Archive for June, 2010

Definition:
Dry socket is a well recognized painful complication of Dental Extractions which is localized Osteitis, in which the blood clot disintegrates exposing an infected necrotic socket wall.
Synonyms:

Alveolitis sicca dolarsa
Localized alveolar Osteitis
Fibrinolytic Osteitis

Pathophysiology:
Alveolar Osteitis is a condition in which the blood clot disintegrates, leaving the socket bare of granulation tissue.
Causes for Clot Disintegration and Development of Dry [...]

INTRA ORAL X-RAY FILMS:
Periapical:

Size 0:  22×35 mm  Children
Size 1:  24×40 mm  Anterior, Adults
Size 2:  31×41 mm   Standard size (Ant. & Post) Adults

Bite wing films:

Size 0:  22 x 35 mm  Ant. Children
Size 1 : 24 x 40 mm  Posterior, Children Anterior, Adults
Size 2 : 31 x 41 mm   Posterior, Adults (Standard size)
Size 3:  27 [...]

X-Rays are defined as weightless package of pure energy (Photon) that are without electrical charge  and that travel in waves along a straight line with a specific frequency and speed.

The Properties Of X-Ray are divided into 4 headings:

Physical
Chemical
Biological
Physiochemical

A) Physical Properties:

X-Rays are electromagnetic radiations having a wavelength between 10A to 0.01A
In Free Space they travel in [...]