(1)When taking maxillary periapical images on a patient with a shallow palate,there is only one technique that can be used to compensate for lack of parallelism.(2)To compensate for lack of parallelism,the vertical angulation can be increased by 5 to 15 degrees more than the XCP instrument indicates.
A)Both statements are true.
B)Both statements are false.
C)The first statement is true;the second statement is false.
D)The first statement is false;the second statement is true.

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When the patient has a shallow palate requiring a modification in technique,there are two compensation techniques that can be used.Two cotton rolls can be placed,one on each side of the biteblock,or the vertical angulation can be increased by 5 to 15 degrees more than the XCP instrument indicates.

(1)When Taking Maxillary Periapical Images on a Patient with a Shallow