EARLY PIONEERS OF ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL RADIOLOGY

Because this year (1995) is the 100th anniversary of the discovery oi radiography, it is appropriate that we again describe the events surro unding one of the most exciting times in our early dental x-ray histor y-the discovery of radiography by Roentgen and the application of radi ography to the diagnosis and treatment of dental disease. Biographic s ketches of some of the more prominent early pioneers in oral and maxil lofacial radiology are presented, such as those of Walkhoff, Morton, K ells, Rollins, and Raper, along with a discussion of their contributio ns to the field.