抄録
There are some reports concerning to the use of computed tomography in dentomaxillofacial surgery.
In general, it is mentioned that CT examination is beneficial in displaying fine images of the temporomandibular structures, not easily shown clearly by conventional radiography.
In this paper, the authors report the results of the morphological observation of the temporomandibular joint and lateral pterygoid muscle with some discussion by comparison with other reports of anatomy and mento-vertex standard radiography.
