Prosthodontics

Question 1

Who in the dental office can legally cement a permanent crown or bridge?

a. Dentist
b. Dental Assistant
c. Expanded Dental Assistant
d. Dental Hygienist

Answer 1

Dentist

Question 2

What accessory would be provided to the patient to help in flossing a bridge?

a. Waterpik
b. Rubber tip
c. Bridge threader
d. Electric toothbrush

Answer 2

Bridge threader

Question 3

What is the natural tooth that serves as the support for the replacement tooth or teeth in a fixed bridge?

a. Unit
b. Abutment
c. Pontic
d. None of the above

Answer 3

abutment

Question 4

What astringent can be applied to a retraction cord to control bleeding?

a. Hemodent
b. Formocresol
c. Water
d. Etch

Answer 4

hemodent

Question 5

An advantage of a computer assisted (CAD/CAM) restoration would be:

a. Fewer appointments
b. No impression material
c. Reduced sensitivity
d. All the above

Answer 5

all of the above

Question 6

___________ is a replacement of a tooth, missing parts of a tooth or the soft or hard structures of the jaw or palate?

Answer 6

Prosthesis

Question 7

List 2 contraindications for prescribing fixed prosthodontics

Answer 7

Patient has poor oral hygiene, patient cannot afford the treatment, patient is not motivated, suitable abutment teeth are not present, supportive tissues are diseased or missing.

Question 8

Which of the following choices is an extraoral factor that must be considered before recommending a removable prosthesis for a patient?

a. Dietary habits
b. Salivary flow
c. Musculature
d. Residual alveolar ridge

Answer 8

dietary habits

Question 9

Retention of a maxillary denture depends on the suction seal known as the:

a. Border molding
b. Palatal suction
c. Post dam
d. Flange

Answer 9

post dam

Question 10

True or False. Edentulous means to be without teeth.

Answer 10

true