dental assistant test review

Question 1

what age should all 20 primary teeth have erupted?

Answer 1

2-3 years

Question 2

what is the approximate age when teeth buds begin to erupt?

Answer 2

6 months

Question 3

by what age are most of the 32 permanent teeth in place?

Answer 3

6-12 years

Question 4

what device provides air and water during dental procedures?

Answer 4

try-flow syringe, air water

Question 5

what is the name of the dental tray set up to perform a silver filling?

Answer 5

amalgam restoration tray

Question 6

teeth located toward the front to include the insisors and cuspids are known as?

Answer 6

anterior

Question 7

what is another word for dental decay or cavity?

Answer 7

carious lesion

Question 7

the dental tray set up to preform and esthetic o white filling is what type of tray?

Answer 7

composite, esthetic restoration tray

Question 7

what I the crown surface next to the teeth known as?

Answer 7

buccal surface

Question 8

dental device that carries objects such as cotton to and from the mouth

Answer 8

cotton pliers

Question 9

bowl or cup that the patient is allowed to spit out particles or fluid in

Answer 9

cuspidor

Question 10

this device provides air pressure to operate dental hand pieces

Answer 10

air compressor

Question 11

what color should a dental carious lesion be on a patient chart?

Answer 11

red

Question 12

what color means treatment is needed on a dental chart?

Answer 12

red

Question 13

what color means treatment is completed on a dental chart

Answer 13

blue

Question 14

this device is used for cutting and shaping enemal

Answer 14

chisels

Question 15

this device is used for the removal of dental caries and for refinement

Answer 15

excavator

Question 16

bone like structure, softer than enamal but harder than bone

Answer 16

dentin

Question 16

this device is used for examining teeth

Answer 16

explorer

Question 17

dentin

Answer 17

bone like structure, softer than enamal but harder than bone

Question 18

dentition

Answer 18

sets of teeth

Question 19

sets of teeth

Answer 19

dentition

Question 20

what device removes particles, debris, and large amounts of liquid from the oral cavity

Answer 20

high velocity oral evacuater

Question 21

hardest body tissue that covers the crown

Answer 21

enemal

Question 22

what is the cutting or biting edge of the anterior teeth

Answer 22

incical

Question 23

what is the crown surface next to the lips

Answer 23

labial

Question 24

what is the term for two dental surfaces meeting?

Answer 24

line angles

Question 25

what is the term for three dental surfaces meeting?

Answer 25

point angles

Question 26

what is the crown surface next to the tongue?

Answer 26

lingual

Question 27

the side surface that faces the midline is known as

Answer 27

mesial

Question 28

what dental device view areas of the oral cavity

Answer 28

moth mirror

Question 29

what dental device is used to measure the depths of the gingiv

Answer 29

periodontal probes

Question 30

what is the chewing or grinding surface of the posterior teeth

Answer 30

occlusal

Question 31

what are structures that surround and support the teeth?

Answer 31

periodontium

Question 32

how many permanent teeth should we have?

Answer 32

32

Question 33

how many primary teeth should we have?

Answer 33

20

Question 34

what is the dental tray set up to perform preventative teeth cleanings?

Answer 34

prophylactic tray

Question 34

teeth located toward the back that includes the bicuspids and molar

Answer 34

posterior

Question 35

what is the soft inner area of the teeth?

Answer 35

pulp

Question 36

what are the foot controls used to operate the handpieces

Answer 36

rheostat

Question 37

what provides constant low volume suction to remove saliva or other fluids from the mouth?

Answer 37

saliva ejector

Question 38

what are sharp instruments used to remove debris from the teeth?

Answer 38

scalers

Question 39

what is the dental tray set up for the removal of the tooth

Answer 39

surgical extraction tray

Question 40

cementum

Answer 40

covers the outside of the root

Question 41

cervix

Answer 41

where the crown meets cementum covering the root