Panoramic Radiography in the Assessement of Maxillofacial Injuries


Abstract in English

Despite of the great evolution in the field of radiological technologies , panoramic radiography is still the most important radiological –diagnostic method in the maxillofacial area . Panoramic radiographs reveal a wide area of tissue in one x-ray. In addition . It seems to be preferred by the maxillofacial surgeon due to its simplicity and rapidity of application , and low dose of radiation. In oral and maxillofacial fractures , panoramic radiography is still the best way of having a quick and preliminary diagnosis of most of these fractures. In our study we made a precise diagnosis of about 88.79% of our cases by using this method . For that we recommend to use panoramic radiography in most cases of oral and maxillofacial injuries . In cases that clinical diagnosis does not match the panoramic radiography diagnosis we must look for another radiological method.

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