Progress Exam 1 Flashcards
Name 4 uses of mouth mirror
retraction
indirect vision
indirect illumination
trans-illumination
Name the grip for most instruments
modified pen grasp
Name uses for perio. probe
pocket depth
measure attachment level
evaluate bleeding
measure lesions
Name uses for perio. explorer
calculus
dental anomalies
anatomic features of teeth
decalcified and carious lesions
Anterior sickle number
6/7
Anterior sickle used where
canine to canine
What use for sickles?
supragingival calculus
subgingival calculus 1-2 mm
How many cutting ends for sickles?
2
Why called a sickle?
pointed tip end
Sickles are what shape?
triangle
Posterior sickle number
204
Posterior sickle handle must be parallel to what?
train tracks or teeth arch
How to work posterior sickle?
11: 00 position to do away
9: 00 position to do towards
Working stroke vs. explorer stroke?
working stroke has lateral pressure vs. explorer stroke is light
Curettes have what kind of end?
round toe