CRACK EXTENSION DETERMINED BY CBCT

Typically, a crack cannot be identified on a CBCT scan unless the crack is large. In this case a patient presented with a large MOD crack of tooth #15. The crack was large enough that an explorer could be inserted and the buccal and palatal segments agitated. CBCT was exposed and the MOD crack can be visualized to its terminus on the palatal aspect of the MB root. Here, CBCT was a great tool for diagnosis, prognosis, and patient education.