Acteon X-MIND prime - Tongue Effect

User Manual – Panoramic image assessment
USER MANUAL • X-MIND prime • (19) • 01/2020 • NXMPEN010C
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11.2.5 Tongue effect
Figure 38
Problem
The patient’s tongue was not held closely to
the roof of the mouth during the exposure.
Effects
A dark air space between the dorsum of the
tongue and the hard and soft palates
(palatoglossal air spaces) obscures the
apical region of the maxillary teeth.