Röntgen ray diagnosis and therapy (1904) (14757807432)

Identifier: rntgenraydiagn00beck (find matches)

Title: Röntgen ray diagnosis and therapy

Year: 1904 (1900s)

Authors: Beck, Carl, 1856-1911

Subjects: Radiotherapy Diagnosis, Radioscopic

Publisher: New York, London, D. Appleton and Company

Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries

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eir extraction will relieve the suffering which might have beenmistaken for neuralgia. Disturbances during the period of development are extremelyfrequent. The question whether there is retention only or com-plete absence is easily settled by skiagraphy. The position as wellas the size and relations of the teeth can be so well ascertained thatthe dentist will be able to judge whether operative interference isindicated or not. Figs. 47 and 48 show malposition of uneruptedteeth in young girls. In Fig. 47 an incisor is situated transverselyin the superior maxilla. The exact diagnosis, possible by the raysonly, enabled the dentist to place it into a proper position. InFig. 48 the seat of the malposition is in the inferior maxilla. 76 THE RONTGEN EAYS Sometimes it is of great forensic importance to determine theage of an infantile corpse by skiagraphing the teeth. As a rule, it will suffice to place the face portion nearest thetooth in question on an ordinary Eontgen plate. If fine details

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Fig. 47.—Incisor, situated transversely in the Superior Maxilla of aGirl of Fifteen Years. are demanded, flexible films may be introduced into the oral cav-ity, where they will adapt themselves to the contours of the max-illa. Special metal film-holders must be used for that purpose. THE HEAD 77 Such holders can be placed on the teeth, the patient being able thento close his mouth. Cartridges of H-inch film, generally used for the Browniecamera, may be used for short exposures. Especially the anterior upper and Lower incisors, tbe upper andlower canines, the premolars and the first molars of the superioras well as of the inferior maxilla can be well represented by theintraoral method. The upper and lower posterior molars have tobe skiagraphed from the outside. Whenever a longer exposure is required the film is best inclosed

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