3, 4, 5 For these reasons, PSP plates may be favored in a teaching environment such as dental school clinics. Additionally, PSP plates have been shown to exhibit a wider range of exposures, less patient discomfort, and a decreased requirement for retakes.
1 In contrast to direct digital sensors, also used for intraoral imaging, the entire surface area of a PSP plate is active. 1, 2 PSP plates are similar to conventional intraoral films in the sense that they are thin and flexible and may be used with the same positioning devices for image acquisition. Digital imaging using photostimulable phosphor (PSP) plates has been available in medical radiology since 1981 and in dental radiology since 1994.
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