Which is the technique of choice for obtaining intraoral radiographs on the child patient?

What will be an ideal response?


The paralleling technique is the first choice of technique for all patients due to its ability to produce images without distortion. The greatest challenge of using the paralleling technique for exposure of periapical radiographs on the child patient is placing the image receptor parallel to the long axes of the teeth of interest.

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Medical records should be faxed only when no other method of data transfer is unavailable

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Funding for a significant amount of prehospital pediatric education comes largely from a program known as:

A) Emergency Medical Pediatric Association. B) Emergency Medical Services for Children. C) Pediatric Advanced Medical Care. D) Pediatric Emergency Care Program.

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_____________ is the energy of an object as a result of its motion.

A. Kinetic energy B. Potential energy C. Nuclear energy D. Gravitational energy

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A person is diagnosed with the disease idiopathic thrombocytopenia. This means:

A. the origin of the disease is well documented. B. the person will become an idiopath if not treated. C. the prognosis of the patient is unknown. D. the origin of the disease is unknown.

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