8. Acquiring CEPH Images (Optional)
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Description Position
SMV
Used to study the base of the skull,
horizontal angulation of the mandibular
condylar axis, the sphenoid sinus, the
curvature of the lower jaw, the side wall of
the maxillary sinus, and zygomatic arch
fractures. Also used to study the inner and
outer alar plates and holes at the base of the
skull.
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Waters’ view
Used to study the frontal sinus, the antrum
ethmoidale, the optic disc pit, the
frontozygomatic suture, the nasal cavity, the
coronoid process between the upper jaw and
the zygomatic arch.
Carpus
Used to assess hand bone age to compare
the changes in the skull.