Orofacial MRI Center unveils first-in-the-nation dental-dedicated MRI
The School of Dentistry unveiled the country’s first and world’s second dental-dedicated MRI on September 18 with the opening of the Orofacial MRI Center (OMRIC). Read more from the news story.
Dentsply Sirona and Siemens Healthineers present joint research project in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for dentistry
The School of Dentistry’s Orofacial MRI Center (OMRIC) was funded by a research grant from Dentsply Sirona, with support from Siemens Healthineers, to explore the scientific introduction of MRI in dentistry. Read more about this exploration.
OMRIC staff assist volunteer to be scanned with the ddMRI system.
OMRIC staff review images from volunteer.
About OMRIC
The School of Dentistry’s Orofacial MRI Center (OMRIC) is the first such facility in all of North America, and will be opening this fall in 2024. We collaborate with academic colleagues at the University of Minnesota Center for Magnetic Resonance Research (CMRR) and Aarhus University in Denmark.
Dynamic MRI of a volunteer's temporomandibular joint (TMJ) while opening and closing their jaw.