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The OPG: an aid in TMJ diagnostics. III. A comparison between lateral tomography and dental rotational panoramic
L L Habets1, J N Bezuur, V Jimenez Lopez
1Department of Masticatory Function Academic Centre of Dentistry, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Journal of Oral Rehabilitation
|July 1, 1989
Abstract:
In the comparison of radiographical findings (flattening, irregular surface and osteophyte formation) between lateral tomography and Orthopantomography in thirty-one female patients with craniomandibular disorders, a 76% similarity was found. A trend in the findings was seen: with an increase in radiographical findings visible in the tomograms there is a decrease in the amount of condylar asymmetry visible in the Orthopantomograms and a decrease in the age of the patients.