Dental Instrument Setups

If the dental officer needed forceps for extraction of a mandibular first molar, which one would you pass to him?

Forceps No. 15.

Handpieces with an rpm of _____________ or more require a coolant.

5000.

Which of the following explorers is NOT commonly used in the Army Dental Service?

8.

Which of the following statements concerning oral examinations is correct?

A patient with pericoronitis is placed in Class 3.

Which of the following instruments is used to transfer silver amalgam to the prepared cavity?

Amalgam carrier.

Which of the following instruments would NOT appear on an instrument setup for cavity preparation?

Amalgam pluggers.

For which of the following procedures is the basic dental examination conducted?

Amalgam restorations, root canal, and oral surgery.

Which of the following items would NOT be included in the instrument setup for local anesthesia?

Ammonia ampule.

Extraction forceps vary by:

Angles of the beaks, notches on the beaks, and contour.

Which of the following statements applies correctly to the carving and finishing instruments:

NOT The "H" or No. 14 carver is suitable for both amalgam and wax.

The surgical procedure which contours the bone in the jaw that contains the tooth sockets is a(n):

NOT Treatment for fractures of the jaw.

Which of the following instrument/materials must appear in the setup for preliminary impressions for removable partial dentures?

Utility wax.

Which of the following statements is correct concerning the use of the pulp tester?

You are determining the vitality of the tooth.

Which of the following is NOT required for a typical setup for jaw relationship registrations in complete denture fabrication?

Articulator.

Which of the following statements regarding restorative materials is correct?

Calcium hydroxide is used for pulp capping.

Of the following hand instruments, which is used to remove decayed dentin from a cavity?

Darby-Perry No. 21.

Which of the following statements is correct concerning techniques for sharpening instruments?

Equipment for the fixed-stone technique consists of a Carborundum stone or an Arkansas stone, a lubricant, 2 x 2's, and the instrument to be sharpened.

The bite fork is fitted to the:

Face bow.

Which instrument would the dental officer use to determine the depth of the soft tissue pocket?

Goldman-Fox No. 2.

Which of the following instruments can be used for carving wax?

Hollenback carvers 1, 2, and 3; Black excavators Nos. 89 and 92; and Roach carver.

Which of the following statements is true concerning the sterile pack?

It can be prepared weeks in advance of actual use.

Which one of the following statements pertaining to periodontal disease is correct?

It is relatively painless in early stages.

Which of the following instruments is normally used to remove heavy deposits of supragingival calculus?

Kirkland No. 14 hoe.

The main purpose of the rubber dam is to:

Maintain dryness in the operative field.

Which of the following teeth is the most commonly impacted?

Mandibular third molar.

Which of the following statements is correct concerning matrix retainers and bands?:

Matrix bands form missing walls of prepared teeth.

Which of the following instruments is NOT necessary for the apicoectomy setup when pulp extirpation is not part of the procedure?

NOT Alevolar curette.

Which of the following instruments is NOT used for oral surgery?

NOT Bone chisels.

Which of the following statements concerning principles and classification of cavity preparations is correct?

NOT Cavity classes are designated according to size and seriousness of the cavity.

Which of the following is/are proper procedures pertaining to instrument setup for oral surgery?

NOT Complete sets of instruments and materials are autoclaved in packs to meet the needs of each commonly performed surgical procedure and the items are sterilized and stored separately but are assembled into sets before each operation.

Which of the following statements describe characteristics of hand instruments used for cavity preparation?

NOT Gingival margin trimmers are used to prepare the walls and accessible margins of a cavity.

When requisitioning instruments, it is important to remember which of the following?

NOT In listing nomenclature of an instrument, an identifying adjective precedes the name of the item.

Which of the following statements is correct concerning a gold alloy inlay?

NOT In the direct wax pattern procedure, an impression is made of the prepared tooth and adjacent teeth.

An anesthetic is administered:

NOT In the general form for dental restorations.

Which instrument would you use to indicate the relative horizontal position of the mandible to the maxilla?

Needle point tracer.

The cast for fabricating dentures can be made of:

Plaster of Paris or artificial stone.

Select the statement that provides correct information about the cleaning of endodontic instruments.

Reamers are placed in a cotton roll saturated with alcohol and rotated counterclockwise.

Which instrument would the dental officer use to cut and contour bone?

Rongeur forceps.

Which of the following items is NOT included in the instrument setup for a gingivectomy?

Rongeur forceps.

Which instrument does the dental officer use to smooth the walls of the root canal?

Root canal file.

Which of the following is correct under Black's classification of instruments?

Subclass names indicate the angle of the shank.

In preparing for a new patient in the oral surgery section, all of the following should be done except one. Which is NOT performed?

Surgical setups for all possible contingencies are placed on the bracket table.

Which of the following is correct concerning using IRM for temporary restorations?

The IRM is mixed on a parchment pad.

Which of the following correctly identifies a characteristic of burs used in restorative procedures?

The bur for the high-speed handpiece is smaller and shorter than other burs.

Select the statement that provides correct information about instruments used for filling prepared cavities.

The chrome-cobalt stellite instruments are used with silicate cements.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the instruments of the basic setup?

The explorer is used to locate caries and enamel defects.

Which of the following statements is correct regarding the anesthetic instrument setup?

The two types of needles used are the conductive and the infiltrative.

Which of the following statements is true concerning tungsten carbide burs?

They will stay sharp longer than stainless steel burs.

For which of the following procedures is the basic dental examination conducted?

To separate periosteum from the bone.