Anybody in the dental field ?!
Question: Anybody in the dental field !?
i have just started work as a dental radiographer, we dont do much dental work at all in our degree so i'm a bit clueless at the moment
what i was wondering is!.!.!.!.!.!.!.does anyone have any tips on how to tell which tooth is which on the xray and whether its left or right!?!?!?!?
any websites with good pictures of radiographs would be awesome
p!.s please bear in mind that work do not expect me to have good dental radiography knowledge yet-i just want to learn more! :-) Www@Answer-Health@Com
what i was wondering is!.!.!.!.!.!.!.does anyone have any tips on how to tell which tooth is which on the xray and whether its left or right!?!?!?!?
any websites with good pictures of radiographs would be awesome
p!.s please bear in mind that work do not expect me to have good dental radiography knowledge yet-i just want to learn more! :-) Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
There are 2 ways of telling upper teeth from lower teeth:
1!. Look at the curvature of the plane of the biting surfaces!. If you have the radiograph up the right way, then the biting plane will curve slightly upwards;
2!. Look at the root shapes of the molars - upper molars have 3 roots that overlap each other, lower molars also have 3 roots, but 2 of them are in line so it looks as if they only have 2 distinct roots!.
As you get practised, you will also see other slight clues in the shapes of other teeth!.
As for left/right, all radiographs have some marking (like the letter "a") on them to help you distinguish which is left or right!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
1!. Look at the curvature of the plane of the biting surfaces!. If you have the radiograph up the right way, then the biting plane will curve slightly upwards;
2!. Look at the root shapes of the molars - upper molars have 3 roots that overlap each other, lower molars also have 3 roots, but 2 of them are in line so it looks as if they only have 2 distinct roots!.
As you get practised, you will also see other slight clues in the shapes of other teeth!.
As for left/right, all radiographs have some marking (like the letter "a") on them to help you distinguish which is left or right!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
You won't really be able to tell from individual films of a single tooth whether it's left or right!.
But on an OPG it's obvious!.(Ortho pantomo gram)
Have you seen one !?Www@Answer-Health@Com
But on an OPG it's obvious!.(Ortho pantomo gram)
Have you seen one !?Www@Answer-Health@Com