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.
