Film Errors Flashcards

1
Q

Light appearance, much white:

A

Underexposed

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2
Q

Lots of dots, cracked because sudden temperature change:

A

Reticulation

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2
Q

Dark appearance, much black:

A

Overdeveloped

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3
Q

Dark or black spots:

A

Developer spots

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4
Q

White or light spots, sometimes white splashes:

A

Fixer spots

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5
Q

Yellow-brown colors; normally from exhausted developer or fixer:

A

Yellow-brown stains

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6
Q

Straight white border:

A

Developer cutoff

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7
Q

Straight black border:

A

Fixer cutoff

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8
Q

White or dark areas on film appear stuck together:

A

Overlapping films

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9
Q

Small white spots

A

air bubbles

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10
Q

Thin, black, branching lines:

A

Static electricity

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11
Q

White lines:

A

Overlap

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12
Q

Gradient, exposed area appears black:

A

Light leak

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13
Q

Looks like two x rays on top of each other, phantom like

A

Double exposure

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14
Q

Apices are not seen, from improper placement:

A

Apex cutoff

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15
Q

PID is not properly aligned with periapical beam alignment device causing this curve error:

A

Conecut

16
Q

When sensor is not placed perpendicular to occlusal plane:

A

Occlusal tipping

17
Q

Too little vertical angulation, teeth look long

A

Elongation

18
Q

Too much vertical angulation and you see a lot of the palette

A

Foreshortening

19
Q

Thin black radiolucent lines on image that appear as film creases, normally caused by careless handling:

A

Bent film

20
Q

Film is reversed causing ‘tire tracks’ or ‘scales’

A

Herringbone

21
Q

Caused from insufficient cleaning, black lines on film

A

Dirty Rollers

22
Q

Patient/PID moved resulting in:

A

Blurred Image

23
Q

No image at all:

A

No exposure

24
Q

Piercings can still be seen in image:

A

Ghost image