Standard Classification of Cavities

Question 1

Universal/National System for numbering

Answer 1

each permanant tooth has it own number, is most commonly used in the United States.

Question 2

sealant

Answer 2

an enamel sealant is a resin material used to seal pits and fissures

Question 3

root canal

Answer 3

when the pulp is removed and replaced with a filling

Question 4

restoration

Answer 4

an agent that is effective in replacing a missing tooth structure. (fillings)

Question 5

porcelain restoration

Answer 5

outlined with red when to be done or blue when complete and or p inside.

Question 6

pontic

Answer 6

middle area where the tooth is missing

Question 7

periodontal pocket

Answer 7

the space in the gingivital sulcus created by gingivital disease. a healthy sulcus is 1 to 3 millimeters… beyond this depth it is a periodontal pocket.

Question 8

partial dentures

Answer 8

prosthetic device that replace missing teeth

Question 9

Palmer System for Numbering

Answer 9

the teeth are numbered one through 8 in each quadrant

Question 10

mobility

Answer 10

when a tooth moves in socket

Question 11

Maryland bridge

Answer 11

wings on each side that attaches to the abutent teeth.

Question 12

incipiant

Answer 12

beginning of decay not yet broken through the enamel.

Question 13

gold restoration

Answer 13

are outlined with diagonal lines, red when to be done or blue when complete.

Question 14

gold foil

Answer 14

a restoration of several layers of pure gold… not commonally used today.

Question 15

geometric charts

Answer 15

show the teeth as circles

Question 16

Drifting

Answer 16

when maxillarlary tooth is removed the tooth the opposing mandibular tooth may “drift” also the teeth adjacent to the space of the missing tooth may drift into that space.

Question 17

Distamia

Answer 17

the space between the maxillary central incisors. can be used to denote space between two adjacent teeth in the same arch

Question 18

Denture

Answer 18

full denture replaces the complete arch of the patients daentention.

Question 19

composite restoration

Answer 19

outlined in red when to be done or blue when complete.

Question 20

class III

Answer 20

interproximal surfaces (mesial and distal) of Anterior teeth (canines, lateral incisors, and central incisors)

Question 21

class V

Answer 21

often occure on the cervical third of the facial or lingual surfaces sufaces of the tooth. accures because the patient sucks on sweets or takes medication.

Question 22

class VI

Answer 22

more clearly labeled cavities that involve the incisal or occlusal surface that has been worn away due to abrasion.

Question 23

Class one cavity verification.

Answer 23

occlusal surfaces of the posterier teeth (premolars and molars)

Question 24

Class IV

Answer 24

are on the interproximal surface (mesial and distal) of anterier teeth and included the incisal edge.

Question 25

class II

Answer 25

are on the proximal (mesial and distal) surfaces on the posterier teeeth (premolars and molars)

Question 26

cavity classification

Answer 26

6 classes the last was not part of the original classification and was developed by G.V. Black.

Question 27

Cantilarever bridge

Answer 27

attached only to one side… suk as missing lateral so it can be attached to the canine for support

Question 28

Bridge

Answer 28

prosthetic device placed in the mouth were a tooth is missing

Question 29

anatomical charts

Answer 29

show either the crown of the tooth, the crown and a small portion of the root or either the crown and the complete root.

Question 30

amalgam restoration

Answer 30

outlined and filled solid blue when complete or red when to be done.

Question 31

abutments

Answer 31

attaching sides

Question 32

abscess

Answer 32

localized are of infection

Question 33

a partial denture

Answer 33

only if SOME of the patients teeth are missing (artificial teeth mounted on a metal frame)

Question 34

Simple cavity contains

Answer 34

One compound is two complex is three or more.

Question 35

Gold is

Answer 35

Cross hatch