DECK 1 Flashcards
Types of dental assistants?
-Chairside
-sterilization
-specialist
-hygiene
What do orthodontist specialize in?
Straightening and aligning teeth.
What do endodontist specialist in?
Root canal therapy
What do periodontists specialize in?
Periodontal disease (gum disease)
What do oral and maxillofacial surgeons specialize in?
Treating diseases, injuries, and defects in the head, neck, face, jaws and mouth.
What do prosthodontists specialize in?
Prosthetics
What do Pedodontiet specialize in?
Children’s teeth
What is the frontal lane?
Divides anterior and posterior
Midsagittal plane?
Divides left and right
Horizontal plane?
Divides upper and lower
Mandible?
Lower jaw
Maxilla
Upper jaw
Temporomandibular joint (TMJ)
Joint on the side of the head (allows movement of the jaw)
Mental foreman?
One of two holes located on the front surface of the mandible between the first and second premolars that permit passage of the mental nerve and blood vessels
Ramus
A part of the mandible that turns towards the skull vertically to allow rotation of the TMJ in a vertical direction
Condyles
The round prominence at the end of the TMj, allowing the mandible to open and close
Buccal vestibule?
Area between the check and the teeth.
What bite classification is a protrusive mandible?
Class 3 (under bite)
3 main instruments in a basic set up?
Explorer, mirror, cotton pliers.
Flex-base, cast metals, and resin are examples of?
Partials
What is a normal blood pressure reading?
120/80
What is needed when a tooth is heavily decayed or broken?
Crown
Commonly used operators items?
-Air/water syringe
-HVE (high volume evacuator
-saliva ejector (slow suction)
-bib and chain
CPR is short for?
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
