This week and next I will be covering two extraoral radiographs made in dentistry. The first one is a lateral cephalometric skull radiograph which is commonly made for orthodontic purposes. Here is how to position a patient for this radiograph. 1. Place the midsagittal plane of the patient parallel with […]
This week is the air space superior and lateral to the palate (on the radiograph); the nasopharyngeal air space. It is seen as a radiolucent area superimposed over the ramus near the mandibular notch and neck of the condyle. If you have any questions or comments, please leave them below. […]
The next three posts will be devoted to air spaces visible on pantomographs. The first is the palatoglossal air space. The palatoglossal air space is between the palate and the tongue. It is only visualized on a pantomograph when the patient does not place their tongue to the roof of […]
