Postero-anterior (PA) View
Film Placement
  1. The midsagittal plane of the patient's head is perpendicular to the film which touches the anterior aspect of the patient's head.

  2. Forehead and the tip of the nose contact the film.

  3. The x-ray beam is directed perpendicular to the film entering the posterior aspect 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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