1/25/17 Taking Radiographs Flashcards
In the intraoral examination what four things do you look for?
- Missing teeth
- Existing restorations
- Caries
- Anomolies
What does a black line through a tooth on an odontogram mean?
-Congenitally missing
What does a blue line through a tooth on an odontogram mean?
-Previously extracted
When you chart an existing restoration of a composite resin on an odontogram what do you do?
-Outline surfaces in Blue
What does a red line through a tooth on an odontogram mean?
-Needs to be done
When you chart an existing restoration of an amalgam on an odontongram what do you use?
-Fill in surfaces in blue
When you chart a gold restoration on an odontogram how do you mark it?
-Cross hatch surfaces in Blue
When you have a porcelain or ceramic crown charted on an odontogram how do you mark it?
-Outline tooth in blue
If you have a tooth that is outlined in red what does that mean?
-You have treatment planned to place a ceramic/porcelain crown
If you have a tooth that is crosshatched in blue what does that mean?
-You have placed a gold crown/restoration on a tooth
On a bridge what is the tooth that is being replaced called?
-Pontic
What are three ways to maximize sharpness and resolution on a radiograph?
- Use as small an effective focal spot as practical
- Increase distance from focal spot to object with long open ended cylinder
- Minimize distance from object to image receptor (film next to tooth)
T/F The smaller the focal spot the sharper the image
True
What are two ways to minimize image size distortion?
- Increase focal spot to image receptor distance
- Decrease object to image receptor distance (film placement)
What are two ways to minimize image shape distortion?
- Position image receptor (film) parallel to long axis of the object (tooth)
- Orient central ray (cone) perpendicular to the object and image receptor
When does foreshortening occur?
-Occurs when the central beam is perpendicular to the image receptor (film), but the object (tooth) is not
When does elongation occur?
-Occurs when the central beam is perpendicular to the object (tooth), but not the image receptor (film)