With the labial method of film mounting, the embossed dot will be ____________, and the viewer will interpret the radiographs as if ___________________________

a. convex, facing the patient
b. concave, facing the patient
c. convex, standing behind the patient
d. concave, standing behind the patient


a. With the labial method of film mounting, the radiographs are mounted so that the embossed dot is convex. In this position, the viewer is reading the radiograph as if standing in front of, and facing, the patient. Therefore, what the viewer observes on the right side of the radiograph would correspond to the patient's left side.

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