TEST BANK FOR DENTAL
RADIOGRAPHY PRINCIPLES AND
TECHNIQUES 6TH EDITION BY JOEN
IANNUCCI AND LAURA HOWERTON
2026 DENTAL IMAGING SCRIPT
SOLVED QUESTIONS VERIFIED
ANSWERS A+
◉ Summary - quality control tests.
Answer: Specific tests designed to maintain and monitor dental x-ray
equipment, supplies, and film processing
◉ "Essential" information on a film mount.
Answer: Client's full name, date of exposure, dentists name,
radiographers name
◉ Periapical radiolucencies:.
Answer: - Periapical Granuloma
-Radicular Cyst
-Periapical Cemento-Osseous Dysplasia
-Incisive Canal Cyst
-Anatomical Structures (mental foramen, incisive foramen, maxillary
sinus)
,◉ Define interpretation and diagnosis.
Answer: Interpretation is an explanation of what is viewed on a dental
image; the ability to read what is on a dental image. Diagnosis is
identification of a disease by examination or analysis. The dentist is
responsible for diagnosis (DA's cannot)
◉ Position recommendation.
Answer: describes how the body is positioned for the radiograph.
Anatomical position: -Palms out -Toes pointed down -Looking straight
forward
◉ kVp rule.
Answer: 15% rule is "changing the kVp by 15% has the same effect as
doubling the mAs or reducing the mAs by 50%
◉ How to best detect caries.
Answer: Bitewings
◉ Occlusal radiograph angles.
Answer: +65 and -55 with size 4 film used (adult) and size 2 film used
(pedo)
◉ Storage phosphor imaging.
Answer: An indirect method of obtaining a digital image in which the
image is recorded on phosphor covered plates and then placed into an
, electronic processor, where a laser scans the plate and then produces an
image on a computer screen. (see index of book)
◉ Interval between X-rays.
Answer: depends on the patient's needs
◉ Which structures appear radiolucent/radiopaque?.
Answer: Radiopaque Structures: -Enamel -Dentin -Lamina Dura -Septa
in Maxillary Sinus
- Wall of Maxillary Sinus Lower Border of Mandible -Lower Border of
Nasal Cavity -Cortical Plates -Nasal Septum -Internal & External
Oblique Line -Mental & Canine Prominence -Hamulus -Maxillary
Tuberosity -Zygomatic Arch -Anterior Nasal Spine -Genial Tubercles -
Gold -Silver Amalgam -Zinc Oxide-Eugenol -Zinc Phosphate Cement -
Gutta Percha -Silver Points -Metal Crowns/Bands/Wires -Coronoid
Process
Radiolucent Structures: -Maxillary Sinus -Nasal Cavity -Soft Tissue -
Pulp -Enamel Origin -Dental Palpilla -Bone Marrow -Gingiva -
Periodontal Membrane -Mental/Incisive/Lingual Formamin -Acrylic -
Silicates -Calcium Hydroxide Plates -Porcelain -
Mental/Lateral/Submandibular Fossa -Median Paletin/Alveolar -
Incisive/Mandibular/Nutrient Canal
◉ Interproximal caries (incipient, moderate, advanced, severe).
Answer: (Between two adjacent structure)
-Incipient: Less than halfway thru the enamel
RADIOGRAPHY PRINCIPLES AND
TECHNIQUES 6TH EDITION BY JOEN
IANNUCCI AND LAURA HOWERTON
2026 DENTAL IMAGING SCRIPT
SOLVED QUESTIONS VERIFIED
ANSWERS A+
◉ Summary - quality control tests.
Answer: Specific tests designed to maintain and monitor dental x-ray
equipment, supplies, and film processing
◉ "Essential" information on a film mount.
Answer: Client's full name, date of exposure, dentists name,
radiographers name
◉ Periapical radiolucencies:.
Answer: - Periapical Granuloma
-Radicular Cyst
-Periapical Cemento-Osseous Dysplasia
-Incisive Canal Cyst
-Anatomical Structures (mental foramen, incisive foramen, maxillary
sinus)
,◉ Define interpretation and diagnosis.
Answer: Interpretation is an explanation of what is viewed on a dental
image; the ability to read what is on a dental image. Diagnosis is
identification of a disease by examination or analysis. The dentist is
responsible for diagnosis (DA's cannot)
◉ Position recommendation.
Answer: describes how the body is positioned for the radiograph.
Anatomical position: -Palms out -Toes pointed down -Looking straight
forward
◉ kVp rule.
Answer: 15% rule is "changing the kVp by 15% has the same effect as
doubling the mAs or reducing the mAs by 50%
◉ How to best detect caries.
Answer: Bitewings
◉ Occlusal radiograph angles.
Answer: +65 and -55 with size 4 film used (adult) and size 2 film used
(pedo)
◉ Storage phosphor imaging.
Answer: An indirect method of obtaining a digital image in which the
image is recorded on phosphor covered plates and then placed into an
, electronic processor, where a laser scans the plate and then produces an
image on a computer screen. (see index of book)
◉ Interval between X-rays.
Answer: depends on the patient's needs
◉ Which structures appear radiolucent/radiopaque?.
Answer: Radiopaque Structures: -Enamel -Dentin -Lamina Dura -Septa
in Maxillary Sinus
- Wall of Maxillary Sinus Lower Border of Mandible -Lower Border of
Nasal Cavity -Cortical Plates -Nasal Septum -Internal & External
Oblique Line -Mental & Canine Prominence -Hamulus -Maxillary
Tuberosity -Zygomatic Arch -Anterior Nasal Spine -Genial Tubercles -
Gold -Silver Amalgam -Zinc Oxide-Eugenol -Zinc Phosphate Cement -
Gutta Percha -Silver Points -Metal Crowns/Bands/Wires -Coronoid
Process
Radiolucent Structures: -Maxillary Sinus -Nasal Cavity -Soft Tissue -
Pulp -Enamel Origin -Dental Palpilla -Bone Marrow -Gingiva -
Periodontal Membrane -Mental/Incisive/Lingual Formamin -Acrylic -
Silicates -Calcium Hydroxide Plates -Porcelain -
Mental/Lateral/Submandibular Fossa -Median Paletin/Alveolar -
Incisive/Mandibular/Nutrient Canal
◉ Interproximal caries (incipient, moderate, advanced, severe).
Answer: (Between two adjacent structure)
-Incipient: Less than halfway thru the enamel
