Although the radiological doses used by dentists are low individually, patients are often exposed to many repeat dental radiographic examinations. The "routine" use of dental radiography, such as screening of all patients using dental panoramic radiography (DPRs) or a random decision to take a dental radiograph, will inevitable lead to unnecessary patient exposure. The use of Radiographic Refer...

DSR has made a significant improvement in the detection of dental & maxillofacial lesions. The Digital Subtraction Radiography is used to compare standardized radiographs taken at sequential examination visits. All unchanged structures are subtracted and these areas are displayed in neutral gray shade in the subtraction image; while regions that have changed are displayed in darker or lighter s...

This article describes the case of a 78-year-old patient whose mandibular fracture was treated with miniplate osteosynthesis. After initial treatment, panoramic radiography revealed a fracture of the miniplate, and at follow-up, a loosening of the replacement plate. For the dental practitioner, this clinical case highlights the importance of panoramic radiography and occlusal analysis and stabi...

CONTEXT Both high- and low-dose radiation exposures in women have been associated with low-birth-weight offspring. It is unclear if radiation affects the hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid axis and thereby indirectly birth weight, or if the radiation directly affects the reproductive organs. OBJECTIVE To investigate whether antepartum dental radiography is associated with low-birth-weight offspri...

PURPOSE The current study investigates the feasibility of a platform for a nationwide dose monitoring system for dental radiography. The essential elements for an unerring system are also assessed. MATERIALS AND METHODS An intraoral radiographic machine with 14 X-ray generators and five sensors, 45 panoramic radiographic machines, and 23 cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) models used in Kor...

In this article, we report on the evolution of a series of dental outreach missions sponsored by Stony Brook University to remote areas of Madagascar over a nine-year period. The project evolved from one dental resident performing only dental extractions in 1999 to a team comprised of two dentists, six third-year dental students, and two dental assistants performing dental restorations, extract...

Dental infections may lead to severe local or systemic infections such as endocarditis, brain abscesses and mediastinitis. Fever may be the only symptom. We aim to highlight dental/odontogenic abscesses as the occult source of unexplained fever by reporting on three cases and reviewing the relevant literature. Early dental evaluation and referral of patients with persistent fever (even without ...

OBJECTIVES Assessment of pubertal status and pubertal growth spurt in orthodontic patients has a considerable impact on the diagnosis, treatment plan and the outcome of orthodontic treatments. Hand-wrist radiography is routinely used to evaluate skeletal development. Some studies have shown that there is an association between bone development and different stages of dental calcification; there...

Abstract Background Pediatric dental radiography is a field with numerous uses as well concerns regarding radiation safety. This study was undertaken to assess the knowledge that parents have same. questionnaire survey conducted aim of assessing knowledge, attitude, and practices toward pediatric radiography. Material Methods In total, 280 questionnaires were answered by children visiting Denta...