See Also: orthopantomography(dictionary)

orthopantomography (iou)



orthopantomography noun. M20.
[from ORTHO- + PANTOMOGRAPHY.]
Dentistry. A modification of pantomography in which the X-rays are made to be perpendicular to the line of the jaws, so that a radiograph can be obtained showing the teeth of both sides on one film.
orthopan'tomogram noun a radiograph obtained by orthopantomography M20.
orthopan'tomograph noun an instrument for performing orthopantomography M20.