Nuclear odontology: Pictorial essay

Abstract

There is increased demand by the general dentist and oral surgeon’s for Nuclear Medicine (NM) imaging procedures both for initial diagnosis and follows up of patients with different dental and facial disorders. There are several procedures in NM including bone scan, gallium scan and PET scan which can offer important diagnostic information complementing the information obtained from other imaging modalities in particular a better understanding of the pathophysiology of the disease and therapy monitoring.