Final Study guide

Question 1

Dental formula for adult canine

Answer 1

2 (I 3/3, C 1/1, P 4/4, M 2/3) = 42

Question 2

Dental formula for puppies

Answer 2

2 (I 3/3, C 1/1, P 3/3) = 28

Question 3

Dental formula for adult feline

Answer 3

2 (I 3/3, C1/1, P 3/2, M 1/1) = 30

Question 4

Dental formula for kittens

Answer 4

2 (I 3/3, C 1/1, P 3/2 ) = 26

Question 5

Eruption schedule for puppies

Answer 5

Incisors: 3-4 weeks
Canines 3 weeks
Primary premolars: 4-12 weeks
Molars: No primary molars

Question 6

Eruption schedule for kittens

Answer 6

Incisors: 2-3 weeks
Canines: 3-4 weeks
Primary premolars: 3-6 weeks
Molars: No primary molars

Question 7

Eruption schedule for adult canine

Answer 7

Incisors: 3-5 months
Canine & premolars: 4-6 months
Molars: 5-7 months

Question 8

Eruption schedule for adult feline

Answer 8

Incisors: 3-4 months
Canines: 4-5 months
Premolars: 4-6 months
Molars: 4-5 months

Question 9

Periodontal disease stage 0 (PD 0) indicates what?

Answer 9

normal

Question 10

Periodontal disease stage 1 (PD 1) indicates what?

Answer 10

Gingivitis only

Question 11

Periodontal disease stage 2 (PD 2) indicates what?

Answer 11

<25% attachment loss. This stage or less is reversible.

Question 12

Periodontal disease stage 3 (PD 3) indicates what?

Answer 12

25-50% attachment loss

Question 13

Periodontal disease stage 4 (PD 4) indicates what?

Answer 13

> 50% attachment loss

Question 14

FORL is the acronym for what?

Answer 14

feline ondoclastic resorptive lesion

Question 15

What is FORL?

Answer 15

These tooth defects have also been called cavities, neck lesions, external or internal root resorptions, and cervical line erosions.

Question 16

What is stomatitis

Answer 16

Inflammation of the oral cavity and its tissues (cobble stone appearance)

Question 17

What are the 4 main types of hand held dental instruments

Answer 17

Probe, explorer, curette, and scaler.

Question 18

What are the four main parts of hand held instruments?

Answer 18

Handle, shank, terminal end, working end

Question 19

What are explorers used for?

Answer 19

Used to feel surface of teeth, look for holes, grooves, irregular surfaces. It is used to enhance your tactile sense of each tooth.

Question 20

Where is the explorer used on a tooth?

Answer 20

supragingival

Question 21

What are Probes used for?

Answer 21

Used to probe below gums in search or pockets and gum depth.

Question 22

What are scalers used for?

Answer 22

Used to scrape calculi from teeth, formed to fit around the tooth and between teeth.

Question 23

Where would a scaler not be used?

Answer 23

sub gingival use

Question 24

What are the three parts of a scaler?

Answer 24

Tip, face, and cutting edge

Question 25

What are the three types of scalers?

Answer 25

Sickle (most common), Morris, and U15

Question 26

What is a curette used for?

Answer 26

Used to remove calculus both sub and supragingivally.

Question 27

What is plague?

Answer 27

Composed of bacteria food debris, exfoliated cells, and salivary glycoproteins.

Question 28

What is dentin?

Answer 28

Hard, dense, bony tissue forming the bulk of a tooth beneath the enamel.

Question 29

What is attrition?

Answer 29

Wearing on the tooth resulting from tooth to tooth friction.

Question 30

What is abrasion?

Answer 30

tooth wear from object other than attrition

Question 31

What is CUGS

Answer 31

Chronic Ulcerative Gingivostomatitis Individual inappropriate immunologic response. Various antigenic triggers. There are four stages

Question 32

What is stomatitis

Answer 32

Inflammation of the mucous lining of any structure in the mouth. Usually has a cobblestone appearance.

Question 33

Parallel Radiograph technique

Answer 33

Film is placed parallel to the object being radiographed and perpendicular to the beam.

Question 34

Bisecting Angle technique

Answer 34

Used when the film cannot be placed parallel to the long axis of the tooth due to anatomical interference.