TACT is a newer digital technique having high precision and accuracy in diagnosis. It has many promises for application in dentistry for detection of dental caries, implant placements, for detection of bone loss in periodontal diseases, for detection of radicular fractures, for localization of impacted tooth, peri-apical lesion localization and possibly temporomandibular joint bone change. Improved detection of crown fractures and recurrent caries also appears feasible. It is a conventional interactive low cost three dimensional (3-D) tomosynthesis method in which the benefit of digitization...

Panoramic radiographs owing to their advantages are widely used in dentistry prior to various dental and maxillofacial procedures. Mental foramen is more often seen on panoramic radiographs because of wider field of view, continuity of the visualized area, ability to follow the course of the inferior alveolar and the mental canal till the mental foramen and aids in its localization.From the mathematical equations derived by linear regression analysis the age of a subject can be predicted with high sensitivity. However due to ethnic, racial, geographical, genetic and environmental factors...

Oral health care is an integral part of medical care. This is particularly apparent when patients seeking oral health care presents with systemic illness or disabilities. It is now most important for the safety of the patient and the success of the treatment for the dentist to identify patients with systemic illness. The incidence of dental patients with significant medical finding is surprisingly high. Identification of the medical conditions in these patients is critical. Inappropriate identification through improper history taking and interpretation can create ineffective or even...

Head and facial pain constitutes up to 35% of the all pain population.. The head and face are subjected to chronic persistent or recurring pains more often than any other portion of the body. Thus dentists can have a major role in the diagnosis, treatment and management of facial pain. The most frequent source of orofacial pain is dental disease and it has been estimated that toothache is a major health problem. Many conditions manifest as only facial pain with no other associated signs and symptoms. Fortunately the features of pain which each condition produces are usually different thus a...

Seminars in Oral Medicine is an excellent book for postgraduate students in Oral Medicine and Radiology.This book has compilations of recent burning topics in Oral Medicine and in depth description of oral diseases particularly Facial Assymetry, Neurogenic Pain and Cervical Lymphadenopathy.This book will give great insights in Oral diseases and its management.This book will be a great help for postgraduates.