This week will be covering the first 2 criteria for an ideal pantomograph and what happens to the final image when they are not met. 1. Patient has anterior teeth in notches on bite block. Error: Patient positioned too far anteriorly or posteriorly in the unit creating minification (too far […]
This week is using the SLOB rule or image shift to determine the location of an object with changes in horizontal angles. Answers from last week Example 1 – diamond object is located to the buccal Example 2 – lightning bolt object is located to the buccal Example 1 Example […]
This week is a follow up to last week with a case of chronic apical periodontitis. The primary difference of chronic apical periodontitis versus acute apical periodontitis is the presence of sclerotic bone formation. This sclerotic bone formation (sometimes referred to as sclerosing osteitis) may present in one of three […]
