background and aims. early diagnosis of external root resorption is important for accurate treatment. the purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of a charge-coupled device (ccd) sensor and a photostimulable phosphor (psp) plate receptor in the diagnosis of artificial external root resorption. materials and methods. in this diagnostic in-vitro study, 40 maxillary incisors were mounted...

OBJECTIVE To determine the film-retake rates and causes in digital radiography comparison to conventional X-rays method. STUDY DESIGN Comparative study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Radiology Department, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from January 2004 to December 2006. PATIENTS AND METHODS X-rays of different body parts, conducted during the year 2004, with conventional radiograph...

Comparison of data obtained personally during 1989-1996 with for 2018-2021. The children were undergoing inpatient treatment in the maxillofacial surgery department IMSP Children’s Clinical Hospital „E. Cotsaga”. observations on 119 odontogenic cysts jaws served as material this work. years and 85 hospitalized In diagnosis jaws, traditional research methods used: examination, palpation, radiogr...

Ishita Gupta1, Astha Chaudhry2, Solanki Savita3, Arvind Shetti4 Oral Medicine and Radiology, South Australia; Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, SGT University, Budhera, Distt. Gurgaon (Haryana), India; Department of Preventive & Community Dentistry, PDM Dental College and Hospital, Distt. Gurgaon (Haryana), India; Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, K...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to assess radiographer familiarity and preferences with digital radiography in four teaching hospitals and thereafter make recommendations in line with the migration from screen film to digital radiography. MATERIALS AND METHODS A questionnaire was designed to collect data from either qualified or student radiographers from four teaching hospitals. From t...

The effectiveness of a positioning doll for radiography training (XPD) and acquiring the techniques of radiography was evaluated through performing radiography practice for the students in our school of radiological technologists and a questionnaire for radiological technologists. We made a ranking test composed of a five-grade evaluation system of the 39 students for the techniques of radiogra...

Interpreting dental radiographs can be daunting, but it is very similar to interpreting a standard boney radiograph. The major difference is that dental radiographic changes are often more subtle. In addition, there are pathologic states that are unique to the oral cavity. Finally, there are several normal anatomic structures that may mimic pathologic changes. This lecture concentrates on the m...

Methods and Materials: This is a retrospective cohort study of 5022 panoramic radiographs taken of patients who presented to the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Service of the Faculty of Dentistry at Ataturk University in Erzurum, Turkey between January, 1998 and March, 2006. The panoramic radiographs and clinical data were reviewed. Observations were made on the status of missing permanent mand...

Odontomas are the commonest hamartomas as well as odontogenic tumor. They are a malformation in which dental tissues are represented in more or less disorderly pattern. They prevent the eruption of the teeth and mostly asymptomatic in nature. Usually they are discovered on routine radiographic examination. The odontomas which erupt in oral cavity are called as erupted odontomas and are rare in ...