CSCE Dental Hygiene Board Review Correct 100%

Foreshortening - ANSWERSToo MUCH vertical angulation; decrease angulation Elongation - ANSWERSToo LITTLE vertical angulation; increase angulation Herringbone, "waffle pattern" - ANSWERSBackward placement of film; place the film with the smooth, white side next to the tooth and the bumpy side away (there is a lead foil on the backside of the film packet to prevent backscatter) Cracked emulsion - ANSWERSSudden temp. changes between developer and fixer Darker areas - ANSWERSDeveloping solution touches film before processing procedure Light areas - ANSWERSFixer solution touches film before processing procedure Yellow/brown stains on film - ANSWERSExhausted solutions or insufficient washing Straight white border on film - ANSWERSDeveloper CUTOFF caused by incomplete immersion of film into developer Straight black border on film - ANSWERSFixer cutoff caused by incomplete immersion of film into fixer Outline border of another film - ANSWERSFilms stuck together in solutions White spots on film - ANSWERSAir bubbles trapped during processing Thin, black, branchlike lines on film - ANSWERSS