Chapter 18 Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery Exam Questions and Correct
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CT scan
✓ best view for bony structures in a series of views/planes
MRI scan
✓ best view for soft tissue and congenital defects in a series of view/planes
panoramic x-ray
✓ one X-ray with excellent view of all the alveolar processes and mandible
waters view
✓ flat plate (plain xray film) with neck hyperextended; nose and chin against the
cassette; view frontal/maxillary sinus and infraorbital rim
caldwell view
✓ flat plate (x ray film); nose and forehead placed against the cassette; good view
of hard palate, orbital floor, nasal septum, and zygoma
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Cementum
✓ mineralized tissue protects the root to the level of the enamel
neck
✓ junction of crown and root
lingual
✓ Neck side closes to the tongue
molar
✓ flat topped teeth that grind food
pulp
✓ blood and nerve supply
buccal
✓ crown side closest to teeth
alveolar
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