Intercondylar dimension as a positioning factor for panoramic images of the temporomandibular region.

作者信息

Chilvarquer I, de Freitas A, Glass B J, Chilvarquer L W

机构信息

Department of Oral Radiology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Brazil.

出版信息

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1987 Dec;64(6):768-73. doi: 10.1016/0030-4220(87)90183-6.

The effect of rotating the patient's head for optimum imaging of the temporomandibular region with the use of a panoramic radiographic machine with a continuous center of rotation (Panex-E) was studied. The result showed that the intercondylar distance influenced the amount of rotation necessary for that optimum image.