What is the main purpose of the bitewing radiograph?
What will be an ideal response?
To detect caries on the proximal surfaces of adjacent teeth. The ability to image incipient decay is particularly valuable in the molar region, where small carious lesions are often hidden because of the wide buccolingual dimensions of the teeth.
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