Protez Yapımı Öncesi Radyografik Değerlendirmenin Önemi: İki Olgu Sunumu

The use of X-rays is an integral part of clinical dentistry and radiographs are often referred to as the clinician’s main diagnostic aid. Radiographs should be taken only when a clear diagnostic need exists for the information the radiograph may provide. They often are the first method used to screen edentulous or partially edentulous patients before denture therapy. However, routine radiographic examination of these patients is being questioned because of the cumulative effects and cost of radiation exposure. This report presents two cases that were not examined radiologically prior to denture construction In present cases, although one patient has worn complete denture and the other has had bridges, 19 impacted teeth were observed totally in panoramic examinations. In conclusion, even a patient had worn denture or bridges; radiographic examination should be made before renew prostheses when patient did not give a definitive history about his/her radiological condition