EC Dental Science

Introduction: With the increasing demands on dentists and physicians to combine oral and general health aspects, new imaging techniques are gaining importance that have greater sensitivity n detecting early stages of disease, and inflammatory processes, this potentially opens new interdisciplinary fields of research between oral and systemic health.

Aim of the Work: To summarize research conducted on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) as a diagnostic tool for Endodontics and Periodontics > Lesions, based on the results of original scientific full-length papers from peer-reviewed journals listed in pubMed.

Materials and Methods: The search was conducting and performed with focused question” When is MRI used for diagnosis in dental specialties,?” on PubMed MEDLINE and Google Scholar database using MeSH terms and keywords relevant to the focused question.

Conclusion: MRI is applicable to a broad spectrum of indications in dentomaxillofacial imaging using specific surface coils for dental imaging. The future of dental MRI in clinical application is challenged by its limited availability and high cost.

Therefore, technical developments for short scanning times using simple and inexpensive equipments that sustain the demands for dental imaging are required.

Keywords: MRI in Dentistry; Review

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