Whaites' Essentials of Dental Radiography and Radiology

This is a new edition of a classic text that presents all of the information that a dental student needs to know in order to safely capture high-quality clinical images and accurately interpret their findings. Written in an accessible manner which avoids unnecessary detail, each page spread has been carefully designed to ensure clarity of understanding by the reader to ensure both exam success and confidence and safety in the clinical situation. Topics address the whole curriculum and range from the physics of imaging to radiation protection and image interpretation. Normal and abnormal findings are discussed and are accompanied by a range of self-assessment exercises which are found in the book and online. Suitable for undergraduate students and post-graduates alike, this book has become essential reading for all readers who intend to practice clinical dentistry.

• Provides a comprehensive account of the radiology and radiography topics examined at undergraduate level
• Clear and accessible approach to the subject makes learning especially easy
• More than 1100 illustrations - many of them brand new to this edition - present clinical, diagnostic and practical information in an accessible manner
• Written by world authorities on the subject area
• Now presented in full colour to aid navigation and visual understanding of the subject area
• Contains new sections on normal anatomy to enable students to identify early stages of disease process
• New end-of chapter self-assessment helps readers track their progress
• Helpful online clinical cases enable students to prepare for exams

• An enhanced eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customise your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud

List of contents

Part 1 Introduction
1. The radiographic image

Part 2 Radiation physics, equipment and radiation protection
2. The production, properties and interactions of X-rays
3. Dental X-ray generating equipment
4. Image receptors
5. Imaging processing
6. Radiation dose, dosimetry and dose limitation
7. The biological effects associated with X-rays, risk and practical radiation protection

Part 3 Radiography
8. Dental radiography - general patient considerations including control of infection
9. Periapical radiography
10. Bitewing radiography
11. Occlusal radiography
12. Oblique lateral radiography
13. Skull and maxillofacial radiography
14. Cephalometric radiography
15. Tomography and panoramic radiography
16. Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT)
17. The quality of radiographic images and quality assurance
18. Alternative and specialized imaging modalities

Part 4 Radiology
19. Introduction to radiological interpretation
20. Dental caries and the assessment of restorations
21. The periapical tissues
22. The periodontal tissues and periodontal disease
23. Implant assessment
24. Developmental abnormalities
25. Radiological differential diagnosis - describing a lesion
26. Differential diagnosis of radiolucent lesions of the jaws
27. Differential diagnosis of lesions of variable radiopacity in the jaws
28. Bone diseases of radiological importance
29. Trauma to the teeth and facial skeleton
30. The temporomandibular joint
31. The maxillary antra
32. The salivary glands Bibliography and suggested reading Index

About the author

Nicholas Drage is a Consultant and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology at the University Dental Hospital in Cardiff. He qualified from Guy's Dental School in 1989 and, after a year in general dental practice, spent four years in junior hospital posts in various specialities including oral and maxillofacial surgery obtaining his Fellowship in Dental Surgery (FDS) from the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1994. He worked in the Unit of Dental Radiology at Guy's Hospital for seven years from 1995-2002, firstly as a specialist registrar and then as a lecturer. He obtained his Diploma in Dental Radiology from the Royal College of Radiologists in 1997. Nicholas is registered on the General Dental Council's specialist list for Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology, has headed up the Unit of Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology within the University Dental Hospital in Cardiff since 2002 and is currently a member of the Diploma in Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology (DDMFR) Examining Board of the Royal College of Radiologists. He is responsible for teaching the BDS dental imaging course and lectures on a number of additional post-graduate radiological and radiation protection courses across the UK. He is President-elect of the British Society of Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology (BSDMFR).

Product details

• Authors: Drage Nicholas, Simon J. Haworth
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.11.2025
• EAN: 9780443285257
• ISBN: 978-0-443-28525-7
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Dentistry; MEDICAL / Dentistry / General, dentistry, Dentistry and related oral medicines