9/3: Grasp, Periodontal Instruments, & Periodontal Probing

Question 1

A. What is the ideal grasp?

Answer 1

a. Modified pen grasp

Question 2

B. What are the parts of an instrument?

Answer 2

a. Handle, shank, working end

Question 3

C. This is the part of the shank from the handle to the working end

Answer 3

a. Functional shank

Question 4

D. This is the part of the shank right before the working end

Answer 4

a. Terminal shank

Question 5

E. This is a straight shank used on anterior teeth

Answer 5

a. Simple shank

Question 6

F. This is a curved shank used on posterior teeth

Answer 6

a. Complex shank

Question 7

G. What part of the blade is adapted to the tooth?

Answer 7

Toe

Question 8

H. Should you be at 90 degrees or tilted towards the tooth slightly?

Answer 8

a. Slightly tilted

Question 9

I. This is used to evaluate the bone support in the bifurcation and trifurcation of teeth

Answer 9

a. Nabers (furcation) probe

Question 10

J. How should you probe?

Answer 10

a. Using walking strobe

Question 11

K. What is the proper angulation for the probe?

Answer 11

Question 12

A. What is the cross section of the sickle scaler?

Answer 12

a. Triangular

Question 13

B. What scaling does a sickle scaler do?

Answer 13

a. Supragingival

Question 14

C. How many cutting edges of a sickle sclaer?

Answer 14

2

Question 15

D. What is the end of a sickle scaler?

Answer 15

Pointed toe

Question 16

E. What is angulation of a sickle scaler?

Answer 16

90*

Question 17

F. What is the blade of a sickle scaler?

Answer 17

Straight

Question 18

G. When adapting in the anterior of a sickle scaler, what should be parallel to the long axis?

Answer 18

Handle and shank

Question 19

H. When adapting in the posterior of a sickle scaler, what should be parallel to the long axis?

Answer 19

Terminal shank

Question 20

I. What is the proper angulation of a sickle scaler?

Answer 20

45-90 degrees

Question 21

J. The posterior sickle scaler is meant to scale

Answer 21

a. Interproximales
i. Supragingival
ii. Subgingival

Question 22

A. What is the cross section of a universal curette?

Answer 22

a. Rounded/half-elliptical

Question 23

B. What scaling does a universal curette do?

Answer 23

a. Supragingival
b. Subgingival

Question 24

C. How many cutting edges does a universal curette have?

Answer 24

2

Question 25

What is the angulation of a universal curette?

Answer 25

90*

Question 26

What is the blade of a universal curette?

Answer 26

Straight

Question 27

Where can a universal curette be used?

Answer 27

a. All surfaces and all teeth
i. Subgingivally
ii. Supragingival

Question 28

G. In the anterior teeth, what is parallel to the long axis of a universal currette?

Answer 28

Handle

Question 29

H. In the posterior teeth, what is parallel to the long axis of a universal curette?

Answer 29

Terminal shank

Question 30

I. How do you determine the correct working end of a universal curette?

Answer 30

Toe curves mesially

Question 31

What is the ideal stroke of a universal curette?

Answer 31

a. Oblique and overlapping

Question 32

A. What is the purpose for a periodontal explorer instrument?

Answer 32

a. Detect calculus
i. If you cannot detect, you cannot remove

Question 33

B. How to determine the correct working end of an explorer?

Answer 33

Curves mesially

Question 34

C. Terminal shank of an explorer should be (in the posterior)

Answer 34

a. Parallel to long axis

Question 35

D. In the anterior, what is parallel to the long axis of an explorer?

Answer 35

Handle