Many, many people and dental professionals incorrectly use the term x ray when referring to a radiograph. I am quite the nitpick on this and other terminology, which drives my students up the walls from time to time. I’m not sure why or how everyone learned to incorrectly identify a […]
This week I have an interesting case of ectopic eruption. Ectopic eruption is when a tooth erupts into an abnormal location (frequently into another tooth). This case involved two mandibular premolars. Due to the positioning of the crowns, there was extensive decay as the patient was unable to clean the […]
Imagine a new patient is coming to your practice today. Do you have a preset radiographic exam you give every patient or do you evaluate the patient and determine what radiographs to order? Each office I’ve talked to is a little different in this. While some offices prefer to order […]
