Operative Flashcards
Critical pH of developing cavity?
5.5
Which is least likely to predict future caries?
Amount of sugar intake
Frequency of sugar intake
Amount of caries and restorations
Amount of sugar intake
Which of the following is the earliest clinical sign of a carious lesion?
A. Radiolucency B. Patient sensitivity C. Change in enamel opacity D. Rough surface texture E.Cavitation of enamel
C. Change in enamel opacity
What is true of Strep. mutans?
- Can live in plaque,
- Can live on gingival
- Can live in a child with no teeth
- Has to live on a non-shedding surface
• Has to live on a non-shedding surface
What bacteria helps in carious process but it is not the primary inititator for caries:
Lactobacillus
fact: Lactobacillus: does not initiate caries but is part of the progression of caries
fact Lactobacillus: does not initiate caries but is part of the progression of caries
Which race has most caries in kid population?
hispanic
which tooth are involved in early childhood caries
centrals and molars
Which population has the most number of UNRESTORED caries
black
Recent survey, what kind of stats on caries?
• inc in smooth surf caries - wrong
• inc in pit/fissure caries - wrong
• smooth surf caries and pit/fissure caries is same - wrong
• inc in root caries
increase in root caries
For a lesion in enamel that has remineralized, what most likely is true?
- The enamel has
smaller hydroxyapatite crystals than the surrounding enamel, - The remineralized enamel is softer than
the surrounding enamel, - The remineralized enamel is darker than the surrounding enamel,
- The remineralized enamel is rough and cavitated
- The remineralized enamel is darker than the surrounding enamel,
Characteristic of a lesion that is remineralized:
black, dark, bright
black, dark, opaque
black, dark, cavitated
black, dark, opaque
In which of these cases do you start restoration:
can see on x-ray, cavitation present,
lesion ½ into enamel, cross CEJ
cavitation present
Tx of root surface caries: what kind of dentin should not be restored?
Eburnated dentin(Sclerotic dentin)
Where does fluoride work the best?
A. interproximal
B. Pit and fissure
interprox
Pit and Fissure caries is described as two cones
interprox: «
occlusal: AV
conical shaped caries w/ broad base with apex towards pulp is commonly seen in?
a. root caries
b. smooth caries
c. pit/fissure caries
smooth caries
How does caries indicator dye work
binds to denatured collagen
What type of caries detection is the Dyfoti used for?
Class I, II, III
What type of caries detection is the DaignoDent used for?
Class I
Radiographic decay most closely resemble which zone of carious enamel?
Body zone
Dark zone
translucent zone
surface zone
body zone
which one accounts for 3rd molars? DMFS / DMFT
DMFS
DMFT- who has the most F- white, blacks, Hispanic, Indians
white
which of the following acronyms is only used for kids? PI, def, DMF, OHI-S, another weird
acronym
def
Differences between 245 and 330 burs
length of 330: 1.5mm
length of 245: 3mm
Diameter of 245 bur
0.8mm
What is the correct method of excavation of deep caries?
Long bur from periphery to the center,
large bur from center to periphery,
small bur from periphery to center,
small bur from center to the periphery
Long bur from periphery to the center