Visualizing TMJ Osseous Morphology with OP 3D LX

A 52-year-old patient presented at Dr. Archambault’s office with sharp pain in the left condyle region, without any prior history of clicking or disk derangements. 

You’ll see:

• The large FOV CBCT scan taken that showed no radiographic evidence of osteoarthritic changes on either the right or left TMJ.
• The subsequent small FOV CBCT scan taken with the ORTHOPANTOMAGRAPH™ OP 3D™ LX that revealed a small area of erosion on the anterosuperior and lateral aspects of the condylar head.
• The successful treatment that Dr. Archambault and her team planned to alleviate the patient’s pain.

Dr. Katya Archambault

Dr. Katya Archambault is a Board Certified Oral and Maxillofacial Radiologist from UCLA. She also received a Certificate in Implant Dentistry from NYU after studying for two years from 2007 to 2009. She got her dental degree from Laval University and did a Certificate in Microbiology at that same university.

She owns the private practice San Diego Dental Health Center in La Jolla California. She also has an appointment at UCSD as a clinical instructor within the Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology.

Her clinical interests are in Pathophysiology and Radiologic interpretation of the Maxillofacial Complex, Maxillofacial Radiology, Sleep Apnea, and Airway Evaluation, TMJ, Soft and Hard tissue reconstructive Surgery, implantology and navigation procedures.

She is an international lecturer, published in journals and received several awards over the years. Dr. Archambault is also a Diplomate of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Academy of Osteointegration and International Congress of Oral Implantology.