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Radiography Flashcards

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Name 2 legislations governing radiation protection in medical practice

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  1. Ionising Radiation Regulations (IRR)

2. Ionising Radiation Medical Exposure Regulations (IRMER)

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Name 6 reasons for taking radiographs in orthodontics

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  1. Assessing stage of dental development
  2. Presence of permanent, ectopic or supernumerary teeth
  3. Present of dental or or periodontal pathology
  4. Root morphology
  5. Assessment of skeletal relationships
  6. Monitor growth
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Describe 2 reasons to radiograph deciduous dentition

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  1. Following trauma to assess risk to underlying teeth

2. Determine prognosis of carious teeth

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Describe 4 reasons to radiograph mixed dentition

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  1. Asymmetric eruption of contralateral teeth ( >6 months)
  2. Failure of eruption of maxillary incisors
  3. Canines not palpable buccally by 10 years old
  4. Before carrying out interceptive treatment
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Describe 3 reasons to radiograph permanent dentition

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  1. Prior to definitive treatment planning
  2. Midway through treatment (assess treatment effects, root morphology and planned movement)
  3. Following active treatment (avoided unless indicated)
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Name 5 radiographs commonly taken in orthodontics

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  1. Orthopantomogram
  2. Occlusal
  3. Periapical
  4. Bitewing
  5. Cephalometric Lateral Skull
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Describe an OPT

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  • Useful, relatively low-radiation dose, screening radiograph used to determine teeth, their position and pathological changes
  • Useful in assessing TMJ changes
  • Can be relatively unclear in labial segments due to shadowing
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Outline 6 general steps of evaluating an OPT

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  1. General overview of film
  2. Body of ramus of mandible
  3. Teeth
  4. Apical tissues
  5. Periodontal tissues
  6. Other structures
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Describe how a general overview of an OPT is given

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  • Note the chronological and developmental age of patient

- Trace outline of all normal anatomical shadows and compare shape

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Describe what to look for when assessing the body and ramus of mandible during an OPT evaluation

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  • Shape, outline, thickness of lower boarder
  • Trabeculae
  • Radiolucent or radiopaque areas
  • Shape of condylar heads
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Describe what to look for when assessing the teeth during an OPT evaluation

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  • Teeth present
  • Stage of development
  • Position
  • Condition of crows
  • Condition of roots
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Describe what to look for when assessing the apical tissues during an OPT evaluation

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  • Integrity of lamina dura

- Radiolucencies or opacities associated with apices

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Describe what to look for when assessing the periodontal tissues during an OPT evaluation

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  • Width of PDL
  • Level an quantity of crestal bone
  • Vertical or horizontal bone loss
  • Any furcation involvement or calculus deposits
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Name 3 other structures to view in an OPT evaluation

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  1. Antra
  2. Nasal cavity
  3. Styloid processes
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What does CBCT stand for?

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Cone Beam Computer Tomography

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Describe 5 uses of CBCT in dentistry

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  1. Orthodontic treatment planning
  2. Dental implants
  3. Temporomandibular joints for osseous degenerative changes
  4. Evaluation of wisdom teeth v IDN
  5. Assessment of bony pathology
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Describe 4 uses of occlusal radiographs

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  1. Provides detailed view of root morphology in labial segments
  2. Can be used with additional views for parallax
  3. Useful assessing from and position of supernumerary teeth
  4. Assess extent of alveolar clefting
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Describe 5 uses of periapical radiographs

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  1. May be used assess localised pathology and root morphology
  2. Determine position of ectopic teeth via parallax
  3. Used to supplement views of anterior teeth on OPT
  4. Monitoring root resorption during treatment
  5. Assessing extent of alveolar clefting
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What is the main use of bitewing radiographs?

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Excellent views in assessing dental caries and bone levels in the buccal segments

20
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Describe cephalometry

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  • A cephalometric radiograph is a standardised lateral skull radiograph
  • Cephalometry is the measurement and analysis of these radiographs
21
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Why is the standardisation of cephalometric radiographs important?

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Allows comparison between images especially when monitoring growth or treatment progress

22
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Describe the Cephalostat

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  • Maintains skull in a standardised relationship to X-ray fil and X-ray tube
  • Mid-sagittal plane of skull usually 15 inches from film
  • Mid-sagittal plane of skull usually 5 feet from tube
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Describe a descriptive indication for cephalometric radiography

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How does a patient compare with population means?

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Describe 3 treatment planning indication for cephalometric radiography

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  1. How much tooth movement is required?
  2. Does the underlying skeletal pattern restrict tooth movement?
  3. Can we achieve an aesthetic and stable result?
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Describe 3 treatment monitoring indications for cephalometric radiography

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  1. Is growth pattern unfavourable or favourable?
  2. Has growth stopped? (requires more than 1 film)
  3. What changes have occurred during treatment?
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Describe 3 pieces of information from a cephalogram

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  1. Relationship between maxilla and mandible to cranial base (vertically and AP)
  2. Relationship of teeth to jaws (inclination)
  3. Relationship of maxillary to mandibular teeth (overjet, overbite)
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Describe cephalometric measurements

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  • Cephalograms are traced
  • Identification points using standardised definitions
  • Construction of lines or planes using points
  • Measurement of angles between lines
28
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Why are angles used in cephalometric measurements?

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Reduces the effects of changes in absolute size during facial growth

29
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What is S point in cephalometry?

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Midpoint of sella turcica (pituitary fossa)

30
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What is N point in cephalometry?

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Most anterior point on frontal nasal suture

31
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What is A point in cephalometry?

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Deepest concavity anteriorly on maxillary alveolus

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What is B point in cephalometry?

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Deepest concavity anteriorly on mandibular symphysis

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What is SN in cephalometry?

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Joining point S to point N to give cranial base

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Describe skeletal Class I relationship with regards to cephalometry and Eastman Analysis

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  • ANB 2-4 degrees

- Balances facial profile

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Describe skeletal Class II relationship with regards to cephalometry and Eastman Analysis

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  • ANB > 4 degrees
  • Profile shows relative mandibular retrusion
  • May be result of mandibular deficiency / maxillary excess
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Describe skeletal Class III relationship with regards to cephalometry and Eastman Analysis

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  • ANB < 2 degrees
  • Profile shows relative mandibular prominence
  • May be result of mandibular excess / maxillary deficiency
37
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Describe incisor inclination to skeletal base

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  • Inclination as determined during clinical examination may be measured more accurately on ceph
  • Useful in planning orthognathic cases and determining anchorage requirements

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