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CH. 19
Bitewing Technique
Term | Definition |
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What does the term bite wing refer to | patient bites down on wing tab to stabalize film |
What size receptor is recommended for bite wing tech in adult patient | size 2 |
What size receptor is recommended for bite wing in pediatric | size 0 |
How is patients head positioned before exposing bite wing receptor | straight/upper arch parallel to floor and misicagital perpendicular to floor |
Primary use of bite wing images | caries/examination of interproximal areas of teeth |
What size receptor is used to include all of posterior teeth in one bite wing exposure | size 3 |
Type of angulation determined by up and down movements of PID | vertical angulation |
Describe relationship of receptor to MX and MD teeth in bite wing tech | horizontal angulation |
14 | film and teeth are parallel to each other |
15 | you can place a bite wing film in posterior region horizontally and vertically |
Correct vertical angulation used with bite wing tech | 10+ degrees |
Type of angulation determined by side to side angle movement of PID | vertical angulation |
When central ray of x-ray is not directed through contact areas of teeth what error is seen on resulting image | overlapping contacts |
When does a cone cute result | when beam is not centered over film |
1 | children/adults anterior |
2 | adults bite wing or children occlusal |
3 | extra long bite wing |
4 | adult occlusal |
0 | also children bite wing |