Cosmetic “Gold Thread Therapy”: A Nuisance That Decreases the Diagnostic Quality of a Dental Panoramic Image

During routine imaging of the craniofacial region, it is recognised that some “cosmetic” procedures with metallic insertions can be revealed radiographically. These objects however make it difficult to obtain a good interpretation of anatomical structures for management of diseases. A 58-year-old fe...

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Autores principales: Mah Eng Ching, Lim Zhi Yin Joan, Phrabhakaran Nambiar
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:5ea441cc9f7e4095ac58b97255b1485e2021-11-15T01:18:57ZCosmetic “Gold Thread Therapy”: A Nuisance That Decreases the Diagnostic Quality of a Dental Panoramic Image2090-645510.1155/2021/4077930https://doaj.org/article/5ea441cc9f7e4095ac58b97255b1485e2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/4077930https://doaj.org/toc/2090-6455During routine imaging of the craniofacial region, it is recognised that some “cosmetic” procedures with metallic insertions can be revealed radiographically. These objects however make it difficult to obtain a good interpretation of anatomical structures for management of diseases. A 58-year-old female patient visited a private dental facility in Kuala Lumpur for prosthodontic replacement of missing teeth. The dental panoramic image revealed generalized bone loss and numerous unusual multiple thread-like radioopacities. These gold threads made radiographic evaluation difficult and complicated the process of treatment planning for dental implant placement advocated for this patient.Mah Eng ChingLim Zhi Yin JoanPhrabhakaran NambiarHindawi LimitedarticleDentistryRK1-715ENCase Reports in Dentistry, Vol 2021 (2021)
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Mah Eng Ching
Lim Zhi Yin Joan
Phrabhakaran Nambiar
Cosmetic “Gold Thread Therapy”: A Nuisance That Decreases the Diagnostic Quality of a Dental Panoramic Image
description During routine imaging of the craniofacial region, it is recognised that some “cosmetic” procedures with metallic insertions can be revealed radiographically. These objects however make it difficult to obtain a good interpretation of anatomical structures for management of diseases. A 58-year-old female patient visited a private dental facility in Kuala Lumpur for prosthodontic replacement of missing teeth. The dental panoramic image revealed generalized bone loss and numerous unusual multiple thread-like radioopacities. These gold threads made radiographic evaluation difficult and complicated the process of treatment planning for dental implant placement advocated for this patient.
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author Mah Eng Ching
Lim Zhi Yin Joan
Phrabhakaran Nambiar
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Lim Zhi Yin Joan
Phrabhakaran Nambiar
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title Cosmetic “Gold Thread Therapy”: A Nuisance That Decreases the Diagnostic Quality of a Dental Panoramic Image
title_short Cosmetic “Gold Thread Therapy”: A Nuisance That Decreases the Diagnostic Quality of a Dental Panoramic Image
title_full Cosmetic “Gold Thread Therapy”: A Nuisance That Decreases the Diagnostic Quality of a Dental Panoramic Image
title_fullStr Cosmetic “Gold Thread Therapy”: A Nuisance That Decreases the Diagnostic Quality of a Dental Panoramic Image
title_full_unstemmed Cosmetic “Gold Thread Therapy”: A Nuisance That Decreases the Diagnostic Quality of a Dental Panoramic Image
title_sort cosmetic “gold thread therapy”: a nuisance that decreases the diagnostic quality of a dental panoramic image
publisher Hindawi Limited
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/5ea441cc9f7e4095ac58b97255b1485e
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