Publisher's Synopsis
This slide set reference/training manual on dental radiography provides the theory and hands-on technical instruction needed to understand and safely use x-radiation in the dental office. The text covers the essential knowledge of radiation, equipment, film and processing, dental radiographer basics, technique, normal anatomy, and film nmounting and radiographic interpretation. The "Dental Radiographer" section includes chapters on patient relations and education, legal issues and infection control. The "Technique" chapters cover paralleling, bisecting, bite-wing and occlusal techniques, exposure and technique errors, panoramic radiography, extraoral radiography and radiography of special patients. The "Radiographic Interpretation" section assists in the radiographic recognition of dental caries, periodontal disease, dental materials, restorations and foreign objects, dental anomalies, cysts and tumours.
