[Oradlist] PSP Plate artifact

[Platin, Enrique (Rick)]

Hi Heidi,

Two things come to mind.  The protective layer on the detector is damaged at that point.  This happens when you sterilize the plates using gas and the protective layer gets a small bubble.  This is usually not discovered until a radiograph is made.  Another possibility is that since this is at the lip line, the patient could have had a scar from a previous injury giving that area more density.

EP 
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From: oradlist-bounces at lists.ucla.edu [oradlist-bounces at lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Christensen, Heidi (LLU) [hchristensen at llu.edu]
Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 6:31 PM
To: Oral Radiology Discussion Group
Subject: [Oradlist] PSP Plate artifact

Hi Everybody,

I was wondering if anyone has seen an artifact similar to the one displayed on the mesial of the right maxillary lateral incisor and distal of the central incisor that looks like composite resins, and has an idea of what caused it.  We are using the ScanX plates and scanners.

Thanks!

Heidi

Heidi L. Christensen, DDS, MS
Associate Professor
Department of Oral Diagnosis, Radiology and Pathology
Loma Linda, CA  92350
Phone:  909.558.1000 Ext 48036 or 909.558.4602
Fax: 909.558-4477

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