introduction: although proximal dental caries are very common, clinical examinations cannot detect them all. panoramic radiography has been widely used in dentistry for both diagnosis and screening. this study aimed to investigate and compare the efficacy of two digital panoramic radiography techniques in the diagnosis of proximal caries. methods: a total number of 60 patients referred to a den...

introdouction: canal length measurement is essential for proper endodontic treatment. any error or miscalculation in working length determination, particularly in curved canals, can result in complications during or after root canal therapy. digital radiography has enabled accurate measurement of curved canal length. in this study, we evaluated the accuracy of calibration of a complementary met...

OBJECTIVE To assess the surface roughness resulting after application of currently available interproximal polishing. MATERIALS AND METHODS The analysis was carried out by means of digital subtraction radiography, profilometry, and scanning electron microscopy. The roughness of natural untreated enamel served as the reference. Five enamel reduction methods were tested (Profin, New Metal Strip...

introdouction: the purpose of the present study was to determine the possible relationship between gonial angle size and three mandibular morphometric parameters, namely, panoramic mandibular index (pmi), mandibular cortical width (mcw), and antegonial notch depth (ad), in digital panoramic radiographs. materials and methods: pmi, mcw, and ad were calculated in digital panoramic radiographs of ...

objective: after introduction of digital radiography into dentistry several methods of image acquisition were accessible in the field of dentistry. in many instances it is necessary to digitize analog images. there is no overall acceptable method for image digitization so all different types of images can be comparable. the objective of this study was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of diffe...

OBJECTIVES To compare the differences between conventional radiography and digital computerized radiography (CR) in patients presenting to the emergency department. METHODS The study enrolled consecutive patients presenting to the emergency department who needed chest radiography. Quality score of the radiogram was assessed with visual analogue score (VAS-100 mm), measured in terms of millime...