Essentials of dental radiography and radiology [electronic resource]
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh :
Churchill Livingstone ,
2002
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| Edition: | 3rd ed |
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| Online Access: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information |
Table of Contents:
- The radiographic image
- Radiation physics and equipment
- The production, properties and interactions of X-rays
- Dose units and dosimetry
- The biological effects and risks associated with X-rays
- X-ray equipment, films and processing
- Radiation protection
- Dental radiography - general patient considerations including control of infection
- Periapical radiography
- Bitewing radiography
- Occlusal radiography
- Oblique lateral radiography
- Skull and maxillofacial radiography
- Cephalometric radiography
- Tomography
- Dental panoramic tomography
- Factors affecting the radiographic image, film faults and quality assurance
- Alternative and specialized imaging modalities
- Radiology
- Introduction to radiological interpretation
- Dental caries and assessment of restorations
- The periapical tissues
- The periodontal tissues and periodontal disease
- Implant assessment
- Developmental abnormalities
- Radiological differential diagnosis - describing a lesion
- Differential diagnosis of radiolucent lesions of the jaws
- Differential diagnosis of lesions of variable radiopacity in the jaws
- The maxillary antra
- Trauma to the teeth and facial skeleton
- The temporomandibular joint
- Bone diseases of radiological importance
- Disorders of the salivary glands and sialography