The Use of Cone-Beam Computed Tomography in Furcation Defects Diagnosis

Abstract

Background: The use of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT), as an additional diagnostic tool in daily dental practice, has expanded rapidly in recent years. Since CBCT allows assessment of dento-maxillofacial structures in three-dimensional manner, its use may be very tempting in alveolar bone furcation defects (FDs) diagnosis.

Keywords

• cbct
• furcation defect
• furcation involvement
• periodontitis