a wide-angle frontal X-ray taken during a patient's first visit to establish the initial condition of the teeth and surrounding bone and at periodic intervals thereafter as needed
a type of x-ray film that shows all the upper and lower teeth, large portions of the jaws and other structures on one relatively large film.
An X ray (taken at three to five year intervals) to screen the lower portion of the face for "hidden" pathology not readily seen by other X-ray examinations.
An extraoral projection whereby the entire mandible, maxilla, teeth and other nearby structures are portrayed on a single film, as if the jaws were flattened out.
A radiograph on which the upper and lower jaw is depicted on a single film.
a single large x-ray of the jaws taken by a machine that rotates around the head.
An x-ray film to obtain the wide view of upper and lower jaw and their associated structures.
An extraoral radiograph on which the maxilla and mandible are depicted on a single film.
A radiographic tomograph of the jaws, taken with a specialized machine designed to present a panoramic view of the full circumferential length of thejaws on a singlefilm. Also know byseveral proprietary brand names of machines, most of which include 'pan' as a part of the name. (Also termed panoral or panorex.)
