Panoramic radiography
1952, Paatero Development of Panoramic radiogaphy
Tomographic layer
OP layer
Projection of OP
Anatomical landmarks
Ext. Auditory meatus Mandibular condyle Articular eminence Coronoid process Zygomatic bone Ptregomaxillary Fissure Inf. orbital rim Floor of Maxillary sinus Ant. wall of Maxillary sinus Hard palate Nasal fossa Inf. Orbital canal and foramen Zyg. process of Maxilla Panoramic Innominate line (Infra temporal surface of Zyg. bone Lat. ptreg. plate Man. fossa Inf. border of Mandible C- Spine Mental foramen Hyoid bone Inf. Alveolar canal Ext. oblique ridge All this diagnostic information is missed in intraoral X-rays Hard Tissue
Soft tissues on OP
Inf. nasal concha (turbinate) Inf. nasal meatus Dorsal surface of the tongue Post. Wall of the pharynx Soft palate Lower lip Upper lip Middle meatus Ghost image of opposite Man. Soft tissue (edentulous) All this diagnostic information is missed in intraoral X-rays
Ghost image
Elnöki tumor
Presidental tumor
Carotis plaque
Resorption on the cortical bone Nakamoto et al. Osteoporos Int (2003) 14: 659–664 Specificity: 40% Senzitivity: 77% (comparing with BMD)
Osteoporotic patient
Normal panoramic