Ch. 23 Recall- Study Questions

Front 1

Amalgam and a full metal crown can be distinguished from each other radiographically by their

Back 1

Shape and margins

Front 2

Which of these dental restorative materials appears most radiopaque?

Back 2

Amalgam

Front 3

Which of these dental restorative materials is most likely to mimic decay radiographically?

Back 3

Composite

Front 4

Dens in dente appears radiographically as a

Back 4

Tooth within a tooth

Front 5

A sharp ben in the tooth root is called

Back 5

Dilaceration

Front 6

Radiographically, it is not possible to accurately differentiate between a periapical abscess, a granuloma, and a cyst. Radiographically, it i not possible to accurately differentiate between carcinoma and sarcoma.

Back 6

Both statements are true.

Front 7

Which of the these appears radiolucent on a radiograph?

Back 7

Abscess

Front 8

A large radiolucency surrounding the crown only of an unerupted tooth is most likely what type of cyst?

Back 8

Dentigerous

Front 9

The evidence of resorption that appears to shorten the tooth root is called

Back 9

External resorption

Front 10

The radiographic appearance of a small ovoid radiopacity within the pulp chamber of the tooth is called

Back 10

Pulp stone

Front 11

Which of the following appears radiolucent in its early stages and as a radiopaque mass in later stages?

Back 11

Periapical cemental dysplasia (PCD)

Front 12

Which of the following tumors appears radiolucent radiographically?

Back 12

Sarcoma

Front 13

Radiographic evidence of a bone fracture appears as a radiolucent line that may resemble a

Back 13

Nutrient canal