Elongation error results from which of the following?
a. Excessive vertical angulation using the bisecting technique
b. Excessive vertical angulation using the paralleling technique
c. Inadequate vertical angulation using the bisecting technique
d. Inadequate vertical angulation using the paralleling technique
c. Elongation and foreshortening are dimensional errors caused by improper vertical angulation when using the bisecting technique. When the vertical angulation is inadequate, elongated images result.
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