Xray - Final Exam Questions

Question 1

____ periapical images can be used to examine the edentulous arches.

Answer 1

Fourteen

Question 2

A size ____ receptor is typically used for edentulous examination.

Answer 2

Size 2

Question 3

For periapical examination in an edentulous patient, the receptor should be positioned so that approximately ____ of it extends beyond the edentulous ridge.

Answer 3

One third

Question 4

Your patient is edentulous and has very little alveolar ridge remaining. Which teqnique would you use for a periapical examination on your patient?

Answer 4

Bisecting

Question 5

The mixed occlusal and periapical examination on an edentulous patient consists of _____ size 4 receptors and ____ size 2 receptors

Answer 5

two size 4 receptors; four size 2 receptors