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Legal Considerations in the Use of Cone Beam Computer Tomography Imaging
Author(s):
Edwin J Zinman, DDS, JD; DDS, JD; Stuart C. White, DDS, PHD; Sotirios Tetradis, DDS, PHD
Date Added:
6/4/2010
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Summary:
Cone beam computed tomography CBCT, technology was introduced to the dental profession more than a decade ago. It offers a new means of visualizing the orofacial complex to provide valuable diagnostic and treatment planning information for the dental patient
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