Abstract: A radiographic bitewing for determining the depth for a dental implant comprising a patient bite portion and an extension portion, wherein said bite portion is adapted for placement between a patient's upper row of teeth and lower row of teeth, and wherein said extension portion is aligned in a substantially perpendicular position relative to said bite portion and comprises at least one radio-opaque calibration template, wherein said calibration template comprises a first vertical bar having a first dimension, a second vertical bar having a second dimension, a third vertical bar having a third dimension, and a fourth vertical bar having a fourth dimension.

Abstract: A radiographic guide being comprised of a first material and a second radio-opaque material, and further comprises a top and bottom surfaces having grooves providing for a means of securing said guide in a stable position in a patient's bite path, and wherein said second material may comprise a calibration template, wherein said template comprises four calibration means of varying height and being disposed of within said first material. The calibration template of said radiographic guide may be displayed in a panoramic x-ray film and may further provide for a self-contained calibration system for determining the actual distance from a patient's gum line to a nerve or sinus of a patient from a distorted distance from said patient's gum line to a nerve or sinus depicted in said panoramic x-ray film.