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X-ray tube and receiver inside mouth

  • US 9,173,623 B2
  • Filed: 04/09/2014
  • Issued: 11/03/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2013
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of taking x-rays of a patient'"'"'s tooth, the method comprising:

  • a. placing an x-ray emission portion of an x-ray source on one side of the tooth inside of a mouth of the patient and an x-ray image receiving portion of an x-ray receiver on an opposite side of the tooth inside the mouth, wherein;

    i. the source or the receiver is between a cheek or lip of the mouth and the tooth; and

    ii. the other of the source or the receiver is on an opposite side of the tooth; and

    b. emitting x-rays from the source through the tooth and onto the receiver.

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