Intercondylar dimension as a positioning factor for panoramic images of the temporomandibular region.
The effect of rotating the patient's head for optimum imaging of the temporomandibular region with the use of a panoramic radiographic machine with a continuous center of rotation (Panex-E) was studied. The result showed that the intercondylar distance influenced the amount of rotation necessary for that optimum image.
D000328:Adult; D006257:Head; D006801:Humans; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic / Q000379:methods*; D012399:Rotation; D013704:Temporomandibular Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*