title: Artefact in a panoral radiograph: a short communication.
abstract: Artefacts in dental radiographs are not uncommon findings. In some cases, however, such film faults might lead to difficult or even wrong diagnoses. In this brief report, the authors present a case where a small piece of paper cast a foreign body-like image onto a panoral radiograph. The importance of proper techniques and film handling when taking radiographs cannot be over-emphasised.
authors.affiliation: Fanling School Dental Clinic, Department of Health, Hong Kong. rony_cho@dh.gov.hk
authors.forename: Shiu-Yin
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Yung
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ki
mesh_terms: D016477:Artifacts; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009915:Orbit / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010209:Paper; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic / Q000295:instrumentation