oral radiology - IOPA interpretation

1. RADIOGRAPHIC ANATOMIC LANDMARKS
TOOTH AND ASSOCIATED STRUCTURES

2. REFERENCES
White and Pharaoh , Oral Radiology Principles and Interpretation
Ongole and Praveen, Clinical Manual for Oral Medicine and Radiology
Radiographs given in the material are anatomically correct, not always constant for
clinical situations because people are not always the same.
ANATOMICAL LANDMARKS, TOOTH AND ASSOCIATED STRUCTURES, SUNDARAM, III BDS, TMDC&H

3. R/F OF TOOTH
RADIOLUCENT
1. PULP.
2. PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT SPACE.
3. BONE MARROW SPACE.
4. NUTRIENT CANALS.
RADIOPAQUE
1. ENAMEL.
2. DENTIN.
3. CEMENTUM.
4. LAMINA DURA.
5. ALVEOLAR CREST.
6. ALVEOLAR BONE.
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4. RADIOLUCENT STRUCTURES
MAXILLA
1. INCISIVE FORAMEN.
2. INTERMAXILLARY SUTURE.
3. NASAL FOSSA.
4. LATERAL FOSSA.
5. MAXILLARY SINUS.
6. OPENING OF NASOLACRIMAL DUCT.
MANDIBLE
1. MANDIBULAR CANAL.
2. MENTAL FORAMEN.
3. LINGUAL FORAMEN.
4. NUTRIENT CANALS.
5. SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND FOSSA.
ANATOMICAL LANDMARKS, TOOTH AND ASSOCIATED STRUCTURES, SUNDARAM, III BDS, TMDC&H

5. RADIOPAQUE STRUCTURES
MAXILLA
1. NASAL SEPTUM.
2. ANTERIOR NASAL SPINE.
3. INVERTED Y OF YENIS.
4. ZYGOMATIC PROCESS OF MAXILLA.
5. MAXILLARY TUBEROSITY.
6. HAMULAR PROCESS.
7. PTERYGOID PLATES.
8. CORONOID PROCESS OF MANDIBLE.
9. TIP OF NOSE.
10. NASOLABIAL FOLD.
MANDIBLE
1. EXTERNAL OBLIQUE RIDGE.
2. MYLOHYOID RIDGE.
3. MENTAL RIDGE.
4. LOWER BORDER OF MANDIBLE.
5. GENIAL SPINES.
6. SYMPHYSIS.
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6. ANATOMICAL LANDMARKS, TOOTH AND ASSOCIATED STRUCTURES, SUNDARAM, III BDS, TMDC&H

7. ROOT CANAL
AND
APICAL FORAMEN
LAMINA DURA
ALVEOLAR CREST
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8. CANCELLOUS BONE
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9. PERIODONTAL LIGAMENT SPACE
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10. INTERMAXILLARY SUTURE (A,B) ANTERIOR NASAL SPINE(C)
A B C
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11. A B
(A) NASAL SEPTUM (B) ANTERIOR FLOOR OF NASAL FOSSA
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12. ANATOMICAL LANDMARKS, TOOTH AND ASSOCIATED STRUCTURES, SUNDARAM, III BDS, TMDC&H

13. LATERAL FOSSA INVERTED ‘Y’ OF YENTIS
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14. OPENING OF NASOLACRIMAL CANAL
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15. ZYGOMATIC PROCESS OF MAXILLA
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16. PTERYGOID PLATES HAMULAR PROCESS MAXILLARY TUBEROSITY
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17. FLOOR OF MAXILLARY SINUS
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23. (B)(A)
(C) (D)
(A,B) NUTRIENT CANALS (C,D) MENTAL FORAMEN
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24. ANATOMICAL LANDMARKS, TOOTH AND ASSOCIATED STRUCTURES, SUNDARAM, III BDS, TMDC&H

25. (A)
(B)
(C)
(A) LINGUAL FORAMEN (B,C) GENIAL TUBERCLES
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