramic radiographs are an extraoral imaging technique that allows the examination of all the existing teeth in the mouth, impacted teeth, bone tissue surrounding the teeth, the entire jawbone, physiological and pathological cavities and joints in the oral shadow at one time and in the same image. It is especially used in general oral examinations for control purposes and in simple surgical procedures such as extraction of impacted teeth, resection, small cysts or implantation of a small number of implants. Visualization of all teeth at once allows the patient to be exposed to less radiation compared to serial periapical extractions, while giving the physician the chance to make an overall assessment.
Digital Radiographs (RVG)
Negative radiology techniques used in the past years had many disadvantages, such as the loss of time during the developing phase, the chemicals in the developing solution used and the environmental damage caused by the lead contained in the X-ray film. In addition, the films could be easily damaged in this technique.
In this way, the images of the X-ray taken can be seen instantly on the computer screen, while at the same time, the desired color settings, magnification and reduction operations and measurements can be made on these images. In this technique, the radiation rate to which the patient is exposed is also significantly reduced. In addition, it is an important advantage that the images can be stored in the patient file in the computer environment or shared via the internet when necessary.
Computed Tomography (CT, CT)
It is a three-dimensional tomographic imaging technique used in cases where conventional intraoral and extraoral imaging techniques are insufficient, such as large cysts, tumors and cases where multiple implants are planned. Unlike other two-dimensional techniques, in this method, transverse sections can also be taken from the oral region and thus the neighborhood of teeth or pathological formations with surrounding tissues can be examined in 3 planes. Especially in cases of multiple implants, the bone thickness in the horizontal direction, the position of the sinus cavities and the path of the vessels and nerves can be determined precisely. Another advantage of this method is that, in combination with rapid prototyping, working models or guide plates of the desired areas can be prepared before the surgical procedure. In this way, the risk of surgical procedures is minimized.
