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CBCT in Action: Airway Analysis

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Categories: Oral Medicine and Pathology,CBCT

Author(s): Dr. Heidi Kohltfarber

CE Supporter:Henry Schein

Target Audience: Dental Assistants,Dental Hygienist,Dentists from novice to advanced

AGD Credits: 1.00

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Educational Objectives

After completing this course, participants will be able to: 

  • Describe how to radiographically screen and evaluate airway concerns in CBCT images 
  • A review of airway anatomy, including variations in healthy anatomy and markers of deformed or narrowed airways 
  • The common causes of a narrowed or deformed airway, such as turbinate hypertrophy, a deviated septum, nasal polyps, tumors, enlarged tonsils and a prolapsed soft palate
  • Airway case management from a radiographic and research perspective

Abstract

For patients who present with dental pain accompanied by chronic sinus pain, headaches, fatigue or breathing disorders, such as asthma, an airway analysis may be in order. A full analysis of the upper airway — from the nose to the paranasal sinuses to the nasopharynx, oropharynx and hypopharynx — can be facilitated by cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) imaging. Join Dr. Heidi Kohltfarber, renowned oral and maxillofacial radiologist and founder of Dental Radiology Diagnostics, for a comprehensive discussion of airway analysis in the dental practice.

Additional Information

Author Bio

Dr. Heidi Kohltfarber

Dr. Heidi Bridget Kohltfarber is a board certified oral and maxillofacial radiologist who is the owner and managing radiologist for Dental Radiology Diagnostics and the founder of DRDx Doctors, an online 3D radiology educational website. She is also a key opinion leader for multiple imaging companies including Dentsply Sirona, Henry Schein and Patterson Dental and is on faculty at CDOCS. In addition, she is an adjunct professor in the Department of Diagnostic Sciences at the University of North Carolina Adams School of Dentistry at Chapel Hill and an assistant clinical professor in the Department of General Diagnostic Radiology at Loma Linda University School of Medicine. She received her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from Loma Linda University in 2003 and in 2012 she received her master's degree in Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology from UNC-Chapel Hill. In 2017, Dr. Kohltfarber received her PhD in Diagnostic Imaging with an emphasis in craniofacial radiology at King's College London. In 2019, she was inducted as a fellow into the International College of Dentists as well as the Academy of Dentistry International. Her research includes efficacy studies comparing 2D vs 3D radiology in non-healing root canal treated teeth with apical radiolucencies as well as validation and efficacy of utilizing 3D imaging and segmentation models for the diagnosis of temporomandibular joint disorders and application of AI in radiology.

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This free Dental Learning presentation is made possible through the continued support of Henry Schein. Dr. Heidi Kohltfarber is a consultant and/or speaker for the following companies and/or organizations: Dental Learning, Henry Schein. Dr. Heidi Kohltfarber may receive an honorarium as compensation from the CE Supporter of this presentation and/or from Dental Learning for the time involved in preparing and delivering this online presentation.

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