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Four‐intraoral film radiographic examination on children imparting less radiation than pantomography
Author(s) -
LOCHT SVEN
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
european journal of oral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.802
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1600-0722
pISSN - 0909-8836
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0722.1982.tb01525.x
Subject(s) - radiography , medicine , dentistry , orthodontics , radiology
– An intraoral radiographic survey was reduced to four films examining only the regions of the premolars and the maxillary canines. It was applicable to children aged 9–10 years without clinical orthodontic symptoms. Energy imparted was 0.9 mj. By orthopantomography energy imparted was 1.6 mj and the thyroid dose was 0.13 mSv.