Oral medicine and radiology

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 [...]

Primary Lesions:

Macule
Papule
Nodule
Vesicles
Bullar tumors
Wheals

Secondary Lesions:

Erosions
Ulcers
Fissures
Desqumations (excoriations)

Primary lesions of Oral Cavity:
MACULE:
Well circumscribed flat lesions that are noticeable due to the change in color of Skin or Mucosa.
Red- Inflamation
Pigmented- Melanin, Haemosiderin, foreign material.
Ex: Melanotic Macule
PAPULES:
These are solid lesions raised above the Skin or Mucosal surface and are smaller than 1 cm in Diameter.
Ex: Erythema multiformae, lupus erythematous, [...]

This includes all the general information of the Patient.
General Information Includes:

Name
Age
Sex
Occupation
Address
Region

1) NAME:
There are many advantages by the name, the advantages are given below:
Psychological Benefit: It gives a great psychological benefit to the doctor as the patient always likes to be called by his name.
Improves Rapport: It improves personal rapport bewtwen the patient and the medical [...]

Case history is an important and integral part of Treatment, a treatment of a disease or a condition satrts with it’s proper diagnosis and this can be done sucessfully only by taking down a proper Case History.
It is very important to take a proper case history which will further lead to a proper diagnosis and [...]