Deck 16: Introduction to Radiographic Examinations

Question 1

Your patient has no clinical sign of disease;how frequently should you take a CMS on your patient?

A)Every year
B)Every other year
C)Once every 3 to 5 years
D)You cannot take a CMS

Answer 1

You cannot take a CMS

Question 2

How many dental images would you take for a CMR on your edentulous patient?

A)4
B)7
C)14
D)18

Answer 2

14

Question 3

Which of the following is used for an interproximal evaluation?

A)Periapicals
B)Bite-wing
C)Lateral jaw
D)Occlusals

Answer 3

Bite-wing

Question 4

You have been asked to take a dental image of your patient's mandible.Which type of image would you take?

A)Periapical
B)Bite-wing
C)Occlusal
D)Lateral jaw

Question 5

Periapical images must show the entire crowns and roots of the teeth being examined as well as ____ to ____ mm beyond the root apices.

A)0.1;0.5
B)1.0;2.0
C)2.0;3.0
D)4.0;5.0

Question 6

The bite-wing image is used in the

A)periapical paralleling technique.
B)periapical bisecting technique.
C)occlusal technique.
D)interproximal examination.

Question 7

How many dental images would you take on your patient if you were taking a CMS?

A)4-7
B)7-14
C)14-20
D)19-21

Question 8

Which of the following is an extraoral technique for dental image examination?

A)Panoramic
B)Interproximal
C)Periapical
D)Occlusal

Question 9

CMS stands for

A)complete mouth restorative series.
B)complete mouth series.
C)complete mouth restorative service.
D)complete mouth service.

Question 10

Which of the following is an extraoral image?

A)Periapical
B)Bitewing
C)Lateral jaw
D)Occlusal

Question 11

Your new adult patient has no clinical sign of disease and no restorations.Which of the following images should you take?

A)Periapicals
B)Bite-wings
C)CMS
D)Occlusals

Question 12

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

A)Periapical
B)Interproximal
C)Occlusal
D)Panoramic

Question 13

The CMS is defined as a series of intraoral dental images that shows

A)all the dentulous tooth-bearing areas of the upper and lower jaws.
B)all the edentulous tooth-bearing areas of the upper and lower jaws.
C)all the dentulous or edentulous tooth-bearing areas of the upper and lower jaws.
D)all the dentulous tooth-bearing areas of the upper and lower jaws that can be verified clinically.

Question 14

Which technique examines the crowns of both maxillary and mandibular teeth on a single image?

A)Periapical paralleling technique
B)Periapical bisecting technique
C)Occlusal technique
D)Interproximal examination

Question 15

When are bite-wings and periapical images prescribed?

A)Every year
B)Every other year
C)According to a set schedule
D)As needed,based on the patient's individual needs

Question 16

Bisecting and paralleling are two methods used for obtaining which of the following dental images?

A)Periapicals
B)Bite-wings
C)Occlusals
D)Panoramic