DENTAL RADIOGRAPHY

INTRODUCTION

This subcourse is designed to acquaint you with fundamental concepts of dental radiography. It seeks to familiarize you with the techniques of positioning the patient, the tubehead, and film as well as exposing and processing dental radiographs. A knowledge of radiography is essential to understanding the dangers inherent in the use of X-rays. Radiographs are used in helping the dental or medical officer to make diagnoses. There are examples in this subcourse of commonly produced radiographs. Utmost care must be taken to follow the rules for exposing and processing X-ray films to ensure that diagnostic quality radiographs are produced.

advantages of the panoramic || anatomic radiographic landmarks || assembly of film-holding || atoms and molecules || automatic processor || basic procedures || bisecting periapical || bite wing || bleached image || blurred image || central and lateral || central ray angulation || components of the atom || credit awarded || darkroom || dental radiographic film || disadvantages of the panoramic || discovery-of-xrays || disposing of radiographs || distorted image || exercises lesson 1 || exercises lesson 2 || exercises lesson 3 || exercises lesson 4 || facilities and materials || faulty radiographs || filing and disposing || fogged film || general exposure factors || general lesson 1 || general lesson 2 || general lesson 3 || general lesson 4 || index || intraoral radiography || lead foil image || lesson 1 || lesson 4 || lesson assignment || lesson assignment lesson 2 || lesson assignment lesson 3 || lesson assignment lesson 4 || mandibular anterior occlusal || mandibular bicuspids || mandibular bicuspids lesson 4 || mandibular cuspids || mandibular cuspids lesson 4 || mandibular full occlusal || mandibular incisors || mandibular incisors lesson 4 || mandibular molars lesson 4 || mandibular molars || mandibular posterior occlusal || mandibular radiographs || manual processing || maxillary anterior occlusal || maxillary bicuspids || maxillary bicuspids lesson 4 || maxillary cuspids || maxillary cuspids lesson 4 || maxillary full occlusal || maxillary incisors lesson 4 || maxillary incisors || maxillary molars || maxillary molars lesson 4 || maxillary posterior occlusal || molars and bicuspids || mounting || no image || occlusal exposure || orbiting electrons || overexposed image || overexposure to radiation || overview of the bisecting || paralleling periapical || partial image || periapical radiographic techniques || placement of film packets || positioning the patient || production of x-rays || protective measures and standards || radiation hazards || radiation protection || radiological-terminology || radiolucent landmarks || radiopaque landmarks || reticulation || rl on mandibular radiographs || solutions to exercises lesson 1 || solutions to exercises lesson 2 || solutions to exercises lesson 3 || solutions to exercises lesson 4 || sources of radiation || streaked film || subcourse components || terms relating to radiation biology || the panoramic radiograph || the panoramic unit || three step of x-ray || types of intraoral || types of radiation || underexposed image || uses of the panoramic || x-ray beam quantity and quality || x-ray photon