Which side of the film faces the tongue?

• A. Label Side
• B. Intraoral Film
• C. Latent Image
• D. Processing

Answer: (A)

The main idea is how intraoral film is oriented in the mouth. The side that carries the identification label is the side that should face the tongue. The emulsion side, which actually Records the image, faces the teeth. Placing the label side toward the tongue keeps the image side properly oriented toward the teeth so the radiograph develops correctly and the labels remain readable when viewed.

The other terms aren’t sides: the emulsion side is the image-recording surface, the latent image is what forms inside the emulsion after exposure, and processing is the development stage that makes the image visible.