New technique for detecting cracked teeth and evaluating the crack depth by contrast-enhanced cone beam computed tomography: an in vitro study

• Main Authors: Jie Zhou (Author), Jieni Fu (Author), Mo Xiao (Author), Feng Qiao (Author), Tiantian Fu (Author), Yangyang Lv (Author), Fei Wu (Author), Cuicui Sun (Author), Peng Li (Author), Ligeng Wu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cracked teeth may cause various clinical symptoms depending on the extension depth of the crack and the subsequent bacterial infections. However, techniques to reliably determine the extension depths of cracks in teeth before treatment are lacking. The aim of this study was to de...