title: Efficacy of dental radiographic practices: options for image receptors, examination selection, and patient selection.
abstract: Many technical factors and treatment philosophies affect the way dental radiology is practiced. Some, like minimum tube filtration, are legislated. Others, like proper darkroom techniques, are universally acknowledged as essential. Still others, like the selection of an image receptor and the selection of the type of examination, are the subject of much discussion and debate. This article addresses some of the more controversial options and choices facing dental practitioners by reviewing the standard assessment techniques available to help make appropriate decisions, by summarizing and analyzing available data, and by offering recommendations for practice.
authors.affiliation: Section of Oral Radiology, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Kantor
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Zeichner
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Valachovic
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Reiskin
mesh_terms: D004526:Efficiency; D006801:Humans; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D011861:Radiography, Dental / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014962:X-Ray Film