With the lingual 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
d. With the lingual mounting method, the radiographs are mounted so that the embossed dot is concave. In this position, the viewer is reading the radiograph as if standing behind the patient. Therefore, what the viewer observes on the right side of the radiograph would correspond to the patient's right as well. Essentially, the viewer's right is the patient's right.
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