The smallest available image receptor should be used to take bitewings on the child patient
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
FALSE
Explanation: The largest image receptor that the patient can comfortably accommodate should be used. The advantage to using the largest size image receptor possible is that the amount of structures imaged, including the developing permanent teeth, will be increased.
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A health professional who withholds the truth from a patient, saying it is for his or her own good, is engaged in what practice?
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