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•IDENTIFY PREDISPOSING FACTORS
•DETECT EARLY TO MODERATE BONE CHANGES
•DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF BONE LOSS
•BASELINE DATA |
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| WHAT ARE THE 3 PARAMETERS (CHOICES) THE DENTAL PROFESSIONAL SELECTS OF THE CONTROL PANEL OF AN X-RAY MACHINE? |
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•KILOVOLTAGE
•MILLIAMPERAGE
•EXPOSURE TIME |
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| WHAT IS THE MOST COMMONLY USED IMAGE RECEPTOR IN DENTISTRY? |
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| SENSITIVITY, OR SPEED, OF FILM DETERMINES: |
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•HOW MUCH RADIATION FOR HOW LONG
•CATEGORY A IS THE SLOWEST
•CATEGORY F IS THE FASTEST |
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| WHICH X-RAY TECHNIQUE IS THE MOST PREFERED? |
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•TEETH AND FILM ARE PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER
•CENTRAL RAY OF THE X-RAY IS PERPENDICULAR TO BOTH THE TEETH AND THE FILM
•THERE IS LESS DISTORTION IN PARALLELING WHICH GIVES A TRUER INDICATION OF BONE LEVELS |
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•FILM IS AS CLOSE TO TEETH AS POSSIBLE AND CENTRAL RAY IS DIRECTED TO AN IMAGINARY LINE BETWEEN THE TOOTH AND THE FILM
•CAUSES DISTORTION AND EXAGGERATION OF BONE LEVEL
•NOT RECOMMENDED FOR PERIO DIAGNOSIS |
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| CONVENTIONAL RADIOGRAPHS (PERIAPICAL, BITEWINGS, PANO) USED IN PERIODONTICS: |
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•GIVE A HISTORY OF PAST PERIO DESTRUCTION, BUT NO INFO ON CURRENT PERIO STATUS
•REPRESENTS A 2D VIEW OF A 3D OBJECT |
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| BITEWINGS ARE THE BEST RADIOGRAPH TO INTERPRET: |
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•POSTERIOR ALVEOLAR BONE LEVELS
•BONE LOSS WITH THE LEAST AMOUNT OF DISTORTION OR TECHNIQUE ERROR |
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•SHOWS THE ENTIRE DENTITION AND SUPPORTING BONE STRUCTURE FROM CONDYLE TO CONDYLE
•DOESN'T HAVE THE SAME DEGREE OF DEFINITION AS INTRAORAL
•VERY LIMITED VALUE IN DIAGNOSING PERIO DISEASE |
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•CREST OF INTERPROXIMAL BONE RUNS PARALLEL TO A LINE DRAWN BETWEEN THE CEJ ON ADJOINING TEETH
-ABOUT 2mm APICAL TO THE CEJ
-ALVEOLAR CREST FLATTER ON POST. TEETH |
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| THIN RADIOPAQUE LINE SURROUNDING THE TOOTH |
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| •PDL FIBERS TRANSVERSE FROM CEMENTUM TO BONE |
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| LIMITATIONS OF USING RADIOGRAPHS TO RECOGNIZE PERIODONTITIS: |
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•THEY ONLY SHOW PAST DISEASE ACTIVITY
•IN ORDER FOR BONE LOSS TO BE IDENTIFIED ON A RADIOGRAPH, ABOUT 30-50% LOSS OF MINERALIZATION MUST OCCUR |
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| WHAT DOES BONE LOSS LOOK LIKE ON A RADIOGRAPH? |
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•FUZZINESS IN THE LAMINA DURA
•WIDENED PDL SPACE
•PRESENCE OF AN INTACT CRESTAL LAMINA DURA REPRESENTS A PERIODONTAL STABLE SITE |
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| WHAT CONSTITUTES MILD, MODERATE, AND SEVERE BONE LOSS? |
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•MILD - 20%
•MODERATE - 20-50%
•SEVERE - GREATER THAN 50%
•PERCENTAGE OF BONE LOSS CALCULATION |
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| HOW DO YOU DETERMINE BONE LOSS? |
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•DRAW A LINE CONNECTING ADJACENT CEJs
•IF THE ALVEOLAR CREST IS MORE THAN 2mm APICAL TO THE CEJ, THERE IS BONE LOSS |
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| WHAT CAN LEAD TO A FALSE IMPRESSION OF VERTICAL BONE LOSS? |
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| •EXTRUDED, INTRUDED, OR TIPPED TEETH |
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•MINERALIZED PLAQUE
•EARLY DEPOSITS ARE NOT FULLY CALCIFIED AND ARE NOT SEEN ON RADIOGRAPHS |
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| HOW DOES CALCULUS APPEAR ON A RADIOGRAPH? |
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Definition
| •AS IRREGULARLY POINTED PROJECTIONS FROM PROXIMAL ROOT SURFACES |
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| WHAT IS THE DESIRABLE CROWN-TO-ROOT RATIO AND WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? |
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•2:1
•IT IS IMPORTANT IN PROSTHODONTICS |
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| HOW DO YOU DETECT MILD PERIODONTITIS ON A RADIOGRAPH? |
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•SLIGHT CHANGES IN THE ALVEOLAR CREST
•TRIANGULATION (WIDENING OF THE PDL SPACE AT THE CRESTAL AREA) |
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| HOW DO YOU DETECT MODERATE PERIODONTITIS ON A RADIOGRAPH? |
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•BONE LOSS MAY BE APPARENT IN BOTH HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL PLANES
•RADIOLUCENCIES APPEAR IN FURCA AREAS
• DIFFERENCE IN DENSITY INDICATES DIFFERENT LEVELS OF BONE ON BUCCAL AND LINGUAL SURFACES |
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| HOW DO YOU DETECT SEVERE PERIODONTITIS ON A RADIOGRAPH? |
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•OBVIOUS VERTICAL/HORIZONTAL BONE LOSS
•FURCATION INVOLVEMENT |
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| EVERY NEW PATIENT SHOULD HAVE A __________________ |
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| WHAT X-RAYS SHOULD BE TAKEN AT A RECALL APPOINTMENT? |
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| •RADIOGRAPHS TO EVALUATE PREVIOUS PERIO THERAPY OR DRAMATIC CHANGES IN PROBING DEPTHS |
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| DIGITAL IMAGING CAN REDUCE UP TO ___% RADIATION EXPOSURE |
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| PERCENTAGE OF LIGHTNESS AND DARKNESS ON A RADIOGRAPH DETERMINES __________ |
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| DIGITAL SUBTRACTION RADIOLOGY |
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•2 IMAGES TAKEN AT THE SAME TIME ARE COMPARED (ANY CHANGES IN BONE LEVEL ARE IN COLOR SHADED AREA)
•NOT USED IN PRIVATE PRACTICE |
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| DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ____________ IMAGES ALLOWING FOR DETECTION OF _____________ |
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•MAGNIFIES
•SMALL OSSEOUS CHANGES (BONE LOSS) |
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| WHAT ARE THE CONVENTIONAL RADIOGRAPHS IN IMPLANTOLOGY AND WHAT ARE THEY USED FOR? |
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•PANORAMIC, PERIAPICAL, OCCLUSAL
•FOR SCREENING IMPLANT PATIENTS |
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| WHICH CONVENTIONAL RADIOGRAPHS ARE MOST COMMONLY USED IN IMPLANTOLOGY? |
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| •PANORAMIC (TO VIEW THE MAXILLA AND MANDIBLE AND TO SEE THE POSITION OF THE NERVES) |
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| COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANS |
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•3D
•1-1.5mm THICK SLICE OF EDENTULOUS AREA |
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| WHAT DOES A CT SCAN LOCATE IN IMPLANTOLOGY? |
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| •THE AMOUNT AND QUALITY OF BONE AVAILABLE FOR IMPLANT PLACEMENT ABOVE THE MANDIBULAR CANAL AND MAXILLARY SINUSES |
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| •USES MUCH LESS RADIATION THAN A CONVENTIONAL CT SCAN |
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| WHAT DOES POST OP IMPLANT EVALUATION CONSIST OF? |
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•RADIOGRAPHS
•MONITOR BONE LEVEL AROUND THE IMPLANT (PERIAPICALS)
•FOLLOW UP RADIOGRAPHS TAKEN EVERY YEAR FOR 3 YEARS AND THEN ONCE EVERY OTHER YEAR |
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| WHAT IS CONSIDERED ACCEPTABLE BONE LOSS AFTER THE FIRST YEAR OF IMPLANT PLACEMENT? |
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