Bitewing recording

Bitewing image on the right

Bitewing image on the left; Tooth 37 (bottom right) shows caries distally

A bitewing ( English bitewing view ), even wings bite recording is a dental X-ray examination with special recording technique. In contrast to the usual dental film x-ray, it is not used to x-ray the entire tooth, but only the crown areas of the upper and lower posterior teeth of one half of the face. The course of the bone boundary of the alveolar bone must also be diagnosed. First and foremost, bitewing recordings are made for extended caries diagnosis in order to detect approximal caries or coronary caries approximally.

Recording technology

For the bitewing recording, a plastic wing is attached to the center of the X-ray film or recording sensor. The X-ray film is placed on the inside of the teeth so that the crown area of ​​the posterior teeth is completely depicted. The patient bites the attached wing and holds the dental film in the intended receiving position. The X-ray tube is adjusted from the outside so that the beam path is almost perpendicular to the film.

history

The bitewing image was introduced in 1925 by Howard Riley Raper (1887–1978), a professor of dental radiology in Ohio , with which advanced caries diagnosis is carried out in the approximal space (interdental space). If there is little periodontal bone loss, it can be used as the periodontal status .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Wilm-Gert Esders: Rational work processes in the dental practice . Georg Thieme Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-13-132261-6 , p. 28.
2. ^ Howard R. Raper Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology Award , The American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (AAOMR). Retrieved August 14, 2015.

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