What is Beam Hardening Artefact in Dental Radiology?

A CBCT image artefact caused by preferential absorption of lower-energy X-ray photons as the beam passes through dense structures, producing dark bands or streaks adjacent to highly radiopaque objects such as metal restorations.

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Stafne Bone Cavity

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A developmental bone concavity on the lingual surface of the posterior mandible caused by a submandibular salivary gland inclusion, presenting radiographically as a well-defined, corticated, unilocular radiolucency below the mandibular canal.

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Beam Hardening Artefact

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A CBCT image artefact caused by preferential absorption of lower-energy X-ray photons as the beam passes through dense s...

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Beam Hardening Artefact IVT	Technical Term	Advanced	A CBCT image artefact caused by preferential absorption of lower-energy X-ray ph...

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