Each of the Following Statements Regarding the Radiographic Appearance of Caries

question 16

Multiple Choice

Each of the following statements regarding the radiographic appearance of caries is correct EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?

• A) Buccal/lingual caries appears as a round radiolucency in the middle of the tooth.
• B) Cemental caries appears as an ill-defined, radiolucent, saucer-shaped area below the CEJ.
• C) Occlusal caries appears in the pit and fissures of the tooth surface.
• D) Proximal caries begins as a radiolucent notch on the enamel at the contact point between adjacent teeth.

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