Midterms

Question 1

• To grasps and it transfer materials in
  and out of the oral cavity
• To transfer cottons or instruments in
  to the mouth
• For hygienic purposes
• For the comfort of the patient

Answer 1

cotton plier

Question 2

 Helps with the vision
 To provide indirect vision
 To retract lips, cheeks and tongue
 To reflect light for into the mouth from
the dental light

Answer 2

mouth mirror

Question 3

To examine teeth decay (caries),
calculus, furcation, or canals and other
anomalies

Answer 3

dental explorer

Question 4

• to remove temporary fillings
• To remove soft caries or dentin
• Used when cavity is too deep

Answer 4

spoon shaped excavator

Question 5

Where newly mixed amalgam are placed

Answer 5

amalgam well

Question 5

Double ended instrument with wells on both ends
to pack fresh amalgam and carry to the prepared
tooth

Answer 5

amalgam carrier

Question 6

• Also known as plugger that is used to press the
  silver filling into place
• Blunt end
• Double sided

Answer 6

amalgam condenser

Question 7

• Used for class II of GV Black Classification of dental
  caries
• In cavities involving more than one tooth surface, it
  is usually necessary to surround the tooth with
  matrix band to help confine the restorative material
  to the captivity preparation during condensation.
• The matrix band also helps determine the proper
  contours and the location and form of proximal
  contacts in the restored tooth

Answer 7

matrix band

Question 8

Maintain stability of matrix band during
condensation of restoration

Answer 8

matrix band retainer

Question 9

• a double inclined plane used for separating the teeth,
  maintaining the separation once obtained, or holding a matrix
  in place.
• to prevent overhanging margins at the proximal area

Answer 9

wedge

Question 10

• Used to smooth the surface of freshly placed
  amalgam restoration
• Also removes some of the excess amalgam

Answer 10

amalgam burnisher

Question 11

• used as part of restorative prodecures
  to carve anatomical features and remove
  excess materials
• used for trimming excess filling materials
• used to carve occlusal anatomy into
  amalgam restorations

Answer 11

cleoid - discoid

Question 12

• a double ended, round handle dental instrument
  used for placing, carving and countouring amalgam

Answer 12

hollenback

Question 13

 Used to place composite restorative material
 Made of anodized aluminum, plastic or teflon

Answer 13

composite placement instrument

Question 14

 Highly polished stainless instrument used for
composite placement and contouring.

Answer 14

woodson

Question 15

• Thin strip used to isolate the cavity in preparation
• Used for class III or class IV of GV Black
  Classification of dental caries

Answer 15

mylar strip

Question 16

 Used to smoothen the interproximal surfaces

Answer 16

finishing strip

Question 17

is a precision device for removal of tooth tissue efficiently and rapidly with no pressure, heat or vibration and cut the tooth like butter. However these handpieces have to be used with caution

Answer 17

high speed handpiece

Question 18

used for the removal of soft decay, finishing cavity preparation, polishing, trimming and prophy work

Answer 18

low speed handpiece