Your patient indicates he was shot around tooth number 30 with a BB when he was younger.The BB is still there.He would like it removed.You have been asked to take a dental image of the area to locate the buccal-lingual and anterior-posterior position of the BB.Which of the following would you take?
A)Mandibular molar periapical and a second mandibular molar periapical with the horizontal angulation changed
B)Mandibular cross-sectional image
C)Mandibular molar periapical image
D)Mandibular occlusal image

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This response is referring to the buccal object rule or SLOB.SLOB is used to locate the buccal or lingual orientation of the object.The right angle technique uses the cross-sectional image to locate the buccal-lingual and anterior-posterior orientation of the object.The mandibular molar periapical image can be used to locate the object but cannot be used to determine the buccal-lingual and anterior-posterior position of the BB.The mandibular occlusal image can be used to locate the object but cannot be used to determine the buccal-lingual and anterior-posterior position of the BB.

Your Patient Indicates He Was Shot Around Tooth Number 30