Oral Surgery

Question 1

Why does the surgical assistant need to know the chain of asepsis?

Answer 1

To prevent the risk of infection

Question 2

A ___________ is also known as a routine or simple extraction.

Answer 2

Forceps extraction

Question 3

What does impacted tooth mean?

Answer 3

Tooth is not erupted, under the soft tissue, or under soft tissue and bone

Question 4

A _________ is biopsy that removes a wedge of the lesion with some normal tissue.

Answer 4

Incisional biopsy

Question 5

What is the difference between an excisional biopsy and an exfoliative biopsy?

Answer 5

Excisional: removes entire lesion
Exfoliative: biopsy gathers cells by a brush

Question 6

True or False: It isn’t necessary to avoid straws after oral surgery.

Answer 6

False; this could cause a dry socket (alveolitis)

Question 7

Which forcep is used on the maxillary arch?

a. 150
b. 151

Answer 7

a. 150

Question 8

What does a rongeurs do?

Answer 8

shape edentulous ridge by clipping bone, grab small tooth fragments

Question 9

If a doctor needs to section an impacted wisdom tooth, what might he use?

Answer 9

surgical handpiece and bur

Question 10

What are two indications for oral surgery?

Answer 10

extracting teeth that cannot be restored, surgical removal of impacted teeth, smooth and contour alveolar ridge, extractions for ortho treatment, remove cysts and tumors, biopsy