A Patient Enters the ED with a Possible Fracture of the Proximal

question 52

Multiple Choice

A patient enters the ED with a possible fracture of the proximal ramus of the mandible.Which of the following routines would best diagnose this fracture?

• A) Parietoacanthial projection, axiolateral oblique projection with a 30° rotation toward film, and lateral facial bone projection
• B) PA mandible projection, axiolateral oblique projection with a 45° rotation, and 35° AP axial projection
• C) PA axial mandible projection, axiolateral oblique projection with no rotation, and a 35° AP axial projection
• D) PA mandible projection, axiolateral oblique projection with a 45° rotation toward film, and submentovertex projection

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