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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Eur J Dent 2010; 04(01): 095-099
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1697816
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European Journal of Dentistry

Xeroradiography: Stagnated after a Promising Beginning? A Historical Review

Christopher I Udoye
a   Faculty of Dentistry, College of Medicine University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Nigeria
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Hamid Jafarzadeh
b   Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry and Dental Research Center, Mashhad
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30 September 2019 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Various methods have been introduced for obtaining radiographs. Xeroradiography which is a method of imaging uses the xeroradiographic copying process to record images produced by diagnostic x-rays. It differs from halide film technique in that it involves neither wet chemical processing nor the use of dark room. Literature on this subject is scarce. After an initial promising beginning, this imaging method, once thought to hold the key to endodontic imaging, got stagnated. A revisit of this promising endodontic imaging system would therefore be appropriate. The purpose of this study was to review xeroradiographic technique as a roentgenographic imaging system. (Eur J Dent 2010;4:95-99)

Key words

Endodontics - Radiography - Xeroradiography
 

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