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Expose intraoralxray
Radiology POS 807
Question | Answer |
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Interproximal | between two adjacent surfaces |
interproximal examination | intraoral radiographic examination used to inspect the crowns of both the maxillary and mandibular teeth on a single film |
crestal bone | coronal portion of alveolar bone found between the teeth; also known as the alveolar crest |
contact area | area of the tooth that touches an adjacent tooth |
vertical bitewing | an intraoral film used to examine the level of alveolar bone in the mouth; this bite-wing is placed with the long portion of the film in a vertical direction |
Right angle technique | a localization technique in which the orientation of structures can be seen in two radiographs |
Negataive vertical angulation | the position of the PID below the occlusal plane that directs the central ray upward |
positive vertical angulation | the positioning of the PID above the occlusal plane that directs the central ray downward |
angulation | alignment of the central x-ray beam in the horizontal and vertical plane |