Category: Radiographic Interpretation

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Educational Video: Dentin Dysplasia Type I

Here’s another quick, fun, educational video made by UNMC College of Dentistry Class of 2016 Dental Students. I’ll be getting the last of these up this week and next before I start my new position. 🙂 If you have any questions or comments, please leave them below. Thanks and enjoy!
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Locate the Object: July 2014 (b)

And now the second case for this month to practice your image shift and SLOB (Same-Lingual, Opposite-Buccal) information. The object in question is the radiopaque restoration near the cemento-enamel junction on the maxillary right second premolar (#4). Which surface (buccal or lingual) is the restoration on? Answers coming Thursday.  You can answer either in the comments, twitter…
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Find the Caries: July 2014 (b) ANSWERS

And now the answers for the 4 bitewing radiographic series from Tuesday. Maxillary right first molar (#3) – distal Mandibular left second molar (#18) – mesial Mandibular left first molar (#19) – distal Mandibular left second premolar (#20) – distal Mandibular right first premolar (#28) – distal Mandibular right second…
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Find the Caries: July 2014 (b)

Onto the second find the caries case for this month. If you want to see the first one go HERE. Here is another 4 bitewing radiographic series. For a review, here’s where you can find the caries interpretation posts (interproximal caries, occlusal caries, root caries and recurrent caries). If you…
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Locate the Object: July 2014 (a) ANSWER

Here is the answer for the July 2014 (a) Locate the Object. I will be going over only image shift as the SLOB (Same-Lingual, Opposite-Buccal) rule is difficult (but not impossible) to use when evaluating a vertical angle change. Image shift Before starting to use the image shift principle it…