Midterm questions

Question 1

What does AVDC stand for?

Answer 1

American Veterinary Dental College

Question 2

What does AVDC say technicians can do?

Answer 2

dental cleanings, procedures not resulting in alterations in shape, structure, or position of teeth in the dental arch

Question 3

Who governs veterinary technician specialists?

Answer 3

NAVTA

Question 4

What does ASVDT stand for?

Answer 4

American Society for Veterinary Dental Technicians

Question 5

What does brachyodont mean?

Answer 5

teeth with limited eruption/ development time

Question 6

What does hypsodont mean?

Answer 6

teeth with continual growth and eruption over lifetime

Question 7

Deciduous teeth are?

Answer 7

primary or baby teeth

Question 8

Permanent teeth are?

Answer 8

secondary or adult teeth

Question 9

Buccal?

Answer 9

facing the cheek

Question 10

Labial?

Answer 10

facing the lips

Question 11

Lingual?

Answer 11

facing the tongue

Question 12

mesial?

Answer 12

towards the midline

Question 13

apical?

Answer 13

towards the root

Question 14

Number the triadan system in order and where they are?

Answer 14

upper right (100), upper left (200), lower left (300) and lower right (400)

Question 15

what are caries lesions?

Answer 15

cavities

Question 16

What does CUPS stand for?

Answer 16

Chronic Ulcerative Paradental Stomatitis

Question 17

What is cups?

Answer 17

mucosal ulcerations caused by bacteria in plaque that affects the mucosa adjacent to the diseased teeth

Question 18

What do periodontal probes do?

Answer 18

measure gingival sulcus’s, assess mobility and gingival bleeding

Question 19

What do dental explorers do?

Answer 19

explore the topography of the tooth surface by detecting surface irregularities, completeness of debridement and smooth transitions of fillings

Question 20

What are the three types of film processing?

Answer 20

dark room, chairside, and automatic processor

Question 21

What are the 2 film techniques?

Answer 21

paralleling and bisecting

Question 22

What does gomphosis mean?

Answer 22

joint of cementum to the alveolar bone

Question 23

What does a morse scaler do?

Answer 23

removal of supragingival plaque or tartar in hard to reach places

Question 24

What is a curette used for?

Answer 24

removes plaque and tartar above and below the gumline

Question 25

What do dental elevators do?

Answer 25

break the periodontal ligaments before extraction of the tooth

Question 26

What does the polisher do?

Answer 26

removes small defects and irregularities that occur during the cleaning process, smooths the surface of the tooth, decreases plaque retention

Question 27

What do you need to sharpen instruments?

Answer 27

sharpening stick, sharpening stones, and honing oil

Question 28

In what order do you care for instruments?

Answer 28

Use, wash, sharpen and sterilize

Question 29

How do we protect the pharnyx?

Answer 29

with pharynx gauze

Question 30

When can pain management be given?

Answer 30

at PA time, during the procedure, and at home after care

Question 31

What is painful in a dental procedure?

Answer 31

cleaning above and below the gum line, manipulation of the jaw, gingivitis, and extractions

Question 32

How long does lidocaine 2% without epinephrine take to have an effect and how long does it last?

Answer 32

takes a few minutes to effect, and lasts about 2 hours

Question 33

how long does it take mepivacaine 2% to take effect and how long does it last?

Answer 33

onset time of about 2 mins and lasts up to 4 hours

Question 34

How long does it take bupivacaine 0.5% to take effect and how long does it last?

Answer 34

takes 6-10 mins to effect and lasts up to 8 hours

Question 35

Where is the mental nerve?

Answer 35

apical of the second premolar

Question 36

What teeth does the mental nerve block effect?

Answer 36

lower incisors and canines. also the first 2 lower premolars in the dog

Question 37

Where is the inferior alveolar nerve?

Answer 37

on the lingual aspect of the mandible behind the last molar

Question 38

What teeth does the inferior alveolar nerve block effect?

Answer 38

all teeth in the mandible on the side of injection

Question 39

where is the infraorbital nerve?

Answer 39

on the maxilla, distal to the root of the upper third premolar

Question 40

What teeth does the infraorbital nerve block effect?

Answer 40

upper incisors, canines and premolars on the side of injection

Question 41

Where is the maxillary nerve?

Answer 41

above the last upper molar just behind the notch at the rostral ventral aspect of the zygomatic arch

Question 42

What teeth does the maxillary nerve block effect?

Answer 42

all teeth on the side of injection

Question 43

Name two benefits of regional blocks in the oral cavity

Answer 43

the need for other types of pain meds is reduced, reduces gas anesthesia requirements, recovery is faster and smoother, patient is more comfortable

Question 44

Name at least 3 complications of regional nerve blocks in the oral cavity.

Answer 44

hematoma formation, nerve trauma, accidental intravascular injection, broken needles, temporary or permanent damage to a nerve, rare but possible is systemic toxicity and death

Question 45

What is alveolar dehiscence?

Answer 45

loss of alveolar bone on the buccal or labial aspect of a tooth that leaves a root-exposed defect from the cementoenamel junction apically

Question 46

what is an oral nasal fistula?

Answer 46

abnormal opening between the oral and nasal cavities

Question 47

What is gingivostomatitis?

Answer 47

inflammation of the gingiva and oral mucosa

Question 48

What are some common signs of gingivostomatitis?

Answer 48

halitosis, anorexia, and drooling

Question 49

what does FORLS stand for?

Answer 49

Feline External Odontoclastic Resoprtive Lesions

Question 50

What is gingival hyperplasia?

Answer 50

overgrowth of the gingiva on to the teeth. (can grow over the teeth)

Question 51

What is prognathism?

Answer 51

an underbite

Question 52

what is brachygnathism?

Answer 52

an overbite.