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Orthopantomography is a radiographic technique, allowing to achieve panoramic radiograms which are able to demonstrate anatomical complex structures. It includes not only dental arches but also paranasal sinuses, superior and inferior maxillaries and temporomandibular joints. This chapter generally illustrates technical and methodological problems. Indeed, as orthopantomography is a complex methodology, it suffers from numerous limitations which can interfere with the diagnosis: operator’s errors, patient’s artefacts and artefacts generated by machine intrinsic characteristics or by its malfunctioning.
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Pandolfo, I., Mazziotti, S. (2013). Hints of Technique and Methodology. In: Orthopantomography. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5289-5_1
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