Journal of Forensic Research

Paulo Eduardo Miamoto Dias

Publications

• Research Article
  Exposure Standards for Digital and Analogue Dry Skull Orthopantomography
  Author(s): Thiago L. Beaini, Paulo Eduardo Miamoto Dias and Rodolfo F. H. MelaniThiago L. Beaini, Paulo Eduardo Miamoto Dias and Rodolfo F. H. Melani
  
  Forensic or scientific practices may require producing orthopantomography of dry skulls, that lack soft tissue, therefore modifications on the usual technique should be necessary. With the objective of standardizing the postmortem digital and analogue panoramic radiography this research produced a single a digital radiography and 13 analogue panoramic images, using different exposure configurations and four different objects to try to overcome the effects of the lack of soft tissue radiation absorption on the analog radiographs. A gel based ice pack, a 20 mm dental wax block, and a 0.5 mm metallic foil were placed in different points of the device. Also a previously exposed and developed film was placed inside the cassette between the unexposed film and the intensifying screen. The images were presented to 15 dentists of several specialties, who graded and ranked the images. In conclu.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7145.1000115

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