Mounting FMX

Which dental professionals can take an FMX?

• dental assistant

• dentist

• dental hygienist

• All

Which dental professional can legally interpret findings on a radiograph?

• dental assistant

• dental hygienist

• dentist

• all

Who can legally mount dental radiographs?

• dental assistant

• dental hygienist

• dentist

• All

The Curve of Spee will curve __________ in the posterior.

• upward

• downward

• left to right

• right to left

How many roots can one typically find on a maxillary molar?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

How many roots can one typically find on a mandibular molar?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What is the most important piece of information to be labelled on an FMX?

• name of radiographer and date rads were taken

• name of dentist and date rads were taken

• name of patient and date rads were taken

• name of patient and radiographer

How soon after the radiographs get processed should they be mounted?

• end of day

• next day

• within the hour

• immediately

What is the best way have accessibility for interpretation of radiographs?

• mount the radiographs

• handle radiographs individually

• take only a portion of an FMX

• build an FMX over time

Radiographs are placed in the mount in ____________ order.

• processing

• exposure

• anatomic

• numerical