Lateral Head Plate
Film Placement
  1. The midsagittal plane of the patient's head is parallel to the film.

  2. The side of the patient's head to be radiographed touches the film.

  3. The x-ray beam is directed perpendicularly to the film, entering the opposite side of the patient's head.

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Oblique Lateral View (Lateral Jaw):
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Lateral Head Plate:
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Postero-anterior (PA) View:
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Antero-posterior (AP) View:
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Water's (PA Oblique) View:
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Lateral Transcranial View of TMJ:
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Submentovertex (SMV) View:
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Panogram:
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