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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