The X-ray & CT department in the College of Dentistry University of Basrah has captured approximately 3352 X-rays during this year.
Mr. Hussein Fakhri Abdullah Al-Qatran, the X-ray radiographer in the X-ray & CT department stated the following " the big reliance was on the (OPG X-rays) that radiographs the teeth and jaws in the form of panoramic picture, where all the Maxillofacial structures and teeth appear in the picture. And within the (OPG X-rays) there is another X-rays called (Cephalometric radiography) that shows the Lateral view of the face, where we identify the correct occlusion of the patient. While in the mean time, another evolved dental X-rays has been added, which is (CBCT) which plays a huge role in diagnosing the dangerous diseases as it radiographs the face and jaws in 3 dimensional planes and gives a perfect measurements as it is considered a huge leap in the field of Dentistry and oral diagnosis.
It is worth mentioning, that the X-ray & CT department is receiving conditions from all sorts of medical centers and clinics with minimum prices.