Ch.34

Question 1

What type of instruments are a football, ball and beaver tail?

Answer 1

Burnishers

Question 2

Instruments are set up on the dental procedure tray:

Answer 2

From left to right.

Question 3

Dental hand instruments must;

Answer 3

Must be able to withstand sterilization procedures.

Question 4

Hand instruments are designed with three specific parts; the handle, the shank, and the ________.

Answer 4

Working end.

Question 5

Use of the mouth mirror includes :

Answer 5

Retraction and tissue protection.

Question 6

Double ended hand instruments are charaterized by having two working ends and ___________.

Answer 6

Two shanks.

Question 7

Types of instruments used to inspect the health status of the oral cavity are called __________ instruments

Answer 7

Examination

Question 8

A basic set up is composed of :

Answer 8

Mirror, explorer, and cotton pliers.

Question 9

The hand cutting instrument used to manually remove decayed tooth structure is the:

Answer 9

Excavator.

Question 10

The instruments placed on the tray after the exam instruments (basic set up) are ________ instruments.

Answer 10

Hand cutting

Question 11

Instruments used to place, condense and carve the material back into normal tooth anatomy are called _________ .

Answer 11

Restorative.

Question 12

A restorative instrument made from anodized aluminum or Teflon is an _____________ instrument.

Answer 12

Composite placement

Question 13

Accessory instruments can include:

Answer 13

Cement and impression spatulas.

Question 14

One of the most convenient and efficient ways to organize instruments & supplies for a specific procedure is the use of ___________ systems.

Answer 14

Color-coding

Question 15

The instruments most often referred to by number rather than by name are _______ and _________.

Answer 15

Pliers and Forceps

Question 16

Which function of the mouth mirror helps guard the tongue or cheek against accidental injury caused by a dental bur?

Answer 16

Tissue protection.

Question 17

In a tray setup, the instruments placed the farthest to the left are the __________ instruments

Answer 17

Basic setup.

Question 18

The three specific parts of hand instruments are the;

Answer 18

Handle, shank, and working end.

Question 19

Which number represents the length of the blade according to G.V. Blacks instruments formula?

Answer 19

Second.

Question 20

A preset sterile tray should be taken to the treatment area before you __________.

Answer 20

Seat the patient.

Question 21

The instrument that transports freshly triturated amalgam is called?

Answer 21

Carrier.

Question 22

The hand cutting instrument that gets the gingival margin is the __________.

Answer 22

Gingival margin trimmer.

Question 23

The type of carver that is used primarily for occlusal surfaces is the ________.

Answer 23

Cleoid-discoid.

Question 24

What two instruments in the basic set up are transferred simultaneously?

Answer 24

Mirror and explorer.

Question 25

The wedelstaedt is an example of what type of manual hand cutting instruments?

Answer 25

Chisel.

Question 26

What can be used to check a patients bite on a restoration?

Answer 26

Articulating paper

Question 27

The type of scissors used in restorative most often are _______ scissors

Answer 27

Crown and bridge

Question 28

A Woodson is a:

Answer 28

A double-ended instrument with a nib on one end and a paddle on the other end.

Question 29

A flexible mixing spatula (#15 , #24 ) is :

Answer 29

Used to mix liners, bases and cements

Question 30

The working end of an explorer is best described as:

Answer 30

Thin and wire like.

Question 31

The best way to organize hand instruments and be prepared for a procedure is:

Answer 31

Preset cassettes.

Question 32

A plugger is also known as a :

Answer 32

Amalgam condenser.

Question 33

The part of the instrument that attaches the working end to the handle is the :

Answer 33

Shank

Question 34

What term describes having a sense of touch or feeling?

Answer 34

Tactile.