Digital Radiography
Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- List the effects of finger/thumb-sucking habits.
- Describe the etiology and management of buccal segment problems, such as retained primary tooth, intra-occluded primary molars, posterior crossbite with mandibular displacement, etc.
- Describe the etiology and management of labial segment problems, such as upper median diastema, dilaceration, retained primary incisor, etc.
- Describe the etiology, detection and management of ectopic maxillary canines.
- Provide some basic guidelines for treatment of crowding in Class I cases.
- Define crossbite, classify it into buccal and lingual, describe its etiology and indicate the need for treatment.
- Define anterior open bite, provide its etiology and suggest various treatments.
- List 4 active components of removable appliances and their characteristics.
- Provide indications for fixed appliances.
- List various fixed appliance types and describe their applications.
- List various special considerations in adult orthodontics and explain how these affect the course of treatment.
- Identify various surgical procedures involving maxilla and mandible in the orthodontic management of adults.
- Describe the pre- and postsurgical orthodontics in adults.
- Describe common clinical features of the cleft lip and palate.
- Describe the clinical features and possible effects of natal/neonatal teeth.
- Describe the etiology, clinical features and management of nursing caries.
- List the extrinsic and intrinsic factors involved in tooth discoloration.
- Describe the etiology and management of enamel hypoplasia and fluorosis.
- List the clinical features of three main types of enamel anomaly.
- Distinguish between the clinical features of hyperdontia and hypodontia.
- List the dietary and gastric regurgitation factors that lead to tooth surface loss.
- Describe the management of primary tooth trauma.
- Describe the management of permanent tooth trauma I and II, including reattachment of crown fragments, total or sub-total pulpotomy, induced apical closure, periodontal ligament injuries and dentoalveolar fractures.
- Classify permanent tooth trauma III into internal resorption, external resorption and replacement resorption.
- Describe the clinical features of the following medical conditions: down syndrome, childhood cancer, congenital cardiac disease and bleeding disorders.
- Describe the diagnosis of the following viral infections: primary herpetic gingivostomatitis, secondary (recurrent) herpes labialis, ocular herpes, herpes zoster and hand-foot-and-mouth disease.
- Describe the etiology, diagnosis and management of gingivitis.
- Provide classification of gingival overgrowth (localized gingival hyperplasia, drug-induced gingival overgrowth and hereditary gingival fibromatosis) and describe their management.
- Describe the etiology, diagnosis and management of mucosal disease: granulomas, traumatic lesions I and traumatic lesions II.
- Describe the etiology, diagnosis and management of assorted mucosal lesions: geographic tongue, lichen planus, orofacial granulomatosis, pericoronitis, denture stomatits, infective papilloma, and periapical infection.
- The Digital World
- Image Quality
- Quantifying Image Quality
- Pixel Density
- Cost
- Radiation Reduction
- Remaking Images
- Image Transmission
- Legal Issues
- High-Speed Communication Services
- Image Importing and Exporting
- Configuration
- Image Size
- Archiving
- Image Capture
- Image Enhancement
- Summary
- Digital Technology
- Direct vs. Indirect Digital Images
- Table 1. Current CCD-Based Digital X-Rays Systems
- Table 2. Advantages and Perceived Disadvantages of Digital Radiography
- CMOS Technology
- PSP Technology
- Table 3. Comparison of Approximate Costs of Initial Imaging Systems
- Table 4. Comparison of Approximate Costs of Initial Imaging Systems
- Advantages
- Perceived Disadvantages
- Cost
- Other Obstacles
- Lack of Familiarity and Use
- Ergonomic Concerns
- Work Flow Needs
- Lack of Training
- Software Interfacing
- Digital Panoramic Technology
- Potential Drawbacks
- Cost
- Training
- Computer Literacy
- Future Developments in Digital Panoramic Imaging
- Integrating Intraoral and Panoramic Imaging
- Authors
- References
- Myth Number 1 - XYZ Is The Right System For Every Practice and All Digital Imaging Needs
- Myth Number 2 - ABC Sensor system (Direct Digital) or DEF Phosphor Plate System (Indirect Digital) Is the Only Answer for Your Practice
- Myth Number 3 - Dedicated/Special X-ray Equipment Is Required
- Myth Number 4 - Digital Radiography is More Expensive
- Myth Number 5 - Techno Blurb
- Conclusions
- Choices, Choices
- What are the advantages to digital radiography?
- What are the perceived obstacles?
- What equipment do I need to go digital?
- Image Display and Analysis
- Subtraction Radiography
- Contrast Manipulation
- Color
- 3-D Reconstruction and Display
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computer-Aided Diagnosis
- Caries Diagnosis
- Periodontal Disease
- Periapical Pathology
- Implantology
- Orthodontics
- Bone Disease
- Hardware Development
- Dynamic Range
- Dose Response
- Sensitivity
- Signal-to-Noise Ratio
- Resolution
- Density Standards
- Size Formats
- Component Modularity and Standardization
- Ergonomics
- Administrative Applications
- Teleradiology
- Electronic Insurance Filing
- Pattern Recognition
- Security
- Authors
- Conclusions
- References