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What is the function of a Barbed Broach File?

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To remove pulp tissue from canals

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What is the function of a K-Type File?

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To clean and shape inner canal walls

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What is the function of a Hedstrom File?

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To clean, smooth and/or perform final enlargement of the canal’s inner walls

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What is the function of a Reamer File?

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To remove dentin, smooth and enlarge inner walls of the canals

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What is the purpose of the Gates Glidden?

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To enlarge or open the walls of the pulp chamber

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What is the function of the Lentulo Spiral?

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To insert endodontic sealer inside the canals

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What is the function of the Peso File?

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To prepare the tooth for post placement

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Waht is the function of the endodontic explorer?

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To locate opening of the canals

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What is the function of the enddontic long-shank spoon excavator?

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To reach deep in canal to remove pulp tissue/decay

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What is the purpose of the endodontic stoppers?

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To set desired length of the files

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What is the purpose of Endo ruler?

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To measure the files in millimeters

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What is the purpose of the endo irrigating syringe?

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To flush out bacteria and debris from the canals

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What is the purpose of sterile absorbent paper points?

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To dry inside of the canals

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what is the purpose of gutta percha?

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To fill pulp chamber after completion of canal preparation (used for obturation)

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What is the purpose of the gutta-percha warming unit?

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To heat and inject gutta percha inside of the canal

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What is the purpose of the endodontic spreader?

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To condense gutta percha laterally in the canal

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What is the purpose of the endodontic plugger?

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To condense gutta percha vertically in the canal

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What is the purpose of the glick instrument?

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-To sever excess gutta percha after plugger end is heated
-To condense gutta percha
-to carry and place material into tooth, using paddle end

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What is the purpose of the Apex Locator?

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Electronically measure length of canal to apex of tooth

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Instruments required for preparing area and accessing the tooth for RCT?

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-high speed handpiece with long shank round bur

-endo explorer

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Instruments required for tissue (pulp) removal (RCT)?

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-Endo spoon excavator
-Endodontic files
-irrigating syringe

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Instruments required for cleaning (debridement) and shaping the canals?

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-endo files (progressive sizes) with stoppers, manual or rotary are used such as: K-Type, Hedstrom, Reamer, Broach and Gates Glidden
-File stoppers
-endo ruler
-locking forceps
-paper points

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Instruments required for filling the canal (obturation)?

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-Endodontic spreader
-endontic plugger
-warming unit
-mixing spatula
-lentulo spiral

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Instruments required for temporary restoration?

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-PFI
-Mixing spatula, mixing pad
-Discoid cleoid
-articulating paper holder

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What instruments are required for placement of separators?
-Lip retractors -Ortho hemostat OR Elastic separting pliers (to place separators) -Separators
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What instruments are required for bonding of brackets?
-Lip Retractors -Brackets -Rubber cap (polosh facial surfaces) -Bonding material -Orthodontic scaler (to remove residue cement) -Bracket Placement Pliers (to help carry bracket to tooth)
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What instruments are required for cementation of molar bands?
-Molar Bands -Bite stick/band seater (to assist seating/placing molar bands) -Band Pusher (to push bands into place) -Band Remover (removes after try in)
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What instruments are required for insertion of arch wire? 6 total with options
-Weigart Utility Pliers (used to place wire) -Three-Prong (contour and bend light wire) or Bird Beak Pliers (bend and form orthodontic wire) -Ortho hemostat (holds wire or tie ligature wire) or Ligature Tying Coon Pliers -Distal End Cutting Pliers (used to shorten arch ire when it is too long distally)
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What instruments are required for tying in ligature ties and elastomeric ties?
-Ligature Ties or elastomeric ties -Orthodontic Hemostat (or Ligature Tying Coon Pliers) - Ties ligatures to arch wire -Ligature director - help guide the ligature ties -Ligature/wire cutters - used to cut ligature after it has been tied to arch
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What instrument will be used to check for loose bands?
Howe Pliers
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What instrument will be used when anterior or posterior brackets broke or it is loose and needs removal / replacement?
Bracket remover or bird beak pliers
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What instruments are required for removal of fixed appliance?
Ligature/wires cutters - used to cut ligature ties to allow removal of arch wire -Weigart Utility Pliers - removes arch wires -Bracket remover -Band remover -
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What instruments are required for bonding of lingual wire?
-three prong pliers (to contour and bend light wire) -bird beak pliers - to bend and form orthodontic wire -distal end cutting pliers - cuts distal end of lingual wire after placement
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What is the function of a Band Pusher?
To push orthodontic bands into place during try in and cementing phases
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What is the function of a band seater/bite stick?
To assist seating or placing of orthodontic bands for try-in or cementing phases
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What is the function of the band remover?
To remove orthodontic bands from teeth
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What is the function of the bracket remover?
To remove anterior or posterior brackets from teeth
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What is the function of the three-prong pliers?
To contour and bend light wire
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What is the function of the bird beak pliers?
To bend and form orthodontic wire To remove bonded bracket by squeezing the bracket
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What is the function of ligature/wire cutters?
To cut ligature after it has been tied to the arch wire To cut ligature ties to allow removal of arch wire
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What is the function of the bracket placement pliers?
To hold and carry the brackets to be bonded on the teeth - tip of pliers inserted into slot of bracket
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What is the function of the orthodontic hemostat?
Holds and places separators and/or ties ligautures to arch wire
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What is the function of the Howe Pliers?
To place and remove arch wires To check for loose bands
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What is the function of the Weingart Utility Pliers?
To place and remove arch wires Removes bonded brackets by squeezing bracket
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What is the purpose of the Elastic Separting pliers?
To grip and place separators around contact area of tooth
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What is the purpose of the Orthodontic Shure Scaler?
To place brackets for bonding (both ends of instrument) To remove separators and elastic ligature ties (scaler end) To remove excess cement and bonding material (scaler end)
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What is the purpose of the Ligature Director?
To place ligature wire around the brackets after it has been tied to the arch wire
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What is the purpose of Ligature Ties?
(Elastic or Wire) To secure the arch wire to the bracket or band
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What is the purpose of Ligature Tying (coon) pliers?
Tying in ligatures to the arch wire
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What is the function of the Arch Wire?
To place into slots of each bracket and secure with a wire or elastomeric ligature ties on every bracket A source of force in correcting irregularities in the position of the teeth Serves as the pattern for which the dental arch will take its form
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What is the function of the Ortho Face Bow?
To stabilize or move maxillary first molar distally * To create more room in arch Inner bow - Fits into headgear tube on facial side of molar bands Outer bow - Attaches to traction straps
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What is the purpose of the orthodontic positioner?
To retain the teeth in their desired position
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What is the purpose of a palatal expander?
To expand max palate to make more space in the mouth for errupting teeth
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What is the purpose of a space maintainer?
To maintain space after losing a primary tooth to avoid adjacent teeth from shifting
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What is the purpose of a distal shoe?
It is used to prevent first permanent molars from moving mesially with the premature loss of second primary molars
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What is the purpose of separators?
To separate contacts between teeth to create space for the orthodontic band
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What is the purpose of a thumb sucking appliance?
Used for pediatric patients - to prevent them from sucking thumbs
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What can be done to fix cross bite?
Fixed appliance

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