Dental Specialties Final 2019

Sticky gum and candy increase chance of carious lesion with ortho treatment

Localized area of pus that originates from infection.

Type of extraction requiring addition skill and instrumentation.

Which step in root canal therapy takes place first?

Which is an absorbable suture material?

Process to remove bacteria, necrotic tissue and organic debris from root canal.

Cement most commonly used with provisional

What is the opening into which a post is cemented?

Type of restoration would be used for full coverage of a primary tooth?

Instrument used to remove dentin, smooth, and increase size of canal.

Designed to hold open space when a primary has been lost prematurely

Why is the provisional placed in mouth for the final curing stage?

Prosthodontist has additional 3years of training.

Cold packs should be placed __mins on and ___mins off.

Post op instructions for periodontal surgery

Where is a stainless steel crown contoured?

What could occur if undercuts are present with provisional?

Core build up allows crown to be less bulky.

Why is glass ionomer most commonly used in ortho for banding?

Prefabricated crowns are available in gold.

What preventative measure is often preformed during a recall appt. and is tx for gingivitis?

Which services would not be routinely provided in a peds office?

Core build up provides a larger area of surface retention for cementation.

Tapered finish line of margin at cervical area of tooth prep

Material placed under a porcelain restoration to mask tooth discoloration

Contraindication for provisional

Type of response to palpation or percussion that indicates inflammation in perio ligament?

Class of symptoms described by the patient

Purpose of provisional coverage

There are at least 2 abutment teeth in a fixed bridge.

Not a reason to suspect child abuse

Type of retraction cord is contraindicated for patients with history of cardiovas. disease.

Which provisional preformed crowns are used on ant. teeth when appearance is important?

Procedure takes place during 2nd appt. for placement of a cast restoration.

Core build up supports cast crown.

Example of pharmcologic restraint

Ortho fixed appliances aka

Procedure that contours and shapes bone

Retention pins can be used only if tooth has been treated endodontically.

Parents should be encouraged to put their kids to bed with milk formula or juice.

What is the purpose of luxating a tooth prior to extraction?

Healing process of a dry socket may take up to 2weeks.

Sticky candy and gum weakens cement beneath bands cand cause it to loosen.

Home care instructions for someone with provisional coverage

Ligature pigtails are tucked toward the occlusal.

Indirect restorations

When is a thermoplastic tray used to fabricate a custom provisional made?

Instrument used to disengage wire ties when removing arch wires.

How many drops of liquid is used for liquid or powder acrylic is used?

Which condition woukd a post and core be recommended before placing crown?

Preformed polycarbonate crowns are thin and not esthetically pleasing.

Peds dentist recommend the 1st appt should take place by

New method of delivering antibiotics for perio treatment

Which causes pulpal nerve damage?

Removing dental pulp and filling canal with material.

Type of crown does not cover the entire anatomic portion of the tooth

What is an advantage of using a patients model to select bands?

Mouth prop is placed close to area being treated.

Generally if a scalpel is used, sutures are indicated.

Scraping or cleaning of gingival lining to remove necrotic tissue from pocket wall

Electric pulp tester is not affected by size of restorations on a tooth

Purpose of an ortho positioner?

Photographs in full direct view include

How does a surgeon determine level of anesthesia before preforming procedure?

During crown prep when are provisional crowns tried in for size and shape?

Role of radiographs in endodontics

What holds dental arch wires in place?

Post surgical instructions include

How to clean under arch wire?

Why blow light body material before seating with heavy body material?

Treatment used to save pulp and encourage formation of dentin at site of injury.

Oral surgeons recieve how many extra years training in hospital based residency?

Radiograph most commonly exposed in ortho?

Material used for a core buildup

Crowns are available for bridges and single units.

Used to absorb solutions and dry the canal.

Set time for mixed acrylic before placing it in mouth

Describes purpose of dr. marking pockets of gingival before surgery.

How is a Maryland bridge held on place?

Once root canal therapy is complete what is used to fill canal?

Ehat foods should be avoided by patients with fixed appliances?

Laser incisions heal faster than those made with a scalpel.

Procedure used to contour and smooth margins of the socket after extraction?

Style of hand file w spiral edges, cutting only occurs on pulling, making dentin walls smooth.

ADA recognized endodontic as a specialty in 1953

Which is used to close space between teeth?

One disadvantage of custom provisional coverage

Statement best represents an important step in veneer placement

If margins of provisional are not adequate?

Item not used in pulpotomy

Each component of a fixed bridge is

During cementation of bands cement is placed?

One or more missing teeth from same arch, which perm. restoration is recommended?

Which can occur is patient has poor hygiene during ortho tx?

When preforming a pulpotomy of a primary tooth what instrument is used to remove pulp tissue?

First instrument used for endodontics

Prosthodontist is dedicated to restoring and replacing teeth.

Instrument used to used surface of bone after undesirable bone has been removed?

What class occlusion is distoclusion?

Veneers are reccomended to improve chewing on posterior teeth.

Type of abscess present with pain, tenderness to pressure, pus and swelling?

Forceps extraction is not considered a surgical procedure.

Home care instructions for patients with provisional coverage?

Which items should be included on the lab prescription?

What would not cause endodontic failure?

Forceps extraction is preformed on teeth that are affected.

Pulp displays lingering pain and is incapable of heal what tx is warranted?

With direct pulp capping tooth is nonvital and material is placed to protect pulp.

Type of matrix used to restore primary teeth where proximal surfaces are missing?

Attached to hooks or buttons that are secured on band or backets.

Government agency that needs contacted for suspected chikd abuse?

During an objective exam dentist will not take into consideration...

Indirect restoration, minimally invasive used as a replacement for cogenitally missing lateral?

Oral surgery instruments are classified as

Operator removes cord while assistant preps impression materials

How many mins is a surgical scrub?

What location will the surgical team preform oral surgery procedures?

Which condition occurs when mandible is located ahead of maxilla?

Which symptom is uncommon for pulpitis?

Stainless steel crowns are used to restore a fractured tooth.

Core build up opaques out discolored tooth structure.

Instrument calibrated in mm that is used to locate and measure perio pockets.

To dislocate a tooth from its socket

In ortho which radio graph is taken to study and measure skull and growth patterns?

Which info for diagnosis and treatment for a peds patient is not necessary?

What is class II occlusion?

Instrument designed to clean sub gingival calculus from specific tooth surface

Most effective antimicrobial therapy available to reduce plaque and gingivitis

Ortho tooth positioner is not used for what?

A hospital can grant oral surgeon privileges to operate in a hospital based on which situation

Which component of a fixed bridge replaces a missing tooth?

What gloves are worn when assisting in oral surgery?

Natural rubber material used to obturate pulpal canl after tx is complete.

Dentist who specializes in prevention, diagnosis, and tx of pulp and periradicular tissue

Most common sympton of pulpal damage.

What parameters must be met when sizing a stainless steel crown?

Why is it necessary to keep prelim impression moist?

Which teeth are brackets most commonly bonded?

Which instrument is used to place elastomeric ligature ties?

General dentist is qualified to preform endodontic treatment.

Stainless steel crowns are esthetically acceptable.

Instrument used to remove a tooth in one piece with crown and root intact.

Cast post is used to add height to core build up.

Mouth prop prevents patient from closing the mouth.

Vitalometer is battery operated, can weaken and give false reading.

What guideline should not be used routinely when treating children?

When is lab fabricated coverage used?

Buccal arch wire tubes are located on which bands?

Provisional is trimmed to within __mm of gingival shoulder

Advantage of using preformed crowns for provisional

Occlusal surface of provisional should sit ___the occlusal plane.

Indications for prescribing fixed prosthodontics

Sticky candy and gum lodges between bands and causes irritation to gum tissue

Location of the pulp determines exact location of placement of pins.

Incisional biopsy is indicated when lesion is what size?

Women on birth control are more suceptible to dry sockets.

Forceps extraction is preformed on a tooth with a solid intact crown .

Dry sockets do not hurt and occur immediately after removal.

Device used to determine tooth color for ceramic corowns and bridges.

Prefabricated crowns can be used post. but not ant.

Example of a fixed prosthesis

Tissues that surround the root of the tooth.

The fixed bridge is described by number of units involved.

Polycarbonate crowns are stock crowns and come in limited selection.

Gingival retraction cord is placed ___the crown prep is done and removed ___ final impression.

Guidelines for establishing trust between dr. and children

Crown that is covered in a thin layer of porcelain

Instrument designed to split teeth.

Which set of pts does a peds dr. focus on providing oral heathcare?

Purpose of provisional coverage

Material of choice for an inlay or onlay

How often does ADA recommend that peds radiographs be preformed for kids with high risk decay?

Spray of water at tip of ultrasonic scaler prevent tip from getting hot and flushes debris.

Type of restraint that should be avoided for children with behavior problems

Which procedure requires pt. to wear a provisional for a longer period of time?

Core build up replaces large areas of missing tooth.

Surgical setup cannot be more than ___ before it is no longer sterile.

Primary advatage of noneugenol dressing over perio dressing with eugenol?

Procedure indicated to promote healing of newly erupted perm tooths exposed pulp?

Instrument used to sever perio ligaments for tooth extraction when implants are indicated.

Smooths root surface by removing abnormal tissue contaminated with calculus

Retention pins may be necessary to add strength to core build up.

After extraction 2x2 gauze is folded and placed to control bleeding, how long is it held there?

How does a dentist restore decayed and endodontically treated primary teeth?

The __depth of perio pocket the __the loss of bone therefore the __ severe the perio disease.

Hand operated files are used for cleaning and shaping pulpal canals.

Ortho problems of most people result from

Soft material forms on teeth causing gingival inflammation and peri disease?

DA makes a diagnosis.

Localized area of pus?

Most common method to obtain gingival retraction

Anterior open bite is what condition?

Stainless steel crowns are durable enough to last until perm teth erupt.

How is area under the pontic of a bridge maintained?

Pulp is irritated and theres pain to thermal stimulus diagnosis of ____ can be made.

Mesiobuccal cusp of max 1st molar occludes between mand 2nd pre molar and mand 1st molar?

Which biopsy involves removal of adjacent tissue and entire lesion?

Oral surgeons must pass a national standard exam given by the American...

Procedure involving reshaping and contouring gingival tissue

Thermal sensitivity tests

Success rate for replantation of perm teeth is hight when tooth is replanted within

How far below the margin of prep should provisional sit?

Which symptoms do not identify early perio disease?

Which is most commonly used for custom provisional coverage?

Setting time for resin placed in preformed crown

Speparators may be needed before...

When is stainless steel used for provisional?

Place retraction cord into sulcus without damaging surrounding tissue.

Dislodgement of clot from socket or infection facilitates what condition?

What does an ortho hook do?

Instrument used to cut into soft tissue.

Child is 10yrs old but acts 8yrs old you are decribing his ___age.

Which is used to place elastic separators?

Which radiograph image helps the dentist determine the length of canal?

Color of a finished veneer can be affected by shade of underlying structure and luting agent

Gathering of info such as perio pocket readings, furactions, mobility, pus and recession

What is overjet?

AAPD recommends checkups atleast __ for most children

Ligatures should be twisted and cut leaving ___mm pigtail?

Patient has lesion 2.5 cm on lateral border of tongue. What biopsy is most likely?

Cast restoration fits within tooth prep like class II and covers a portion of occ. and prox.

Surgical procedure involving removal of bone

Cast post is made from acrylic pattern by lab tech.

If tooth has necrotic pulp it will not respond to

Cast post is cemented into pulp canal.

Removes and examines tissue to distinguish malignant from non malignant lesions.

Term for a tooth that has been completely knocked out of mouth?

Most common type of provisional coverage for crown and bridge preps?

Purpose of irrigation solutions in root canal therapy?

Endodontic treatment is often referred to as root canal therapy.

What should a perio exam include?

Which instrument removes elastomeric ligature ties?

Patient will need to return daily for a dressing change until socket heals.

Absorbable sutures should be removed 5-7 days after procedure.

Lasers can be used to remove excess tissues such as in gingivoplasty.

Procedure most commonly used for vital primary teeth.

Prefabricated crowns can be used for post. and ant. preps

Instruments used primarily in perio procedures

Tests that determine whether the inflammatory process has gone tto periapical tissues are

Once acrylic impression is on prep it should remain on tooth for..

Placement and removal of gingival retraction cord may be done by EFDA.

In pulp capping some carious dentin is left in self healing to avoid pulp exposure.

What occurs at the final appointment in crown and bridge process?

Which teeth are most frequently injured in a childs mouth?

Occurs when injured tooth has been forced inward.

Children are separated in individual ops in peds office.

Which perio surgery does not remove tissue but pushes tissue away from underlying roots?

Crowns made of polycarbonate are used where appearance is important.

1st step in prepping for bonding the brackets to teeth

Radiographs excellent for determining bone loss

Instrument used after extraction to scrape socket of diseased tissues and abscesses?

Bleeding after 4-5 hours post perio surgery. What should pt do ?

Crowns are supplied in many types of materials depending on location.

Instrument designed to remove supragingival calculus from posterior teeth

DA is to motivate and reinforce oral home care.

A fixed bridge consists of atleast one abutment and one pontic.

Vitalometer is the most reliable pulp test

Which component of a fixed bridge anchors to existing teeth?

Least useful vitality test

Ultrasonic scaler is used to remove only supragingival calculus and stain.

Prefabricated crowns are available in PFM.

Last instrument used in endodontics

Normal mobility is recorded at __. Extreme mobility is recorded at __.

Elastic separators are left in for _ days and steel for _days.

Term describing root canal therapy.

Each file is color coded according to flexibility’.

During eval of facial esthetics why is the face examined?

What age is it easier to have a parent be with the child for exam?

A mouth prop allows patient to relax and rest jaw muscles.

Appliances recommended for contact sports

Ligature pigtails are tucked towad the gingival.

Stainless steel crowns are indicated when caries are rampant.

Cervical margins of provisional should have no more than __mm between crown and finishline

By keeping instruments, units, and gloves sterile, team has which type of field?

Which level of mental retardation describes IQs ranging from 35-55?

Preformed polycarbonate crowns can be used as a mold to fabricate a custom

Most peds offices have an open bay concept.

Final step after cementing the provisional crown

Primary purpose of pit and fissure sealants?

If a bottle is required at bedtime it should be filled with water.

Mental age is determined by?

Instrument used to loosen tooth from socket.

Instrument used to remove coronal pulp tissue and decay

Malocclusion and deformities causing social stigma and self esteem issues affect

Surgical assistant must have knowledge of

Instrument used to measure horizontal and vertical depth of multirooted teeth