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Dental radiography, the Glossary

Index Dental radiography

Dental radiographs, commonly known as X-rays, are radiographs used to diagnose hidden dental structures, malignant or benign masses, bone loss, and cavities.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 39 relations: Alveolar process, Benign tumor, Buccal object rule, Cementoenamel junction, Cephalogram, Cone beam computed tomography, Digital radiography, European Union, Evidence-based medicine, Faculty of General Dental Practice, Glossary of dentistry, Image resolution, Ionizing radiation, Malignancy, Mandible, Maxilla, Molar (tooth), Occlusion (dentistry), Osteoporosis, Palate, Panoramic radiograph, Parotid gland, Pathology, Periodontal disease, Periodontal fiber, Periodontology, Photographic film, Premolar, Radiography, Royal College of Surgeons of England, Saliva, Sialolithiasis, Sievert, Tomography, Tooth decay, United Kingdom, United States, United States Army, X-ray.

  2. Dentistry branches
  3. Diagnostic dentistry
  4. Projectional radiography

Alveolar process

The alveolar process is the portion of bone containing the tooth sockets on the jaw bones (in humans, the maxilla and the mandible).

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Benign tumor

A benign tumor is a mass of cells (tumor) that does not invade neighboring tissue or metastasize (spread throughout the body).

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Buccal object rule

The buccal object/SLOB rule is a method used to determine the relative position of two objects in the oral cavity using projectional dental radiography.

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Cementoenamel junction

Cementoenamel junction (CEJ) is defined as the area of the union of cementum and enamel at the cervical region of the tooth.

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Cephalogram

A cephalogram is an X-ray of the craniofacial area.

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Cone beam computed tomography

Cone beam computed tomography (or CBCT, also referred to as C-arm CT, cone beam volume CT, flat panel CT or Digital Volume Tomography (DVT)) is a medical imaging technique consisting of X-ray computed tomography where the X-rays are divergent, forming a cone. Dental radiography and cone beam computed tomography are dentistry branches and Diagnostic dentistry.

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Digital radiography

Digital radiography is a form of radiography that uses x-ray–sensitive plates to directly capture data during the patient examination, immediately transferring it to a computer system without the use of an intermediate cassette. Dental radiography and Digital radiography are projectional radiography.

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European Union

The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe.

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Evidence-based medicine

Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is "the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients.

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Faculty of General Dental Practice

The Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) (FGDP(UK)) was a UK professional body for general dental practitioners.

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Glossary of dentistry

This is a list of definitions of commonly used terms of location and direction in dentistry.

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Image resolution

Image resolution is the level of detail of an image.

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Ionizing radiation

Ionizing radiation (US, ionising radiation in the UK), including nuclear radiation, consists of subatomic particles or electromagnetic waves that have sufficient energy to ionize atoms or molecules by detaching electrons from them.

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Malignancy

Malignancy is the tendency of a medical condition to become progressively worse; the term is most familiar as a characterization of cancer.

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Mandible

In jawed vertebrates, the mandible (from the Latin mandibula, 'for chewing'), lower jaw, or jawbone is a bone that makes up the lowerand typically more mobilecomponent of the mouth (the upper jaw being known as the maxilla).

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Maxilla

In vertebrates, the maxilla (maxillae) is the upper fixed (not fixed in Neopterygii) bone of the jaw formed from the fusion of two maxillary bones.

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Molar (tooth)

The molars or molar teeth are large, flat teeth at the back of the mouth.

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Occlusion (dentistry)

Occlusion, in a dental context, means simply the contact between teeth.

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Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disorder characterized by low bone mass, micro-architectural deterioration of bone tissue leading to more porous bone, and consequent increase in fracture risk.

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Palate

The palate is the roof of the mouth in humans and other mammals.

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Panoramic radiograph

A panoramic radiograph is a panoramic scanning dental X-ray of the upper and lower jaw. Dental radiography and panoramic radiograph are dentistry branches and Diagnostic dentistry.

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Parotid gland

The parotid gland is a major salivary gland in many animals.

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Pathology

Pathology is the study of disease and injury.

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Periodontal disease

Periodontal disease, also known as gum disease, is a set of inflammatory conditions affecting the tissues surrounding the teeth.

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Periodontal fiber

The periodontal ligament, commonly abbreviated as the PDL, are a group of specialized connective tissue fibers that essentially attach a tooth to the alveolar bone within which they sit.

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Periodontology

Periodontology or periodontics (from Ancient Greek, – 'around'; and, – 'tooth', genitive) is the specialty of dentistry that studies supporting structures of teeth, as well as diseases and conditions that affect them. Dental radiography and Periodontology are dentistry branches.

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Photographic film

Photographic film is a strip or sheet of transparent film base coated on one side with a gelatin emulsion containing microscopically small light-sensitive silver halide crystals.

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Premolar

The premolars, also called premolar teeth, or bicuspids, are transitional teeth located between the canine and molar teeth.

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Radiography

Radiography is an imaging technique using X-rays, gamma rays, or similar ionizing radiation and non-ionizing radiation to view the internal form of an object.

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Royal College of Surgeons of England

The Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) is an independent professional body and registered charity that promotes and advances standards of surgical care for patients, and regulates surgery and dentistry in England and Wales.

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Saliva

Saliva (commonly referred to as spit or drool) is an extracellular fluid produced and secreted by salivary glands in the mouth.

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Sialolithiasis

Sialolithiasis (also termed salivary calculi, or salivary stones) is a crystallopathy where a calcified mass or sialolith forms within a salivary gland, usually in the duct of the submandibular gland (also termed "Wharton's duct").

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Sievert

The sievert (symbol: SvPlease note there are two non-SI units that use the same Sv abbreviation: the sverdrup and svedberg.) is a unit in the International System of Units (SI) intended to represent the stochastic health risk of ionizing radiation, which is defined as the probability of causing radiation-induced cancer and genetic damage.

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Tomography

Tomography is imaging by sections or sectioning that uses any kind of penetrating wave.

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Tooth decay

Tooth decay, also known as cavities or caries,The word 'caries' is a mass noun, and is not a plural of 'carie'. is the breakdown of teeth due to acids produced by bacteria.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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United States Army

The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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X-ray

X-rays (or rarely, X-radiation) are a form of high-energy electromagnetic radiation.

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See also

Dentistry branches

Diagnostic dentistry

Projectional radiography

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_radiography

Also known as Bitewing, Dental X-ray, Dental X-rays, Dental radiograph, Dental xray, Digital dental radiography, Full mouth series, Radiography, dental.