Chapter 31: Descriptive Terminology
Iannucci: Dental Radiography, 5th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. (1) When you are discussing with your dentist a lesion you notice on your patient’s dental
image, you should use specific terms to describe it. (2) Use of these terms, known as
descriptive terminology, enables you to communicate intelligently with others in a common
language that helps prevent confusion.
a.
Both statements are true.
b.
Both statements are false.
c.
The first statement is true; the second statement is false.
d.
The first statement is false; the second statement is true.
2. (1) You should use descriptive language when you are documenting findings from your
patient’s dental image. (2) Use of descriptive language in the dental record indicates a
diagnosis.
a.
Both statements are true.
b.
Both statements are false.
c.
The first statement is true; the second statement is false.
d.
The first statement is false; the second statement is true.
3. (1) It is important to document all pathology according to location, size, and appearance. (2)
Describing a lesion as poorly defined and irregular is an example of documenting the size of
the pathology.
a.
Both statements are true.
b.
Both statements are false.
c.
The first statement is true; the second statement is false.
d.
The first statement is false; the second statement is true.
4. A dental image appears ____________ where the tissues are soft or thin.
a.
radiopaque
b.
white
c.
light
d.
black or dark
5. Most pathology on a dental image _______ appear as an even thickness and therefore appears
_____________.
a.
does; white
b.
does not; gray
c.
does; black
d.
does not; white
6. The cavitation caused by dental caries will appear _______________ on dental images
because the area of caries will be ________ dense than surrounding structures.
a.
radiopaque; more
b.
radiopaque; less
c.
radiolucent; more
d.
radiolucent; less
7. Which of the following structures would appear the most radiopaque?
a.
Dental pulp
b.
Metallic restoration
c.
Periodontal ligament space
d.
Air space
8. Which of the following would appear radiopaque on a dental image?
a.
Dental pulp
b.
Dentin
c.
Periodontal ligament space
d.
Soft tissue
9. Which of the following is a type of radiolucent lesion?
a.
Target lesion
b.
Multifocal confluent
c.
Ground glass
d.
Moth-eaten pattern
10. 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
11. Unilocular lesions tend to be
a.
small and expansile.
b.
small and nonexpansile.
c.
large and expansile.
d.
large and nonexpansile.
12. Your patient is looking at his dental image and wants to know what the space between the
roots of tooth number 29 and 30 is called. Which of the following is the correct term?
a.
Periapical
b.
Inter-radicular
c.
Pericoronal
d.
Edentulous zone
13. 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.
14. 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
15. 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.
16. Which of the following would be radiopaque and look similar to ground glass on a dental
image?
a.
Condensing osteitis
b.
Osteosarcoma
c.
Osteopetrosis
d.
Benign cementoblastoma
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
18. Which of the following is an example of a soft-tissue opacity?
a.
Osteitis deformans
b.
Sialolith
c.
Chondrosarcoma
d.
Florid osseous dysplasia