Full Description
This clear, up-to-date, and student-friendly text tightly links oral RADIOGRAPHY, 9/e presents all information needed for introductory courses in dental radiography, preparing students for board and licensing examinations while offering real-world resources for clinical practice and patient management. KEY FEATURES: Coverage includes: historical perspectives, radiation basics, biologic effects and protection, dental X-ray image receptors, processing techniques; dental radiographer fundamentals, intraoral and extraoral techniques, radiographic errors, quality assurance; mounting and viewing radiographs, and patient management. This Ninth Edition integrates coverage of digital imaging throughout, presents paralleling and bisecting techniques in separate chapters, and adds a new chapter on safety and environmental responsibilities. It also contains many new study questions and improved images.
Contents
PART I1. History of Dental Radiography2. Characteristics and Measurement of Radiation3. The Dental X-ray Machine: Components and Functions4. Producing Quality RadiographsPART II: Biological Effects of Radiation and Radiation Protection5. Effects of Radiation Exposure6. Radiation ProtectionPART III: Dental X-ray Image Receptors and Processing Techniques7. Dental X-ray Film8. Dental X-ray Film Processing9. Digital RadiographyPART IV: Dental Radiographer Fundamentals10. Infection Control11. Legal and Ethical Responsibilities12. Patient Relations and EducationPART V: Intraoral Techniques13. Intraoral Radiographic Procedures14. The Periapical Examination-Paralleling Technique15. The Periapical Examination-Bisecting Technique16. The Bitewing Examination17. The Occlusal ExaminationPART VI: Radiographic Errors and Quality Assurance18. Identifying and Correcting Undiagnostic Radiographs19. Quality Assurance in Dental Radiography. 20. Safety and Environmental Responsibilities in Radiography PART VII: Mounting and Viewing Dental Radiographs21. Mounting and Introduction to Interpretation22. Recognizing Normal Radiographic Anatomy23. Recognizing Deviations from Normal Radiographic Anatomy24. The Use of Radiographs in the Detection of Dental Caries25. The Use of Radiographs in the Evaluation of Periodontal DiseasesPART VIII: Patient Management and Supplemental Techniques26. Radiographic Techniques for Children27. Managing Patients with Special Needs28. Supplemental Radiographic TechniquesPART IX: Extraoral Techniques29. Extraoral Radiography and Alternate Imaging Modalities30. Panoramic RadiographyAnswers to Study QuestionsGlossaryIndex
