ASA 1 correct answers Normal, Healthy
ASA 2 correct answers Pt. with mild systemic diseases.
-Allergies
-Controlled hypertension
-Asthma
-Mild obesity
-Pregnancy
-Cigarette smoking without COPD
-Diabetes without systemic effects
ASA 3 correct answers Pt. with severe systemic disease and some functional limitation.
-Controlled disease of more than one body system
-Controlled CHF
-Poorly controlled hypertension
-Morbid obesity
-Respiratory Problems (COPD)
-Stable angina
ASA 4 correct answers Pt with severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life.
-Possible risk of death
-Unstable angina
-Symptomatic COPD and CHF
,ASA 5 correct answers Moribund patient not expected to survive for more than 24 hours without
surgery.
ASA 6 correct answers Brain dead pt.
Radiolucency correct answers Dark areas on the film. Produced by less dense structures that
allows the passage of x-rays. (i.e. cysts)
Radiopaque correct answers Light areas on the film. Produced by denser structures. (i.e. Lamina
Dura)
Overlap correct answers inappropriate horizontal angulation
Foreshortening correct answers too much vertical angulation
Elongation correct answers not enough vertical angulation
"V" or "Sharks fin" on pano correct answers caused by lead collar.
Exaggerated smile on pano correct answers chin tipped down too far
Flat smile on pano correct answers chin tipped too far up
Mandibular incisors roots blurred on pano correct answers chin tipped too far down
Maxillary incisors roots blurred on pano correct answers chin tipped too far up
,One side shows larger teeth/condyle correct answers patient head is twisted (the larger side is the
distant side)
White straight opacity correct answers slumping causing ghost image of spine
Shadow over maxillary teeth correct answers tongue not touching rough of the mouth
Airway shadow in an arch shape correct answers tongue not touching rough of the mouth
Anterior teeth thicker and wider correct answers chin placed behind the focal trough. Enlarged
incisors (head too far back).
Dark shadow on anteriors correct answers Patient not closing lips around biting blocks.
Ghost image correct answers Jewelry not removed
Incisive foramen on film correct answers -Passageway for nasopalatine nerves.
-Small radiolucent oval between roots of maxillary central incisors.
median palatine suture correct answers vertical radiolucent thin line in the middle of the palate.
Nasal septum correct answers -Thin wall that divides the nasal cavity into two.
-Radiopaque vertical strip.
Nasal Spine correct answers -Projection of bone anteriorly.
-Radiopaque triangle shape at medical palatal suture where nasal septum and fosse meet.
, Nasal cavity (Nasal fossae) correct answers -Large air-filled space above and behind the nose in
the middle of the face.
-Radiolucent oval shapes superior to central incisors.
Maxillary sinus correct answers -Hollow spaces in bone superior to molar and premolar.
Inverted Y correct answers -Junction where the nasal fossa and the maxillary sinus.
-Most commonly superior to the maxillary canine apex.
Maxillary Tuberosity correct answers -Distal portion of the alveolar process.
-Rounded, radiopaque elevation distal to third molar regions.
Hamulus correct answers -Extension of medial pterygoid plate of sphenoid bone. Radiopaque
hook-like protrusion posterior to maxillary tuberosity.
Zygomatic process correct answers -Slender profusion of the temporal bone that serves to
strengthen the zygomatic arch.
-U-shaped radiopaque band superior to molar apices.
Coronoid Process correct answers -Anterior portion of ramus.
-Radiopaque triangular projection usually superimposed over maxillary tuberosity.
Genial tubercles correct answers -Four bony spines used for muscle attachment of the
genioglossus and geniohyoid muscles.
-Circular rap opacities inferior to central incisor apices.
Lingual foramen correct answers -Exit for incisive vessel branches.
-Radiolucent circle inside the radiopaque genial tubercles on the mandibular anteriors.