Journal article
Radiographic study of dermal fillers in the facial area: A series of 3 cases
Imaging science in dentistry, Vol.48(3), pp.227-231
09/01/2018
DOI: 10.5624/isd.2018.48.3.227
PMCID: PMC6148037
PMID: 30276160
Abstract
In recent years, as interest in maintaining beauty and a youthful appearance has grown, filler procedures such as soft tissue augmentation have become more popular. These fillers are sometimes seen as radiopaque shadows on radiographic images, either due to the fillers themselves or because of secondary reactions; such findings may present a diagnostic challenge to dentists. The present report describes 3 cases of dermal fillers observed in panoramic and cone-beam computed tomographic (CBCT) images. All 3 elderly female patients had filler injected into their cheeks and chin area for cosmetic purposes decades ago. On panoramic images, multiple symmetric radiopacities were observed in the facial area; on CBCT, these calcifications were seen in the subcutaneous tissue in various shapes and with varying density. In conclusion, dentists should be aware of the imaging characteristics of dermal filler, and should be able to differentiate dermal filler from other pathological findings.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Radiographic study of dermal fillers in the facial area: A series of 3 cases
- Creators
- Young-Eun Kwon - Kyungpook National UniversityChang-Hyeon An - Kyungpook National UniversityKarp-Shik Choi - Kyungpook National UniversityDu-Hyeong Lee - Kyungpook Natl Univ, Sch Dent, Dept Prosthodont, Daegu, South KoreaSeo-Young An - Kyungpook Natl Univ, Sch Dent, Dept Oral & Maxillofacial Radiol, 2177 Dalgubeol Daero, Daegu 41940, South Korea
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Imaging science in dentistry, Vol.48(3), pp.227-231
- DOI
- 10.5624/isd.2018.48.3.227
- PMID
- 30276160
- PMCID
- PMC6148037
- NLM abbreviation
- Imaging Sci Dent
- ISSN
- 2233-7822
- eISSN
- 2233-7830
- Publisher
- Korean Acad Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology
- Number of pages
- 5
- Grant note
- NRF-2015R1C1A2A01055438 / National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Korean government
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/01/2018
- Academic Unit
- Prosthodontics
- Record Identifier
- 9984914018902771
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