Gingival and periodontal diseases in their various forms have affected human since the dawn of history. The earliest historical records dealing with medical topics revealed an awareness of periodontal diseases and need for treatment.1 The diagnosis of periodontal diseases which involve the soft and hard tissue destruction should be made systematically and should include both clinical and radiog...

Background and objective: Proximal caries detection is of great importance because of the rapid rate of caries progression and the difficulty in determining the absence or presence of a lesion in primary dentition. Although, various methods for caries diagnosis offer good diagnostic performances, they provide varying sensitivities for detecting proximal carious lesions. The objective of this st...

statement of problem: dental caries is one of the common diseases in the world. it is an infective disease which is caused by loss of minerals and destruction of dental tissues. one of the most effective ways to diagnose the interproximal caries is radiography. bitewing radiography is the best way for caries diagnosis. purpose: the aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of the interpr...

Bitewing radiographs have been one of the dentist’s chief diagnostic tools in the dental clinic. They increase detection of interproximal caries approximately two-fold when compared to clinical examination alone. To a much lesser extent, the bitewing may be used to diagnose occlusal caries. The dentist examining a bitewing radiograph will pay attention to the alveolar crests thus assessing peri...