· Web viewFor cheek teeth they are labial mounted and hung as if you are looking at the patient...
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Mandibular Cheek Teeth: Once again, for an extraoral image, an open mouth technique is recommended, so prepare the patient as described for maxillary cheek teeth. A standard 10 x 12 inch cassette should be placed on the mandibular arcade of interest centered on the area in question. The view is taken with a ventral oblique angle that is approximately 45° ventral to a lateral view. Aim the beam at the apices of the mandibular cheek teeth. As with the maxillary cheek teeth, focusing on the area in question in the cranial-caudal direction will give the best view to assess the periodontal ligament. White line = cassette Red arrow = beam angle
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Mandibular Cheek Teeth:
Once again, for an extraoral image, an open mouth technique is recommended, so prepare the patient as described for maxillary cheek teeth. A standard 10 x 12 inch cassette should be placed on the mandibular arcade of interest centered on the area in question.
The view is taken with a ventral oblique angle that is approximately 45° ventral to a lateral view. Aim the beam at the apices of the mandibular cheek teeth. As with the maxillary cheek teeth, focusing on the area in question in the cranial-caudal direction will give the best view to assess the periodontal ligament.
White line = cassetteRed arrow = beam angle
To hang the image:The proper way to hang incisor images is as if you are looking at the patient head on. For cheek teeth they are labial mounted and hung as if you are looking at the patient from the labial aspect:
Upper incisors with 101 to left Lower incisors with 401 to left
Right maxillary cheek teeth Left maxillary cheek teeth
Right mandibular cheek teeth Left mandibular cheek teeth
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