Each of the following statements regarding dental radiography of the child patient is correct except one. Which one is the exception?

A) Vertical angulation may need to be increased slightly.
B) Increasing the vertical angulation over perpendicular will help image the root apices.
C) The bisecting technique will produce less distortion and magnification than the paralleling technique.
D) The bisecting technique can produce reasonably acceptable images when parallel positioning is not possible.

C
Explanation: A) The bisecting technique produces images with more distortion and magnification than the paralleling technique, whether used to expose radiographs on children or adults.
B) The bisecting technique produces images with more distortion and magnification than the paralleling technique, whether used to expose radiographs on children or adults.
C) The bisecting technique produces images with more distortion and magnification than the paralleling technique, whether used to expose radiographs on children or adults.
D) The bisecting technique produces images with more distortion and magnification than the paralleling technique, whether used to expose radiographs on children or adults.

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