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Which principle interprets object movement on radiographs taken at different angles?

  1. Same lingual, opposite buccal (SLOB)
  2. Same buccal, opposite lingual
  3. Opposite lingual, same buccal
  4. Opposite buccal, opposite lingual
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Correct answer: A. Same lingual, opposite buccal (SLOB)

  • A. Correct. SLOB: the LINGUAL object moves the SAME direction as the tube/cone shift; the BUCCAL object moves OPPOSITE.
  • B. This reverses the rule.
  • C. Incorrect ordering of the rule.
  • D. Not a real localization rule.

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