Paralleling Technique

Front

Which term best describes moving or lying in the same plane, always separated by the same distance and not intersecting?

Back

parallel

Front

Which basic rule of paralleling indicates that the central ray should be directed through the contact area of the teeth?

Back

horizontal

Front

Which basic rule of paralleling states that the receptor must be parallel to the long axis of the tooth?

Back

position

Front

Which image must include the crowns, roots, and surrounding bone, sinus and tuberosity region of the first, second, and third molars? Options: mandibular molars, maxillary molars, mandibular premolars, maxillary premolars

Back

maxillary molars

Front

When should the receptor be placed on the far side of a bony growth?

Back

when the patient has a maxillary tori

Front

Once the gag reflex is stimulated, the patient may gag on receptors that could normally be tolerated.

Back

true

Front

What size receptor is recommended to be used for anterior teeth?

Back

size 1

Front

What type of receptor holder must be sterilized between uses?

Back

Rinn XCP

Front

Describe a Stabe bite block.

Back

Styrofoam receptor holder

Front

The central ray of the x-ray beam is directed ____________ to the receptor and long axis of the tooth.

Back

perpendicular