Utilization of Orthopantomograms in Dental Radiology
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https://doi.org/10.32828/mdj.v4i1.579Keywords:
Keywords: orthopantomograms, dental anomalies.Abstract
Orthopantomogram is a radiographic technique that improves the possibility of early detection of dental anomalies.
This study was representing a base line diagnostic information which obtained from each patient utilizes orthopantomogram in x-ray clinic at hospital of Surgeries Specialization (ALshaheed Addnan previously).
Data was collected from randomly chosen 696 dentate patients who were radiographed for different reasons. The age range was between 5-45years.
Results revealed that, the main reason for taking orthopantomograms was to investigate different orthodontic problems (41.4%), then impacted teeth (25%), facial fractures due to trauma (13.7%), mixed dentition development (11.5%), and finally periodontal diseases (8.3%). High percentage of patients was in range of age group between (5-15) (51.1%).
This study focuses on the importance of using orthopantomograms as a most indispensable method on achieving complete diagnostic information.
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