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Dental Radiology
Dental radiology questions and answers
Question | Answer |
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What are the angulations? | |
Landmarks on Maxillary Incisor Films | - Vertical Film - Incisive Foramen - incisors are different sizes - Medium palatine suture - Nasal Fossae - Nasal Septum -Anterior Nasal spine |
Maxillary cuspid films | - Vertical Film - beginning of the sinuses - The cuspids has a long root - next to your lateral incisors - two cutting edges - Always have overlapping premolars |
Maxillary Premolar and Molar Film | - Horizontal film - Zygomatic arch (U Shaped, found 1st & 2nd Molars) - Maxillary sinus - Maxillary tuberosity - Coronoid process of the mandible - Maxillary premolars are equal in size ( first one has 2 roots) - Maxillary molars- has three roots |
Mandibular Incisor Film | - Lingual foramen - Genial tuberceles - Sometimes can see the border of the mandible - Nutrient canals |
Mandibular Cuspid Films | - Vertical film - Similar to maxillary cuspid because cuspid has a longer root - Premolars are always going to be overlapped - can see the border of the mandible |
Mandibular Premolar and Molar Films | - Horizontal film - Mental foramen - Premolars have one root/ lingual cuspids is smaller - Mandibular molar has 2 roots - Mandibular canal - Internal/External oblique ridge -That upwards slope |
What does ALARA mean? | (as low as reasonably achievable) -You use the less radiation as possible |
What does Radiolucent and Radiopaque mean? | Radiolucent- dark Radiopaque- white |
Sizes of films | 1, 2, 3, 4, 0 |