Dental disease radiology

What are the 5 stages of periodontal disease?

Periodontitis – Advanced Stages of Gum Disease

What are the radiographic signs of periodontal disease?

The earliest radiographic change is the loss of the crestal bone, the triangle of bone that is normally seen between neighboring teeth.
Bone loss around the teeth can be horizontal or vertical (adjacent and parallel to the tooth root).
Bone loss may also be seen in the space between the roots of a molar tooth ⁴..

What is a dental disease?

Periodontal (gum) disease is an infection of the tissues that hold your teeth in place.
It's typically caused by poor brushing and flossing habits that allow plaque—a sticky film of bacteria—to build up on the teeth and harden.
It starts with swollen, red, and bleeding gums..

What is a radiographic evaluation of periodontitis?

Radiographs are an indirect method for determining the amount of bone loss in periodontal disease; they image the amount of remaining bone rather than the amount lost.
The amount of bone lost is estimated to be the difference between the physiologic bone level and the height of the remaining bone..

What is radiographic appearance of periodontal disease?

The earliest radiographic change is the loss of the crestal bone, the triangle of bone that is normally seen between neighboring teeth.
Bone loss around the teeth can be horizontal or vertical (adjacent and parallel to the tooth root).
Bone loss may also be seen in the space between the roots of a molar tooth ⁴..

What is the role of radiology in periodontal disease?

In periodontics, the main purpose of radiography is to detect the level of the alveolar bone including the pattern and extent of loss of the bone..