NORMAL ANATOMICAL LANDMARKS
DENTAL RADIOGRAPHY 2025/2026
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
Inverted Y
Intersection of the maxillary sinus and the nasal cavity. Above the canine and 1st premolar
Floor of the maxillary sinus
Radiopaque band across posterior teeth of maxilla.
Zygomatic process
U shape radiopaque band above the 2nd molar of maxilla. Smaller than the maxillary sinus.
Hamular Process
Radiopaque hooklike projection behind 2nd and 3rd molar of maxilla.
Coronoid process
Triangular radiopacity usually seen on the maxillary molar periapical image.
Maxillary tuberosity
Radiopaque budge distal to the 3rd molar on maxilla.
DENTAL RADIOGRAPHY 2025/2026
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
Inverted Y
Intersection of the maxillary sinus and the nasal cavity. Above the canine and 1st premolar
Floor of the maxillary sinus
Radiopaque band across posterior teeth of maxilla.
Zygomatic process
U shape radiopaque band above the 2nd molar of maxilla. Smaller than the maxillary sinus.
Hamular Process
Radiopaque hooklike projection behind 2nd and 3rd molar of maxilla.
Coronoid process
Triangular radiopacity usually seen on the maxillary molar periapical image.
Maxillary tuberosity
Radiopaque budge distal to the 3rd molar on maxilla.
