Axiolateral and Axiolateral Oblique Mandible Radiographic Positioning Demonstration

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In practice the best way to do axiolateral Mandible is: -Don’t angle, keep tube perpendicular -Tilt their head til it touches the board -Have the pt look up so the rami doesn’t superimpose the spine+rotate their head a little towards the board The angle usually gets in the way of the big shoulder PT’s

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One of the great things about this position is the variation you can achieve and still obtain optimum images. I try to show a variety of methods for obtaining these views in my classes to fit various patient abilities (the patient being the key factor to positioning decisions). While you can absolutely keep the tube perpendicular and tilt the patient's head, you'll experience some foreshortening of the mandible by doing so. For patient's with broad shoulders this may be the best way to deal with it, but I've often found a combination of head tilt and tube angle to be the sweet spot for most patients with minimal distortion on the radiograph. Either way, it's great to have options.

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