Dental x-rays

Why Are Dental X-Rays Necessary?

• Your insurance pays for them

• Your mother said so

• They Provide a Complete Picture of your Dental Health

• All Of The Above

What type of radiograph is this?

• Cephalometric

• Periapical (PA)

• Panoramic

• Digital

What error do you see in this Bitewing?

• Overlapping

• Cone Cut

• Elongation

• Foreshortening

This type of radiograph is a what?

• Panoramic

• Occlusal

• Bite wing

• Cephalometric

What type of x-ray is pictured?

• Bitewing

• Periapical (PA)

What error do you see in this PA?

• Overlapping

• Cone Cut

• Dark Image

• Elongation

The x-ray pictured is a?

• Cephalometric Radiograph

• Bitewing

• Pedo Periapical x-ray

• Adult Periapical

  x-ray

The image is an example of a well taken _____?

What error do you see on this PA?

• Overlapping

• Cone Cut

• Foreshortening

• Elongation

This bitewing is not good quality, why?

• It is too dark.

• The patient did not bite down all the way.

• There are too many teeth in the x-ray.

• We can see all the interproximal surfaces.