ArticleFrontiers in oral health2024
Enhancing intraoral radiographic technique: introducing "Nallan's Lines".
Article in Frontiers in oral health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Radiograph-based epidemiology of impacted teeth in Sana'a City, Yemen: a multicenter retrospective study.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Does the clinical complexity of impacted mandibular third molars influence postoperative recovery?BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Nallan's Direct Ray: An Innovative Gyroscopic-Guided Radiographic Device for Intraoral Radiography.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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Abstract
Background: Intraoral radiography remains the most widely employed dental radiographic technique for producing geometrically accurate images with minimal distortion and magnification. Despite its common use in the dental office, incorrect projection geometry can be challenging leading to image distortions. To mitigate these inaccuracies specific radiographic landmarks on the face are utilized during periapical radiography. Nallan's lines, proposed in this study may address the perpetual issue. Material and methods: In this cross over study, the participants were divided into 2 groups, Group A and Group B comprising nine in the each group. The bisecting angle technique was performed by the participants using a gyroscopic device fitted with a LASER with (Study subjects) and without (Controls) utilizing Nallan's lines on a selected group of teeth using a phantom model. Subsequent images were compared with those images obtained by an oral radiologist using the same model for geometric distortions of the images. This comparative analysis aimed to identify potential geometric distortions within the generated images. Results: A paired Conclusion: The adoption of Nallan's lines may enhance the accuracy and quality of intraoral radiographic images. By adhering to this geometric framework dental practitioners can minimize geometric distortions and thereby repeated radiographic exposures of patients.
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