Comparison of soft-tissue enhanced and conventional cephalometric radiographs

Pretreatment evaluation of the orthognathic surgery patient includes hard-tissue and soft-tissue analysis. Although the soft-tissue analysis can be made easier by the use of a Quint intensifying screen (Quint X-Ray Co, Inc, Los Angeles) which enhances the soft-tissue image, when the enhanced cephalometric radiograph was compared with a standard, nonenhanced radiograph, it was found to have the same level of diagnostic accuracy.