Severe caries is seen radiographically as a radiolucency that has:
a. penetrated less than halfway through the enamel.
b. penetrated over halfway through the enamel but did not reach the DEJ.
c. penetrated at or through the DEJ but less than halfway through the dentin toward the pulp.
d. penetrated over halfway through the dentin toward the pulp.
d. Severe caries appear as a radiolucency that may retain a double triangle shape or be so severe as to appear as a large diffuse radiolucency. The radiolucency is more than halfway through the dentin toward the pulp.
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