Caries

Question 0

What bacteria is found in dental plaque?

Answer 0

Streptococcus sanguis

Question 1

What is the name of the bacteria that initiates tooth decay?

Answer 1

Streptococcus mutants

Question 2

What is the name of the bacteria that continues tooth decay?

Answer 2

Lactobacillus

Question 3

What makes the bacteria become harmful?

Answer 3

Non milk extrinsic sugars

NME’s

Question 4

Where are intrinsic sugars found?

Answer 4

Fructose

Question 5

What are the most damaging NME’s?

Answer 5

Sucrose and glucose

Dextrose

Question 6

What are the three components of plaque?

Answer 6

Bacteria
Food debris
Saliva

Question 7

What is the name of the process that involves mineralised structures being dissolved by acid?

Answer 7

demineralisation

Question 8

What neutralises acid?

Answer 8

Saliva

Question 9

What is the process of acid neutralisation causing the demineralised area to be restored?

Answer 9

Remineralisation

Question 10

What is the natural ph within the mouth

Answer 10

7.0

Question 11

What is considered to be the ‘danger’ zone within the oh balance

Answer 11

5.5

Question 12

What probe is used to detect inter proximal caries?

Answer 12

Briault probe

Question 13

What is class l?

Answer 13

Caries affecting pits and fissures

Question 14

What is class ll?

Answer 14

Caries affecting inter proximal areas of posterior teeth

Question 15

What is class lll?

Answer 15

Caries affecting interproximal areas of anterior teeth

Question 16

What is class lV?

Answer 16

Caries affecting the interproximal areas of anterior teeth that incorporate the incisal edge

Question 17

What is class V?

Answer 17

Caries affecting cervical surfaces