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Are fmris used for dental scans?
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No: Fmri is good for soft tissue and is sometimes used to diagnose TMJ problems but since most dental problems are with bone and teeth x-rays are better.
Answered 5/17/2017
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Soon: Currently conebeam volumeteric tomography or cbvt is widely used in dentistry to make 3d images of your teeth and jaws. There are companies currently developing an MRI for dental applications. This will allow dentists to scan the teeth and jaws without the radiation exposure to patients that cbvt scans give.
Answered 6/10/2014
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????: Please be more specific aboout what you are asking. I have no idea what fmris is. Unless you mean films. Then yes...sometimes film is used. But nowadays many offices have digital capabilities so no film is required. And the image is flashed upon a computer screen almost immediately. Instant gratification at its best. :D
Answered 4/15/2015
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Sometimes: MrIs function to reveal soft-tissue problems. X-rays/CT Scans reveal hard tissue problems. As most Dental problems are hard tissue, MRI's are not as effective a diagnostic tool.
Answered 5/19/2017
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