Are HER

TERMINOLOGY:
DESCRIPTIVE

colour

5 RADIOPAQUE white, more dense

RADIOLUCENT:dark, less dense

COMPARTMENTS

UNILOCULARione
MULTILOCULAR:multiple
compartmentBORDER

compartments
5 CORTICATED: defined

NON-CORTICATED:undefined
SILE

~ MILLIMETERS

CENTIMETERS

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·PERIAPICAL ·
TARGET LESION:White circle in dark circle ·
FOCAL OPACITY:Solid White circle

LOCATION EDENTULOUS AREA:lost tooth # APPEARANCE

OF IRREGULAR/ILL-DEFINED:can be
malignant GROUND GLASS:Speckles
· ·
·

·PERICORONAL:Impacted

INTERRADICULAR:between teeth
RADIOPAQUE LESIONS

2 MIXED LUCENT-OPAQUE:dark and

·
SOFTTISSUE OPACITY:White Spotin
light splotches

soft tissue
MULTIFOCAL CONFLUENT:circles

NORMALANATOMY:Check for ... uniformity, symmetry, similarity

5296b,
53 "
54 64 4's

55 65 5's

85 IS S's
lated
84

his
14

848281a1 13
↑ ->
chee

internal
max

tuberocity
oblique
ridge
-> mouth has to

S
be open to see in BW

mylonyoid
ridge

23222
11

24
25
" enia,fores
24
21
in
28 18

38 48

37 47 FILMEXPOSURE ERRORS
36 46
33 45 ·

unexposed:clear image,machine was off or malfunctioned

34 44
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exposed to light:film only, exposed to white light, image is black

IDENTIFYING PRIMARY TEETH:

·overexposed:image is dark;excessive exposure time, kV and mA Hoolowl

Thinner enamel and dentin

·

underexposed:image is
light/low density;exposed tolightor wrong setting (kV+mA too low, time too short)
·Pulps
PA ERRORS
are
larger

Pup horns closer to outer surface INCORRECT PLACEMENT:dropped corner (tilted, not parallel, missed apices (receptor l ow
not
enough

·more prominentcervical contour

HORIZONTALANGULATION:Overlapped contacts:Xray beam directed
not
through contacts

VERTICAL ANGULATION:
broad, flat, proximal (not
angulation), for shortened (too vertical
·

contacts elongated enough much

angulation)

Whiter (more enamel CONECUT:Clear/white area; X-ray beam is notc entered over receptor partial image
·
-

·
MISC. ERRORS:
narrow occlusal surface

BENDING:curved receptor DOUBLE ACCUMULATION:exposed twice;

images
BITEWINGERRORS

CREASING:thin radiolucentline MOVEMENT UNSHARPNESS:blurred

image, patientmoved
HORIZONTAL ANGULATION:Overlapped contacts

·DEBRIS ACCUMULATION:debris on surface. REVERSE/BACKWARD PLACEMENT:receptor is backwards

Herringbone pattern on film
-
VERTICAL ANGULATION:distorted,
·
·

always use +10

·
PHALANGIOMA:finger in
image
CONECHT:clear/white area, partial image: n o tcentered on
PID receptor