Dental Radiography Principles and Techniques, 6th
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The external oblique ridge typically ends in the _ molar region.
a. mandibular third
b. maxillary third
c. mandibular first
d. maxillary first
mandibular third
You will need to take a retake on your patient's mandibular right premolars because of overlapping.
The overlapping is more excessive toward the mesial of the film than the distal of the film. What do
you need to do to prevent this error on the retake?
a. Correct horizontal angulation, direct the PID more toward the mesial.
b. Correct vertical angulation, ↓ vertical angulation.
c. Correct vertical angulation, ↑ vertical angulation.
d. Correct horizontal angulation, direct the PID more towar
Correct horizontal angulation, direct the PID more toward the distal
The CMS is defined as a series of intraoral dental images that shows all the
a. edentulous tooth-bearing areas of the upper and lower jaws.
b. dentulous tooth-bearing areas of the upper and lower jaws.
c. dentulous tooth-bearing areas of the upper and lower jaws that can be verified
clinically.
d. dentulous or edentulous tooth-bearing areas of the upper and lower jaws.]
dentulous or edentulous tooth-bearing areas of the upper and lower jaws
Your patient thinks she has fractured her zygomatic arch. Which of the following projections would
you take?
a. Submentovertex
b. Lateral cephalometric
c. Posteroanterior
d. Waters
Submentovertex
Which of the following would you evaluate using an extraoral lateral cephalometric image?
a. Level of crestal bone
b. Growth and development
,c. Recurrent decay
d. Gutta percha placement in the root canal
Growth and development
(1) If the field of view (FOV) is small, findings or pathology in other regions of the oral and
maxillofacial complex may be missed. (2) The size of the field of view should not matter if a high-
quality machine is used.
a. The first statement is true; the second statement is false.
b. The first statement is false; the second statement is true.
c. Both statements are true.
d. Both statements are false.
The first statement is true; the second statement is false.
On a dental image, the mental ridge often appears superimposed over the _ teeth.
a. maxillary posterior
b. mandibular posterior
c. mandibular anterior
d. maxillary anterior
mandibular anterior
(1) The dental radiographer should be careful not to stimulate the patient's gag reflex. (2) Once the
gag reflex is stimulated, the patient may gag on receptors that could normally be tolerated.
a. Both statements are true.
b. Both statements are false.
c. The first statement is true; the second statement is false.
d. The first statement is false; the second statement is true.
Both statements are true
The teeth on your dental images appear shorter than your patient's teeth, which of the following
would you correct when retaking the dental image?
a. Decrease vertical angulation
b. Decrease horizontal angulation
c. Increase horizontal angulation
d. Increase vertical angulation
Decrease vertical angulation
The _ is found in the submandibular fossa.
a. mylohyoid muscle
b. submandibular salivary gland
c. lingual nerve
d. inferior alveolar nerve
submandibular salivary gland
,The _ the trabeculations, the _ radiolucent the area of cancellous bone appears.
a. smaller; more
b. larger; more
c. larger; less
d. both A and B
larger; more
A patient with localized bone loss will exhibit bone loss in less than _ of the areas.
a. 10%
b. 50%
c. 30%
d. 20%
30%
(1) Failure of the dental practitioner to evaluate, interpret, and document observations outside the
region of dental interest could result in negative consequences for the patient. (2) It is not the
responsibility of the dental practitioner to recognize findings and pathology outside the region of
dental interest.
a. The 1st is true; the 2nd is false.
b. Both statements are true.
c. The 1st is false; the 2nd is true.
d. Both statements are false.
The first statement is true; the second statement is false.
The recommended anterior periapical exposure sequence for the bisecting technique starts with the
a. maxillary left canine.
b. mandibular left canine.
c. mandibular right canine.
d. maxillary, right canine.
maxillary, right canine
Amalgam overhangs, excess amalgam material that extends beyond the cavity margin, can be seen on
dental images in the region of the crown of the tooth.
a. interproximal
b. lingual
c. occlusal
d. buccal
interproximal
Your patient's mother is concerned because her two-year-old son doesn't have all of his teeth. What
should you tell her?
a. Don't worry, his teeth should be in by the time he is three.
b. Your son is late in his eruption pattern. They should have all erupted a year ago.
, c. We need to take dental images to see if he has his teeth under the tissue.
d. If your son's teeth don't all erupt in the next month, we will refer him.
Don't worry, his teeth should be in by the time he is three.
Which of the Rinn beam alignment device includes one ring and one arm that can be used for anterior,
posterior, and bite-wing receptor positioning?
a. Rinn Flip-Ray System
b. Rinn XCP-ORA System
c. Rinn SCP-DS FIT Universal Sensor Holder
d. Rinn XCP Extension Cone Paralleling System
Rinn XCP-ORA System
Condensing osteitis most frequently involves the _ tooth.
a. maxillary premolar
b. mandibular molar
c. maxillary molar
d. mandibular premolar
mandibular molar
Your patient had tooth #8 displaced lingually when she fell, and her face impacted the sidewalk.
Which type of image should you take to evaluate the tooth?
a. Bite-wing
b. Periapical
c. Occlusal
d. Panoramic
Periapical
For a periapical examination in an edentulous patient, the receptor should be positioned so that
approximately _ of it extends beyond the edentulous ridge.
a. one third
b. one eighth
c. one half
d. one quarter
one third
According to the text, a size 1 receptor is always positioned with the long portion of the receptor in a
_ direction, and a size 2 receptor is always positioned with the long portion of the receptor in a _
direction.
a. horizontal; vertical
b. vertical; horizontal
c. vertical; vertical
d. horizontal; horizontal
vertical; horizontal
Edition, |All Chapters Questions with Verified and
Correct Answers 100% Latest Update 2025
_____________________________________________________________________________________
The external oblique ridge typically ends in the _ molar region.
a. mandibular third
b. maxillary third
c. mandibular first
d. maxillary first
mandibular third
You will need to take a retake on your patient's mandibular right premolars because of overlapping.
The overlapping is more excessive toward the mesial of the film than the distal of the film. What do
you need to do to prevent this error on the retake?
a. Correct horizontal angulation, direct the PID more toward the mesial.
b. Correct vertical angulation, ↓ vertical angulation.
c. Correct vertical angulation, ↑ vertical angulation.
d. Correct horizontal angulation, direct the PID more towar
Correct horizontal angulation, direct the PID more toward the distal
The CMS is defined as a series of intraoral dental images that shows all the
a. edentulous tooth-bearing areas of the upper and lower jaws.
b. dentulous tooth-bearing areas of the upper and lower jaws.
c. dentulous tooth-bearing areas of the upper and lower jaws that can be verified
clinically.
d. dentulous or edentulous tooth-bearing areas of the upper and lower jaws.]
dentulous or edentulous tooth-bearing areas of the upper and lower jaws
Your patient thinks she has fractured her zygomatic arch. Which of the following projections would
you take?
a. Submentovertex
b. Lateral cephalometric
c. Posteroanterior
d. Waters
Submentovertex
Which of the following would you evaluate using an extraoral lateral cephalometric image?
a. Level of crestal bone
b. Growth and development
,c. Recurrent decay
d. Gutta percha placement in the root canal
Growth and development
(1) If the field of view (FOV) is small, findings or pathology in other regions of the oral and
maxillofacial complex may be missed. (2) The size of the field of view should not matter if a high-
quality machine is used.
a. The first statement is true; the second statement is false.
b. The first statement is false; the second statement is true.
c. Both statements are true.
d. Both statements are false.
The first statement is true; the second statement is false.
On a dental image, the mental ridge often appears superimposed over the _ teeth.
a. maxillary posterior
b. mandibular posterior
c. mandibular anterior
d. maxillary anterior
mandibular anterior
(1) The dental radiographer should be careful not to stimulate the patient's gag reflex. (2) Once the
gag reflex is stimulated, the patient may gag on receptors that could normally be tolerated.
a. Both statements are true.
b. Both statements are false.
c. The first statement is true; the second statement is false.
d. The first statement is false; the second statement is true.
Both statements are true
The teeth on your dental images appear shorter than your patient's teeth, which of the following
would you correct when retaking the dental image?
a. Decrease vertical angulation
b. Decrease horizontal angulation
c. Increase horizontal angulation
d. Increase vertical angulation
Decrease vertical angulation
The _ is found in the submandibular fossa.
a. mylohyoid muscle
b. submandibular salivary gland
c. lingual nerve
d. inferior alveolar nerve
submandibular salivary gland
,The _ the trabeculations, the _ radiolucent the area of cancellous bone appears.
a. smaller; more
b. larger; more
c. larger; less
d. both A and B
larger; more
A patient with localized bone loss will exhibit bone loss in less than _ of the areas.
a. 10%
b. 50%
c. 30%
d. 20%
30%
(1) Failure of the dental practitioner to evaluate, interpret, and document observations outside the
region of dental interest could result in negative consequences for the patient. (2) It is not the
responsibility of the dental practitioner to recognize findings and pathology outside the region of
dental interest.
a. The 1st is true; the 2nd is false.
b. Both statements are true.
c. The 1st is false; the 2nd is true.
d. Both statements are false.
The first statement is true; the second statement is false.
The recommended anterior periapical exposure sequence for the bisecting technique starts with the
a. maxillary left canine.
b. mandibular left canine.
c. mandibular right canine.
d. maxillary, right canine.
maxillary, right canine
Amalgam overhangs, excess amalgam material that extends beyond the cavity margin, can be seen on
dental images in the region of the crown of the tooth.
a. interproximal
b. lingual
c. occlusal
d. buccal
interproximal
Your patient's mother is concerned because her two-year-old son doesn't have all of his teeth. What
should you tell her?
a. Don't worry, his teeth should be in by the time he is three.
b. Your son is late in his eruption pattern. They should have all erupted a year ago.
, c. We need to take dental images to see if he has his teeth under the tissue.
d. If your son's teeth don't all erupt in the next month, we will refer him.
Don't worry, his teeth should be in by the time he is three.
Which of the Rinn beam alignment device includes one ring and one arm that can be used for anterior,
posterior, and bite-wing receptor positioning?
a. Rinn Flip-Ray System
b. Rinn XCP-ORA System
c. Rinn SCP-DS FIT Universal Sensor Holder
d. Rinn XCP Extension Cone Paralleling System
Rinn XCP-ORA System
Condensing osteitis most frequently involves the _ tooth.
a. maxillary premolar
b. mandibular molar
c. maxillary molar
d. mandibular premolar
mandibular molar
Your patient had tooth #8 displaced lingually when she fell, and her face impacted the sidewalk.
Which type of image should you take to evaluate the tooth?
a. Bite-wing
b. Periapical
c. Occlusal
d. Panoramic
Periapical
For a periapical examination in an edentulous patient, the receptor should be positioned so that
approximately _ of it extends beyond the edentulous ridge.
a. one third
b. one eighth
c. one half
d. one quarter
one third
According to the text, a size 1 receptor is always positioned with the long portion of the receptor in a
_ direction, and a size 2 receptor is always positioned with the long portion of the receptor in a _
direction.
a. horizontal; vertical
b. vertical; horizontal
c. vertical; vertical
d. horizontal; horizontal
vertical; horizontal
