Pocket Atlas of Dental Radiology

Friedrich Anton Pasler, Heiko Visser

Thieme, 2007 - Jaws - 342 pages

In this age of highly specialized medical imaging, an examination of the teeth and alveolar bone is almost unthinkable without the use of radiographs. This highly informative and easy-to-read book with a collection of 798 radiographs, tables, and photos provides a myriad of problem-solving tips concerning the fundamentals of radiographic techniques, quality assurance, image processing, radiographic anatomy, and radiographic diagnosis. Information is easy to find, enabling the reader to literally get a grasp of essential new knowledge in next to no time. The dental practice team now has a pocket consultant at its fingertips, providing practical ways to incorporate new techniques into daily practice.

A fine-tuned didactic concept:Each topical concept is printed compactly on a double-page spreadOn the left: concise and highly instructive textOn the right: informative, high-quality illustrations

Main topics include:

• Examination strategies, radiation protection, quality assurance
• Conventional and digital radiographic techniques
• Radiographic anatomy: The problems of object localization and how to solve them
• Recent research with conventional radiography, CT, MRI, etc.
• Normal variations and pathologic conditions as viewed with the various imaging techniques
• A concise and up-to-date presentation of modern dental radiology

Contents

• Contents: 7
• Tooth and Jaw Development as Depicted in Panoramic Radiographs 36: 10
• Radiographic Technique Radiographic Anatomy 124: 24
• Film Processing Errors 130: 30
• Digital Image Processing 136: 36
• Radiation Exposure of the Patient 142: 42
• Radiographic Pathology: 45
• Malformations of the Jaws 148: 48
• Odontodysplasias 154: 54
• Regressive Alterations Resorptions 162: 60
• Dental Calculus Concrements 166: 66
• Radiographic Aspects of Caries Diagnosis 172: 72
• Bitewing Radiographs 54: 84
• Periodontal Bone Loss 182: 88
• Apical Periodontal Pathology 196: 96
• Sequestration and Osteoradionecrosis 206: 6
• DentogenicRhinogenic Infections 214: 14
• Temporomandibular Joint Disorders 220: 20
• Classification of Cysts 238: 38
• InflammationInduced Radicular Cysts 248: 48
• Odontogenic Tumors Hamartoma Dysplasias 254: 54
• Occlusal Radiographs 58: 58
• Calcifying Epithelial Odontogenic Tumor 260: 60
• Technical Errors that Reduce the Quality of Intraoral Periapical Radiographs 66: 66
• CementoOsseous Dysplasias 268: 68
• Fibrous Dysplasia JafféLichtenstein 272: 72
• Pseudocysts of the Jaws 278: 78
• Conventional Skull Films and Radiographic Anatomy 82: 82
• Ossifying Fibroma 284: 84
• Waters Projection Posteroanterior 88: 88
• Exostosis Gardner Syndrome Paget Disease of Bone 290: 90
• Lateral Cephalometric Radiograph Facial Skeleton 94: 94
• Carcinoma Sarcoma 296: 96
• Tooth and Jaw Fractures 302: 2
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging 108: 12
• Foreign Bodies and Forensic Significance of Radiographs 314: 14
• Further Reading and Medical Historical Literature 325: 25
• Functional Principles and Structure Signals 108: 28
• Cementoblastoma 270: 37

About the author

Department of Periodontology, Institute of Dental and Oral Medicine, Goettingen, Germany

Bibliographic information

• Title: Pocket Atlas of Dental Radiology; Clinical sciences; Thieme ElectronicBook Library; Thieme Publishers Series; Thieme e-book library; Thieme flexibook
• Authors: Friedrich Anton Pasler, Heiko Visser
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Thieme, 2007
• ISBN: 3131398019, 9783131398017
• Length: 342 pages