Anatomy
AKA Gonion...
Angle of the mandible
A projection in which the longitudinal angulation of the central ray is with the long axis of a body structure is referred to as a(n) ___________________ projection.
Axial
This method will demonstrate the petrous pyramids, dorsum sellae, and the posterior clinoid processes.
Towne
What is demonstrated on the panorex of the mandible?
The Entire Mandible
The largest most dense movable bone of the facial bones is the _________.
Mandible
The central ray is directed to enter here for a Towne radiograph of the mandible.
Glabella
This projection provides a general survey of the mandible.
PA
What should be done when radiographing the body of the mandible?
Make it parallel to the IR (30 degree rotation)
The PA projection best demonstrates the ______ and ________.
Mandibular Rami and lateral portion of the Mandibular Bodies
What part of the mandible is most commonly fractured?
The condyles
The most anterior part of the mandible is the _________.
Mentum
To demonstrate one side of the madible free from bony superimposition in the lateral position, it would be necessary to angle the C/R _____ degrees in ______ direction.
25 degrees Cephalic
Forward
What is best demonstrated on a SMV of the mandible?
Coronoid and Condyloid Processes of the Mandible
Who was caught kissing Santa Claus on Christmas Eve?
Mommy
Which mandibular process is more posterior?
Mandibular condyle
Name the projection that requires the patient to be in a lateral position with a cephalic central ray angle.
Axiolateral Oblique Projection
This baseline is used for a panorex of the mandible.
IOML
The condyloid process of the mandible is best demonstrated on what image?
Modified Towne method
The Haas method is often employed to give a comparable projection to the ____________ projection.
AP Axial (Towne method)
For a PA projection of the mandible what anatomy starts off touching the IR?
Forehead and Nose
For a general survey of the mandible on a trauma patient with a stab wound to the chest, what projection would be obtained?
AP
In evaluation of the positioning on a radiograph of a SMV projection, what structure(s) should be seen entirely anterior to the petrous ridges?
The Mandibular Condyles
A 15 degree head rotation in the lateral position best demonstrates what pertaining to the mandible?
A general survey
Breathing instructions for images of the mandible.
Suspend respiration