DENTAL XRAY COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026/2027
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
A
✔✔A. 10 - ✔✔What tooth number is the star on?
A. 10
B. 6
C. 11
D. 7
✔✔C. Periapical (PA) - ✔✔What kind on x-ray is the following film.
A. Panorex (PAN)
B. Full Mouth Series (FMX)
C. Periapical (PA)
D. Bitewing (BW)
✔✔D. Full Mouth Series (FMX) - ✔✔What kind of x-ray is the following film?
A. Periapical (PA)
B. Panorex (PAN)
C. Bitewings (BW)
D. Full Mouth Series (FMX)
✔✔A. 18 - ✔✔How many x-rays are in an FMX?
A. 18
B. 16
C. 10
D. 12
✔✔A. Upper Left Second Bicuspid - ✔✔What is tooth #13?
A. Upper Left Second Bicuspid
B. Upper Right First Bicuspid
C. Upper Right Second Bicuspid
D. Upper Left First Bicuspid
✔✔D. all of the above - ✔✔Conventional x-rays are developed:
A. in a dark room
B. using a daylight loader
C. while wearing PPE
D. all of the above
✔✔C. Both A and D - ✔✔Conventional x-rays require:
A. Lead Apron
B. Digital Senor
C. Both A and D
D. Film
, ✔✔D. Exposure - ✔✔_______ is radiation being absorbed by the body.
A. Leap Apron
B. KvP
C. Senosor
D. Exposure
✔✔A. Full Mouth Series - ✔✔FMX is the abbreviation for _____?
A. Full Mouth Series
B. Full Mouth Panorex
C. Film Monitoring Series
D. Film Mounting Series
✔✔D. Periapical - ✔✔The x-ray abbreviation PA and PAX stands for?
A. Primary Radiation
B. Posterior Angle
C. Primary Beam
D. Periapical
✔✔A. Primary Beam - ✔✔Exposure to primary radiation occurs when the body absorbs
radiation from the:
A. Primary Beam
B. Sensor
C. Cathode
D. None of the above
✔✔C. Occurs when an x-ray beam is intercepted by an object. (tooth - ✔✔Scattered
radiation:
A. Occurs when the body absorbs radiation from the primary beam.
B. Occurs when an x-ray beam is absorbed by sensor/film.
C. Occurs when an x-ray beam is intercepted by an object. (tooth)
D. Occurs when the body absorbs radiation from the lead collimator.
✔✔D. Upper teeth - ✔✔When identifying x-rays, if sinuses are visible then the image is
of:
A. Lower teeth
B. Mandibular teeth
C. Either upper or lower teeth
D. Upper teeth
✔✔A. Behind a wall / barrier and away from the x-ray beam. - ✔✔Where should the
operator stand while the x-ray is being taken?
A. Behind a wall / barrier and away from the x-ray beam.
B. 6 feet away from the patient.
C. 45 degrees from the primary beam.
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
A
✔✔A. 10 - ✔✔What tooth number is the star on?
A. 10
B. 6
C. 11
D. 7
✔✔C. Periapical (PA) - ✔✔What kind on x-ray is the following film.
A. Panorex (PAN)
B. Full Mouth Series (FMX)
C. Periapical (PA)
D. Bitewing (BW)
✔✔D. Full Mouth Series (FMX) - ✔✔What kind of x-ray is the following film?
A. Periapical (PA)
B. Panorex (PAN)
C. Bitewings (BW)
D. Full Mouth Series (FMX)
✔✔A. 18 - ✔✔How many x-rays are in an FMX?
A. 18
B. 16
C. 10
D. 12
✔✔A. Upper Left Second Bicuspid - ✔✔What is tooth #13?
A. Upper Left Second Bicuspid
B. Upper Right First Bicuspid
C. Upper Right Second Bicuspid
D. Upper Left First Bicuspid
✔✔D. all of the above - ✔✔Conventional x-rays are developed:
A. in a dark room
B. using a daylight loader
C. while wearing PPE
D. all of the above
✔✔C. Both A and D - ✔✔Conventional x-rays require:
A. Lead Apron
B. Digital Senor
C. Both A and D
D. Film
, ✔✔D. Exposure - ✔✔_______ is radiation being absorbed by the body.
A. Leap Apron
B. KvP
C. Senosor
D. Exposure
✔✔A. Full Mouth Series - ✔✔FMX is the abbreviation for _____?
A. Full Mouth Series
B. Full Mouth Panorex
C. Film Monitoring Series
D. Film Mounting Series
✔✔D. Periapical - ✔✔The x-ray abbreviation PA and PAX stands for?
A. Primary Radiation
B. Posterior Angle
C. Primary Beam
D. Periapical
✔✔A. Primary Beam - ✔✔Exposure to primary radiation occurs when the body absorbs
radiation from the:
A. Primary Beam
B. Sensor
C. Cathode
D. None of the above
✔✔C. Occurs when an x-ray beam is intercepted by an object. (tooth - ✔✔Scattered
radiation:
A. Occurs when the body absorbs radiation from the primary beam.
B. Occurs when an x-ray beam is absorbed by sensor/film.
C. Occurs when an x-ray beam is intercepted by an object. (tooth)
D. Occurs when the body absorbs radiation from the lead collimator.
✔✔D. Upper teeth - ✔✔When identifying x-rays, if sinuses are visible then the image is
of:
A. Lower teeth
B. Mandibular teeth
C. Either upper or lower teeth
D. Upper teeth
✔✔A. Behind a wall / barrier and away from the x-ray beam. - ✔✔Where should the
operator stand while the x-ray is being taken?
A. Behind a wall / barrier and away from the x-ray beam.
B. 6 feet away from the patient.
C. 45 degrees from the primary beam.
