Essentials of Dental Radiography and Radiology

This highly popular text presents everything that an undergraduate dental student, postgraduate student or general dental practitioner needs to know in order to safely capture high-quality clinical images and accurately interpret their findings.

Written in an accessible manner, which avoids unnecessary detail, each page spread has been carefully designed to ensure clarity of understanding by the reader to facilitate both examination success and confidence and safety in the clinical situation. Topics address the whole BDS curriculum and range from the physics of imaging and radiation protection to infection control and regional image interpretation.

Perfect for undergraduate students, post-graduate students, specialist trainees and general dental practitioners alike, Essentials of Dental Radiography and Radiology has become the ‘must-have’ volume for all readers who practise or who intend to practise clinical dentistry.

CONTENTS

Part 1 Introduction

1 The radiographic image

Part 2 Radiation physics, equipment and radiation protection

2 The production, properties and interactions of X-rays

3 Dental X-ray generating equipment

4 Image receptors

5 Imaging processing

6 Radiation dose, dosimetry and dose limitation

7 The biological effects associated with X-rays, risk and practical radiation protection

Part 3 Radiography

8 Dental radiography - general patient considerations including control of infection

9 Periapical radiography

10 Bitewing radiography

11 Occlusal radiography

12 Oblique lateral radiography

13 Skull and maxillofacial radiography

14 Cephalometric radiography

15 Tomography and panoramic radiography

16 Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT)

17 The quality of radiographic images and quality assurance

18 Alternative and specialized imaging modalities

Part 4 Radiology

19 Introduction to radiological interpretation

20 Dental caries and the assessment of restorations

21 The periapical tissues

22 The periodontal tissues and periodontal disease

23 Implant assessment

24 Developmental abnormalities

25 Radiological differential diagnosis - describing a lesion

26 Differential diagnosis of radiolucent lesions of the jaws

27 Differential diagnosis of lesions of variable radiopacity in the jaws

28 Bone diseases of radiological importance

29 Trauma to the teeth and facial skeleton

30 The temporomandibular joint

31 The maxillary antra

32 The salivary glands

Bibliography and suggested reading

Index

Eric Whaites, MSc BDS(Hons) FDSRCS(Edin) FDSRCS(Eng) FRCR DDRRCR, Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology, Head of the Unit of Dental and Maxillofacial Radiological Imaging, King’s College London Dental Institute at Guy’s, King’s College and St Thomas’ Hospitals, London, UK and Nicholas Drage, BDS(Hons) FDSRCS(Eng) FDSRCPS(Glas) DDRRCR, Consultant and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology, University Dental Hospital, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Cardiff, UK