This anatomy can be tricky for some to visualize as its appearance is understood by knowing the direction of x rays and how they course through this process. So to try and show that I’m adding some 3D renderings from a CBCT scan. The zygomatic process of the maxilla appears […]
Today is all about the mandible. Condyle (black curved dotted line) Coronoid process (white triangular dotted line) Mandibular first molar (green oval) Infradentale (yellow dotted arrow) – Superior facial bone height near the level of the cemento-enamel junction of the mandibular incisors. B point (white solid arrow) – The posteriormost […]
The floor of the nasal cavity that is visible on radiographs is actually the junction of the floor and lateral wall or vomer. On intraoral radiographs this will appear as a single radiopaque straight line superior to the maxillary teeth. It is visible on any periapical radiograph (anterior and posterior). […]
