Comparison of soft-tissue enhanced and conventional cephalometric radiographs.
Pretreatment evaluation of the orthognathic surgery patient includes hard-tissue and soft-tissue analysis. Although the soft-tissue analysis can be made easier by the use of a Quint intensifying screen (Quint X-Ray Co, Inc, Los Angeles) which enhances the soft-tissue image, when the enhanced cephalometric radiograph was compared with a standard, nonenhanced radiograph, it was found to have the same level of diagnostic accuracy.
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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Baylor College of Dentistry, Dallas, TX 75246.
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D002508:Cephalometry; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005145:Face / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011861:Radiography, Dental; D014963:X-Ray Intensifying Screens