X RAY CERVICAL OPEN MOUTH VIEW

350.00

  •  Tests 
  •  Quick Turn Around Time
  •  Reporting as per ISO guidelines
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Description

Test Criteria

  • patient positioned erect in AP position unless trauma the patient will be supine
  • patient’s shoulders should be at equal distances from the image receptor to avoid rotation, the head facing straight forward.
  • at the last instant, the patient is instructed to open their mouth as wide as possible
  • the head should be positioned so the lower margin of the upper incisors and the base of the skull are perpendicular to the image receptor
    • do not move the head in trauma, angle the central accordingly