DAA1607 Endodontics

To obturate means to

fill a pulpal canal

Tooth #5 is being tested for possible root canal therapy. Which tooth would be used as a control tooth?

#12

endodontist

A dentist who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of the dental pulp and periradicular tissues is a(n)

retrograde restoration

A small restoration placed at the apex of a root

pulpotomy

A(n)________is the removal of a vital pulp from the coronal portion of a tooth.

indirect pulp cap

An is the placement of calcium hydroxide over a partially exposed pulp.

What instrument has tiny projections and is used to remove pulp tissue?

Broach

What portion of the pulp would the dentist remove in a pulpotomy?

Coronal portion

What specialist is qualified to perform root canal therapy?

Endodontist

What type of file is best suited for canal enlargement?

Hedstrom

periradicular

Nerves, blood, and tissues that surround the root of a tooth are called

What surface of a posterior tooth would the dentist enter with a rotary bur when opening a canal for root canal therapy?

Occlusal

When the dentist taps on a tooth, what diagnostic test is being performed?

Percussion

What type of radiograph would be exposed through the course of root canal therapy?

Periapical

Is pain a subjective or objective component of a diagnosis?

Subjective

hemisection

The surgical separation of a multirooted tooth through the furcation area is a(n)

perforation

To break through and extend beyond the apex of the root of a tooth is

What urgent situation can result if bacteria reach the nerves and blood vessels of a tooth?

a. Abscess - Correct b. Decay c. Tumor d. Calculus

A rubber stop is placed on a file to

a. prevent perforation b. maintain the correct measurement of the canal c. identify the file d. a and b Correct

Periradicular tissues are

a. pulp tissues b. tissues that surround the root of the tooth Correct!! c. tissues that surround the crown of a tooth d. buccal mucosa

percussion

an examination technique that involves tapping on the incisal or occlusal surface of a tooth to determine vitality.

The dental material most commonly selected for pulp capping

calcium hydroxide

The irrigation material most commonly utilized during root canal therapy is

diluted sodium hypochlorite

The material commonly selected for obturation of a canal is

gutta-percha

control tooth

healthy tooth used as a standard to compare questionable teeth of similar size and structure during pulp vitality testing.

pulpitis

inflammation of the dental pulp.

Apicoectomy

is a surgical procedure that involves the removal of the apex of a root.

palpation

is an examination technique of the soft tissues in which the examiner's hand or fingertips are used

debridement

is completed to remove or clean out the pulpal canal

pulp cap

is the application of calcium hydroxide to a cavity preparation that has an exposed or a nearly exposed dental pulp.

apical curettage

is the surgical removal of infectious material surrounding the apex of a root.

Another term for necrotic is

living b. dead c. nonvital d. b and c Correct

abscess

localized area of pus that originates from an infection

nonvital

means not living.

reversible pulpitis

occurs when there is a form of pulpal inflammation but the pulp may be salvageable.

gutta-percha

plastic type of filling material used in a root canal therapy.

The diagnosis of inflamed pulp tissues

pulpitis

root canal therapy

the procedure of the removing dental pulp and filling the canal with material.

root amputation

the removal of one or more roots without removal of the crown of the tooth.