Tag: SLOB rule

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Locate the Object: May 2014

This month I have a single case to practice your image shift and SLOB (Same-Lingual, Opposite-Buccal) information. The object in question is the extruded sealer/gutta percha near the canine root. Which surface of the canine (buccal or lingual) is it located on? Answers coming Thursday, May 15.  You can answer…
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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…
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Locate the Object: November 2013 Answer – SLOB rule

Now onto the answers for the November 2013 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 = second premolar. 2) Determine which direction we are moving from the premolar periapical radiograph to the molar periapical radiograph = distal.…
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Locate the Object: November 2013

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 round radiopaque entity labeled A. Where is it located (buccal or lingual) compared to the maxillary second premolar? 2. The object in question is the supernumerary tooth…