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Types of Dentures
When a patient wants a missing tooth or teeth to be replaced, they are usually given a number of possible treatment plans – one of which is often a denture. Those who have one or several teeth missing could have …
Deciding to Have Dentures
Losing a tooth can be quite upsetting for patients, particularly if the tooth that is missing is in the anterior region of the mouth, however, patients should be
Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT)
Cone beam computed technology has been in use in specialised medical centres and hospitals for a number of years. As technology progresses, the use of CBCT in dentistry
Extra-oral Radiographs – Ideal Quality Criteria
Extra-Oral radiographs are taken with the image receptor placed outside of the patients’ mouth. These radiographs show large areas and are less defined than
Intra-Oral Radiographs – Ideal Quality Criteria
Intra-oral radiographs are those which are taken with the image receptor placed inside the mouth. The image produced should be
Radiography – Digital Image Processing
Digital images are processed and viewed on computers, there is no processing that is physically carried out by any member of the dental team. Digital radiographic
Manual and Automatic Processing of Radiographic Film
Manual processing of Radiographic Film is carried out in a darkroom; this means that is completely light tight except for an appropriate
Image Processing – Radiographic Film
Once a radiographic film and area the area of the mouth to be viewed have been exposed to x-ray photons, the image (or more
Radiography – Extra-oral Phosphor Plates
Extra-oral radiographs involve the image receptor being placed outside of the patients’ mouth; they are used to capture images of large areas but are less detailed than intra-oral
Radiography – Intra-oral Phosphor Plates
Intra-oral radiographs are taken with the image receptor placed inside a patient’s mouth; due to this these image receptors must be reasonably small. Intra-oral phosphor plates are available






















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