Which of these statements regarding acceptable alterations of radiographic technique is FALSE?

a. Position the image receptor with the posterior edge a greater distance from the lingual surfaces of the teeth.
b. Position the image receptor perpendicular to the embrasures of the teeth of interest.
c. Expose two radiographs utilizing two different horizontal angles in the same region.
d. Redirect the horizontal angle to intersect the image receptor from the distal to avoid canine-premolar overlap.


a. To aid in avoiding overlap in the molar region, the image receptor can be positioned with the anterior edge of the image receptor a greater distance from the lingual surfaces of the teeth of interest.

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