RT Journal
A1 PFAHLER GE
T1 THe roentgen rays in dentistry
JF Journal of the American Medical Association
JO Journal of the American Medical Association
YR 1909
FD September 4
VO LIII
IS 10
SP 770
OP 774
DO 10.1001/jama.1909.92550100001001e
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1909.92550100001001e
AB That the Roentgen rays are useful in dentistry needs no argument before this Section, and that they should be more generally used I believe will be affirmed by all who have had experience with them. Most of the patients who are finally sent to the roentgenologist for examination have usually suffered months and even years with conditions that only needed a Roentgen examination to make the diagnosis clear and the line of treatment definite. As a matter of fact, most of the patients that come to me are those who have finally reached the consultant, who recognized the importance of an examination. Some of these patients had been tampered with for months or years by general practitioners of medicine or dentistry, and often teeth have been unnecessarily sacrificed. Surely the dentist with the greatest experience needs this exact method of diagnosis least; and yet, I repeat, nearly all my