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1
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The dental radiograph is a ____-dimensional picture of a ___-object.

A

Two; Three

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The superior foramina of the incisive canal are ___ tiny openings or holes in bone.

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Two

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Which of the following radiographic landmarks would appear radiolucent?

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Suture

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The dental radiograph is a ___-dimensional picture of a ___-dimensional object.

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Two, Three

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The superior foramina of the incisive canal are ___ Tiny openings or holes in bone.

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Two

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Which of the following radiographic landmarks would appear radiolucent?

A) Septum
B) Suture
C) Tubercle
D) Tuberosity

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Suture

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The ___ is a marked prominence of bone found on the anterior superior ramus of the mandible.

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Coronoid process

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Only the ___ border of the orbit is visible on most panoramic radiographs.

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Inferior

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A foramina is a(n):

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Opening or hole in bone that permits the passage of nerves and blood vessels.

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10
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Bitewing images show:

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The crowns of the upper and lower teeth on one image.

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Name the landmark in the image.

Image 1 in favorites

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Mental foramina.

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12
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The side available for viewing film include:

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0, 1, 2, 3

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When verticals viewing exposures are indicated, size ___ film is placed with the long potion of the film in a ___ direction.

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2, Vertical

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14
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Which of the following would appear most radiopaque?

A) composite
B) Amalgam
C) Pulp
D) Enamel

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Amalgam

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Which of he following would appear the most radiolucent on a radiograph?

A) Composite
B) Amalgam
C) Pulp
D) Enamel

A

Pulp

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16
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It is difficult radiographically to differentiate dentin from:

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Cementum

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17
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On a panoramic radiograph, which of the following structures appears as a radiolucent?

A) Lateral pterygoid plate
B)medial pterygoid plate
C) Coronoid process
D) Pterygomaxillary fissure

A

Pterygomaxillary fissure

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18
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The mental fossa is located ___ the metal ridge in the mandibular ___ region.

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Above; Incisor

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On a maxillary periapical radiograph, the nasal septum may be superimposed over the:

A

Median palatial suture

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The use of the dental images include the detection of:

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Bone loss in its early stages

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21
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The -ray was discovered on November 8, 1895, by:

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Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen

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The dentist who is credited with the instructions practical use of radiographs in dentistry in 1896 is:

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C. Edmund Kells

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The term ___ is used to describe areas that appear dark on the image; ___ is the term used to describe areas that are white or light gray.

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Radiolucent; Radiopaque

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24
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The bitewing view is used for detecting:

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Both periodontal disease and interproximal decay.

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Incorrect horizontal angular ion of the PID results in:
Overlapped contact areas
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Incorrect vertical angulation can result in an image that is:
Both Elongated and Overlapped
27
Because of the curvature of the arch, a total of ___ bitewing views are taken on an adult patient
Four
28
The bitewing view shows the:
Crowns and interproximal areas of the maxillary and mandibular teeth and the crestal bone.
29
When taking a premolar bitewing image, the anterior edge of the film sensor should be placed:
In the middle of the canine.
30
Bitewing projections can not be used to detect:
Root fractures
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Size 3 film is ___ and is used only for ___ images.
Longer and narrower, Bitewing
32
What is the most important use of radiology in the dental practice?
For diagnosis
33
Which of these structures appear radiolucent?
Dental pulp
34
Which of the following structures appear radiopaque?
Maxillary tuberosity
35
Which of these is not mandibular landmark?
Incisive foramen
36
Which of these structures appears most radiopaque?
Enamel
37
Which of the these structures appears radiopaque?
Laminate dura
38
Which of these structures appears radiolucent?
Chronic abscess
39
Where is the inverted Y formation found?
Where the nasal fossa and the maxillary sinus meet.
40
When viewing the Genial Tubercles, you are observing a film in the ___ area.
The mandibular incisive area.
41
The mental foremen is best observed in the:
Mandibular premolar area.
42
Horizontal angulation is the :
Movement of the tube head side to side.
43
The inventor of x-rays is:
Roentgen
44
Which of the following would appear on a bitewing radiograph?
Caries
45
In which position should a patient be placed for a bitewing radio graph?
Upright
46
A bitewing radiograph shows:
Caries, faulty restorations, and alveolar crest.
47
Vertical angulation in radiographic projections regulates:
Length of an image
48
The incisive foremen is best observed in:
Maxillary incisor area
49
Radiolucent means:
Tooth or structures appears dark on film.
50
The nasal septum is:
Bone structure that separates the right and left nasal fossa.
51
The retromolar pad is located:
Behind mandibular molars.
52
Maxillary Tuberosity is located:
Behind maxillary molars
53
Objects that appear white or light gray on a radiograph are termed:
Radiopaque
54
What is the appearance of the pulp on a radiograph?
Radiolucent
55
The nasal fossa is:
Radiolucent
56
How are mandibular molars recognized on a radiograph?
Bifurcated roots
57
What will identify a radiograph as that of a maxillary central incisor area?
Median suture
58
The detection of the interproximal caries is seen best with a(an):
Bitewing film
59
What is the name of the diagonal radiopaque line visible at the lower part of the roots of thee mandibular molars?
Internal oblique ridge
60
What is the small circular radiolucency near the roots of the mandibular premolars called?
Mental foramen
61
What term describes the U-shaped radiopaque structure often seen in maxillary molar films?
Coronoid process
62
What is the thin radiopaque band between the maxillary central incisors called?
Nasal septum
63
What term describes the heavily radiopaque midpoint of the mandible?
Symphysis
64
What is the large radiolucent area shown on maxillary molar radiographs called?
Maxillary sinus
65
What is the long, narrow and radiolucent area visible below the roots of the mandibular molars called?
Mandibular canal
66
What is the radiopaque circular are below the apicies of the mandibular incisors called?
Genial tubercles
67
What is the landmark indicated in this image?
Floor of the maxillary sinus
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What is the landmark indicated by the arrows?
Mandibular canal

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