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Radiography and Radiology for Dental Care Professionals 4th edition


Radiography and Radiology for Dental Care Professionals 4th edition

Paperback by Whaites, Eric (Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology, Head of the Unit of Dental and Maxillofacial Radiological Imaging, King's College London Dental Institute at Guy's, King's College and St Thomas' Hospitals, London, UK); Drage, Nicholas (Consultant and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology, University Dental...

Radiography and Radiology for Dental Care Professionals

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ISBN:
9780702076831
Publication Date:
27 Feb 2020
Edition/language:
4th edition / English
Publisher:
Elsevier Health Sciences
Pages:
320 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
New product available - 9780443285189
Radiography and Radiology for Dental Care Professionals

Description

Written in an easy-to-read, accessible manner and now with a new colour design to aid learning, each page has been carefully designed to ensure clarity of understanding to enable both confidence and safety in the clinical situation and exam success. Radiography, radiation protection and interpretation of dental diseases are addressed and accompanied by a range of online self-assessment exercises. Suitable for all Dental Care Professionals, this book has become essential reading for all those preparing to undertake examinations in dental radiography and who intend to undertake clinical imaging as part of their day-to-day practice. New and updated online self-assessment questions and answers New sections on normal anatomy for occlusal, periapical and panoramic radiographs Updated sections on caries and periodontal disease Presented in full colour to aid navigation and visual understanding of the subject area Clear and accessible approach to the subject makes learning and understanding especially easy More than 600 tables and illustrations present clinical, diagnostic and practical information in an easy-to-understand manner Written by two nationally and internationally known and respected experts in the field of dental radiography and radiology

Contents

Part 1 Introduction 1 The radiographic Image Part 2 Radiation physics, equipment and radiation protection 2 The production, properties and interactions of X-rays 3 Dental X-ray generating equipment 4 Radiation dose, dosimetry and dose limitation 5 The biological effects associated with X-rays, risk and practical radiation protection Part 3 Radiography 6 Dental radiography - general patient considerations including control of infection 7 Periapical radiography 8 Bitewing radiography 9 Occlusal radiography 10 Oblique lateral radiography 11 Cephalometric radiography 12 Tomography and panoramic radiography 13 Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) 14 The quality of radiographic images and quality assurance 15 Radiographic assessment and localization of unerupted maxillary canines Part 4 Radiology 16 Introduction to radiological interpretation 17 Dental caries and the assessment of restorations 18 The periapical tissues 19 The periodontal tissues and periodontal disease 20 Implant assessment 21 Atlas of diseases and abnormalities affecting the jaws Bibliography and suggested reading Index

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