Light radiographic film is due to:
Correct Answer: Overfixing
Description: LIGHT RADIOGRAPHS
Processing Errors
Underdevelopment (temperature too low; time too short; thermometer inaccurate) Depleted developer solution
Diluted or contaminated developer
Excessive fixation
Underexposure
Insufficient mA
Insufficient kVp
Insufficient time
Film-source distance too great
Film packet reversed in mouth
DARK RADIOGRAPHS
Processing Errors
Overdevelopment (temperature too high; time too long)
Developer concentration too high
Inadequate time in fixer
Accidental exposure to light
Improper safelighting
Storage of films without shielding, at too high a temperature, or past expiration date
Reference: White and Pharoah's Oral Radiology Principles and Interpretation 7th edition page no 80
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