Positioning for Panoramics
Jan 19, 2016
Positioning for Panoramics
Planes used for positioning
Panoramic
Too flat a plane, tongue not place on palate
Incorrect positioning: Patients head tilted back
Reverse Smile
Incorrect Positioning: Patients head tilted forward
Exaggerated Smile
Incorrect positioning: Patient too far forward
Anterior Teeth Distorted
Incorrect Positioning: Patient too far back
Anterior Teeth Distorted
Incorrect Positioning: Patients head tilted to one side
Right and Left sides distorted
Spinal Burnout
Cephalometric Positioning
Cephalometric
Positioning for AP/PA
AP/PA Film, shows relationship of jaw side to side
Patients head was not at correct angle
Upper Denture and Lower Partial left in during exposure
Glasses left on during exposure
Extra Third Molars
Impacted Centrals
Fused Maxillary Centrals
Digital Panoramic
Mixed Dentition