PURPOSE The aim of this study was to investigate the use and acceptance of digital radiographic examinations by Brazilian dental practitioners in daily practice and to evaluate the advances that have occurred over the past 5 years. MATERIALS AND METHODS Dental practitioners enrolled in extension courses at the Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas, Brazil, responded to a self-admin...

Effect of the storage in water on the radiopacity of calcium hydroxide cements Karina Lopes Devito1 Ana Isabel Ortega2 Francisco Haiter-Neto3 1PhD, Professor, Department of Radiology, Juiz de Fora Dental School, UFJF, Juiz de Fora, Brazil. 2MSc, PhD, Piracicaba Dental School, UNICAMP, Piracicaba, Brazil. 3MSc, PhD, Professor, Department of Radiology, Piracicaba Dental School, UNICAMP, Piracicab...

introdouction:the study aimed to compare the accuracy of proximal caries detection by dental practitioners using two different systems, direct digital system and conventional films, under routine environmental conditions. materials and methods: eleven extracted human posterior teeth were mounted on wax frames and were exposed using the direct digital system and conventional films. seventy-four ...

Karthikeya Patil1, Saikrishna Degala2, V G Mahima1, Srishti Tayal3, Garima Agarwal4 1Professor, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, JSS Dental College & Hospital, JSS University, Mysore, Karnataka, India, 2Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, JSS Dental College & Hospital, JSS University, Mysore, Karnataka, India, 3Post-graduate Student, Department of Oral Medicine & Radi...

Senior lecturer, Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Haldia Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Purba Medinipur, Haldia, West Bengal, India -721645. Senior lecturer, Department of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental & Medical Sciences, Lucknow, U.P, India Senior lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Haldia institute of denta...

Pavan Gujjar1, Jyoti Zingade2, Shruthi Patil3, Jayadeva Hallur4 1Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Narsinhbhai Patel Dental College and Hospital, Visnagar, Gujarat, India, 2Postgraduate Student, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Narsinhbhai Patel Dental College and Hospital, Visnagar, Gujarat, India, 3Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine and Radio...

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...

background: in recent decades many guidelines has been conducted by radiation protection organizations about radiation protection in dentistry. this study aimed to evaluate the observance of these guidelines in educational clinics of all dental schools in iran. material and methods: in this cross-sectional study a self-administered questionnaire, based on national radiation protection board (nr...