Bite wing
Used to examine the interproximal surfaces of the teeth
Bite wing imagine
Includes the crowns of maxillary and mandibular teeth, interproximal areas, and areas of the crestal bone on the same image.
What do bite wings primarily detect?
Caries (cavities)
Another name for the bite wing technique
Interproximal technique
Interproximal
Between two adjacent surfaces
Interproximal examination
Intraoral examination used to inspect the crowns of both maxillary and mandibular teeth on a single image
Bite wing receptor
Type of receptor used in interproximal examination. The bite wing receptor has a "wing" or tab and the patient bites on the wing to stabilize the receptor
Alveolar bone
Bone that supports and encases the roots of teeth
Crestal bone
Coronal portion of the alveolar bone found between teeth; also known as the Alveolar crest
Contact areas
The area of the tooth that touches an adjacent tooth; the area where adjacent tooth surfaces contact each other
Horizontal bite wing
The bite wing receptor placed in the mouth with the long portion of the receptor in a horizontal direction
Opened contact
On a dental image, opened contacts appear as thin radiolucent lines between adjacent tooth surfaces
Overlapped contacts
On a dental image, the area where the contact area of one of the tooth is superimposed over the contact area of the adjacent tooth is referred to as overlapped contacts
Vertical bite-wing
The bite wing receptor is placed with the long portion of the receptor in a vertical direction
Beam alignment device
Is a device used to position an intraoral receptor in the mouth and maintain the receptor in position during the imaging procedure
Bite wing tab
May be used to stabilize the receptor during exposure. It is attached to a periaprical film
Angulation
Is a term used to describe the alignment of the central ray of the xray beam in both horizontal and vertical planes
Vertical angulation
Refers to the positioning of the PID in a vertical, or up-and-down plane.
Positive
If the PID is positioned above the occlusal plane and the central ray is directed downward
Negative
If the PID is positioned below the occlusal plane and the central is directed upward
Exposure sequence
Definite order for the receptor placements
Receptor placement
The specific area where the receptor must be positioned before exposure, is directed by the teeth and surrounding structures that must be included on the resulting bite wing image
Endentulous space
Is an area where teeth are no longer present
Torus
Bony growth in the oral cavity
Mandibular tori
Boney growths along the lingual aspect
Size 0
Used to examine the posterior teeth in small children
Size 2
Examine the posterior teeth in older children and adults
Size 3
Shows all the posterior teeth on one side of the arch in one radiograph
Size 4
Occlusal film is used to show large areas of the maxilla or mandible