Radiography

Question 1

Are all radiographs necessary?

Answer 1

No they must all be justified

Question 2

What is a panoramic radiograph?

Answer 2

It is a type of non-linear tomography

Question 3

What are the three basic principles of staff safety regarding radiographs?

Answer 3

1. Distance
2. Position
3. Shielding

Question 4

What are the two types of processing of x-ray films?

Answer 4

1. Chemical

2. Algorithmic

Question 5

What are the stages of chemical processing?

Answer 5

1. Develop
2. Rinse
3. Fix
4. Wash
5. Dry

Question 6

What is radiolucency?

Answer 6

It is the dark areas of radigraph where the x ray has gone all the way through

Question 7

What is radiopaque?

Answer 7

It is the white areas of the x-ray. The x-ray can not pass through it

Question 8

What are the 9 steps of bitwing critique?

Answer 8

1. Density, contrast
2. Image orientation
3. Horizontal detector position
4. Vertical detector position
5. Contact point between adjacent teeth
6. Superimposition separation cusp tips
7. Presence/absences of straight-line cone cutting
8. Presence/absence of angled cone cutting
9. sharpness of image

Question 9

What things need to be noted on BWs?

Answer 9

1. Non-dental pathology
2. Teeth present
3. Bone levels
4. Restorations
5. Calculus
6. Caries
7. Non-carious tooth loss
8. Size/position of pulp chamber