Iranian Scientists Make Isomalt Tongue-Shaping Pastille for Radiography

Amirhossein Touzandeh Jani and Fariborz Forouhandeh produced the isomalt tongue-shaping pastille for panoramic radiography of the jaw and teeth.

“Isomalt powder is used in the manufacture of this pastille, which is then prepared for molding in a mold. For shaping, a mold was designed by software and its material is ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene), which was printed by a 3D printer. Then, the isomalt pastille was shaped by this mold,” Forouzandeh told ANA.

“Based on the experience of various people who could not form their tongues properly during dental procedures, after using this pastille, their radiography was approved by a specialist doctor, and it was such that the stimulation of the taste of the pastille caused nausea and so-called gagging to disappear,” he added.

“This invention provides an isomalt pastille for shaping the tongue during panoramic imaging of the jaw and teeth, which by eliminating the air space of the oral cavity prevents the loss of useful parts of the radiographic image, saves time, avoids re-exposure to radiation, and reduces the wear and tear of radiological devices, and is also suitable for diabetics,” Forouzandeh said.

Radiography is an imaging technique using X-rays, gamma rays, or similar ionizing radiation and non-ionizing radiation to view the internal form of an object.

Applications of radiography include medical (diagnostic radiography and therapeutic radiography) and industrial radiography.

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