title: Lightening of dark radiographs with a superproportional reducing agent.
abstract: Copper sulfate reducer is useful for lightening and improving the diagnostic quality of dark radiographs. The solution consists of copper sulfate, sodium chloride, and sulfuric acid. The radiograph is immersed and bleached in the solution until it turns white, redeveloped in weak developer, and fixed. Reduction is superproportional; that is, the percentage of reduction is greater in darker areas than it is in lighter areas. The degree of reduction increases with increased density. The degree of reduction decreases with increased redevelopment time. The reduced radiograph may have a gray, brown, or black image. Resolution is increased on the reduced radiograph.
authors.affiliation: University of Tennessee, College of Dentistry, Memphis 38163.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Dickens
mesh_terms: D003300:Copper; D019327:Copper Sulfate; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D011861:Radiography, Dental; D014962:X-Ray Film
chemical_list: D003300:Copper; D019327:Copper Sulfate