THE LAMINA DURA (L. D.) OF THE MAXILLARY ANTRUM: ITS VALUE IN ROENTGEN DIAGNOSIS
- 1 April 1969
- journal article
- Published by American Roentgen Ray Society in American Journal of Roentgenology
- Vol. 105 (4) , 830-837
- https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.105.4.830
Abstract
A special frontal view for the roentgenographic examination of the maxillary antra is described. In this view, the posterior surface of the maxillary antrum bordering the inferior orbital fissure appears as a thin, dense, continuous line, the lamina dura (L. D.). The usefulness of this view in different pathologic lesions in the maxillary antra is illustrated. It has proven to be most helpful in facial fractures and in cases of diffuse opacity of undetermined etiology.Keywords
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