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Diagnostics and Imaging

We develop safer, more precise ways to see inside teeth and jaws – including radiation-free imaging with the world’s only dental-dedicated MRI scanner.

Do you want to collaborate? Please contact
Rubens Spin-Neto, Professor
Mail: rsn@dent.au.dk
Phone: +45 87 15 97 13

Meet all researchers

Our research

World’s first dental-dedicated MRI scanner

Radiation-free imaging of teeth and jaws

We test whether MRI can replace X-rays for diagnosing problems in teeth and jaws – so patients, children included, can be examined without radiation.

Studies on why 3D scans get retaken

Low-dose 3D imaging

We find out how low the radiation dose of cone beam CT can go while still giving dentists what they need to make safe treatment decisions.

International guidelines with partners from 14 countries

Diagnosing inflamed and infected teeth

We develop methods and guidelines for diagnosing inflammation inside the tooth and around the root tip – so patients get the right treatment the first time.

Population cohort followed from 1997 to 2019

Dental health over two decades

We follow the same randomly selected adults over 20 years to learn how common endodontic disease is – and how long root fillings really last.

Join the team

“Very few places in the world can do this kind of imaging research. Here I get to do it with supervisors who give me room to test my own ideas.”

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Recent publications

Rezai, E., Matzen, L. H., Kaaber, L. & Schropp, L. (2026). Comparing reproducibility among observers for low-, standard-, and high-dose protocols of CBCT assessing anatomical landmarks and pathology related to third molars: An ex vivo study. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oooo.2026.08.014

European Society of Endodontology developed by: (2021). European Society of Endodontology position statement: The restoration of root filled teeth. International Endodontic Journal, 54(11), 1974-1981. https://doi.org/10.1111/iej.13607

Kirkevang, L. L., Hörsted-Bindslev, P., Ørstavik, D. & Wenzel, A. (2001). A comparison of the quality of root canal treatment in two Danish subpopulations examined 1974-75 and 1997-98. International Endodontic Journal, 34(8), 607-612. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2591.2001.00436.x

Spin-Neto, R., Matzen, L. H. & Christensen, J. (2026). Lingual nerve visualization with dental-dedicated MRI: feasibility and observer reproducibility. Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, 55(6), 636-644. https://doi.org/10.1093/dmfr/twag022

Franklin, K., Spin-Neto, R., Christensen, J., Reside, G. & Tyndall, D. (2026). Evaluation of the mandibular third molar region using 2D vs 3D acquisitions with dental-dedicated MRI. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology, 142(6), 998-1008. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oooo.2026.06.009

All publications from Diagnostics and Imaging

Revised 10.11.2026

Anders Møller