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Bitewing radiograph of the right posterior teeth: the crowns of the upper and lower premolars and molars, with the interproximal bone crest between them, in one image.

Bitewing radiograph

A bitewing radiograph is the intraoral posterior view that shows the anatomical crowns and the interproximal alveolar bone level in a single image.…

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Panoramic radiograph of an adult dentition, both arches curved across one image, with the maxillary sinuses above and the lower border of the mandible below.

Panoramic radiograph

A panoramic radiograph is a single image of both jaws, made by a source and receptor that rotate around the patient. Only a curved zone called the focal…

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Periapical radiograph of three mandibular molars, each crown and root shown to the apex with the surrounding trabecular bone.

Periapical radiograph

A periapical radiograph is an intraoral view showing a whole tooth — crown, root and apex — together with the bone immediately around the root tip. That…

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