RESEARCH ARTICLE
Digital DICOM in Dentistry
Jeff Burgess*
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2015Volume: 9
Issue: Suppl 2: M12
First Page: 330
Last Page: 336
Publisher ID: TODENTJ-9-330
DOI: 10.2174/1874210601509010330
Article History:
Received Date: 7/10/2014Revision Received Date: 17/1/2015
Acceptance Date: 25/5/2015
Electronic publication date: 31/7/2015
Collection year: 2015

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Abstract
Similar to Medicine, digital communication, information processing, and x-ray imaging have changed the face of dentistry. The incorporation of digital systems into medical and dental practice has necessitated development of a standard that allows reliable transmission of information between the devices taking the images, devices storing the images, and devices displaying the images. This standard is termed as DICOM. The following article briefly reviews how DICOM came about, how dentistry is involved, the various elements that are part of the DICOM system, and how DICOM is currently used in dentistry.