Ch.56

Question 1

By keeping the surgical instruments, surgical unit, and gloved hands sterile, the member of the surgical team are maintaining a ________ type of field

Answer 1

Sterile

Question 2

___________ is an absorbable suture material

Answer 2

Polyglactin 910

Question 3

When could a hospital grant an oral surgeon hospital privileges?

Answer 3

After training, competency and experience

Question 4

__________ is an instrument used to cut soft tissue.

Answer 4

Scalpel

Question 5

A surgical scrub should be ____ minutes long.

Answer 5

14

Question 6

Depending of the type of surgery or using a scalpel can indicate _______ might be needed.

Answer 6

Sutures

Question 7

True or False : in some states it is an expanded function for a dental assistant to remove suture?

Answer 7

True

Question 8

True or False : Absorbable sutures should be removed in 5 to 7 days after procedure.

Answer 8

False: Typically you do not have to remove absorbable sutures.

Question 9

To compress the bone and enlarge the socket, making it easier to remove the tooth, the dentist usually _________ the tooth prior to extraction.

Answer 9

Luxates

Question 10

An oral and maxillofacial surgeon (OMFS) must pass a national standardized examination, given by the American ___________ in order to take place.

Answer 10

Board of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery

Question 11

When doing an extraction with forceps, _______ are not always needed.

Answer 11

Sutures

Question 12

If the blood clot from the socket dislodges or an infection in the socket facilitates a(n) _________ can happen

Answer 12

Dry socket

Question 13

What does luxate mean ?

Answer 13

Dislocate as in a tooth from its socket

Question 14

A(n) ___________ is also known as a “bite-block” that can help prevent the patient from closing their mouth and relax/ rest their jaw muscles

Answer 14

Mouth prop

Question 15

_____________ is a procedure that is used to contour and smooth to margins of the tooth socket after an extraction

Answer 15

Alveoplasty

Question 16

What are some post-op instructions for after an extraction surgery?

Answer 16

No drinking from a straw or smoking for the first 24 hours
No work or physical activity for the rest of the day
Apply cold pack for the first 24 hours, 20 minutes on and 20 minutes off.

Question 17

Oral surgery surgical instruments must be sterilized after every use and are classified as a ________ instrument.

Answer 17

Critical

Question 18

An impacted third molar that requires additions skill and knowledge, would be classified as a _________ extraction

Answer 18

Complex

Question 19

To be an oral surgeon a dentist use complete approximately ______ years of training in a hospital base residency after dental school

Answer 19

4-6

Question 20

____________instruments is used after an extraction to remove disease tissue or abscesses from the socket

Answer 20

Surgical curette

Question 21

_________ hand instrument is designed to split teeth

Answer 21

Bi-bevel chisel

Question 22

A _________ biopsy is done when the lesion is larger than 1 cm and in an area that would be cosmetically or furcationally impaired by surgery

Answer 22

Incisional

Question 23

Women taking oral contraceptives are more susceptible to a ________

Answer 23

Dry socket

Question 24

A healing process of a dry socket may take _____ weeks, and the patient will need to return to the dental office daily for a dressing (medicine) change in the socket

Answer 24

2

Question 25

A surgical team will perform oral surgery procedures in a :

Answer 25

Hospital operating room/outpatient surgical unit

Question 26

What type of gloves are used when assisting in an invasive oral surgery procedure?

Answer 26

Prepackaged sterile gloves

Question 27

After an extraction, a folded 2x2 piece of gauze is put over the extraction site to control bleeding for ____ minutes

Answer 27

30

Question 28

__________ are instruments used to remove root tips or fragments that may break away from the tooth during the extraction procedure.

Answer 28

Root tip pick

Question 29

The difference between surgical scissors and suture scissors is that _________ scissors are more

Answer 29

Surgical

Question 30

True or false: A simple extraction is not considered a surgical procedure.

Answer 30

False - any extraction is a surgical procedure

Question 31

To control swelling you should place a cold pack on the area for ____ mins, and ____ mins off

Answer 31

20 , 20

Question 32

What type of biopsy would be done if a patient has a lesion larger than 1cm in all dimensions?

Answer 32

Incisional

Question 33

___________ is an instrument hat is used to remove the tooth in one piece, with the crown and roots intact

Answer 33

Extraction forceps

Question 34

What procedure removes the axamines tissue to distinguish malignant from nonmalignant?

Answer 34

Biopsy

Question 35

The __________ assistant should have knowledge of specialized instruments, patient monitoring, and pain control techniques

Answer 35

Surgical

Question 36

The _______ file is used to smooth the surface of the bone after the _______ has removed most of the undesirable bone

Answer 36

Bone , rongeur

Question 37

If a surgical setup is open for longer that ____ mins it is considered unsterile

Answer 37

60

Question 38

A ________ biopsy procedure involves removal of adjacent tissue in addition to removal of the entire lesion.

Answer 38

Excisional

Question 39

How does a surgeon determine the level of anesthesia or if the patient is numb enough, before preforming the surgical procedure.

Answer 39

Surgeon probes the area with an explorer