Deshpande Ashwini, Bhargava Darpan
Department of Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Radiology, People's Dental Academy, People's Campus, Bhanpur, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 462010 India.
Department Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, People's College of Dental Sciences and Research Center, People's Campus, Bhanpur, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 462037 India ; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, H-3/2, B.D.A Colony, Nayapura, Lal Ghati, Airport Road, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 462032 India.
J Maxillofac Oral Surg. 2014 Dec;13(4):603-5. doi: 10.1007/s12663-013-0499-2. Epub 2013 Apr 10.
There are ample modern diagnostic imaging tools available, but the affordability, availability and radiation exposure remains the concern. Intraoral periapical radiographs (IOPAR) are widely used for the preoperative planning and evaluation for most minor oral surgical procedures owing to it simplicity, significantly lower cost, less radiation exposure and easy availability in a dental clinical set-up. Using these radiographs with a grid aids in increasing the accuracy of the linear measurements for the treatment planning.