Type 2 Limited Examination includes elements?

• A. Mouth mirror, explorer, light, bitewings and selected PA's
• B. Mouth mirror, explorer, light
• C. Bitewings and selected PA's
• D. Mouth mirror radiographs

Answer: (A)

Type 2 Limited Examination combines a concise intraoral exam with a targeted radiographic check. The best choice includes the basic tools used for the clinical inspection—mouth mirror to view surfaces, explorer to detect texture and feel for decay or calculus, and a light to illuminate every area. It also includes the radiographic portion: bitewing radiographs to assess interproximal surfaces and the crestal bone level, plus selected periapical radiographs to investigate any suspected pathology in specific areas.

This combination is why that option is the best. It ensures you can thoroughly examine teeth and surrounding tissues with the mirror, explorer, and light, while still obtaining essential radiographs to reveal interproximal caries and localized problems without doing a full-mouth radiographic series.

Other options fall short because they omit essential parts of the exam. One lacks the radiographs entirely, another omits the clinical inspection tools, and another implies radiographs alone or uses an unfamiliar term, which doesn’t represent a complete, standard Type 2 Limited Examination.