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Title: What positioning error occurred if the teeth superimpose the odontoid process on the AP open mouth? ...
Post by: swaggymeggy on Feb 1, 2018
What positioning error occurred if the teeth superimpose the odontoid process on the AP open mouth?
 
 the chin was too extended
  the head was rotated
  the chin was too flexed
  the patient's mouth wasn't fully opened


Title: What positioning error occurred if the teeth superimpose the odontoid process on the AP open mouth? ...
Post by: abenhad on Feb 1, 2018
the chin was too flexed

Rationale: If the teeth superimpose the odontoid process, the chin needs to be extended more to align with the base of the skull