[Clinical application prospect of digital subtraction technique for periapical radiographs]

The composition and functions of digital subtraction system for conventional radiographs were introduced. Based on the experimental test for this system, it has been found that digital subtraction system for conventional radiographs is very valuable for the diagnoses of minute bone lesions in the bifurcation, root side and apical part of the teeth as well as in the alveolar crest. In addition, the reproducibility of the projection geometry, the principle of digital subtraction and its clinical application prospect are also discussed in the present paper.