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Panoramic Positioning Errors Flashcards

1
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What protective measure can not be used in a panoramic radiograph?

A

thyroid collar

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2
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Before taking a pano, have patients remove:

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  1. dental appliances
  2. earrings
  3. necklaces
  4. hairpins
  5. glasses
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What error is seen in this pano?

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glasses left on

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What error is seen in this pano?

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earrings left on

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What error is seen in this pano?

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necklace left on

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What error is seen in this pano?

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hairpins left in

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What error is seen in this pano?

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denture left in

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If the teeth and jaws are sharply depicted in a pano, this tells you:

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proper position achieved- teeth and jaws are in focal trough

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9
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If there is a slight curvature of the occlusal plane in a pano, this tells you:

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proper positions achieved- vertical head position is correct

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10
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If there is equal magnification on the left and right side of a pano, this tells you:

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proper position achieved- head was not turned to the left or right

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11
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If there is not airspace obstructing the view of the maxillary roots in a pano, this tells you:

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proper position achieved- patients tongue is flat on the roof of the mouth

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12
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If there is no ghost image of the cervical spine in the midline of the pano, this tells you:

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proper position achieved- patient is standing up straight with neck straight

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13
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Some patients can’t stand up straight tsyou will know ahead of time that there will be:

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ghost image of cervical spine

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14
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What do we notice about the cervical spine and ramus in the following radiograph?

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They NOT overlapping= good - patient was standing up straight

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15
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In a pano, if the anterior teeth are narrowed and blurred, what is the positioning error?

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Too far forward

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16
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In a pano, if the cervical spine is superimposed on the ramus causing a double real image of the cervical spine, what is the positioning error?

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too far forward

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17
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What errors can be seen in the following radiograph? What is the cause of these errors?

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  1. Anterior teeth are narrowed and blurred
  2. Cervical spine is superimposed on ramus ( double real image of cervical spine)

Cause: Too far forward

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18
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What errors can be seen in the following radiograph? What is the cause of these errors?

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Anterior teeth are narrowed and blurred

(notice posterior teeth appear normal)

Cause: Too far forward

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19
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In a pano, if the anterior teeth are widened and blurred what is the positioning error?

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too far back

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20
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In a pano, if the inferior turbinates and meati spread across maxillary sinuses, what is the positioning error?

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too far back

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21
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In a pano, if condyles are close to, or cut off the side of the image, what is positioning error?

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too far back

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What errors are caused by the patient being positioned too far forward? (2)

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  1. anterior teeth narrowed and blurred
  2. cervical spine superimposed on ramus (double real image of cervical spine)
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23
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What errors are caused by the patient being positioned too far back? (3)

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  1. anterior teeth widened and blurred
    2 inferior tubercles and meati spread across maxillary sinuses
  2. condyles close to or cut off side of image
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24
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What are the errors in this radiograph? What is the cause of these errors?

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  1. anterior teeth widened and blurred
  2. inferior tubercles and meati spread across maxillary sinuses
  3. condyles close to or cut off side of image

cause: patient too far back

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25
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What are the errors in this radiograph? What is the cause of these errors?

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  1. anterior teeth widened and blurred
  2. inferior tubercles and meati spread across maxillary sinuses
  3. condyles close to or cut off side of image

cause: patient too far back

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26
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What is the MAIN error in this radiograph? What is the cause?

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Inferior tubercles and meati spread across maxillary sinuses

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27
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What positioning error cause excessive curvature of the occlusal plane?

28
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What positioning error causes roots of mandibular anterior teeth to be blurred?

29
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What positioning error causes the rami/condyles tipped inward?

30
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What positioning error causes condyles close to or cut off the top of image?

31
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What positioning error causes they hyoid bone to be superimposed on the mandible?

32
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What errors are caused by the chin being too far down? (5)

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  1. excessive curvature of the occlusal plane
  2. roots of mandibular anterior teeth are blurred
  3. rami/condyles tipped inward
  4. condyles close to or cut off top of image
  5. hyoid bone superimposed on mandible
33
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What errors can be seen in the following radiograph? What is the cause?

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  1. excessive curvature of the occlusal plane
  2. roots of mandibular anterior teeth are blurred
  3. rami/condyles tipped inward
  4. condyles close to or cut off top of image
  5. hyoid bone superimposed on mandible

cause: chin down

34
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What errors can be seen in the following radiograph? What is the cause?

A
  1. rami tipped inward
  2. excessive curvature of occlusal plane

cause chin down

35
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What positioning error causes a flat occlusal plane or reverse curvature?

36
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What positioning error causes the roots of maxillary anterior teeth to be blurred?

37
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What positioning error causes rami/condyles tipped laterally?

38
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What positioning error causes the condyles close to or cut off side of image?

39
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What positioning error causes the hard palate superimposed on maxillary apices?

40
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What happens to the hard palate in a pano if the chin is too upward?

A

the hard palate gets projected down and overlaps apices of maxillary teeth

41
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What is the main reason we have to retake panos?

A

hard palate is superimposed on maxillary apices

42
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What are some errors that can be seen in this radiograph? What is the cause?

A
  1. flat occlusal plane or reverse curvature
  2. roots of maxillary anterior teeth are blurred
  3. rami/condyles tipped laterally
  4. condyles close to or cut off the side of image
  5. hard palate superimposed on maxillary apices

cause: chin up

43
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What errors can be seen in the following radiograph? What is the cause?

A
  1. reverse curvature of occlusal plane
  2. Hard palate projected downwards overlapping apices of maxillary teeth

cause: chin up

44
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What positioning error results in unequal magnification of left and right side (teeth, ramus)?

A

Head turned

45
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What positioning error results in increased blurring and overlapping contacts on one side?

A

Head turned

46
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What errors in a pano are caused by chin up?

A
  1. flat occlusal plane or reverse curvature
  2. roots of maxillary anterior teeth are blurred
  3. rami/condyles tipped laterally
  4. condyles close to or cut off the side of image
  5. hard palate superimposed on maxillary apices
47
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What errors in a pano are caused by head turned?

A
  1. unequal magnification of let and right side (teeth, ramus)
  2. increased blurring and overlapping of contacts on one side
48
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What errors can be seen in the following pano? What is the cause?

A
  1. unequal magnification of let and right side (teeth, ramus)
  2. increased blurring and overlapping of contacts on one side

cause: head turned

49
Q

In the following image, list what each color represents (blue, black and red):

A

blue: area of focal trough
red: jaw position in focal trough
black: head turned to right with incisors still on anatomic midline

50
Q

When the head is turned to the right, the _____ dentition moves closer to the sensor so the teeth will project _____ on the radiographic image.

A

posterior left dentition; narrower

51
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When the head is turned to the right, the _____ dentition moves farther from the sensor so the teeth will project _____ on the radiographic image.

A

posterior right dentition; wider

52
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Based on the left posterior dentition appearing wider on this pano, what error is made?

A

Head is turned to the left, so the posterior left dentition moves further away from the sensory and the teeth project wider on the radiographic image

53
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If bite causes teeth to be closer to the sensor, how will the teeth on the side closer to the sensor appear?

54
Q

Anatomic midline shifted to the left of center of focal focal trough is referred to as:

A

lateral translation

55
Q

Due to this left side shift, posterior teeth on the left side will be closer to the sensor and project ____ on the radiographic image

56
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Due to the left side shift, posterior teeth on the right side will be father away from the sensor and project _____ on the radiographic image

57
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If the patient is slumped, what results in the pano?

A

ghost image of cervical spine

58
Q

What error can be seen on the following image? What is the cause?

A

ghost image of cervical spine; slumped patient

59
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What error can be seen on the following image? What is the cause?

A

ghost image of cervical spine; slumped patient

60
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What error is seen in the following image? What is the cause?

A

palatoglossal air space; tongue NOT on roof of mouth

61
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What error is seen in the following image? What is the cause?

A

palatoglossal air space; tongue NOT on roof of mouth

62
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What error is seen in the following radiograph?

A

Lead apron artifact

63
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What errors are seen in the following radiograph?

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ghost image of cervical spine (due to patient hunching) and lead apron artifact

64
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This pano represents:

A

partial panoramic image

65
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What error likely caused the following pano?

A

patient got antz in dey pantz

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