CBCT IN ORTHODONTICS:A FUTURE OF MODERN ORTHODONTICS

CBCT in dentistry is high resolution, low distortion, digital imaging of the hard tissues of the head. Instead of pixels, the resolution is measured in voxels & often is sharper than a conventional CT.CBCT is changing orthodontics with respect to clinically assessing patients and is evolving with respect to diagnosis, clinical techniques and outcomes.Utilization of CBCT for orthodontic treatment outcomes, diagnosis and treatment planning .The justification for using CBCT in orthodontics is linked intricately to its diagnostic and therapeutic efficacies,for which research supporting its use has been performed in a relatively small subset of clinical problems that include impacted teeth, CL/P and orthognathic surgery.