Dental radiology by weatherman

How does dental radiography work?

There are three types of diagnostic radiographs taken in today's dental offices -- periapical (also known as intraoral or wall-mounted), panoramic, and cephalometric..

What are the methods of radiation diagnostics in dentistry?

Here is a simple breakdown to help you read those dental X-rays

1. The more thick and dense the material is, the BRIGHTER WHITE it will show on the x-ray
2. Holes and voids, however, because they are NOT thick or dense at all, show up as BLACK on the x-rays

What are the three types of dental images?

There are three types of diagnostic radiographs taken in today's dental offices -- periapical (also known as intraoral or wall-mounted), panoramic, and cephalometric.
Periapical radiographs are probably the most familiar, with images of a few teeth at a time captured on small film cards inserted in the mouth..

Who is the father of oral medicine and radiology?

Jonathan Hutchinson is also considered the father of oral medicine by some.
Oral medicine grew from a group of New York dentists (primarily periodontists), who were interested in the interactions between medicine and dentistry in the 1940s..

Who was the first person to expose a dental radiograph?

Dr Otto Walkhoff, a German scientist, is credited with creating the first dental radiograph in 1896.
It required a 25 minute exposure time, but thankfully, he used himself as the subject..