Study Guide For Final Test

Question 1

What is the HIPPA?

Answer 1

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Question 2

When should you wash your hands?

Answer 2

Before and after you use gloves

Question 3

What kind of soap should you use for hand washing?

Answer 3

Liquid hand soap

Question 4

How long should your finger nails be for work?

Answer 4

1/4 inch long

Question 5

What is disinfection?

Answer 5

To reduce or lower the numbers of microorganisms on inanimate objects.

Question 6

What is Sterilization?

Answer 6

Process that kills all microorganisms

Question 7

What is an Amalgamator?

Answer 7

An electric machine used to Triturate, or mechanically mix dental materials by vigorously shaking the capsule that holds the ingredients.

Question 8

What are the surfaces of the teeth?

Answer 8

Medial, Distal, Buccal, facial, lingual, occlusal

Question 9

What tooth numbers are the Molars?

Answer 9

1,2,3,14,15,16,17,18,19,30,31,32

Question 10

What tooth numbers are the Pre-molars?

Answer 10

4,5,12,13,20,21,28,29

Question 11

What tooth numbers are the Canines?

Answer 11

6,11,22,27

Question 12

What tooth numbers are the Incisors?

Answer 12

7,8,9,10,23,24,25,26

Question 13

What’s the purpose of an exam?

Answer 13

To come up with a treatment plan

Question 14

What is a Rheostat?

Answer 14

Foot-controlled device used to operate dental hand pieces.

Question 15

What is the 3 main purposes of the HVE?

Answer 15

1.) To keep the mouth free of saliva, blood, water and debris
2.) To retract the tongue and cheek away from the field of operation
3.) To reduce the bacterial aerosol caused by the high-speed hand piece

Question 16

What are the 4 guidelines for proper placement of the HVE?

Answer 16

1. Place the evaluator before the dentist positions the hand piece and the mouth mirror
2. Position the suction tip on the surface of the operative tooth closest to you
3. Position the bevel of the suction tip so that it is parallel to the tooth surface
4. Keep the edge of the suction tip even with or slightly beyond the occlusal surface or the incisal edge

Question 17

What is PPE?

Answer 17

Personal protective equipment

Question 18

What are some isolation techniques?

Answer 18

Isovac/isolite, dry angles, cotton rolls, bite block, rubber dam

Question 19

What is Xerostomia?

Answer 19

Dryness of the mouth caused by reduction of saliva.

Question 20

What is remineralization?

Answer 20

Replacement of minerals in the tooth.

Question 21

What is demineralization?

Answer 21

Loss of minerals from the tooth.

Question 22

What are 3 main factors for the formation of Dental Caries?

Answer 22

1. A susceptible tooth
2. A diet rich in fermentable carbohydrates
3. Specific Bacteria

Question 23

What is CAMBRA?

Answer 23

Caries Management by Risk Assessment; an evidence-based strategy for preventive and reparative care got early dental caries

Question 24

What is Bifurcation and Trifurcation?

Answer 24

Bifurcation is an area which two roots divide.
Trifurcation is an area in which three roots divide.

Question 25

What is the OSHA blood-borne pathogens standard?

Answer 25

Never eat, drink, smoke, apply cosmetics or lip balm or handle contact lenses in any area of the dental office where possible contamination is present, such as dental treatment rooms, dental laboratories, sterilization area, or x-ray processes areas. Never store food or drink in refrigerators that contain potentially contaminated items.

Question 26

What are some types of waste?

Answer 26

General waste, contaminated waste, hazardous waste, infectious or regulated waste (biohazard), blood and blood soaked materials, pathologic waste, sharps

Question 27

What are some routes of contamination for a dental office?

Answer 27

Direct transmission, indirect transmission, airborne transmission, droplet, parenteral, aerosol, spray, spatter, blood-borne, food/water, fecal-oral

Question 28

What is indirect vision?

Answer 28

Viewing an object with the use of a mirror

Question 29

What makes the anatomy of a tooth?

Answer 29

Crown, neck, root, enamel, dentin, cementoemamel junction, pulp cavity, cementum, periodontal ligament, alveolar bone, apex, apical foramen, root canal, nerves blood vessels

Question 30

What are the three main salivary glands and the ducts associated with each?

Answer 30

Parotid gland - Stensen’s duct Submandibular gland - Whartons duct Sublingual gland - Bartholins duct

Question 31

What is alveolar osteitis?

Answer 31

Pain and inflammation resulting from exposed bone associated with disturbance of a blood clot after extraction of a tooth.

Question 32

What is Reversable Pulpitis?

Answer 32

Occurs when the pulp is irritated and the patient is experiencing pain to thermal stimuli. With reversible pulpitis, eliminating the irritant and placing a sedative material may save the pulp.

Question 33

What is Irreversible Pulpitis?

Answer 33

Displays symptoms of lingering pain. Clinical diagnostic findings will show that the pulp is incapable of healing, indicating root canal therapy or extraction as the only treatment options.

Question 34

What are universal forceps used for?

Answer 34

extracting teeth from the alveolar bone.

Question 35

What are the structures of the Periodontium?

Answer 35

Gingiva, epithelial attachment, sulcus, periodontal ligament, cementum, alveolar bone

Question 36

What is the Papilla associated with taste?

Answer 36

Fungiform papillae are raised lingual structures which contain taste buds and thus play an important role in taste perception.

Question 37

What are the 5 landmarks of the Gingiva?

Answer 37

Attached Gingiva, free Gingiva, alveolar mucosa, mucogingival junction, vestibule or frenum

Question 38

What are the three important nerves in the mandible?

Answer 38

•Buccal nerve •inferior alveolar nerve •mental nerve at mental foramen

Question 39

What are the 5 important nerve in the maxillary?

Answer 39

•Posterior superior alveolar nerve •Middle superior alveolar nerve •infra orbital nerve •anterior superior alveolar nerve Nasopalatine branch of pterygopalatine nerve

Question 40

Identify and describe 2 main types of periodontal disease

Answer 40

Gingivitis – the least invasive form of a periodontal disease; features minimal symptoms, such as reddening, swelling and easy bleeding along the gum line. Periodontitis – the most serious form of a periodontal disease; causes the gums to recede and pull away from the teeth.

Question 41

What is the Powder/water ratio for alginate impressions

Answer 41

1:1

Question 42

What are elastomeric impressions used for?

Answer 42

Used when an extremely accurate impression is essential and to impress the oral tissues in partial removable and fixed dentures.

Question 43

What are some examples of fixed restorations?

Answer 43

Crowns, bridges (fixed dentures), inlays, onlays, and veneers

Question 44

What are non-succedaneous teeth?

Answer 44

Teeth that do not replace baby teeth, permanent molars

Question 45

What happens to dental materials when exposed to thermal changes

Answer 45

Dental materials expand when exposed to hot temperatures and contract under cold temperatures, a process known as thermal expansion and contraction.

Question 46

What are some properties of Saliva?

Answer 46

lubrication, serving as an ion reservoir, cleansing action, digestion of carbohydrates, antimicrobial action, buffering capacity, pellicle formation and maintaining water balance

Question 47

What are the some different types of restorations?

Answer 47

· Fillings · Crowns · Inlays and onlays · Root canal therapy · Bridges · Dental implants · Dentures.

Question 48

What are 3 main salivary glands and the ducts associated with each?

Answer 48

Parotid gland - Stensens duct Submandibular gland - Whartons duct Sublingual gland - Bartholins duct