Interpretation of 2D and 3D diagnostic imaging of craniofacial, dental and adjacent structures
Dental radiographs play a crucial role in the diagnosis of a number of oral diseases, such as dental caries, periodontal lesions, and cysts and tumors of the oral and maxillofacial region. Dental radiography is referred to as “traditional” if it uses conventional X-ray films to expose diagnostic images. Among the intraoral radiographs are periapical, bitewing, […]
“Yes, people pull the trigger‑ but guns are the instrument of death. Gun control is necessary, and delay means more death and horror” Eliot Spitzer. A patient presents with a reduced mouth opening since 12 years. He had a ballistic trauma about 14 years back in the mid-facial region. He had lost his right eye […]
The eye cannot see what the mind does not know. Sir William Osler, Late 1800s Panoramic imaging (also called as orthopantomography or rotational radiography) produces a tomographic image of both the maxillary and the mandibular arches with their supporting structures in a single film. This simple technique of image generation is very […]
The credit for the discovery of x-rays goes to Sir Wilhem Conrad Roentgen (1845-1923), Professor at Wuerzburg University in Germany. X-rays helps in the production of the image which is captured on a film, may be viewed directly (fluoroscopy) or on a monitor with digital radiology. Initially, a sheet of platinocyanide was used to view […]
I investigated…………. It seemed at first a new kind of invisible light. It was clearly something new Something unrecorded……….. There is much to do…… Sir Wilhelm […]