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Locate the Object: July 2014 (b)

And now the second case for this month to practice your image shift and SLOB (Same-Lingual, Opposite-Buccal) information. The object in question is the radiopaque restoration near the cemento-enamel junction on the maxillary right second premolar (#4). Which surface (buccal or lingual) is the restoration on? Answers coming Thursday.  You can answer either in the comments, twitter…
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Locate the Object: July 2014 (a) ANSWER

Here is the answer for the July 2014 (a) Locate the Object. I will be going over only image shift as the SLOB (Same-Lingual, Opposite-Buccal) rule is difficult (but not impossible) to use when evaluating a vertical angle change. Image shift Before starting to use the image shift principle it…
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Locate the Object: July 2014 (a)

And now the first case for this month to practice your image shift and SLOB (Same-Lingual, Opposite-Buccal) information. The object in question is the round amalgam restoration on the maxillary right first molar (#3). Which surface (buccal or lingual) is the amalgam restoration on? Answers coming Thursday.  You can answer…
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Locate the Object: June 2014 (b) ANSWER

Here is the answer for the June 2014 (b) Locate the Object. I will be going over both image shift and SLOB (Same-Lingual, Opposite-Buccal). . Image shift Before starting to use the image shift principle it is important to know/remember two key points Images move in the opposite direction from…
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Locate the Object: June 2014 (b)

And now the second case for this month to practice your image shift and SLOB (Same-Lingual, Opposite-Buccal) information. (You can find the first case HERE if you missed it). The object in question is the left central incisor. Where (buccal or lingual) is the central incisor in relation to the…