Nuclear Imaging Applications in Dentistry

Year 2024, Volume: 13 Issue: 3, 562 - 569, 24.09.2024

Çağrı Erdoğdu , Gülsün Akay

https://doi.org/10.54617/adoklinikbilimler.1427368

Abstract

This review discusses the indications, limitations, and diagnostic implications of nuclear imaging in the oral and maxillofacial region. In contrast to conventional imaging modalities, such as panoramic radiography and cone beam computed tomography, nuclear medicine offers unique information specific to the functional aspects of oral and maxillofacial tissues. This study aims to emphasize the current and potential applications of nuclear imaging methods in dentistry to increase dentists' knowledge of functional imaging methods and gain a different perspective, as well as their effects on diagnostic accuracy, treatment planning, and treatment outcomes. Future research will allow for a detailed evaluation of the effectiveness and reliability of nuclear imaging technologies in dentistry.

Keywords

Dentistry, Molecular Imaging, Positron-Emission Tomography, Single-Photon Emission Computerized Tomography

Diş Hekimliğinde Nükleer Görüntüleme Uygulamaları

Abstract

Bu derlemenin amacı oral ve maksillofasiyal bölgede nükleer görüntüleme endikasyonlarını, uygulama ile ilgili sınırlamaları ve tanısal sonuçlarını tartışmaktır. Diş hekimliğinde geleneksel görüntüleme yöntemleri olan röntgen ve konik ışınlı bilgisayarlı tomografi yöntemlerine karşılık, nükleer tıp, ağız ve çene-yüz dokularının fonksiyonel yönlerine özgü eşsiz bilgiler sunmaktadır. Ayrıca nükleer görüntüleme yöntemlerinin diş hekimliğindeki mevcut ve potansiyel uygulamaları vurgulanarak, teşhis doğruluğu, tedavi planlaması ve tedavi sonuçları üzerindeki etkileri ile birlikte diş hekimlerinin de fonksiyonel görüntüleme yöntemleri üzerindeki bilgi düzeylerini arttırmak ve farklı bir bakış açısı kazandırmak da amaçlanmıştır. Gelecekte yapılacak araştırmalar, diş hekimliğinde nükleer görüntüleme teknolojilerinin etkinliği ve güvenirliliğinin detaylı bir şekilde değerlendirilmesine olanak sağlayacaktır.

Keywords

Diş Hekimliği, Moleküler Görüntüleme, Pozitron Emisyon Tomografisi, Tek Foton Emisyon Bilgisayarlı Tomografi

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