Category: Radiographic Interpretation

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Find the Caries: May 2014 ANSWERS

Here are the answers for the 4 bitewing radiographic series to practice finding the caries. Maxillary right third molar (#1) – occlusal Maxillary right first molar (#3) – mesial Maxillary right second premolar (#4) – distal Mandibular left third molar (#17) – occlusal Mandibular right third molar (#32) – occlusal…
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Find the Caries: May 2014

Here is a 4 bitewing radiographic series to practice finding the caries for May. For a review you can find the caries interpretation posts (here, here, here and here). If you have any questions or answers, please leave them below. Answers coming on Thursday. Thanks and enjoy!
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Locate the Object: April 2014 ANSWER – SLOB rule

Now onto the answers for the April 2014 Locate the Object using the SLOB (Same-Lingual, Opposite-Buccal) rule. SLOB (Same-Lingual, Opposite-Buccal) 1) Pick an object with a known fixed location = distal surface of canine 2) Determine which direction we are moving from the premolar periapical radiograph to the canine/lateral incisor periapical…
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Locate the Object: April 2014

This month I have two cases to use your image shift and SLOB (Same-Lingual, Opposite-Buccal) information. 1. The object in question is the metallic restoration on the canine. Which surface of the canine (buccal or lingual) is it located on? 2. The object in question is the broken endodontic file…