L15 : Emerging technologies in dentistry

Question 1

what does bioactive mean?

Answer 1

a response from living tissue . especially in inducing the formation of superficial hydroxyapatite

Question 2

what does bio-inductive mean ?

Answer 2

capable of inducing a response in biological system

Question 3

dental biomaterials must be ___

Answer 3

sufficiently bioactive to stimulate in vivo repair of tissues

Question 4

nanotechnology uses nanosized particles which have ____

Answer 4

very high ratios of surface area to volume

• Nanoparticles are different in their bioactivity, solubility, and
  antimicrobial effects compared with larger particles of the same
  composition

Question 5

what is the main focus of nanotechnology in dentistry ?

Answer 5

development of nanoparticle fillers that improve dental composite esthetics

Question 6

which dental device produces a high resolution , low distortion 3D digital x-ray image of hard tissue ?

Answer 6

cone-beam computed tomography

Question 7

which device used infrared laser optics to generate high resolution cross-sectional images of microstructures in biological system ?

Answer 7

optical coherence tomography

Question 8

which device detects and quantifies de and re-mineralization of dental tissues and bacterial activity in carries ?

Answer 8

laser-induced fluorescence

Question 9

which device is used to enhance early detection and monitoring of peri-implant inflammation ?

Answer 9

infrared spectroscopy