Coronal Polish Final

Question 1

Where and on who do you most commonly find black stain

Answer 1

Thin black line near gingival margin common on girls

Question 2

What area of the tooth is coronal polish limited to when removing plaque and stain

Answer 2

Gingival third to incisal third (clinical crown)

Question 3

Factors that affect abrasion

Answer 3

Amount of paste, pressure applied, rotation speed

Question 4

What color are teeth affected by imperfect tooth development

Answer 4

Yellowish brown or gray brown (translucent or opalescent)

Question 5

What happens with dentures during a polishing procedure

Answer 5

Kept in a wet paper towel to keep from distorting

Question 6

Polishing procedure steps

Answer 6

Lifting wiping motion, flange prophet cup into sulcus, dry working area

Question 7

Endogenous

Answer 7

Within tooth from developmental and systemic disturbances, excessive fluoride during formation, tetracycline

Question 8

Exogenous

Answer 8

Outside caused by environmental agents

Question 9

What is commonly used for cleaning and polishing of tooth surfaces

Answer 9

Abrasive zirconium silicate

Question 10

Another name for dental fluorosis

Answer 10

Endogenous developmental stain

Question 11

Sequence for coronal polishing

Answer 11

Disclose, polish, floss, disclose

Question 12

What negative affect can course abrasive have

Answer 12

Create rougher tooth surface than before

Question 13

Is abrasion greater with dentin or enamel

Answer 13

Dentin

Question 14

Silex

Answer 14

Fairly abrasive used for heavy stains

Question 15

Super fine silex

Answer 15

Light stains

Question 16

Fine pumice

Answer 16

Mildly abrasive for persistent stains

Question 17

Zirconium silicate

Answer 17

Doesn’t abrade used for polish

Question 18

Chalk

Answer 18

Precipitated calcium carbonate combine with toothpaste and polishing paste

Question 19

Commercial premixed

Answer 19

Variety of grits contain abrasive, water, humectant, binder

Question 20

What is true of polishing and fluoride

Answer 20

Does not improve uptake of fluoride polish not necessary prior to uptake of fluoride

Question 21

Where is yellow stain found and what causes it

Answer 21

Buccal surface of maxillary molars/lingual surface of lower anterior incisors poor hygiene

Question 22

What stains are most commonly found on children

Answer 22

Green and nasmyth membrane

Question 23

What damage can be caused from using prophy at high speed

Answer 23

Frictional heat, particles forced into sulcus, damage to gingival tissue

Question 24

What are the recommended polishing pastes

Answer 24

High polish low abrasion

Question 25

When are esthetic porcelain restorations polished

Answer 25

First

Question 26

Where is green stain found and who most common

Answer 26

Kids and facial surface of maxillary anteriors

Question 27

Polishing tips

Answer 27

Approx one cup polish for one or two teeth, moderate pressure, lowest handpiece speed, 20 psi air pressure

Question 28

Where is supragingival calculus commonly found

Answer 28

Lingual of mandibular molars

Question 29

What can home devices and brushes remove

Answer 29

Plaque, pellicle, materia alba

Question 30

Evaluation of polishing

Answer 30

Reapply disclosing agent, teeth should be glossy and reflect light evenly, no evidence of trauma

Question 31

What do you polish with when you use etch or bonding

Answer 31

Fine pumice

Question 32

Techniques for using bristle brush

Answer 32

Soak in water, short stoke brushing from inclined plane to cusps

Question 33

Bleeding or death causes discoloration

Answer 33

Pulpless teeth

Question 34

Medication turns teeth green, yellow, gray brown

Answer 34

Tetracycline

Question 35

White and brown spots

Answer 35

Fluorosis

Question 36

Yellow brown/gray brown genetic abnormality

Answer 36

Imperfect tooth development

Question 37

Gray or black

Answer 37

Silver amalgam

Question 38

Yellow or green caused by jaundice and erythroblastosis

Answer 38

Systemic causes

Question 39

Different ways discoloration can happen

Answer 39

Stain contained in calculus and soft deposits, incorporated with tooth structure, adhering to tooth surfaces

Question 40

Air polishing

Answer 40

Delivers slurry of warm water and sodium bicarbonate under pressure

Question 41

Powder mixed with water polishing agents

Answer 41

Powder abrasive mixed with water/mouthwash wet as possible to minimize frictional heat too wet=spatter

Question 42

Proper patient position when polishing maxillary arch

Answer 42

Chin up operator between 8-12

Question 43

What grit finishing strips are used on the proximal surfaces of anterior teeth

Answer 43

Fine

Question 44

Where is a proper finger rest located

Answer 44

Same arch you are polishing close to working area intraoral or extraoral

Question 45

What are cups made of for those with allergies

Answer 45

Synthetic materials

Question 46

What type of polishing paste is recommended for filled hybrid composites and resin restorations

Answer 46

Low abrasive paste (micron-fine sapphire,diamond, aluminum oxide)

Question 47

What are contraindications for diabetic patients

Answer 47

Disclosing products that contain iodine don't need premed

Question 48

Glossing after polishing

Answer 48

Use floss or tape for interproximal both types equally effective

Question 49

Does polishing improve the uptake of professionally applied fluoride

Answer 49

No

Question 50

Polishing of the roof surfaces that have been exposed during periodontal surgery

Answer 50

Therapeutic polishing

Question 51

What areas should you avoid when polishing

Answer 51

Newly erupted teeth, expose cementum, demineralized areas

Question 52

What type of handpiece is recommended for polishing

Answer 52

A low-speed with a maximum of 200,000 RPM

Question 53

Intrinsic stains

Answer 53

Pulpless teeth, tetracycline, fluorosis, imperfect tooth dev, silver amalgam