Dental X-Ray Film Sizes
Which size film is standard for adult BWX (bitewing images)
What is size 2?
This type of digital imaging requires the receptor to be scanned and uploaded on a computer
What is indirect or PSP (phosphor plates)?
A bitewing image shows the______areas of the maxillary and mandibular teeth.
What is INTERPROXIMAL?
The radiation that exits the tube head and is the penetrating x-ray beam
What is PRIMARY?
When exposing bitewings on a small child, you need ___# of films and size______
What is 2 films and size 0?
Digital sensors can be sterilized in the autoclave
true
false
What is False? They must be placed in a waterproof barrier sleeve
The correct vertical angulation for a Bitewing is______degrees
What is +10 degrees?
When the primary beam interacts with matter (soft tissues of the head, bones and teeth) it is termed
What is Secondary RADIATION?
Which size would be best for an occlusal image
What is size 4?
Digital imaging requires less radiation due to the sensor being _______sensitive to x-rays
What is MORE?
What is the relationship between the receptor and the maxillary and mandibular teeth in a biting technique
What is PARALLEL?
What is size 1?
Digital imaging utilizes________% less radiation than conventional x-ray film
What is 50-70%
The ideal premolar bitewing will show the ______of the______.
This type of of radiation occurs at above 70kVp
What is CHARACTERISTIC RADIATION?
This type of image is utilized by most orthodontists to view the facial aspect of the skeletal structure, jaw and teeth?
What is panoramic?
All of the following are advantages of digital imaging except
digital subtraction
the ability to enhance an image
size of the intraoral sensor
What is size of intraoral sensor
If too much of the maxillary teeth (upper arch) is present on a bitewing, the error is too_________
What is SUPERIOR?
Which type of scatter radiation accounts for 62% of radiation interactions.
What is COMPTON?