Radiograph interpretation

dental caries(pain-,top-,vt-)¶

Initial caries/white spot lesion/stains¶

Coronal portion shows no abnormality
Radicular portion shows no abnormality

Acute dental caries¶

coronal portion shows well-defined radiolucency involving enamel and dentin
Radicular portion shows no abnormality

Chronic dental caries¶

Coronal portion shows mesiocornal ill-defined radiolucency involving enamel and dentin
Radicular portion shows no abnormality

grossly decayed¶

Coronal portion shows loss of tooth structure involving enamel and dentin
Radicular portion shows no abnormality

acute pulpitis¶

coronal portion shows well-defined radiolucency involving enamel, dentin and pulp
Radicular portion shows no abnormality

chronic pulpitis¶

Coronal portion shows mesiocornal ill-defined radiolucency involving enamel,dentin and pulp
Radicular portion shows no abnormality

rootstumps¶

Coronal protion shows loss of tooth structure involving enamel,dentin and pulp
Radicular portion shows no abnormality

apical peridontisis¶

coronal portion shows radiolucency involving enamel, dentin and pulp
Radicular portion shows widening of pdl space with intact lamina dura

periapical abscess¶

coronal portion shows radiolucency involving enamel, dentin and pulp
Radicular portion shows widening of pdl space with loss of lamina dura and ill defined radiolucency lesser than 1x1mm

periapical granuloma¶

coronal portion shows radiolucency involving enamel, dentin and pulp
Radicular portion shows widening of pdl space with loss of lamina dura and ill defined radiolucency greater than 1x1mm

periapical cyst¶

coronal portion shows radiolucency involving enamel, dentin and pulp
Radicular portion shows widening of pdl space with loss of lamina dura and well defined radiolucency greater than 1x1mm

peridontal abscess¶

Coronal portion shows no abnormality
Radicular portion shows ill defined radiolucency extending from cej to apical

localised periodontitis¶

Coronal portion shows no abnormality
Approx 1.25mm horizontal bone loss at cej
Radicular portion shows no abnormality

impacted tooth¶

Vertically impacted tooth * long axis is parallel to the

Horizontal impacted tooth * long axis is perpendicular to the

Mesioangular impacted tooth

Distoangular impacted tooth

Inverted impacted tooth

Occlusal level impacted tooth * Below the cej level

attrition¶

Coronal portion shows reduced crown enamel height with flattened occlusal/incisal surface
Radicular portion shows no abnormality

restoration¶

endodontically treated¶

periapical scar¶

implant¶

crown¶

Coronal portion shows well defined radiopacity as morphology of tooth

secondary caries¶

coronal portion shows**with underline radiolucency**

cervical lesions¶

Coronal portion shows bucco lingial coronal radiolucency extending beyond cej

fracture¶

missing¶

Complete loss of tooth structure

malposition¶

canine impaction¶

A well defined radiopaque resembling morphology of tooth mid third or cervical third of 14

supernumeray¶

Condition	Coronal Findings	Margins	Pulp	Radicular
Initial	No changes	-	Vital	Normal
Acute caries	Well-defined E+D	Sharp	Vital	Normal
Chronic caries	Ill-defined E+D	Blurred	Vital	Normal
Gross decay	Structure lost	-	Non-vital	Normal
Acute pulpitis	Well-defined E+D+P	Sharp	Vital	Normal
Chronic pulpitis	Ill-defined E+D+P	Blurred	Non-vital	Normal/Widened PDL
Root stump	Crown lost	-	Non-vital	Normal/Lesion