PURPOSE This study was performed to determine the relative frequency of positioning errors, to identify those errors directly responsible for diagnostically inadequate images, and to assess the quality of panoramic radiographs in a sample of records collected from a dental college. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study consisted of 1,782 panoramic radiographs obtained from the Department of Oral a...

background the gonial angle is one of the most important measurements required for orthodontic treatment and orthognathic surgery. it is difficult to determine the accurate measurement of each gonial angle on cephalometric radiographs because of superimposition of the left and right angles. objectives the aim of the present study was to determine the right and left gonial angles on panoramic ra...

Panoramic radiographs are frequently applied in dental radiodiagnostics and might serve as a tool for identification of a subject's bone mass. Only in a few publications can data on men, younger subjects and larger groups of patients be found. No such data are available for the Polish population; therefore, the aim of the study was to determine normal ranges of panoramic radiomorphometric param...

Most of the existing panoramic cameras have cylindrical field of view (FOV) which has a 360 width in azimuth, but a limited height in elevation. However, a hemispherical (or near spherical) FOV is highly desirable in many applications such as robot navigation and surveillance. This paper presents a planarmirror-based panoramic camera (HEM) which is capable of acquiring nearly hemispherical FOV ...

Background and Aim: To compare the radiographic distance from the inferior part of mandibular second and third molars to the superior border of mandibular canal on radiographs obtained by conventional periapical radiographs, intraoral photostimulable phosphor plate (Intraoral PSP) and panoramic photostimulable phosphor plate (Panoramic PSP). Subjects and Methods: The study was carried out on 25...

OBJECTIVES Radiographic examination is one of the most important parts of the clinical assessment routine for temporomandibular disorders. The aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of cone-beam computed tomography(CBCT) with panoramic radiography and spiral computed tomography for the detection of the simulated mandibular condyle bone lesions. STUDY DESIGN The sample consis...

introduction: mandibular fracture is the most common facial bone fracture due to facial trauma. a variety of imagings have been used for diagnosis of mandibular fractures. however, the choice of imaging for diagnosis of mandibular fractures is controversial.present study compares the accuracy of the three most common imaging methods in mandibular fracture diagnosis panoramic radiography, corona...

conclusions the relationship between cac found on dental panoramic radiographs and two cva risk factors--hypertension and mi-- was significant. therefore, it seems that detection of cac on panoramic images of dental patients must be considered by dentists. results among 200 studied samples, 22 of the patients (11%) had carotid artery calcification on the dental panoramic radiograph. in total, 5...

The objective of this study was to develop a new practical method to reconstruct a high-quality panoramic image in which radiographers would be free from the onerous task of correctly locating the patient's jaws within the image layer of the panoramic unit. In addition, dentists would be able to freely select any panoramic plane to be reconstructed after the acquisition of the raw scan data. A ...

Introduction The present work describes a study in which, based on patient dose measurements, thermoluminescent dosimeters were used to obtain the diagnostic reference level arising from panoramic radiography. Materials and Methods Ten panoramic units and a sample of 15 patients per X-ray unit were studied. Two thermoluminescent dosimeter chips were placed on the skin surface of selected organs...