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magi
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Hello.
I took a course in Ultrasound and I wonder why dentists don't use that instead of X-ray.
The patient only need to fill his/hers mouth with water and then it is possible to use Ultrasound Scans in the mouth of the patient without any jonisating radiation.
It could even be possible to use under a drilling if the dentist look at the Ultrasound Scans screen.
It is possible to scan metall with ultrasound.
Maybe it has to be in contact directly with the tooth to be able to get enough signal into the tooth becouse of reflections?
Why can't it be done?
Regards Magi
I took a course in Ultrasound and I wonder why dentists don't use that instead of X-ray.
The patient only need to fill his/hers mouth with water and then it is possible to use Ultrasound Scans in the mouth of the patient without any jonisating radiation.
It could even be possible to use under a drilling if the dentist look at the Ultrasound Scans screen.
It is possible to scan metall with ultrasound.
Maybe it has to be in contact directly with the tooth to be able to get enough signal into the tooth becouse of reflections?
Why can't it be done?
Regards Magi
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