The Appearances of Common Dental Diseases on Radionuclide Bone Images of the Jaws

Radionuclide images of hospital patients were examined for abnormal areas within the jaws. Fourteen of 25 subjects studied showed one or more abnormal image areas, most of which were attributable to common dental lesions revealed by oral examinations. The lesions detectable on images included healin...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of dental research 1979-03, Vol.58 (3), p.1040-1046
Hauptverfasser: Garcia, Daniel A., Tow, Donald E., Sullivan, Thomas M., Jansons, Dace, Niederman, Richard
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Zusammenfassung:Radionuclide images of hospital patients were examined for abnormal areas within the jaws. Fourteen of 25 subjects studied showed one or more abnormal image areas, most of which were attributable to common dental lesions revealed by oral examinations. The lesions detectable on images included healing bone sites, periodontal and pulpal disease, residual osteitis and irritations caused by ill-fitting dentures.
ISSN:0022-0345
1544-0591
DOI:10.1177/00220345790580030201