Ahmet Faruk Ertürk

Biruni University

Objectives The purpose of this study is to evaluate CBCT images of impacted mandibular canines in detail and to discuss implications for diagnosis and treatment.MethodsCBCT images of dental patients applied between December 2015 and December 2017 were evaluated retrospectively. 2591 CBCT images, including mandible in their field of view, were deter...

Background: Cemento-osseous dysplasia results from the replacement of the trabecular bone structure with fibrous tissue. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the age and sex distribution of the patients who have cemento-osseous dysplasia, to investigate the lesions according to their types and stages. Cases Series: In these case series, 17 patients...

Hemangiomas are usually vascular anomalies that develop rapidly during the first months of life in infancy and then progress slowly for 5-6 years. 41-year-old male patient applied to our clinic for the prosthetic completion of missing teeth. Panoramic radiograph taken from the patient showed unilocular radiolucent lesion with regular limited, local...

PurposeAccessory sphenoidal septum (ASS) is a septal variation that exists in addition to the primary septum of the sphenoid sinus and can be found in or near anatomically essential structures. This study aimed to investigate the relationships between protrusions of vital structures around the sphenoid sinus and the ASSs.Methods This cross-sectiona...

Objectives: Panoramic radiographs, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are traditionally used for imaging temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and its pathologies. Besides these radiographic techniques, the recent use of ultrasonography (US) in diagnosing joint diseases has been introduced. However, there is no prospective clinical...

Objectives This study aims to determine the incidence of physiological intracranial calcifications on cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) and to contribute to the differentiation between physiological and pathological intracranial calcifications by sharing their characteristic appearances, with the largest number of patients in the literature and...

Robinow syndrome is characterized by head, face, boy, extremities, mesomelic shortening of extremities, facial malformations and genital abnormalities (1: 500.000). It is a genetic disorder. Craniofacial features include a wide forehead, hypertelorism, mid-face hypoplasia, flattened and expanded nose, depressed nasal bridge, inclined mouth corners,...