Are both OPG and mandible views necessary in mandibular trauma?

Report By: Andrew Tabner and Rachel Parish - Teaching Fellows, Emergency Department
Institution: Royal Derby Hospital
Date Submitted: 7th January 2013
Last Modified: 7th January 2013
Status: Red (incomplete)

Three Part Question

In [adult patients with trauma to the jaw] should you [perform only an Orthopantomogram (OPG), or perform both OPG and mandible views] in order to [adequately detect mandibular fractures].