Failing to record the incisal or occlusal edges of the teeth on a periapical radiograph most likely results from an error made in which of the following steps?
a. Placement of the image receptor
b. Horizontal angulation
c. Vertical angulation
d. Centering the x-ray beam
c. Excessive (too steep) vertical angulation will result in not recording the incisal/occlusal edges on the radiograph.
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a. five b. six c. ten d. twenty
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