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Dental Radiography – Principles and Techniques

This third edition of this noted book focuses on the essential principles of radiation and the technical skills necessary for the safe and effective use of radiation in the dental office. It serves as both a textbook and training manual by providing comprehensive coverage of basic theory and complete technical instruction. Procedures are presented in a detailed step-by-step format with accompanying illustrations, rationales, and charting notes. It now includes a new interactive CD-ROM.

Features
Chapter lengths are short with topics separated into easy-to-digest sections. Content is divided into six parts, covering all necessary aspects of dental radiography. Step-by-step procedures throughout the chapters include rationales and charting notes along with essential illustrations and photos to demonstrate techniques properly. Quiz questions for each chapter helps assess knowledge and comprehension. Example boxes are used throughout the chapters to further explain a process and to explain why it is done a certain way.

What's New
Interactive CD-ROM included in every book, includes a variety of interactive exercises such as radiograph mounting, mastering steps in equipment assembly and film processing, radiograph interpretation exercises, animations to visualise key concepts of how digital radiographs are produced, and what happens within the dental X-ray tube, and patient case studies in the same format as the national board exam.
Chapter 30 on Descriptive Terminology provides an overview of all terminology related to interpretation of normal radiographs and those showing abnormalities. Chapter 31 on Interpretation of Restorations, Dental Materials, and Foreign Objects teaches the reader to identify restorations, dental materials, and foreign objects on radiographs.

Contents
PART 1: RADIATION BASICS 1. Radiation History 2. Radiation Physics 3. Radiation Characteristics 4. Radiation Biology 5. Radiation Protection • PART 2: EQUIPMENT, FILM, AND PROCESSING BASICS 6. Dental X-Ray Equipment 7. Dental X-Ray Film 8. Dental X-Ray Characteristics 9. Dental X-Ray Film Processing 10. Quality Assurance in the Dental Office • PART 3: DENTAL RADIOGRAPHER BASICS 11. Dental Radiographs and the Dental Radiographer 12. Patient Relations and the Dental Radiographer 13. Patient Education and the Dental Radiographer 14. Legal Issues and the Dental Radiographer 15. Infection Control and the Dental Radiographer • PART 4: TECHNIQUE BASICS 16. Introduction to Radiographic Examinations 17. Paralleling Technique 18. Bisecting Technique 19. Bite-Wing Technique 20. Exposure and Technique Errors 21. Occlusal and Localization Technique 22. Panoramic Radiography 23. Extraoral Radiography 24. Digital Radiography 25. Radiography of Patients with Special Needs • PART 5: NORMAL ANATOMY AND FILM MOUNTING BASICS 26. Normal Anatomy – Intraoral Films 27. Film Mounting and Film Viewing 28. Normal Anatomy – Panoramic Films • PART 6: RADIOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION BASICS 29. Introduction to Radiographic Interpretation 30. Descriptive Terminology • NEW CHAPTER! 31. Interpretation of Restorations and Dental Materials NEW CHAPTER! 32. Interpretation of Dental Caries 33. Interpretation of Periodontal Disease 34. Interpretation of Trauma and Pulpal and Periapical Lesions