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Record 1 1986-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Dentistry
DEF

In intraoral radiography, a technique for producing diagnostic radiographs in which the film is placed parallel with the long axes of the teeth and the central beam at a right angle to the film packet (...).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Dentisterie
CONT

La technique "en parallèle" ou "orthogonale" est ainsi désignée parce que le film et la dent à examiner sont disposés parallèlement, et que le rayon central frappe perpendiculairement le centre de la dent et le film.

Spanish

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