Radiographs Flashcards
Crystal Lamina dura can tell
Where the bone level is
CEJs and crest of two adjacent teeth are parallel
Horizontal bone loss
CEJs and crests aren’t parallel
Vertical/angular bone loss
Bone loss %
(CEJ-Crest-2mm)
_____________________
(CEJ-Apex - 2mm)
Mild bone loss
Less than 20%
Moderate Bone loss
21-49%
Severe bone Loss
Over 50%
Hemiseptal Defect
A vertical defect in the presence of adjacent roots; thus half of a septum remains on one tooth
-One walled defect
A one walled defect radiographically will be
Completely radiolucent
Osseous Crater
A type of 2 wall defect
-most common type
Bowl shaped in the intralveolar bone-can be deep or shallow
Moat Like defect
An infrabony resoprtgive lesion involving one or more surface of supporting bone
“Cup” around tooth
Furcation Bone Loss
Pathological resorption of bone within a furcation
Furcation bone loss appears ____ radiographically
Radiolucent (black)
-place gutta purchase point on X-ray film to determine how deep it is
Height of alveolar Crest
Normal height of the crest lies at the level approximately 2 mm below the levels of the CEJs of adjacent teeth
Inflammation causes
Crestal Changes