Positioning for Panoramics

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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. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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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

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