Deck 31: Descriptive Terminology

Question 1

Condensing osteitis is an example of a lesion that can be described as:

A) A focal opacity.
B) A target lesion.
C) A multifocal confluent.
D) Ground glass.

Answer 1

A focal opacity.

Question 2

Which of the following structures would appear the most radiopaque?

A) Dental pulp
B) Metallic restoration
C) Periodontal ligament space
D) Air space

Answer 2

Metallic restoration

Question 3

The term ____ refers to a well-defined, localized radiopaque area surrounded by a uniform radiolucent halo.

A) Focal opacity
B) Target lesion
C) Multifocal confluent
D) Ground glass

Answer 3

Target lesion

Question 4

An x-ray is:

A) An image that is produced on photosensitive film.
B) A beam of energy that has the power to penetrate substances.
C) A radiograph.
D) The actual film exposed.

Question 5

A unilocular lesion with corticated borders is usually indicative of a ____ process.

A) Benign slow-growing
B) Benign rapidly growing
C) Malignant slow-growing
D) Malignant rapidly growing

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of a radiopaque structure?

A) Dental pulp
B) Dentin
C) Periodontal ligament space
D) Soft tissue

Question 7

Which of the following terms is used to classify a radiolucent lesion?

A) Target lesion
B) Multifocal confluent
C) Ground glass
D) Moth-eaten pattern

Question 8

A(n) ____ is an image that is produced on photosensitive film.

A) X-ray
B) Radiograph
C) Photon
D) Electron

Question 9

A ground-glass appearance of bone is associated with which of the following diseases?

A) Condensing osteitis
B) Osteosarcoma
C) Fibrous dysplasia
D) Benign cementoblastoma

Question 10

Unilocular lesions tend to be:

A) Small and expansile.
B) Small and nonexpansile.
C) Large and expansile.
D) Large and nonexpansile.

Question 11

Radiopaque lesions may occur in:

A) Bone but not soft tissue.
B) Soft tissue but not bone.
C) Neither bone nor soft tissue.
D) Either bone or soft tissue.

Question 12

Which of the following is an example of a soft-tissue opacity?

A) Osteitis deformans
B) Sialolith
C) Chondrosarcoma
D) Florid osseous dysplasia

Question 13

A radiograph should not be referred to as a(n):

A) Radiogram.
B) Roentgenogram.
C) X-ray.
D) X-ray film.

Question 14

The term ____ refers to a radiolucent lesion located around the crown of an impacted tooth.

A) Periapical
B) Inter-radicular
C) Pericoronal
D) Edentulous zone

Question 15

Most structures radiographed ____ exhibit uniform thickness and therefore appear ____.

A) do; white
B) do not; gray
C) do; black
D) do not; white

Question 16

A radiograph appears ____ where the tissues are soft or thin.

A) Radiopaque
B) White
C) Light
D) Black or dark

Question 17

Which of the following would be an example of a mixed lucent-opaque lesion?

A) Compound odontoma
B) Osteitis deformans
C) Chondrosarcoma
D) Florid osseous dysplasia

Question 18

Dental caries appear ____ because the area of the tooth with caries is ____ dense than surrounding structures.

A) Radiopaque; more
B) Radiopaque; less
C) Radiolucent; more
D) Radiolucent; less