A 25 year old male patient complains of pain in the lower back tooth region. History of similar complaint 6 months ago.
Intra-oral examination reveals pericoronitis with 36. An IOPA is taken with the same tooth. During film processing, the thermometer in the manual processing tank reads 68◦F. The approximate time to keep the x-ray film in the developer solution is?
Processing films at either higher or lower temperatures and for longer or shorter times than recommended by the manufacturer reduces the contrast of the processed film.
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