After clinical history-taking and examination, radiography is the “third way” of diagnosis, and dentists face the daily task of interpreting radiographic images to help in patient management. This book aims to give a comprehensive guide to reading x-ray images in dental practice and concentrates on intraoral radiographs. The text builds on a strong foundation of anatomical knowledge and is reinforced by the authors’ experience of the radiological appearances that frequently challenge dentists.

Contents:
Chapter 1 Basic Principles
Chapter 2 Normal Anatomy
Chapter 3 Dental Caries
Chapter 4 Radiology of the Periodontal Tissues
Chapter 5 Periapical and Bone Inflammation
Chapter 6 Anomalies of Teeth
Chapter 7 Trauma to the Teeth and Jaws
Chapter 8 Assessment of Roots and Unerupted Teeth
Chapter 9 Radiolucencies in the Jaws
Chapter 10 Mixed Density and Radiopapque Lesions
Index

ISBN: 1-85097-052-1
978-1-85097-052-1 , 9781850970521

171 pp; 247 illus

Preface
Radiography is an essential tool in dental practice and almost all patients will need a radiograph at some point during a course of treatment. Successful radiography requires well-maintained and safe equipment, careful film handling, accurate technique and controlled processing. Once a radiograph is produced it must be interpreted correctly. This book aims to provide a guide to successful radiological interpretation.

In preparing the book, we made an early decision to focus principally upon the more common radiological diagnostic tasks. While the choice of subjects making up the chapters is fairly predictable, the content was influenced heavily by the correspondence each of us has had with dentists in general practice over the years. General dental practitioners frequently send radiographs to us for an opinion, a service we are happy to provide. Time has informed us that certain conditions, anomalies and lesions recur as diagnostic problems and we have used this experience to help design the book.

Radiology is an expanding clinical discipline, with new technologies adding to the traditional armamentarium of x-ray set and film or cassette. However, in this book we make no apologies for sticking with the more traditional images that make up the overwhelming workload of the average dentist. In particular, we have decided to concentrate upon intraoral radiography, although there are some exceptions. In some places we refer to “image receptor”, to acknowledge the increasing use of digital radiographic systems in dentistry.
Keith Horner
John Rout
Vivian E Rushton


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