The sample was composed of records from 536 women and 464 men, who had a mean age of 52. Radfar and colleagues randomly selected 1,000 panoramic X-rays from records of patients who were admitted to UB dental-school clinics between January 2000 and December 2003. Nearly everything a dentist needs to know about a person's oral health is revealed by full-mouth periapical X-rays, said Radfar, dispensing with the usefulness of the routine panoramic view. A "full-mouth series" consists of a group of periapical X-rays taken of all the patient's teeth. A periapical X-ray gives a close and in-depth look at a particular tooth.
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Patients have a panoramic X-ray taken for an initial evaluation, followed by a series of close-up views of all sections of the teeth, called periapical X-rays.
But our results show it isn't necessary routinely for every single patient."Īs the name implies, panoramic X-rays provide a wide view of the teeth, jaws and surrounding structures and tissues. "If a small X-ray isn't good enough for a condition you see in a patient, then a panoramic X-ray can be done. "You can't assess cavities or gum disease on a panoramic X-ray," said Lida Radfar, D.D.S., senior author on the study and an assistant professor of oral diagnostic sciences in the UB School of Dental Medicine. Results of the study were presented today (March 11, 2005) at the International Association on Dental Research General Session, being held in Baltimore.
Now, a new study by dental researchers at the University at Buffalo has shown that one type of X-ray patients receive routinely, called the panoramic X-ray, could be used selectively in some cases instead of as a routine diagnostic tool. Most dental patients would agree that the fewer dental X-rays they are exposed to, the better.
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