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Essentials of
Dental Radiography
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Dedication
To Catriona, Stuart, Felicity and Claudia
Essentials of
Dental Radiography
and Radiology
WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY
Eric Whaites
MSc BDS(Hons) FDSRCS(Edin) DDRRCR LDSRCS(Eng)
FOREWORD BY
R. A. CaWSOn MDFRCPathFDS
CHURCHILL
LIVINGSTONE
EDINBURGH LONDON NEW YORK OXFORD PHILADELPHIA ST LOUIS SYDNEY TORONTO 2002
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CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
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Contents
Foreword
I am flattered to have been asked to write another of the second edition were demanded, has
Foreword to Eric Whaites' excellent text. It has confirmed that its qualities had been appreciated.
been a great pleasure to see how successful this There is little therefore that one needs to add
book has been. With the appearance of the first except to encourage readers to take advantage of
edition it was obvious that it provided an unusu- all that this book offers.
ally clear, concise and comprehensive exposition
of the subject. However, its success speaks for R.A.C.
itself and the fact that no fewer than three reprints 2002
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Preface
This new edition has been prompted by the intro- as well as by students of the Professions
duction of new legislation and guidance on the Complementary to Dentistry (PCDs). It therefore
use of ionising radiation in the UK. In addition to remains first and foremost a teaching manual,
providing a summary of these new regulations I rather than a comprehensive reference book. The
have taken the opportunity to update certain content remains sufficiently detailed to satisfy the
chapters and encompass many of the helpful sug- requirements of most undergraduate and post-
gestions and comments I have received from graduate dental examinations.
reviewers, colleagues and students. In particular I As in previous editions some things have
have increased the number of examples of many inevitably had to be omitted, or sometimes, over-
of the pathological conditions so that a range of simplified in condensing a very large and often
appearances is illustrated. complex subject. The result I hope is a clear, logical
However, the aims and objectives of the book and easily understandable text, that continues to
remain unchanged from the first edition, namely make a positive contribution to the challenging task
to provide a basic and practical account of what I of teaching and learning dental radiology.
consider to be the essential subject matter of both
dental radiography and radiology needed by London E.W.
undergraduate and postgraduate dental students, 2002
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Acknowledgements
Once again this edition has only been possible Professor Richard Palmer (Chapter 22),
thanks to the enormous amount of help and Professor Peter Morgan and Dr Eddie Odell
encouragement that I have received from my (Chapters 25 and 26), Mr Peter Longhurst
family, friends and colleagues. (Chapter 28) and Mr Paul Robinson (Chapters
In particular I would like to thank the members 28 and 29). My thanks also to the many col-
of staff in my Department both past and present. leagues and students who provided comments
Mrs Jackie Brown and Mr Nicholas Drage have and feedback on the second edition that I hope
provided invaluable help throughout including have led to improvements.
providing me with illustrations, their advice and Special thanks to Mr Andrew Dyer and
constructive comments. Mr Brian O'Riordan Mrs Emma Wing of the GKT Department of
painstakingly commented on every chapter and Photography, Printing and Design who spent so
offered a wide range of helpful advice before his many hours producing the new clinical photo-
retirement. As both my teacher and colleague he graphs and new radiographic illustrations which
has been an inspiration throughout my career and are so crucial to a book that relies heavily on visual
I shall miss his wise counsel. I am also particularly images. My thanks also to Miss Julie Cooper for
indebted to Professor David Smith for allowing willingly sitting as the photographic model.
me to plunder his radiographic collection to Mrs Wendy Fenton helped with the proof-
enable me to increase the number of illustrations reading for which I am very grateful. My thanks
of many pathological conditions. Grateful thanks also to Mr Graham Birnie, Mr Jim Killgore and
also to Mrs Nadine White, Ms Jocelyn Sewell, Ms the staff of Harcourt for their help and advice in
Sharon Duncan, Miss Julie Cooper, Miss Amanda the production process.
Medlin, Mrs Cathy Sly, Mrs Wendy Fenton and It is easy to forget the help provided with the
Miss Allisson Summer-field for their collective initial manuscript for the first edition several years
help and encouragement. I am indeed fortunate ago, but without the help of Professor Rod
to work with such an able and supportive team. Cawson this book would never have been pro-
My thanks to the following for their help and duced in the first place. My thanks once again to
advice with specific chapters: Dr Neil Lewis him and to my various colleagues who helped with
(Chapter 6), Mr Peter Hirschmann, Mr Tony the previous editions.
Hudson, Mr Ian Napier and the NRPB for allow- Finally, once again a very special thank you to
ing me to reproduce parts of the 2001 Guidance my wife Catriona for all her help, advice, support
Notes (Chapter 6), Mr Guy Palmer and Dr and encouragement throughout the production of
Carole Boyle (Chapter 7), Professor Fraser this edition and to my children Stuart, Felicity
Macdonald (Chapter 13), Ms Penny Gage and Claudia for their understanding that precious
(Chapter 17), Mr Sohaib Safiullah (Chapter 21), family time has had to be sacrificed.
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Introduction
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Fig. 1.1 A typical dental radiograph. The image shows the various black, grey and
white radiographic shadows.
• The position of the object in relation to the three-dimensional anatomy responsible for the
X-ray beam and film image must be considered (see Fig. 1.6). A sound
• The sensitivity of the film. anatomical knowledge is obviously a prerequisite
for radiological interpretation (see Ch. 18).
The effect of different materials, different
thicknesses/densities, different shapes and differ-
ent X-ray beam intensities on the radiographic The limitations imposed by a two-
image shadows are shown in Figures 1.2-1.5. dimensional image and superimposition
The main limitations of viewing the two-
The three-dimensional anatomical tissues dimensional image of a three-dimensional object
are:
The shape, density and thickness of the patient's
tissues, principally the hard tissues, must also • Appreciating the overall shape of the object
affect the radiographic image. Therefore, when • Superimposition and assessing the location
viewing two-dimensional radiographic images, the and shape of structures within an object.
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6 Essentials of dental radiography and radiology
Cortical bone
of the socket,
producing the
radiological
dura
^ Cancellous or
"^s, trabecular bone
producing the
radiological
trabecular
pattern Cortical bone
Dense compact of the socket
bone of the
lower border
Buccal
cortical
plate
Lingual
cortical Cancellous or
plate trabecular
bone
Inferior dental
canal
Fig. 1.6A (i) Sagittal and (ii) coronal sections through the body of a dried mandible showing the hard tissue anatomy and
internal bone pattern.
Lamina dura
Trabecular pattern
Appreciating the overall shape the architect to describe the whole house from the
To visualize all aspects of any three-dimensional front view alone.
object, it must be viewed from several different
positions. This can be illustrated by considering
an object such as a house, and the minimum infor- Superimposition and assessing the location
mation required if an architect is to draw all and shape of structures -within an object
aspects of the three-dimensional building in two The shadows cast by different parts of an object
dimensions (see Fig. 1.7). Unfortunately, it is only (or patient) are superimposed upon one another
too easy for the clinician to forget that teeth and on the final radiograph. The image therefore pro-
patients are three-dimensional. To expect one vides limited or even misleading information as to
radiograph to provide all the required information where a particular internal structure lies, or to its
about the shape of a tooth or patient is like asking shape, as shown in Figure 1.8.
Fig. 1.9 Radiograph of the head from the side (a true lateral skull view) of the same patient shown in Figure 1.8. The
radiopaque (white) object (arrowed) now appears intracranially just above the skull base. It is in fact a metallic aneurysm clip
positioned on an artery in the Circle of Willis at the base of the brain. The dotted line indicates the direction of the X-ray beam
required to produce the radiograph in Figure 1.8, illustrating how an intracranial metallic clip can appear to be in the nose.
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The radiographic image 9
Fig. 1.10 Diagrams illustrating the limitations of a two- Fig. 1.11 Diagrams illustrating the problems of
dimensional image: A Postero-anterior views of a head superimposition. Lateral views of the same masses shown in
containing a mass in a different position or of a different Figure 1.10 but with an additional radiodense object
shape. In all the examples, the mass will appear as a similar superimposed. This produces a similar image in each case
sized opaque image on the radiograph, providing no with no evidence of the mass. The information obtained
differentiating information on its position or shape. B The previously is now obscured and the usefulness of using two
lateral or side view provides a possible solution to the views at right angles is negated.
problems illustrated in A; the masses now produce different
images.
Image Image
elongated foreshortened
Object position
not ideal
Film position not ideal
Image
distorted
X-ray beam
position not ideal
Fig. 1.13A Diagrams showing the effect on the final image of varying the position of A the film, B the object and C the X-ray
beam.
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The radiographic image 11
Fig. 1.15 The problem of partial images requiring the observer to fill in the missing gaps. Look at the three non-clinical pictures
and what do you perceive? The objects shown are A a dog, B an elephant and C a steam ship. We all see the same partial images,
but we don't necessarily perceive the same objects. Most people perceive the dog, some perceive the elephant while only a few
perceive the ship and take some convincing that it is there. Interestingly, once observers have perceived the correct objects, it is
impossible to look at the pictures again in the future without perceiving them correctly. (Figures from: Coren S, Porac C, Ward
LM 1979 Sensation and perception. Harcourt Brace and Company, reproduced by permission of the publisher.)
Fig. 1.17 The effect of context. If asked to read the two lines
A,B,C,D,IE,F shown here most, if not all, observers would read the letters
A,B,C,D,E,F and then the numbers 10,11,12,13,14. Closer
examination shows the letter B and the number 13 to be
identical. They are perceived as B and 13 because of the
context (surrounding letters or numbers) in which they are