Quiz 7 Flashcards
The surgical setup cannot be open for more than _____ before it is no longer considered sterile.
60 minutes
If a surgical setup has been open for more than 1 hour (60 minutes) because of delays or changes, the setup is considered unsterile at that point and should not be used.
A hospital can grant the oral surgeon privileges to operate in the hospital based on which situation?
Training, competency, and experience
The hospital will grant privileges to oral surgeons based on their training, competency, and experience.
The bone file is used to smooth the surface of the bone after the _________ has removed most of the undesirable bone.
Rongeur
The rongeur is used to trim and shape alveolar bone. The scalpel is a surgical knife used to make a precise incision into the soft tissue. The curette is used to remove tissue from the tooth socket. The hemostat is used to hold or grasp items.
Which type of extraction, such as an impacted third molar, requires additional skill, knowledge, and instrumentation to remove a tooth?
Complex
A complex extraction is one in which additional skill, knowledge, and instrumentation are required to remove a tooth.
Which instrument is used after an extraction to scrape the inside of the socket to remove diseased tissue or abscesses?
Surgical curette
The surgical curette is used after the extraction to scrape the interior of the socket to remove diseased tissue or abscesses.
Immediately after an extraction, a sterile 2 × 2 gauze is folded and placed over the socket to control bleeding. How long is the patient instructed to keep the pack in place?
30 minutes
The patient is told to keep the pack in place for at least an additional 30 minutes.
The oral surgeon is a dentist who has received approximately _______ years of additional training after dental school in a hospital-based residency.
4 to 6
The oral and maxillofacial surgeon (OMFS), or oral surgeon, has received 4 to 6 additional years of training after dental school in a hospital-based residency.
Which statement is correct regarding a forceps extraction?
Not considered to be a surgical procedure.
All extractions are surgical procedures, including forceps extractions.
Which term means to dislocate, as in a tooth from its socket?
Luxate
Luxate means to dislocate, as in a tooth from its socket.
When assisting in an invasive oral surgery procedure, members of the dental team wear which type of gloves?
Prepackaged sterile
Sterile gloves are prepackaged gloves that come in different sizes, and they must be worn during an invasive procedure.
The surgical assistant should have knowledge of each of the following tasks except one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?
Placement techniques for interrupted and horizontal mattress sutures.
A surgical assistant is not permitted to place sutures; however, suture removal may be an expanded function in some areas.
By keeping the surgical instruments, surgical unit, and gloved hands sterile, the members of the surgical team are maintaining which type of field?
Sterile
A sterile field must be maintained by the surgical team.
Dislodgment of the clot from the socket or an infection in the socket can facilitate which condition?
Dry socket
Failure of the healing process can result in alveolar osteitis, also known as dry socket.
Which instrument is used to cut into the soft tissue?
Scalpel
The scalpel is a surgical knife used to make a precise incision into the soft tissue.
An oral and maxillofacial surgeon (OMFS) must pass a national standardized examination, given by the American _____, in order to practice.
Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
In order to practice, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon (OMFS) must pass a national standardized examination given by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
Which procedure is used to contour and smooth the margins of the tooth socket after an extraction?
Alveoplasty
An alveoplasty is the surgical shaping and smoothing of the margins of the tooth socket after an extraction.
In which location will the surgical team perform oral surgery procedures?
Hospital operating room
The surgical team performs procedures in two specific settings: the private dental office and the hospital operating room or outpatient surgical suite.
Oral surgery surgical instruments are classified as _________ instruments and must be sterilized after each use.
critical
Oral surgery instruments are classified as critical instruments and must be sterilized after each use.
Which statement is incorrect about mouth props?
The mouth prop is placed close to the area being treated.
The mouth prop is placed on the opposite side of the mouth from that being treated.
Which instrument is used to remove root tips or fragments that may break away from the tooth during the extraction procedure?
Root tip pick
Root tip picks are used for the removal of root tips or fragments that may break from the tooth during the extraction.
