Dental X-ray 4 Edition

A complete guide for security, effective use of radiation in the dental office:
A new chapter in the computed cone beam tomography (CBCT) familiarizes you with emerging practices in dental radiography.
Updated discussions and new radiographs keep it in force with the most recent information on digital image projection.

Step-by-step procedures combine clear instructions with anatomical drawings, positioned photos, and corresponding x-rays to help you and to perform exactly specific techniques, thus minimizing exposure to patient radiation.

Common problems are detailed that can be found in practice and also provide you with a checklist to guide you through what to do and what not to do in the image projection procedures.

Practicing questions with feedback, interactive labeling and radiographic identification exercises, animations, crosswords, and case studies modeled by the National Board Hygiene Examination (NBDHE) develop strengthening your understanding and They will help prepare for the exam.

Part I: Fundamentals of Radiation
1.- History of radiation. 2.- Physics of radiation. 3.- Characteristics of radiation. 4.- Biology of radiation. 5.- Protection against radiation

Part II: Team, film and processing fundamentals
6.- Dental X-ray equipment. 7.- Dental X-ray film. 8.- Characteristics of the dental X-ray image. 9.- Processing of X-ray film 10.- Quality guarantee in the dental office.

Part III: Fundamentals of Dental Radiologist
11.- Dental radiographs and dental radiologist. 12.- Relationship of the patients and the dental radiologist. 13.- Education of the patient and the dental radiologist. 14.- Legal issues and dental radiologist. 15.- Control of infection and dental radiologist.

Part IV: Fundamentals of the technique
16.- Introduction to radiographic examinations. 17.- Parallel technique. 18.- Bisetriz technique. 19.- Bitten fin technique. 20.- Errors of exposure and technique. 21.- Occlusal and location techniques. 22.- Projection of the panoramic image. 23.- Projection of the extraoral image. 24.- Projection of image of patients with special needs.

Part V: Fundamentals of the digital image
25.- Digital image. 26.- Projection of the three-dimensional digital image.

Part VI: Fundamentals of the Movie Mount and Dental Anatomy
27.- Normal anatomy: intraoral images. 28.- Montage and visualization of the film. 29.- Normal anatomy: panoramic images.

Part VII: Fundamentals of the interpretation of the image
30.- Introduction to the interpretation of the image. 31.- Descriptive terminology. 32.- Identification of restorations, dental materials, and strange objects. 33.- Interpretation of dental caries. 34.- Interpretation of periodontal disease. 35.- Interpretation of traumatic, pulp and periapical lesions.

Glossary. Index.