a radiopaque double image appears as a ridge on the maxilla, located just above the anterior
apices is known as the:
hyoid bone
body of the mandible
ramus
hard palate correct answers hard palate
what government agency offers guidelines such as the Spalding Categories (non-critical, semi-
critical, critical)?
EPA
CDC
FDA
OSHA correct answers CDC
what gov agency clears the use of dental barriers and even products that emit radiation?
EPA
CDC
FDA
OSHA correct answers FDA
what gov agency regulates and has registry of chemicals including hospital grade disinfectants?
EPA
CDC
FDA
OSHA correct answers EPA
the PID, tube head, exposure button, control panel and lead apron; all fall under what CDC
Spalding category classification?
non-critical
semi-critical
critical correct answers non-critical
what level of disinfectant may be used on a PSP sensor plate?
high level disinfectant
intermediate level disinfectant
alcohol 96%
sodium hypochlorite correct answers intermediate level disinfectant
, a digital sensor, or phosphoric plate fall under what CDC Spalding category?
non-critical
critical
semi-critical
disinfected correct answers semi-critical
a digital sensor that is not heat tolerant should be reprocessed by what means?
barrier and disinfection
sterilized in an autoclave correct answers barrier and disinfection
the ____ appears as a "floating" curved radiopacity at or below the inferior border of the body of
the mandible, and is viewed on both the right and left sides of the pano image.
hyoid bone
mental ridge
mental protuberances
condyle correct answers hyoid bone
what radiographic technique may be the best choice for a patient with shallow palate, bony
growths, sensitive mandibular premolar areas?
bisecting angle technique
paralleling technique
4 BWX and 2 PA
panoramic x-ray correct answers bisecting angle technique
what type of incorrect angulation results in overlapped ("unopened") contacts?
vertical
horizontal
divergent correct answers horizontal
any error in ____ angulation will result in image distortion such as elongation or foreshortening
vertical
horizontal
divergent correct answers vertical
when the operator is utilizing the bisecting angle technique, the recommended angulation range
for the mandibular arch is:
positive vertical angulation
negative vertical angulation correct answers negative vertical angulation (PID tilted up)