Exam 33: Interpretation of Dental Caries

In the practice of dentistry,___________ is probably the most frequent reason for taking dental images.

A carious lesion appears _________ on a dental image.

On a dental image,interproximal caries are typically seen at or just below the

Rampant caries are typically seen in children with ________ dietary habits or in adults with __________ salivary flow.

Which of the following carious lesions cannot be found on a dental image and must be identified clinically? 1)Incipient 2)Moderate 3)Severe

You suspect your patient has caries in the molar regions.Which of the following dental images should you take?

Buccal or lingual caries appear as a _____________________ on dental images.

Which of the following interproximal lesions does not involve the dentin,but is does extend more than half way through the enamel?

You are viewing your patient's bite-wing images.He has an interproximal carious lesion that is almost to the pulp.What is the classification of the lesion?

A dental image is most useful for detection of _________ caries.

____________ caries are found between two teeth.

Identify the type of decay present that your patient has on the mesial of tooth number 4.

Which of the following statements is true of root surface caries?

Which type of caries occurs under an existing restoration?