Radiographic exams – Page 2

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Radiographic Technique: Mandibular Occlusal Radiographs

This is the second and last post on occlusal technique. For a refresher on basic occlusal technique go here. Mandibular Occlusal Radiographs Mandibular Anterior The mandibular anterior occlusal radiograph is frequently made on both adults and children. On adults, it is made with a size 4 film/phosphor plate with the…

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Radiographic Technique: Maxillary Occlusal Radiographs

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…

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SLOB rule (Same-Lingual, Opposite-Buccal)

Today I will be going over another way to determine the location of an object (known or unknown) that appears on intraoral radiographs. One important note – do not combine the two methods, use only the image shift or the SLOB rule when locating an object. SLOB rule The SLOB…

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Image shift

This week and next I am going to cover two different techniques with the same outcome – determining the location of an object (known or unknown) visualized on radiograph. This object could include but is not limited to supernumerary teeth, impacted teeth, foreign objects, etc. This week will be image…

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X is for x ray: Inverse square law and PID/cone length

This is the last week of post topics from the review for the hygiene written boards. Today is the inverse square law and how this applies to changing the PID/cone length and exposure settings for a comparable image density. Inverse square law The inverse square law applies to any source…