1. Lecture 3: Radiographic Appearance of Dental Materials
ODRP 755 Radiology II Theory & Interpretation
Heidi L. Christensen, DDS, MS

2. Posterior cast gold three-unit fixed bridge

3. Metal Bridge

4. PFM Bridge

5. Stainless Steel Crown

6. Aluminum Crown

7. Aluminum & Stainless Steel Crowns

8. PFM Crown

9. Porcelain Crown & Cement

10. Porcelain & Acrylic CrownsPC

11. Anterior Gold Crown & Onlay

12. Anterior Gold and Amalgam Restorations
Gold foil
Amalgam

13. Old Resins with Base

14. Old Resins

15. Old Resins & Amalgam
Amalgam-
Radiopaque
Resin-Old-
Radiolucent

16. New Composite Resin with Pin

17. New Composite Resins

18. Silicates/ Older Composite Resins
Composite or missing
restoration?

19. Amalgam

20. Amalgam build-up with pins

21. Amalgam build-up with pins

22. Orthodontic Bands/Wires

23. Orthodontic Bands and Wires

24. Crown & Loop Space Maintainer

25. Rubber dam clamp, endodontic files, and gutta percha root canal fillingGP
RDC A F

27. Root Canal Sealant

28. Gutta-percha & Temporary Restoration

29. Silver Point

31. Metal Post & Pins
Post

33. Cast Post

34. Retrograde amalgam, gutta percha, post and core, and crown restorations.

35. Amalgam fragments of amalgam tattoo

36. Anterior porcelain denture teeth with metal pins and radiolucent acrylic denture base

37. Metal Frame Work

38. Metal Frame Work/Acrylic Teeth

40. Acrylic temporary partial denture with radiolucent plastic tooth and wrought wire clasp

41. Implants
(A) Implants and healing caps. (B) Implants and appliance

44. Surgical Plates & Screws

45. Surgical S.S Wire

46. Permanent Orthodontic Retainer

47. Questions?