THE CURE FOR ALL CANCERS
To read your panoramic X-ray, tape it up on a window. First
find the angles of your jawbone, noting left and right side and
top and bottom. Use a hand magnifying glass to study it.You Be The Judge
It doesn’t take an advanced degree in dentistry to judge
whether it is a good or bad X-ray. Are all the root tips visible?
If not, you wasted your money; you got the panoramic so you
could see the root tips and beyond! Since the X-ray can be
viewed right at the time it is made, you can request a retake (it
costs very little extra).
This particular X-ray should have been done over, because
looking at the upper teeth no root tips are visible. The mouth
was not correctly positioned for the X-ray. Also, the teeth at the
ends are a solid black, so nothing can be deduced about them.
The intensity setting on the X-ray machine was not correct for
them. A duplicate X-ray at a different setting would have been
wise.Next, look at the lower teeth: The root tips are on the print,
but not very clear. The X-ray machine produced two dark verti-
cal lines at the centers, obscuring the roots further (a good rea-
son to get it redone on the spot). Under each end-tooth is a
roundish white spot. On the X-ray film, which you would be
examining, these would be dark spots. These are the holes in
the jawbone that allow the nerve and blood vessels to pass
through. Note that a tooth was pulled three months ago on the
lower left side. The bone has already filled in almost to the top,
so that a nearly flat line is seen to mark the ridge of the jaw
bone from one side to the other.
Locate the center. You have four small flat teeth in front on
the lower side. The center is between them so two are on the