The recommended vertical angulation for exposing a maxillary incisor periapical radiograph

using the bisecting technique is:

a. +20 degrees
b. +30 degrees
c. +40 degrees
d. +45 degrees


c. To obtain a radiograph with an accurate representation of the maxillary incisor, the central ray of the x-ray beam should be directed toward the imaginary bisector between the long axis of the canine and the plane of the image receptor in the vertical dimension at +40 degrees.

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