Dental Radiology Exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions
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Dental Radiology
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Dental Radiology
Dental Radiology Exam Study Guide
with Complete Solutions
Radiolucent - Answer️️ -Dark-to-black areas on a processed radiograph
that result from the passage of radiant energies through less dense/soft
areas. Examples include pulp, dental caries and foramen.
Radiopaque - Answer️️ -Light...
Dental Radiology Exam Study Guide
with Complete Solutions
Radiolucent - Answer✔️✔️-Dark-to-black areas on a processed radiograph
that result from the passage of radiant energies through less dense/soft
areas. Examples include pulp, dental caries and foramen.
Radiopaque - Answer✔️✔️-Light-to-white areas on a processed radiograph
that result from radiant energies penetrating more dense structures.
Examples include amalgam and gutta percha.
amalgam restoration - Answer✔️✔️-A form of dental restoration that uses a
combination of two or more metals, one of which is mercury; a blend of
powdered metal alloy and mercury to produce a restorative material.
composite restoration - Answer✔️✔️-A form of dental restoration that uses
resin restorative material that is hardened by chemical or light curing.
Condyle of the mandible - Answer✔️✔️-A ball like structure that forms the
hinge between the maxilla and the mandible and is a part of the
temporomandibular joint
Panoramic radiograph - Answer✔️✔️-An extraoral radiograph taken to
expose the maxillary and mandibular arches, tempormandibular joints and
associated anatomy on a single film.
Cephalometric radiograph - Answer✔️✔️-An extraoral radiograph of the
head that is used in orthodontic and prosthodontic dentistry to show a
profile of the patient's head.
Computed Tomography (CT) - Answer✔️✔️-An imaging technique that
isolates an area or "slice" of tissue while blurring out other structures.
Ramus - Answer✔️✔️-The vertical portion at each end of the mandible that
are perpendicular to the body of the mandible.
body of the mandible - Answer✔️✔️-The curved horizontal part of the
mandible that extends from one ramus to the other
mandible - Answer✔️✔️-A single bone which makes up the lower jaw and is
the only movable bone in the skull.
- Made up of the condyloid process, the coronoid process, the ramus, the
body of the mandible, the alveolar process, and the mental protuberance.
Maxilla - Answer✔️✔️-Two bones that form the upper jaw and part of the
palate, joined together at the midline by the maxillary suture
Alveolar process - Answer✔️✔️-The extension of the maxilla and mandible
that surrounds and supports the teeth to form the dental arches.
- Upper aspect of the body of the mandible
- Appears radiopaque on maxillary molar peroapical radiographs
Midsagittal plane (midline) - Answer✔️✔️-Imaginary vertical plane that
equally separates the body into right and left halves.
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