radiographic technique


Radiographic Technique: Maxillary Occlusal Radiographs 3

This is the first of two posts on occlusal technique.  Below are images I have taken with a very cooperative patient – DXTTR.  The only problem for some of the images is he has no neck so I did the best I could.  😀 Occlusal Technique (general) Occlusal radiographs are […]


X is for x ray: Image Density

Today is all about image density and how different settings on the x ray unit as well as the subject being imaged will effect this.  The four topics I will be covering are: milliampere (mA), kilovoltage peak (kVp), exposure time, and subject thickness.  I have covered some of these topics […]


App time: Pantomograph positioning app (Apple & Android) 3

I recently found an app that shows good examples of pantomograph positioning as well as errors in positioning.  Before I get to that I’d like to address some issues some people have been running into trying to view the University of North Carolina website on pantomograph positioning.  Several people have […]