Radiology part 2

A detailed dental radiology setting featuring x-ray images, dental equipment, and a patient chair, with an emphasis on professionalism and care in dentistry.

Radiology Knowledge Assessment

Welcome to the Radiology Quiz! Test your understanding of dental imaging, techniques, and patient care through a series of well-crafted multiple-choice questions.

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Enhance your radiology skills
Stay updated with best practices
Assess your knowledge level against peers

13 Questions3 MinutesCreated by RadiatingSmile47

The teeth on your dental images appear shorter than your patient’s teeth, which of the following would you correct when retaking the dental image?

Increase horizontal angulation

Decrease vertical angulation

Decrease horizontal angulation

Increase vertical angulation

Elongated images refer to images of the teeth that appear __________. Elongation of images results from _____________ vertical angulation.

Shortened; excessive

Too long; insufficient

Shortened; insufficient

Too long; excessive

Which receptor placement is most likely to elicit the gag reflex?

Mandibular premolar

Mandibular molar

Maxillary molar

Maxillary premolar

Which of the following suggestions are intended to help reduce the gag reflex?

Instructing the patient to breathe rapidly through the nose

Placing a small amount of baking soda on the tip of the tongue

Asking the patient to suspend an arm or leg in the air

Asking the patient to perform jumping jacks for 5 minutes in the treatment room

A patient with caries will require

Less frequent dental imaging examinations than a patient without such disease if pocket depth readings are regularly recorded.

Dental imaging examinations at regular intervals regardless of circumstances.

Less frequent dental imaging examinations than a patient without such disease.

More frequent dental imaging examinations than a patient without such disease.

Which of the following could you do to prevent stimulating your patient’s gag reflex?

Put your finger on the tissue where the receptor will be placed to demonstrate the receptor placement.

Which of the following could you do to prevent stimulating your patient’s gag reflex?

Slide the receptor along his palate.

Let the patient get used to each receptor placement, and wait 20 seconds before exposing the receptor.

Which of the following is the best way to show your patient that you are listening to him or her?

Interrupt if the patient gets “off track.”

Finish the patient’s sentences to show that the radiographer is following the patient’s train of thought.

Correct the patient if he or she is wrong.

Give the patient undivided attention.

How frequently should you take dental images on your patients?

Every 12 months

Based on the patient’s needs

Every 24 months

Which of the following images is used to evaluate the crown, roots, and supporting bone of a tooth?

Panoramic

Occlusal

Periapical

Bitewing

You are showing your patient a bite-wing image. Your patient points to a portion of the tooth that is the most radiopaque and wants to know what it is. What portion of the tooth is your patient pointing to?

The enamel

Pulp

Cej

Dentin

The panoramic image is the preferred image for the detection of caries and periodontal disease. The panoramic image is preferred for the evaluation of eruption patterns, growth, and development.

Both statements are true

Both statements are false

The first statement is true; the second statement is false.

The first statement is false; the second statement is true.

Gutta percha appears __________. If compared with amalgam, gutta percha appears ________.

Radiopaque; less radiopaque

Radiolucent; less radiolucent

Radiopaque; more radioopaque

Radiolucent; more radiolucent

How to determine vertical angulation when using bisecting technique

The central ray is directed perpendicular to the imaginary bisector

Place parellel

Placed vertical

Use horizontal angulation

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