Open AccessPrecision of dimensional measurements of mandible in different positions on orthopantomogram
Author(s) -
Honey Arora,
Vibha Jain,
Keerthilatha M. Pai,
Raman Kamboj
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.114945
Subject(s) - magnification , oblique case , panoramic radiograph , horizontal plane , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , mathematics , plane (geometry) , oblique projection , radiography , orthodontics , geometry , optics , medicine , physics , radiology , biology , orthographic projection , philosophy , linguistics , botany , genus
To evaluate the precision of dimensional measurements of the mandible in two different positions on orthopantomogram (OPG) (one with mandibular plane parallel to the floor and the other with Frankfort horizontal plane parallel to the floor) and determine the dimensional reliability.