Mid-Term Flashcards
The tooth anterior to the upper left 1st bicuspid is tooth # _______.
11
The ________ surface of tooth # 19 touches the _________ # 20.
Mesial
Distal
In the mandibular arch, the surface of the teeth facing the tongue is the ___________ surface.
Lingual
The branch of dentistry dealing with the treatment of the replacing missing teeth is ____________.
Prosthodontics
The part of the tooth where the nerve and the blood vessels reside in the _________.
Pulp
The layer of the tooth directly below the enamel is the _________.
Dentin
The tooth directly posterior to the lower left first molar is # ________.
18
Tooth # 10 has a(n) _________ biting edge.
Incisal
The area of the tooth where the nerve exits and is often missed on the x-ray is the ________.
Alex
Tooth # 16 is a ____________.
UL 3rd molar
Tooth # 5 is a ___________.
UR 1st bicuspid
When preparing the syringe for injection:
The blue cap - 30 gauge “short”
The yellow cap - 27 gauge “long”
You should always re-cap a needle when not in use
In the high volume evacuation (HVE) or suctioning, the bevel of the suction tip should:
Face towards the tooth
Zinc Phosphate cement should be mixed:
Not equal parts and on a glass slab
An alginate impression:
Should be poured immediately or wrapped in a wet paper towel
The x-ray technique(s) used in dentistry are the:
Bisecting angle technique & parallel technique
When assembling the Rinn holder, as a final check, one should always
Make sure the film is in the center of the ring
When taking an x-ray, the white side of the film faces ___________.
The tooth
A lower molar x-ray is taken by aiming the beam:
Straight (horizontal) from the side
A periapical x-ray of tooth # 3 is taken by positioning the x-ray head:
At a downward angle on the patients right side
Topical anesthetic is used:
To deaden the skin prior to injection
When positioning composites, the sanding discs are secured to the low speed handpiece using the:
Mandrel
__________is often used to help secure a matrix band to the tooth.
Wooden wedge
One of the permanent, modern cements for cementing crowns is:
RMGI, resin-modified glass ionomer cement
In order to place a rubber dam in the mouth, the assistant will set up the following:
Rubber dam, frame, punch, clamp, forceps, floss
In composites restorations, the material used to clean and roughen the enamel is:
Acid etching liquid
Cavity or Copalite varnishes:
Are used to seal the dentin tubules under amalgam fillings
Floss is placed (tied) on the rubber dam clamp:
To aid in the retrieval of the clamp should it fall off the tooth
When aspirating using the HVE on the tooth # 30, the position of the suction tip is (assume working with a right handed dentist):
On the lingual side of the tooth
The transfer zone:
Is approximately the 4 O’clock to the 7 O’clock position for a right handed dentist
The correct order of placement in composite fillings is:
Etching, bonding, composite placement
The most critical factor in mixing alginate is:
The temperature of the water
Anterior periapical x-rays are always taken with the film in the _________ position.
Vertical
The rubber dam clamp used for bicuspids is ________.
2 A
The “sharps” container is
The Red plastic container where needles and other sharp objects are disposed
Sensor for taking digital x-rays cost:
Around $6,000 - $8,000
The amalgam instrument for carving the amalgam between the teeth is the
Interproximal carver
Tooth # 3 is _________ to tooth # 5.
Posterior
