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Article: The value of bitewing radiographs in the management of carious primary molars

1. Recent epidemiological surveys in the UK have:

A. used radiographs to detect dentinal caries

B. used the visual-only method at the D² level

C. under-represented disease prevalence and severity

D. reported over half of five-year-old children with evidence of obvious decay into dentine

2. What percentage of proximal enamel lesions were undetected using visual inspection?

A. 100%

B. 50%

C. 33%

D. 75%

3. What was the effect in detection of proximal lesions using bitewings?

A. no statistically significant difference

B. 44.6% increase

C. a decrease of half

D. a 25.2% increase

4. Elastomeric separation of teeth:

A. is generally only undertaken when there is a clinical or radiographic suspicion of caries

B. gives limited information as to the depth of the lesion

C. generally requires an additional clinical visit

D. all of the above

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