Chapter 32: Identification of Restorations, Dental Materials, and Foreign Objects
Learning Objectives
At the end of this module chapter, you will be able to:
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- Define the key terms associated with identifying restorations, materials, and foreign objects on dental images.
- Discuss the importance of interpreting dental images while the patient is present.
- On dental images, identify and describe the appearance of the following restorations: amalgam, gold, stainless steel and chrome, post and core, porcelain, porcelain-fused-to-metal, composite, and acrylic.
- On dental images, identify and describe the appearance of the following: base materials, metallic pins, gutta percha, silver points, complete dentures, removable partial dentures, orthodontic bands, brackets and wires, fixed orthodontic retainers, dental implants, bone grafts, suture wires, metal splints and plates, bone screws, and stabilizing arches.
- On dental images, identify and describe the appearance of the following: earrings, necklaces, nose jewelry, eyeglasses, patient napkin chains, hearing aids, shrapnel, and other miscellaneous objects.
