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Panoramic radiographs: necessary for edentulous patients?
R R Seals1, E O Williams, J D Jones
1Department of Prosthodontics, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio Dental School 78284-7912.
Journal of the American Dental Association (1939)
|November 1, 1992
Abstract:
With recent concern about the cumulative effects of radiation exposure, routine radiographic examination of edentulous patients is being questioned. While the present study reports a lower incidence of positive findings than previous panoramic surveys, we still find potentially complicating conditions. Radiographic examination of new edentulous patients still appears warranted.