TEACH Lesson Plan
IANNUCCI AND HOWERTON: Dental Radiography: Principles and Techniques, 5th Edition
Module 10 Occlusal Technique
CLINICAL LABORATORY ACTIVITY 10-1 WORKSHEET
Questions for Group Discussion
1. List several clinical conditions where an occlusal image might be prescribed for an adult patient.
List several for the child patient.
Several clinical conditions in which an occlusal image may be prescribed for an adult patient
2. Your patient has a fractured mandible and can barely open his or her mouth. Explain how you
would position him or her for the exposure of a mandibular cross-sectional occlusal image.
When imaging a patient with a fractured mandible, it is important to detail all procedures
3. What does the term “topographic” refer to? Why is this term used to describe several of the
occlusal images you exposed?
The term “topographic” refers to the features or configuration of a structure. Topographic is a
4. Your patient is an edentulous adult. Should you leave the dentures in place for the exposure of
maxillary and mandibular occlusal images?
5. A cone-cut error is always seen when size 4 receptors are used in occlusal imaging. Should the
cone-cut error be seen when a size 2 receptor is used?