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15. Obturate means to?
fill in pulpal canal
17. The material commonly used for obturation of a canal I
?gutta-percha
13. What type of file is best suited for canal enlargement?
Hedstrom
3.What urgent situation can result if bacteria reach the nerves and blood vessels of a tooth?
abscess
20. _ is a surgical procedure that involves the removal of the apex of a root?
apicoectomy
12. What instrument has tiny projections and is used to remove pulp tissue?
broach
10. The dental material most commonly preferred for pulp capping is
calcium hydroxide
11. What portion of the pulp would the dentist remove in a pulpotomy?
coronal portion
9. Another term for necrotic is
dead, nonvital
18. The type of moisture control recommended by the ADA for root canal therapy is
dental dam
16. The irrigation material most commonly used during root canal therapy is?
diluted sodium hypochlorite
2. What specialist has been taught to perform root canal therapy?
endodontist
19. What surface of a posterior tooth would the dentist enter with a rotary bur when opening a canal for root canal therapy
occlusal surface
7. What type of radiograph would be exposed through the course of root canal therapy
periapical
14. A rubber stop is placed on the a file to
prevent perforation and to maintain the correct measurement of the canal
8. The diagnosis of inflamed pulp tissue is?
pulpitis
4.Is pain a subjective or objective component of a diagnosis?
subjective
1. Periradicular tissues are?
tissues that surround the root of a tooth
5. Tooth #5 is being tested for possible root canal therapy. What tooth would be used as a control tooth?
tooth #12
6. When the dentist taps on a tooth
what diagnostic test is being performed?,percussion