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Dental Imaging Positioning Errors

This document describes 9 potential errors that can occur in dental x-rays and their symptoms and causes. The errors include issues like the patient's head being tilted incorrectly, not using positioning devices properly, the patient not standing straight, or wearing accessories that appear in the image. Correct patient positioning and using aids like bite wings and centralizing beams are emphasized as ways to avoid errors.

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Dental Imaging Positioning Errors

This document describes 9 potential errors that can occur in dental x-rays and their symptoms and causes. The errors include issues like the patient's head being tilted incorrectly, not using positioning devices properly, the patient not standing straight, or wearing accessories that appear in the image. Correct patient positioning and using aids like bite wings and centralizing beams are emphasized as ways to avoid errors.

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ORTHOPHOS

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Potential Errors in Positioning


Symptoms
1 ■ Root apices of maxillary teeth hidden due to overlapping by
hard gums
■ Rows of teeth appear in the form of a wave
■ Temporo-mandibular joints inclined too far outwards
■ Mandible more sharply displayed than maxilla
Cause
■ Patient’s head tilted backwards
■ ”Frankfurt Horizontal Plane“ not heeded when positioning

Symptoms
2 ■ Roots of the mandibular front teeth unsharp
■ Rows of teeth inclined upwards at each side
■ Temporo-mandibular joints inclined upwards at
each side
Cause
■ Patient’s head tilted too far forward
■ “Frankfurt Horizontal Plane” not heeded when positioning

Symptoms
3 ■ Maxillary and mandibular front teeth and canines
appear unsharp
■ Overlapping in molar and pre-molar area
■ Teeth appear crowded together
Cause
■ Patient’s head positioned too far forwards
■ Bite-wing device not used or used incorrectly or lateral
positioning light lines (OP5/OP10) not heeded
■ Chin support set too far to the front

Symptoms
4 ■ Maxillary and mandibular front teeth/canines appear
unsharp
■ Rows of teeth appear ”stretched apart“
■ Temporo-mandibular joints project too far outwards
Cause
■ Patient’s head positioned to far backwards
■ Bite-wing device not used or used incorrectly or lateral
positioning light lines (OP5/OP10) not heeded
■ Chin support set too far back (OP10)

T h e D e n t a l C o m p a n y
Potential Errors in Positioning
Symptoms
5 ■ Magnification of maxillary and mandibular premolars
and molars; on opposite side of the mouth mirrored tooth
appears smaller
Cause
■ Patient’s head not in central position
■ Front teeth not positioned using the centralising beam
of the visualiser (OP5, OP10 & ORTHOPHOS 5, Plus CD,
Plus DS, Plus DS Ceph, Plus Ceph)

Symptoms
6 ■ Axes of the front teeth lie obliquely
■ One temporo-mandibular joint lies higher than the other
■ Slight bilateral distortion of premolars and molars
Cause
■ Patient’s head is tilted to the side
■ Patient’s head not positioned vertically using the
centralising beam of the visualiser (OP5, OP10 &
ORTHOPHOS 5, Plus CD, Plus DS, Plus DS Ceph, Plus Ceph)

Symptoms
7 ■ Area of front teeth too bright and vague
Cause
■ Spine not streched/patient not standing straight
■ Patient should have taken a small step forward one last
time to ensure correct posture

Symptoms
8 ■ Unexposed triangular ”blank spot“ originating from
lower film edge
Cause
■ Protective apron placed too high on patient’s chest

Symptoms
9 ■ Irregular ”bright spots“ in region of upper or lower jaw
Cause
■ Patient is wearing jewelry, hair pins or glasses, which are
reproduced and/or reflected elsewhere in the image

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