Chapter 36

Question 1

Aspirate

Answer 1

To draw back or to draw within

Question 2

Bow

Answer 2

Rounded part of claim that extends through the dental dam

Question 3

Exposed

Answer 3

Pertaining to selected teeth viable through the dam; isolated

Question 4

Inverted

Answer 4

To reverse the position, order or condition. To turn inside out or upside down.

Question 5

Isolated

Answer 5

Pertaining to selected teeth visible through the dam; exposed

Question 6

Jaws

Answer 6

Part of a claim that is shaped into four help stabilize the clamp on the tooth

Question 7

Malaligned

Answer 7

Displaced out of line, especially teeth displaced from normal relation to the line of the dental arch; also called malposed

Question 8

Septum

Answer 8

Dental dam material located between the hole of the punched dam

Question 9

Stylus

Answer 9

Sharp, pointed tool used for cutting

Question 10

Universal

Answer 10

Pertaining to the same clamp that can be placed on the same type of tooth in the opposite quadrant

Question 11

Winged clamp

Answer 11

Type of dental dam clamp that has extensions to help retain the dental dam

Question 12

Saliva ejector

Answer 12

Small straw-shaped oral evaluator used during less-invasive dental procedures.
Picks up excess moisture

Question 13

High-Volume Evacuator

Answer 13

Sucks up saliva,blood, water and debris

Retracts tongue and cheek away

Question 14

Grasping techniques

Answer 14

Thumb to nose grasp and pen grasp

Question 15

Daily maintenance of the evacuation system

Answer 15

Daily up keep

Flush hoses

Question 16

Rinsing the oral cavity

Answer 16

Limited-area rinsing- only area that is being worked on preformed frequently throughout a procedure
Full mouth rinse- entire mouth completed at the end of procedure

Question 17

Cotton roll isolation

Answer 17

Advantages: easy application, no additional equipment is required, flexible, permitting adaptation to different area as of the mouth
Disadavtages: doesn’t provide complete isolation, doesn’t protect patient from aspiration, may stick to oral mucosa, replace frequently because of saturation and limited retraction

Question 18

Dry angle isolation

Answer 18

Dry angle pad helps to isolate posterior areas in the max and man arches. Pad blocks flow of saliva

Question 19

Dental dam indications for use

Answer 19

Infection control barrier
Safeguard for patients mouth
Protection from accidental inhalation or swallowing of debris
Protection from contamination for the tooth
Moisture control device
Tool with which to improve access
Tool with which to improve visibility
Tool with which to increase dental team efficiency

Question 20

Dental dam frame

Answer 20

Stabilizes and stretches the dam so it fits tightly around the teeth and out of the operators way

Question 21

Dental dam frame shapes

Answer 21

U-shaped frame
Young frame
Otsby frame

Question 22

Dental dam punch

Answer 22

Rotates to produce different hole sizes

Question 23

Sizes of holes

Answer 23

Largest hole # 5- clamp 
Large hole #4- molars 
Medium hole #3- premolars 
Small hole #2- maxillary anteriors 
Smallest hole # 1- mandibular anteriors

Question 24

Dental dam forceps

Answer 24

Used in the placement and removal of dental dam clamp

Question 25

Dental dam clamps

Answer 25

For anchoring and stabilizing the dental dam
Bow-rounded portion of the clamp
Jaws- prongs that seat around the tooth create the extension and balance necessary to stabilize the clamp

Question 26

Two methods used for placement

Answer 26

One step: dam and the clamp are placed at the same time

Two step: clamp is placed and then the dental dam material is stretched over it