DEN185 Study Guide Week 1 Quiz Flashcards
True or False:
The use of silver diamine fluoride (SDF) treatment is a good option for a medically compromised patient with tooth decay.
True
True or False:
When placing a fluoride tray, it should have a distal dam to keep the fluoride from seeping into the patient’s mouth.
True
True or False:
When coronal polishing, the use of the high-speed hand piece should be used.
False
True or False:
The neutral position allows the operator to work while maintaining a proper body alignment to prevent stress and strain on the body.
True
True or False:
When using the air-powder polisher hand piece, it should stay in constant motion.
True
True or False:
The rubber cup should be soft and flexible enough to adjust to the contours of the teeth.
True
True or False:
When the patient has a lot of stain, a less coarse abrasive prophy paste should be used.
False
True or False:
The use Chlorhexidine mouth rinse will cause permanent stain.
False
True or False:
When you have completed a coronal polish, a fluoride treatment is recommended.
True
True or False:
When a patient has a respiratory condition such as asthma, air-powder polishing should be performed instead of rubber cup polishing.
False
True or False:
The patient’s oral cavity should be completely dried before you apply a fluoride varnish.
False
True or False:
The rubber prophy cup attachment should be used when polishing the pits, fissures, and grooves of the occlusal surfaces.
False
True or False:
Natural rubber polishing cups are more likely to stain the teeth than synthetic polishing rubber cups.
False
What should a dental personal do after finishing the placement of the silver diamine fluoride on all of the affected areas?
Apply fluoride varnish.
How many minutes should the silver diamine fluoride be scrubbed into the carious lesion area?
1 minute
What ingredient in silver diamine fluoride acts as a stabilizer?
Ammonia
When placing a fluoride varnish, what item do you use to apply it into proximal surfaces of teeth where the brush cannot reach?
Dental floss
What function does the silver ion have in silver diamine fluoride?
Acts as an antimicrobial.
When adding the fluoride solution to the tray for a tray fluoride application, the dental assistant should fill it until it is ____________ full.
1/3
Which type of solution should be used for a tray fluoride application, for a patient that has a porcelain restoration?
sodium fluoride
When you compare a fluoride tray application and a fluoride varnish application, what might be the difference?
It tastes better
How long should a tray of fluoride be applied to the teeth to have full uptake?
4 minutes
What would be the benefit of using a fluoride varnish application instead of a fluoride tray application; is that the fluoride varnish method:
Poses little risk of systemic toxicity.
After the Dental professional removes fluoride tray from the patient’s mouth, the dental assistant should immediately:
Evacuate the mouth with the saliva ejector.
When the dental operator is performing rubber cup polishing, which finger should function as the fulcrum?
Ring finger
Which polishing method would be used if there were only a few teeth with extrinsic stains?
Selective polishing
Which type of stain may be either intrinsic or extrinsic?
metallic
What is an absolute reason not (contraindication) to do a coronal polish?
acute gingival infection
What part of the tooth is polished during coronal polishing?
clinical crown
What does coronal polish procedure involve in removing? _____________ & ____________.
extrinsic stains & soft deposits
Which property or characteristic of abrasives is graded F, FF, or FFF?
grit or grade
The _____________ is the ingredient that retains moisture to help prevent the abrasive preparation from drying out.
humectant
The process of removing deposits and polishing the teeth is a ______________.
prophylaxis
Which type of stain is intrinsic?
tetracycline (antibiotic)
When using the rubber cup to polish the teeth, the rubber cup should be applied to the tooth and flared ______ mm into the sulcus.
1-2 mm
