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Radiography and Radiology for Dental Care Professionals
- 4th Edition - January 11, 2020
- Authors: Eric Whaites, Nicholas Drage
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 7 6 8 3 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 0 2 0 - 7 6 8 4 - 8
Written in an easy-to-read, accessible manner and now with a new colour design to aid learning, each page has been carefully designed to ensure clarity of understanding to enable… Read more
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Request a sales quoteWritten in an easy-to-read, accessible manner and now with a new colour design to aid learning, each page has been carefully designed to ensure clarity of understanding to enable both confidence and safety in the clinical situation and exam success. Radiography, radiation protection and interpretation of dental diseases are addressed and accompanied by a range of online self-assessment exercises.
Suitable for all Dental Care Professionals, this book has become essential reading for all those preparing to undertake examinations in dental radiography and who intend to undertake clinical imaging as part of their day-to-day practice.
Suitable for all Dental Care Professionals, this book has become essential reading for all those preparing to undertake examinations in dental radiography and who intend to undertake clinical imaging as part of their day-to-day practice.
- New and updated online self-assessment questions and answers
- New sections on normal anatomy for occlusal, periapical and panoramic radiographs
- Updated sections on caries and periodontal disease
- Presented in full colour to aid navigation and visual understanding of the subject area
- Clear and accessible approach to the subject makes learning and understanding especially easy
- More than 600 tables and illustrations present clinical, diagnostic and practical information in an easy-to-understand manner
- Written by two nationally and internationally known and respected experts in the field of dental radiography and radiology
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Dedication
- Copyright
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Part I. Introduction
- 1. The Radiographic Image
- Introduction
- Nature of the Traditional Two-Dimensional Radiographic Image
- Quality of the Traditional Two-Dimensional Radiographic Image
- Perception of the Radiographic Image
- Types of Traditional Dental Radiographs
- Part II. Radiation Physics, Equipment and Radiation Protection
- 2. The Production, Properties and Interactions of X-rays
- Introduction
- Atomic Structure
- X-Ray Production
- Interaction of X-Rays with Matter
- 3. Dental X-ray Equipment, Image Receptors and Image Processing
- Introduction
- Dental X-Ray Generating Equipment
- Ideal Requirements
- Main Components of the Tubehead
- Other X-Ray Generating Apparatus
- Digital Image Receptors
- Radiographic Film
- Intensifying Screens
- Cassettes
- Important Practical Points to Note
- Image Processing
- Computer Digital Processing
- Chemical Processing
- 4. Radiation Dose, Dosimetry and Dose Limitation
- Dose Units
- Dose Limits
- Dose Rate
- Dose Limitation
- 5. The Biological Effects Associated with X-rays, Risk and Practical Radiation Protection
- Radiation-Induced Tissue Damage
- Classification of the Biological Effects
- Practical Radiation Protection
- Footnote
- Part III. Radiography
- 6. Dental Radiography – General Patient Considerations including Control of Infection
- General Guidelines on Patient Care
- Specific Requirements When X-Raying Children and Patients with Disabilities
- Control of Infection
- Micro-Organisms That May Be Encountered
- Standard and Transmission-Based Precautions
- Infection Control Measures
- Footnote
- 7. Periapical Radiography
- Main Indications
- Ideal Positioning Requirements
- Radiographic Techniques
- Anatomy
- Bisected Angle Technique
- Comparison of the Paralleling and bisected Angle Techniques
- Conclusion
- Positioning Difficulties Often Encountered in Periapical Radiography
- Assessment of Image Quality
- 8. Bitewing Radiography
- Main Indications
- Ideal Technique Requirements
- Positioning Techniques
- Resultant Radiographs
- Assessment of Image Quality
- 9. Occlusal Radiography
- Introduction
- Terminology And Classification
- Upper Standard (or Anterior) Occlusal
- Upper Oblique Occlusal
- Lower 90° Occlusal
- Lower 45° (or Anterior) Occlusal
- Lower Oblique Occlusal
- Anatomy
- 10. Oblique Lateral Radiography
- Introduction
- Terminology
- Main Indications
- Basic Technique Principles
- Positioning Examples For Various Oblique Lateral Radiographs
- Bimolar Technique
- 11. Cephalometric Radiography
- Introduction
- Main Indications
- Equipment
- Main Radiographic Projections
- Cephalometric Posteroanterior of The Jaws (PA JAWS)
- 12. Tomography and Panoramic Radiography
- Introduction
- Tomographic Theory
- Panoramic Tomography
- Selection Criteria
- Equipment
- Technique and Positioning
- Normal Anatomy
- Advantages and Disadvantages
- Assessment of Image Quality
- Assessment of Not Acceptable Images and Determination of Errors
- Footnote
- 13. Cone Beam Computed Tomography
- Main Indications
- Equipment and Theory
- Technique and Positioning
- Normal Anatomy
- Radiation Dose
- Advantages and Disadvantages
- Assessment of Image Quality
- Quality Assurance
- Footnote
- 14. The Quality of Radiographic Images and Quality Assurance
- Introduction
- Quality Assurance (QA)
- Digital Image Quality
- Quality Control Procedures for Digital Receptors, Computer Processing and Monitors
- Film-Based Image Quality
- Quality Control Procedures for Film, Chemical Processing and Light Boxes
- Patient Preparation and Positioning Technique Errors in Both Digital and Film-Based Imaging
- Patient Dose and X-Ray Generating Equipment
- Working Procedures
- Staff Training and Updating
- Audits
- Footnote
- 15. Radiographic Assessment and Localization of Unerupted Maxillary Canines
- Introduction
- Assessment of the Canine Size and Shape and the Surrounding Tissues
- Assessment of the Position of the Canine – Localization
- Part IV. Radiology
- 16. Introduction to Radiological Interpretation
- Essential Requirements for Interpretation
- Conclusion
- 17. Dental Caries and the Assessment of Restorations
- Introduction
- Classification of Caries
- Diagnosis and Detection of Caries
- Other Important Radiographic Appearances
- Limitations of Radiographic Detection of Caries
- Radiographic Assessment of Restorations
- Limitations of the Radiographic Image
- Suggested Guidelines for Interpreting Bitewing Images
- Cone Beam Computed Tomography
- 18. The Periapical Tissues
- Introduction
- Normal Radiographic Appearances
- The Effects of Normal Superimposed Shadows
- Radiographic Appearances of Periapical Inflammatory Changes
- Treatment and Imaging in Endodontics
- Other Important Causes of Periapical Radiolucency
- Suggested Guidelines for Interpreting Periapical Images
- 19. The Periodontal Tissues and Periodontal Disease
- Introduction
- Selection Criteria
- Radiographic Features of Healthy Periodontium
- Classification of Periodontal Diseases
- Radiographic Features of Periodontal Disease and the Assessment of Bone Loss and Furcation involvement
- Evaluation of Treatment Measures
- Limitations of Radiographic Diagnosis
- 20. Implant Assessment
- Introduction
- Main Indications
- Main Contraindications
- Treatment Planning Considerations
- Radiographic Examination
- Peri-operative Imaging
- Post-operative Evaluation and Follow-Up
- Footnote
- 21. Atlas of Diseases and Abnormalities Affecting the Jaws
- Developmental Anomalies and Trauma
- Cysts
- Tumours
- Allied Lesions
- Antrum and TMJ
- Bibliography and Suggested Reading
- Index
- No. of pages: 336
- Language: English
- Edition: 4
- Published: January 11, 2020
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780702076831
- eBook ISBN: 9780702076848
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Eric Whaites
Eric Whaites heads up the Unit of Dental and Maxillofacial Radiological Imaging at King’s College London Dental Institute based at Guy’s Hospital in London as a Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant. He qualified from Guy's Hospital Dental School in 1978. Following a couple of years in general dental practice, he returned to Guy’s in 1981 and the following year obtained his Fellowship in Dental Surgery (FDS) from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, in 1984 he obtained his MSc in Dental Radiology from the University of London and in 1990 obtained his Diploma in Dental Radiology (DDR) from the Royal College of Radiologists. Eric was awarded his Fellowship (FRCR) without examination by the Royal College of Radiologists in 2002 and the following year was awarded FDS ad eundem by the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Eric is registered on the General Dental Council’s specialist list for Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology. He is a former President of the British Society of Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology (BSDMFR), former President of the European Academy of Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology (EADMFR), former member of the DDR Examining Board of the Royal College of Radiologists and former Regional Adviser on Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology to the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Eric is a well known national and international lecturer on all aspects of dental and maxillofacial radiology.
Affiliations and expertise
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, UKND
Nicholas Drage
Nicholas Drage is a Consultant and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology at the University Dental Hospital in Cardiff. He qualified from Guy's Dental School in 1989 and, after a year in general dental practice, spent four years in junior hospital posts in various specialities including oral and maxillofacial surgery obtaining his Fellowship in Dental Surgery (FDS) from the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1994. He worked in the Unit of Dental Radiology at Guy’s Hospital for seven years from 1995-2002, firstly as a specialist registrar and then as a lecturer. He obtained his Diploma in Dental Radiology from the Royal College of Radiologists in 1997. Nicholas is registered on the General Dental Council’s specialist list for Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology, has headed up the Unit of Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology within the University Dental Hospital in Cardiff since 2002 and is currently a member of the Diploma in Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology (DDMFR) Examining Board of the Royal College of Radiologists. He is responsible for teaching the BDS dental imaging course and lectures on a number of additional post-graduate radiological and radiation protection courses across the UK. He is President–elect of the British Society of Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology (BSDMFR).
Affiliations and expertise
Consultant and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology, University Dental Hospital, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Cardiff, UK