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Imaging Modalities for General Dental Practice-Bird’s Eye View


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1 Oral Pathology, Vinayaka Mission's Sankarachariyar Dental College, NH-47, Sankari Main Road, Ariyanoor, Salem-636308, Tamil Nadu, India
 

Imaging modalities employed in general dental practise include a plethora of intra and extra oral radiographic techniques for identification and diagnosis of various pathologies affecting the teeth and bones of maxillofacial region. The aim of this article is to highlight the application of the common and routine techniques currently available in the field of diagnostic radiology.

Keywords

Imaging, Intraoral Periapical Radiograph, Panoramic Radiograph, Radiograph.
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T. A. Ajins
Oral Pathology, Vinayaka Mission's Sankarachariyar Dental College, NH-47, Sankari Main Road, Ariyanoor, Salem-636308, Tamil Nadu, India
C. S. Anitha
Oral Pathology, Vinayaka Mission's Sankarachariyar Dental College, NH-47, Sankari Main Road, Ariyanoor, Salem-636308, Tamil Nadu, India
S. Anupama
Oral Pathology, Vinayaka Mission's Sankarachariyar Dental College, NH-47, Sankari Main Road, Ariyanoor, Salem-636308, Tamil Nadu, India
Anjaly Thomas
Oral Pathology, Vinayaka Mission's Sankarachariyar Dental College, NH-47, Sankari Main Road, Ariyanoor, Salem-636308, Tamil Nadu, India
Mathew Jacob
Oral Pathology, Vinayaka Mission's Sankarachariyar Dental College, NH-47, Sankari Main Road, Ariyanoor, Salem-636308, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract


Imaging modalities employed in general dental practise include a plethora of intra and extra oral radiographic techniques for identification and diagnosis of various pathologies affecting the teeth and bones of maxillofacial region. The aim of this article is to highlight the application of the common and routine techniques currently available in the field of diagnostic radiology.

Keywords


Imaging, Intraoral Periapical Radiograph, Panoramic Radiograph, Radiograph.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18311/jade%2F2016%2F158642