September 2011 – Page 2 – Dr. G's Toothpix

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Radiographic Technique: Patient preparation

I thought I’d end this short series on radiographic technique dealing with a more humorous aspect of the radiographs I see. This has to do with proper patient preparation. Patient preparation is the removal of metal, partials or complete dentures from the path of the x ray beam. As a…

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Case of the week

Case of the Week: Focal idiopathic osteosclerosis

This week I have a case of focal idiopathic osteosclerosis. Focal idiopathic osteosclerosis is increased bone deposition within the jaws. As the name states, it is idiopathic. This will present as increased radiopacity of bone with loss of trabeculation in the area. The radiopacity is that of cortical bone. This…

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Radiographic Technique: Central Ray Entry

What is central ray entry? Central ray entry is where the PID/cone is centered on the patient. While this may seem to be the easiest thing to do, central ray entry errors are very common. There really is only one central ray entry error and that is when the PID…

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Case of the week

Case of the Week: Attrition

This week I have a case of attrition. Attrition is the physiological wearing away of tooth structure, also known as bruxism or grinding. This case shows flattening of the cusps of the teeth. With this also comes a decreased overall height of the crown of the tooth. This case shows…