Week 1: Highlights in the History of Dental Imaging

Discovery of x-rays

1895 W.C Roentgen

First Dental Radiograph

1896 Walkhoff

First dental radiograph in US (skull)

1896 Morton

First dental radiograph in US (living patient)

1896 Kells

First paper on dangers of x-radiation

1901 Rollins

Introduction of bisecting technique

1904 Price

First dental text

1913 Raper

First prewrapped dental films

1913 Eastman Kodak Company

First x-ray tube

1913 Coolidge

First machine-made film packets

1920 Eastman Kodak Company

First dental x-ray machine

1923 Victor X-ray Corp, Chicago

Introduction to bitewing technique

1925 Raper

Concept of rotational panoramic proposed

1933

Introduction of long-cone paralleling technique

1947 Fitzgerald

Introduction to panoramic radiography

1948

Introduction to D-speed film (kodak ultra-speed)

1955

Introduction to intraoral digital imaging

1987

Introduction to cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) for dental use

1998