Midterm Study guide Flashcards
Dentists are held to the _____ safe standard as an endodontist
same
Working length is:
1.0mm short of canal exit
Device used in clinic (not lab) to determine working length:
Apex locator
Gentle right and left rocking motion, which causes the instrument to cut while a light inward pressure keeps the file engaged and progressing towards the apex:
watch-winding motion
Technique used during scouting of the canal with a hand file:
watch-winding motion
Increased responsiveness and reduced thresholds of nociceptors to stimulation of their receptive field:
Peripheral sensitization
T/F: Myofascial pain emanates from small foci of hyper excitabile muscle tissue (trigger points)
True
You can see the canal from access with:
endo explorer
Best prognosis:
Pure endo lesion
Worst prognosis:
True combined lesion
The patient presents to the clinic with a lesion described as:
-wide base
-cone shaped
-calculus present
What origin is this lesion?
Periodontal origin
Vertical root fracture is described by:
- J-shaped lesion
- Drop off pocket
- something else
(all of the above)
Vortex blue size or straight-line access and high cervical break:
.25/.12
A 4th root (DL canal) found in molars, especially in Native American and asian populations.
This 4th root exits the coronal portion of the tooth in a lingual direction and often abruptly back to the facial.
Bulls eye
Tooth #29 has total length of 24mm and crown length is 9mm, to file the middle 1/3 of root with wave one file would set the stop at:
19mm
Take total length - crown length then divide that by 3
24-9 = 15
15/3= 5
First 1/3: (9+5= 14)
Middle 1/3: (14+5 =19)
Apical 1/3: (19+5=24)
What file do we use for scouting?
10
T/F: Master cone should be placed in wet canal
False
T/F: It is NOT necessary to take master cone X-ray if you did proper fitting
True
T/F: incident report should be filed within 24 hours
False- must be filled out within 48 hours
Select that apply for a recall appointment:
- tooth pain
- DST
- something else
Best radiographic option to see resorptive defects:
CBCT
Possible the worst iatrogenic injury; caused when a large instrument is misdirected or used aggressively:
strip perforation
“too thick in canal”:
a- zip
b- crown perforation
c- strip perforation
All posterior teeth need a full restoration after RCT because:
a- esthetic concern for patient
b- prevent root fracture
c- proper healing & function
d- all the above
(all of the above)
A straight file would cause a ledge on what wall of the curve?
outer wall of canal
Iatrogenic error means:
caused by the clinician
The mesial root of the mandibular molar occurs:
distal
Select the two teeth most likely to have two roots:
a- max first premolar
b- max second premolar
c- mand first premolar
d- mand seccond premolar
a&b
What is the shape of access for a maxillary central incisor?
Triangle with base at incisal
Master cone should only bind at:
working length
Why do we use a #15 file to radiograph?
because a #10 is too thin and we can see the #15 better