Radiographic form of periodontal tissue damage: Bentuk kerusakan struktur jaringan periodontal secara radiografis

Barunawaty Yunus (Departemen Radiologi, Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi, Universitas Hasanuddin Makassar, Indonesia)
Hatimurni (Program Pendidikan Dokter Gigi Spesialis Periodonsia Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi, Universitas Hasanuddin Makassar, Indonesia)

MDJ (Makassar Dental Journal)
Vol. 11 No. 2 (2022): Volume 11 Issue 2 Agustus 2022

Radiographic examination is one of the important supports in the periodontal field. Periodontal radiographs were used to as-sess the widening of the periodontalligament space, continuity of the lamina dura, height and shape of the alveolar crest, bone loss, interdental crater, and furcation defects. The shape of thedestruction of the periodontal tissue structure radiographically can give a different picture depending on the severity of periodontal disease, the radiographic technique used, or anatomical variations that resemble the disease.