Dental Assistant

Question 0

Alginate

Answer 0

Irreversible hydrocolloid dental impression material

Question 1

Air compressor

Answer 1

Machine that provides air under pressure; and dental areas to provide air pressure to operate handpieces and air syringe

Question 2

Alveolar process

Answer 2

Bone tissue of the maxilla and mandible that contains alveoli (sockets) for roots of the teeth.

Question 3

Amalgam

Answer 3

Alloy (mixture) of various metals and mercury; restorative or filling material used primarily on posterior teeth.

Question 4

Anesthesia

Answer 4

The state of inability to feel sensation, especially of pain.

Question 5

Anterior

Answer 5

Before, or in front of

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Apex

Answer 6

The pointed extremity of a cone like structure; rounded, lower end of the heart, below the ventricles

Question 7

Apical foramen

Answer 7

The opening a picture of it to Siri: allows blood vessels and nerves to enter a tooth.

Question 8

Aspirating syringe

Answer 8

Special dental anesthetic syringe designed to hold carpules

Question 9

Assistant’s cart

Answer 9

Areas of storage for assistant’s tools, Tri-flow/ air-water syringe, high velocity oral evaluator, cuspidor.

Question 10

Base

Answer 10

Protective dental material placed over the pulpal area of a tooth to reduce irritation and thermal shock.

Question 11

Bicuspids

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(Aka premolars) teeth that pulverize/ grind food and are located between cuspids and molars

Question 12

Bitewings

Answer 12

(Cavity-detecting x-ray) X-ray that shows only the crowns of the teeth

Question 13

Buccal surface

Answer 13

Outside surface of the posterior teeth; surface facing cheek; facial surface of bicuspids and molars

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Burs

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Small, rotating instruments of various types; used in dental hand pieces to prepare cavities for filling with restorative materials

Question 15

Various lesions (caries)

Answer 15

Occurrences of tooth decay

Question 16

Dental light

Answer 16

Light used in dental units to light the oral cavity

Question 17

Dentin

Answer 17

Tissue that makes up the main bulk of a tooth

Question 18

Dentitions

Answer 18

Number, type and arrangement of teeth in the mouth

Question 19

Distal

Answer 19

Most distant / farthest from the trunk; center or midline

Question 20

Doctor’s cart

Answer 20

Cart with tools for the doctor most have metostats, low-speed hand piece, contra angle, and burs

Question 21

Enamel

Answer 21

Hardest tissue in the body; covers outside crown of the tooth

Question 22

Federation Dentaire International System

Answer 22

Abbreviated means of identifying the teeth that uses a two-digit code to identify the quadrant of the tooth

Question 23

Gingiva

Answer 23

The gums (tissues surrounding the teeth).

Question 24

Halitosis

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Bad breath

Question 25

High-speed hand piece

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(Ultraspeed hand piece) used to do most of the cutting and preparation of the tooth during dental procedures.

Question 26

High-velocity oral evacuator

Answer 26

(High volume or high-vacuum evacuator) used to remove debris,particles, and large amounts of liquid from the oral cavity

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Impression

Answer 27

Negative reproduction of a tooth or dental arch

Question 28

Incisal

Answer 28

Cutting edge of a tooth

Question 29

Incisors

Answer 29

Teeth located in the front and center of the mouth; used to cut food

Question 30

Labial

Answer 30

Crown surface of anterior teeth that lies next to the lips; facial surface of the anterior teeth

Question 31

Line angles

Answer 31

Area on the crown surfaces of a tooth formed by a line drawn between two surfaces

Question 32

Liner

Answer 32

dental material that covers or lines exposed tooth tissue, usually in form of varnish

Question 33

Lingual

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Crown surface of teeth that is next to the tongue

Question 34

Low-speed hand piece

Answer 34

Slower hand piece in dental units; used to remove caries and for fine finishing work

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Mandibular

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Teeth in the alveoli of the mandible, or lower jaw bone

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Maxillary

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Upper jaw bone; teeth in sockets, or alveoli of the maxilla.

Question 37

Mesial

Answer 37

Side surface of teeth that are toward the midline of the mouth

Question 38

Model

Answer 38

(Cast) a positive reproduction of the dental arches or teeth in plaster or similar materials

Question 39

Molars

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Teeth in the back of the mouth; largest/ strongest teeth; used to grind food

Question 40

Occlusal

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Chewing/ biting surface of posterior teeth

Question 41

Occlusal films

Answer 41

Used to view occlusal (chewing) planes of the upper and lower jawbone.

Question 42

Dientes (teeth)

Answer 42

Accessory to the digestive tract that tears/ breaks down food before it is swallowed