Reading 2

Question 1

Most common scalpal in surgery

Answer 1

no 15 blade.

Question 2

Stabbing an abscess, use

Answer 2

no 11 blade

Question 3

mucogingival procedures, use

Answer 3

no 12 blade

Question 4

When mucoperiosteal cuts are made, cut through periosteum and mucosa

Answer 4

simultaneously with even force

Question 5

After cut, remove away periosteum with

Answer 5

periosteal elevator

Twist, push or pull.

Question 6

Retractors

Answer 6

do what they say they do. Austin and MInnesota retractors.

Question 7

Seldin retractor used to retract

Answer 7

oral soft tissue

Question 8

Weider tongue retractor

Answer 8

heart shaped end.

Question 9

Towel clip used for

Answer 9

retracting tongue, usually biopsy related

Question 10

Adsen forceps

Answer 10

used for gently holding soft tissue (no teeth)

Question 11

Stilles forcesp

Answer 11

longer, used for back of mouth, same idea as adsen

Question 12

Allis tissue forceps

Answer 12

locking, good for handling tissue that is to be excised

Question 13

Hemostat

Answer 13

for clamping arteries

Question 14

Ronguer

Answer 14

removing bone, opens when pressure is released

Question 15

Bone file

Answer 15

for after bone removal. Does what it says it does.

Question 16

Curette for removing

Answer 16

schtuff from bony cavity - it is a spoon more or less.

Question 17

Needle holder

Answer 17

locking handle, short blunt beak.

Question 18

Suture - cutting surface extends

Answer 18

one third of surface - triangular

Question 19

Nonresorbable suture material

Answer 19

silk, nylon, vinyl, stainless steel, silk is the most common

Question 20

Resorbable sutures made of

Answer 20

gut (serosal sheep intestine)

Question 21

Sutures - monofilament vs polyfilament

Answer 21

braided (poly) vs plain. braided tendto wick fluid to lower tissues, which is problematic for bacterial spread (but they are in place for a short amount of time, so it doesn’t really matter)

Question 22

Metzenbaum scissors are used for

Answer 22

undermining soft tissue and for cutting

Question 23

Bite block

Answer 23

supports TMJ

Question 24

Fraser suction has a hole in the handle portion that can be covered with a fingertip as needed. When hard tissue is being cut under copious irrigation, the hole is

Answer 24

covered so that the solution is removed rapidly. When soft tissue is being suctioned, the hole can be left uncovered to prevent tissue injury or soft tissue obstruction of the suction tip

Question 25

When drapes are placed around a patient, they can be held together with

Answer 25

towel clips

Question 26

Dental elevator

Answer 26

used to loosen tooth from bone, can also expand alveloar bone, can also remove fragments of root and tooth. 3 parts handle, shank, blade.

Question 27

3 types of elevators

Answer 27

triangle type, shank type, straight type.

Question 28

larger straight type elevator used for

Answer 28

removing roots and larger teeth

Question 29

Miller and potts elevators

Answer 29

posterior (angled)

Question 30

Triangle elevator

Answer 30

when roots remain and adjacent tooth is missing

Question 31

Pick elevator

Answer 31

used to remove roots

Question 32

Periotomes

Answer 32

extract teeth while maintiaining surounding tissues.

Question 33

Forceps parts

Answer 33

handle, hinge, beak

Question 34

150 forceps

Answer 34

max teeth

Question 35

150a forceps

Answer 35

max premolars

Question 36

53 forcesp

Answer 36

molar forceps on max.

Question 37

88 forceps

Answer 37

longer more eccentuated points for max molars

Question 38

151 forceps

Answer 38

mand

Question 39

151a forceps

Answer 39

mand premolars

Question 40

17 forceps

Answer 40

mand molars

Question 41

87 forceps

Answer 41

mand molars - cowhorn