Dental Specialties Final
The term temporary crown and provisional crown can be interchangeable?
True
You are tasked with writting the klb perscription for a fixed prosthesis for mr.jones. the image shows his prepared teeth. which of the following descriptions most likely describes the prosthesis?
#11-14 PFM bridge
A patient is missing teeth #14 & #12 and is scheduled to have a bridge from tooth #11 to #15. which of the following teeth are pontics?
#12  only
Mr. Hackney has been treatment planned for a bridge from tooth #9 to #14 to replace two teeth that were recently extracted (#10 ). Which of the following pairs of teeth considered an abutment?
#13 & #14
A patient is missing teeth #3 & #5and is scheduled to have a bridge from tooth #2 to #6. which of the following teeth are the abutements ?
#2,4 & 6
Which of the following teeth in the photo will not recieve provisional coverage?
#22
How long after a surgical extraction is the patient generally reappointed for suture removal?
1 week
How long should a patient be instructed to bite on sterile gauze after an extraction?
30 minutes
Sue whites wedding is this weekend and she severely fractured tooth #5 at her Bachelorette party two days prior to the big event. she is concerned that the gap will show im pictures when she smiles and wants a permanent crown fabricated before the wedding. Which of the following will satisfy her desire?
A CAD/CAM produced crown
When adjusting a prefabricated crown to fit a prepared tooth which of the following statements is true regarding how the height of the crown is adjusted?
A bur in a hand piece is used, a trim occurs at the cervical end of the prefabricated crown, the trimmed provisional crown matches the height of the adjacent teeth.
Dan Sherman as used to manipulate the needle during the suture process
Needle holder
The use of a rubber dam prevents reinfection of the root canals with oral bacteria in provide safety from small instruments being aspirated.
True
What is the term for a tooth , root , or implant used to support and retain a fixed or removable prosthesis ?
Abutement
what is the term given to a tooth that supports a pontic?
Abutement
Which type of periodontal disease has a rapid onset?
Acute
This stage of development the child is growing toward adulthood
Adolescence
The portion of the dental implant that is embedded in the avial or bone is the
Anchor
What type of permit is often required by the state to reflect a general dentist has had etiquette education and training to be considered competent in administering sedation
Anesthesia
During a surgical procedure is a vital to maintain the chain of ______to help prevent contamination with microbes
AsepsisAsepsis
Which of the following lists the steps of endodontic procedure in the proper order?
Assess, access, instrument, fill
a patient returns to the office after a tooth extraction.He is complaining of severe pain and swelling is present. When dentist examines the site he sees no blood clot in the alveolus. The patient says he smoked and used a straw in the first 24 hrs. What is the most probable condition?
Aveolitis
Identify the instrument in the image
Barbed Broaxh
What kind of biopsies performed by scraping cells from an oral lesion for further study
Brush biopsy
This type of retainer wraps around the tooth at the upper occlusal third and extends around the tooth for added stability.
C-clasp
Techniques used to keep the K from starting or advancing are called
Caries prevention
What is the term given to the junction between prepared and unprepared tooth structure?
Cavosurface Margin
Which of the following provisional crowns is clear and used to shape the crown but removed before cementation?
Cellulose acetate
Which of the following steps are preformed before cementation of the new crown?
Check the shade for accuracy, check the contacts with floss, check the margins with an explorer, check the occlusion with articulating paper.
Aggressive periodontitis occurs
Chronic
What is the name of the metal bar that joins portions of the partial denture with the framework?
Connector
_______ is the procedure in which clinical crown is polished with an abrasive paste.
Coronal polish
After instrumentation of the canals, what is placed over the canals or orifices before IRM is inserted?
Cotton pellet
This type of instrument is used beneath the giniva during prophylaxis
Curette
Which of the following steps in the prefabrication of a custom acrylic provisional crown comes after the step shown in the photo?
Dentist prepares the tooth
What consistency should the acrylic have when it is placed in the impression ro form a custom provisional crown?
Doughlike
The defect of the 21st chromosome that results in a characteristic physical appearance and varying degrees of mental impairment is called
Down syndrome
What is the most commonly used type of dental implant
Endosteal
The branch of dentistry devoted to extraction of teeth
Exodontics
What impression is used to check the margins of the provisional crown provide a smooth transition with the tooth?
Exolorer
A preformed polycarbonate bridge is recommended when esthetics are required.
False
The prepared tooth is lubricated with a thin layer of Petroleum jelly before vementation to ease later removal
False
The term obturation refers to the act of cleaning and shaping the root canals with files in reamers.
False
The use of posts in vital teeth provides additional support for the crown and ensures that the crown will remain attached to the tooth.
False
A permanently cemented in place crown or bridge is categorized as?
Fiex prosthesis
The dentist asks you for the instrument that will enable him to remove the toxins in a large the Pope canalis, you transfer a
File
What kind of dental prosthesis relies on natural teeth to support artificial teeth that reolace missing teeth?
Fixed Bridge
Name the extension of a full dentures base that covers the attached mucosa from the hard palate to the gingival margin of the teeth?
Flange
Which of the following best describes the location of the openings of the root canals in the pulp chamber?
Floor
What kind of topical fluoride treatment sticky and thick
Fluoride varnish
What is the surgical instrument that is used to grasp the Crown of a tooth to remove it from the aveolar bone
Forceps
What kind of prosthesis provides full coverage of an anatomical portion of a tooth crown?
Full crown
A removable prosthesis that replaces an entire arch of teeth is known as a :
Full denture
The first stage of periodontal disease
Gingivitis
Which instrument would be used to remove the excess guttapercha from the canals as shown in the image?
Glick #1
Which of the following statements about obtaining an impression information fixed prosthodontics is NOT correct?
Heavy bodied impression material is syringes around the prepared tooth.
The dentist asks you for some additional irrigation solution for the Pope canal you find in the door a bottle of eugenol,one of guttapercha and one of hydrogen peroxide which would you take to the doctor?
Hydrogen peroxide
Which of the following techniques can be used in the case of a missing tooth?
Implant
The term for a fixture that is anchored into the alveolar ridge to serve as a permanent replacement for a tooth or multiple teeth is
Implant prosthesis
Dental treatments intended to stop or reduce the need for orthodontic treatments are called
Interceptive orthodontics
The Andrien which a tooth is driven back into the aveolis is known as
Intrusion
Which surgical postoperative instruction is incorrect?
Irrigate the socket with sterile saline every hour for the first day
The ___ knife is used to incise tissue Buccaly and lingually during a periodontal surgery.
Kirkland
Which of the following lab equipment is used to smooth and polish the provisional bridge?
Lathe
Which of the following is not a technique used to displace the gjngiva prior to taking an impression for a crown or bridge?
Lentulo Spiral
Which is a measurement of the trials intellectual capacity and development
Mental Age
Set that is not dissolved by the body and must be removed is termed
Non resorbable
A patient presents to your office with an existing occlusal alamgam restoration and a fractured distoljngual cusp. which of the following restorations would be used as an alternative to a larger amalgam restoration?
Onlay
What kind of cated restoration covers the occlusal surface including cusps and interoorxumal surfaces of a posterior tooth?
Onlay
What is the process in which living bone cells grow around an implanted titanium anchor
Osseointegration
When porcelain is to be used for a crown, it is advisable to obtain shade before tooth preparation.
True
Surgery involving alterations to the aveolar bone is called
Osteoplasty
The term for a patient who undergoes medical treatment without being admitted to a hospital
Outpatient
When selecting a preformed crown, it is better to select one that is too wide for the space than too narrow.
True
The nonbacterial costing or film on the teeth that develops when the mouth is bathed in saliva is called a
Pellicle
a _____ serves as a bandage over the periodontal surgery site
Perio Pak
The instrument used to measure sulcus depth around a tooth is the
Perio probe
A zinc eugenol or noneugenol material is placed on a surgical site to promote healing and stabilize the teeth is called
Periodontal dressing
To access the impacted wisdom to 4 college student, Robert Henry, the oral surgeon uses a scalpel to incise the overlying soft tissue. Which of the following instruments would you hand to the dentist to peel away the fibrous tissue overlying the avial are bone?
Periosteal elevator
What is applied tot he prepared teeth to prevent acrylic from binding to the dentin?
Petroleum Jelly
What type of restraint requires the prescription of mild sedativ or administration of nitros oxide oxygen or both as means of reducing anxiety
Pharmacologic
When common behaviour management method that is used in the dental office involving the use of alternating soft and loud voices is
Voice control
Which of the following would not be a function of the dental assistant in a surgical procedure?
Placing sutures
Identify the type of provisional crown in this picture
Polycarbonate crowns
The term for an artificial tooth that replaces a missing natural tooth is
Pontic
What error is being demonstrated in the image?
Poor margin
What dental material is used in the construction of translucent artificial teeth?
Porcelain
The suction seal between the denture and the maxillary arch is called the
Post Dam
_______ Oral health care is focus on the maintenance of oral health through constant oral hygiene care in protecting the structures of the oral cavity against dental disease
Preventative
How does the dentist confirm the measurements for canal length are correct?
Radiographs
What is the general term used to identify a fabricated dreplacement for a missing tooth or teeth ?
Prosthesis
Removal of the coronal portion pulp chamber of the dental pulp is called
Pulpotomy
Which of the following insurances used to shape the apical portion of the root canals?
Reamer
You've completed assisting Dr.smith with a final impression for a crown on tooth #3. which of the following is a very important step to remember prior to proceeding with fabricating the provisional crown?
Remove the thin retraction cord from the sulcus.
What comoonent of a partial denture stabilizes the partial in the mouth and aids retention?
Retainer
What is the small metal pin that is screwed into a prepared hole in the dentine to enhance a tooth strength called?
Retention Pin
Which of the following instruments is used to clip bone?
Rongeur
This type of instrument is used above the gingiva during prophylaxis?
Scaler
School age children are undergoing
Socialization
What is the term given to an incompletely erupted tooth whose crown is partially to fully covered by gingiva?
Soft Tissue Impaction
What is the name of the fixed or removable appliance that is made to hold his base between teeth until the permanent tooth that belongs there begins to erupt
Space maintainer
What instrument does the dentist use to compress guttapercha against the canal walls?
Spreader
Which of the following items is not used to access a tooth's need for a root canal procedure?
Spreader
The performed thin metal Crown used in the posterior the mouth for full coverage after pulpal therapy or to restore a severely decayed to this called a
Stainless steel Crown
An object that is free of bacteria in the other microbes is considered
Sterile
These are supplied in a sealed non contaminated bag in specific sizes for a precise fit for each team member
Sterile gloves
S and clear tooth shape show that is filled with composite resin bonded to nantyr tooth is known as
Strip Crown
What kind of fear that develops on the basis of the attitudes feelings and experiences of peers siblings or parents
Subjective
What is another term for hyperdontia extra teeth in the dentition
Supernumerary teeth
What instrument is utilised to remove any infected or assisted tissue from the depths of the Aveolus after the tooth is removed?
Surgical curette
Failure for a tooth to erupt in the dental arch is termed
Surgical impaction
Wasn't name of the band matrix commonly used in the paediatric setting that is wrapped around a primary tooth and then folded on itself
T band
A mouth prop is an instrument used to maintain the patients mouth in an open position.
True
A patient is to recieve a fixed bridge to replace missing tooth #3. which of the following statements about the procedure is incorrect?
The abutement teeth and the pontic require gingival retraction
A patient with a peri apical abscess often has plus accumulated in the root canals and in the surrounding bone
True
All ceramic crowns provide superior esthetics but portable strength when compared to PFM crowns.
True
When we discuss how children understand the situation depending on their age we are talking about
The child's point of view
Long acting anesthetics are often used when surgical extraction is performed
True
Luxation involves moving the tooth buccaly and linguslly to dislocated it from the socket
True
Multiple Extractions can interfere with a patients ability to eat. Stress the importance of maintaining good nutrition postoperatively and suggest liquid meal replacements until eating can resume.
True
Periosteal elevator is used to seperate the gingiva from the tooth circumferentially.
True
In your state, a dental assistant is legally permitted to place retraction cord under the supervision of a licensed dentist. which fo the following would not impact how/whether you proceed with a cord placement in a patient?
The patient states that he is not concerned if the crown margin is visible.
Sterile paper points are inserted into the canal after irrigation to dry them completely before obturation
True
Which of the following statements about retraction cord is NOT correct?
Thin retraction resorbs in the sun sulcus and need not be removed.
The impressions and brite registration should be disinfected before they are sent to the lab so as not to expose lab personnel to pathogens.
True
Which of the following best describes the reason sutures are placed after a surgical extraction?
To close the soft tissue wound and speed healing
Why was guaranteed perchance removed from mr. DeLuca tooth #14 after the root canal as complete?
To make room for a post to be fitted.
The provisional crown in the image is too high in occlusion as evidence by the dark red mark left by the articulating paper.
True
Which of the following labels equipment is used to crate a template for a fabricating a provisional bridge on a modified model of the patients preparation arch?
Vacuum forming machine
Name the thin layer of porcelain that is bonded or cemented to the prepared facial surface of an anterior tooth to improve appearance
Vaneer
What is placed in the endentulous space in the patients mouth to mimic a tooth when taking an impression to use for creating a provisional bridge?
Wax
When fabricating a provisional crown, you are called away from the patient after you've placed the alginate impression loaded with acrylic into the mouth over the prepared tooth. which of the following ate negative consequences of leasing the latest unattended at this stage of the procedure?
acrylic could harden and lock onto the prepared tooth, acrylic crates heat during setting and could damage the prepared tooth beneath, the alginate impression could shift distorting the forming provisional crown.
The dental surgery that involves surgical smoothing of the avial our process to facilitate denture fitting is called
aveolectomy
Which is the following instruments would you hand the dentist to remove the remaining inflamed pulp tissue after opening the pulp chamber and locating the canals?
barbed broach
which of the following types of medication is NOT prescribed for a complex surgical procedure?
blood pressure medication
Identify the preformed provisional crown pictured.
cellulose acetate crown form
Does the system consider the extra pair of hands in a 6 handed dentistry aiding in the flow of the procedure
circulating assistant
Which type of fracture is limited to the enamel and dentin
class 2
This is surgical instrument is used to loosen the periodontal ligament and lift the tooth from its socket
elevator
Miss Jordan has a lesion of the dentist wants to have studied microscopically. He wants her to return for a surgical biopsy. The lesion is less than one CM so most probably he will perform a ___biopsy.
excisional
The procedure in which gingival tissue is contoured and reshaped is called
gingivoplasty
Which kind of surgery is known as flap surgery
incisional
This type of cadted restoration is similar to a class 2 restoration (posterior tooth ) but covers the occlusal and interpoximal surfaces.
inlay
What term is used for infection and inflammation of the Pope that cannot be halted and requires root canal therapy?
irreversible pulpititis
what type of prosthesis might be recommended for a patient with healthy anterior teeth that have a deep intrinsic stain that cannot be removed with whitening procedures?
laminate veneers
A tooth with a necrotic pulp is considered
nonvital
Name the metal component of a partial denture that is placed on the biting surface of an abutement tooth in conjunction with a retainer to prevent movement of the partial.
occlusal rest
A removable prosthesis that replaces one or more teeth in the same arch is called a
partial denture
Which of the following methods of assessment is performed by tapping the tooth with a metal instrument along its long axis?
percussion
Sulcus depth of greater then 3mm denotes the presence of
periodontal pocket
The oroper name given to a perfessional who specializes in the diagnosis and periodontal disease is
periodontist
Impairment that varies in its degree of disability for moderate to severe and typically affects a person's mobility is known as
physical disability
Mrs Miller is in the office day with a toothache. You are reviewing With her the medical history in the reason for her visit. She described her symptoms, your related information to the dentist and he prescribes a radiograph. The radiograph will show a _____not a symptom.
sign
Calculus that develops beneath the gingiva is called
subgingival
Calculus located above the gingiva is termed
supragingival
What surgical instrument used to remove debris from the surgical site resembles a spoon excavator but with a much longer shank
surgical curette
what instrument is used to remove any cysts from the sockeye after the tooth has been extracted?
surgical curette
A disease that effects the entire body is known as
systemic
You ahev been tasked with fabricating ms. Wallace's provisional crown for tooth #3. you decided that an aluminum crown would work best in the situation. which of the following steps would occur first in the fabrication process?
the cervical portion of the aluminum crown is tried to bring the hight inkine with adjacent teeth
Your dentist is pleased with the provisional crown you have fabricated for ms. Jones. little tooth structure remains a$ter preparation of the endodontically treated tooth and the dentist is concerned about retention of the provisional. which of the following statements seems most likely to be accurate?
the dentist chose polycarbonate cement due to its high strength and compatability ejth permanent cements
which of the following statements about the image is correct?
the tooth has been prepared for an MODL onlay.
a mechanical scaler that send out high frequency waves to remove debris rapidly is known as
ultrasonic scaler