Dentomaxillofacial imaging and interpretation

•. Dental radiography is widely practised and accounts for 26% of all medical exposures in the UK.•. Imaging of a variety of lesions found characteristically in the dental and maxillofacial region is reviewed through the medium of these common radiographic examinations.•. Interpretation in the maxillofacial region is helped by an understanding of dental notation and the development of the dentition, and related dental developmental anomalies are described.•. Prevalent dental conditions such as caries and periodontal disease are explained and radiological features illustrated.•. A strategy for interpretation in the dental and maxillofacial region is introduced.This article introduces radiographic imaging and interpretation in the dental and maxillofacial region. The range of common intra-oral and extra-oral radiographs is illustrated. Dental annotation is central to the clear communication of abnormalities involving the teeth, and the most common conventions are described. An overview of tooth development ...