Endo/Ortho Flashcards
Weingart
Used to place archwire into buccal tubes
Distal end cutter
Used to cut wire length intraorally
Bird beak cutter
Used to bend wire
Band pusher
Used to fit molar bonds
Mathieu pliers
Used to place ligatures on brackets
Angles classification
To detained classification of occlusion by the relationship of the max and mand. First molars
Cross bite
When one or more teeth of the maxillary arch occludes inside the mand. Arch
Open bite
When one or more teeth don’t occlude at all
Over jet
When top teeth stick out over bottom teeth
Overbite
Upper teeth overlap the lower teeth
Cephalometric
Measures growth patterns in the skull
Panoramic
Shows all dentition erupted and non erupted
Intraoral photos
Teeth pictures
Preliminary appointment
Ceph, pan, photos, study model, occludes exam, clinical exam
Floss instructions
Floss. Waterpix. No hard sticky food. Brush, braces don’t cause cavities
Percussion
Tapping in tooth
Hemisection
Cutting tooth in half
Mobility
Movement
Palpation
Finger or hand pressure on body tissue. Feel for swelling
Isolation
Separation from other teeth - dental damn
Reamer
Thing twisted sharp edged instrument for cleaning/ widening canals
Gutta percha
Most commonly used material for closing and filling canals
Apicoectomy
Removal of the apex
Necrotic
Dead or nonvital tissue
Pulpotomy
Partial removal of pulpal tissue in the crown
Transillumination
Passage of light through an object- used to look for cracks of a tooth.
Thermal testing
Hot and cold
Endodontist
Dentist specialist dealing with the disease of pulp tissue
Barbed broach
Thin, barbed wire instrument used to remove pulp
Endo stopper
Regulate length of files
Sodium hydrochlorite
Bleach
K type file
Endo file used to enlarge and smooth canal
Paper points
Points. Dry canal
Endo explorer
Used to find canals
Recommended permanent restoration
Post and crown
