ADAA Dental Assisting Classes 1-7

Temporary and permanent

Instrument used to measure pocket depths around a tooth to measure the health of the periodontium

Divides anterior and posterior

More natural looking and no metal

What tool is this

Which type of forcep is this: beaks designed to conform to facial and lingual root

The space occupied by pulp

A permanent cement, typically used for cast restorations, stainless steel crowns, and orthodontic bonds

Which zone is 2-4

A base is an additional layer of material used for pulpal protection during restorative procedures

Which type of dental assistant uses four handed dentistry to assist the dentist during procedures?

Which tool is this?

Common dental charting abbreviations: CRN

White crown that is very strong

What tooth # is your upper left second bicuspid?

Which type of x-ray is this

The joint on each side of the head that allows movement of the mandible

The tapered end of each root tip where the nerve exits the tooth

Which type of forcep is this: #23

A healthy pH is 7

Which tool is this:

An instrument used during an amalgam restoration to contour the hard to reach places in between the teeth

Common dental charting abbreviations: AU

Film packs, must be developed in a dark room or daylight loader

The line that junctions between the cementum layer of the tooth and the enamel layer

A crown supported by adjacent crowns

Posterior rinn:

Upper jaw that holds teeth

When a clinician places a finger in or around the patients mouth to steady their hand

Used to hold filling material and create contact between two teeth during placement until the material is set

The surface of the tooth closest to the palate which is referring to the upper teeth

The second tooth from the midline

White spots in the teeth from too much fluoride

How many x-rays are in an FMX?

Similar to a filling, but will only cover part of the occlusal surface

Consists of a catalyst and a base, cures or sets with a light

When the crack or decay gets too close to the nerve, you’ll need a ____.

Hand pieces cannot go through the ultrasonic process

Scaling and polishing in a healthy environment

Which tool is this?

The hard portion of the root that surrounds the pulp and is covered by enamel on the crown and cementum on the root

The portion of the tooth that rests in between the crown and the rest of the tooth

Which type of denture is this?

What goes in a sharps container?

Which type of dentist specializes in gum disease?

Pre-formed crown mainly used on children

Surface closest to tongue

Towards the back

Two cusps and one root

What type of polishing is this?

The number one cavity detector

Common dental charting abbreviations: F12

Sealant is a preventive plastic like coating

Normal blood pressure reading

Which zone is 7-12

Common dental charting abbreviations: review medical history

This is used to check a patients bite

These impressions should not thick or thin but enough to get full coverage of all the teeth

What kind of x-ray is this?

Where are your lateral incisors?

Term that can be used to describe anterior

Attached, hard bacteria build-up

When a patient has a small cavity, the dentist can clean out decay and fill the tooth with amalgam or composite

Best overall look at the mouth, consists of 18 images

The part of the tooth that protrudes through the gingiva that is visible

The round prominence at the end of the TMJ allowing the mandible to open and close

Cover the facial + incisal edge of the tooth

In dental charting, blue indicates:

Which tooth # is the star on?

X-ray machine used to take Periapical or FMX images

Dental x-rays require a lower risk than most medical X-rays

Common dental charting abbreviations: AM

General overview of the mouth- best view of the wisdom teeth

Applied to the tooth to toughen up the surface of the tooth prior to placing primer

Which type of elevator is this?

The gland under the tongue that secrets saliva

Must be taken very thick with an exaggerated roll expressing the Buccal vestibule

Which tooth # is the star on?

Which tool is this:

Two front teeth closest to the midline

Decay exists when the mouth is too ___ for too long

Has one cusp that gives us a pointed appearance. This tooth has the longest root.

A composite filling steps are: prep, etch, prime, bond, composite

Which tool is this?

Which tooth # is the star on?

Which tool is this:

Outer layer covering the crown of the tooth- hardest material in the body

Towards the front

What category of pathogens do Hep. C, Hep. B, etc fall under?

What is this?

Mainly used at orthodontic offices so they can improve the patients profile (jaw relationship and growth patterns)

Used to condense and adapt Gutta percha

Which type of elevator is this?

Most common used material for taking an impression

What is the process of using chemicals to reduce or lower the number of germs and microorganisms?

Which type of elevator is this?

A group of hair-like ligaments between the bone and the root that serves as a shock absorber for the tooth

Portion of the tooth under the gums

Which is zone 4-7

A sterilization tech follows the office’s systems to keep the environment, equipment, and instruments clean

Which type of denture is this?

What is a liquid soak that produces sound waves that aid in the process of removing blood, saliva and germs?

A bony projection in the skull that serves as a cephametric landmark

Which tooth # is the star on?

Which type of dentist is the most common dental care provider?

Anterior rinn

Which tooth # is the star on?

Which tool is this:

How many teeth are in a permanent dentition

Used to form a wall for a 2 or 3 surface filling

Surface of tooth used for chewing

Removal of calculus from the tissue and smoothing of the surface

What kind of x-ray is this following film?

Surface closest to the midline

Common dental charting abbreviations: porcelain fused to metal

Which extraction is this: the bone is even with or covering the occlusal surface of the tooth

An instrument used during the filling process to shape and carve

Thin layer of material placed in the deepest part of the dental prep to provide pulpal protection

Matches color of natural teeth and lined w/ material

Older crown technique, very durable

What type of polishing is this?

These devices are used to hold the matrices against the tooth during a filling procedure

Cavities begins when acid weakens the enamel and bacteria causes a hole in the enamel

What type of polishing is this?

A mass of lymphatic tissue, usually round or oval in shape

How many teeth are in a primary dentition

Which tool is this?

Which tooth # is the star on?

A rubber dam is a raincoat for the tooth

Which tool is this?

Which tooth # is the star on?

A machine used for sterilizations by the means of moist heat under pressure that rapidly kills all microorganisms

Floating crown in the middle of a bridge

A smaller and faster version of a conventional autoclave

Very basic, not too thick but enough to get the full shape of the teeth and gums (2 scoop alginate)

The skin posterior to the hard palate that moves freely

Mainly used in orthodontics

A liquified version of composite material

The outer surface of anterior teeth facing the lips

Highly resistant that can be killed on the autoclave

A permanent cement that can be used for ceramic, porcelain, or metal-based restoration. Must be rapidly mixed on paper

Bitewing rinn

Sterilization kills ALL microorganisms

A tooth colored material that can be light cured or self cured

Surface furthest from midline

Overbite

A band of tissue inside the mouth that is attached at the center of the lips on both the maxillary and mandibular arches

Which type of denture is this?

What kind of x-ray is this?

These surfaces refers to the outer surfaces of all teeth

Occurs when the body absorbs radiation from the primary beam

Which forcep is this:

Prior to prepping the tooth, take an alginate impressions to make this

Which dental assistant works alongside dental specialists?

Lithium or zirconia layered with porcelain on top

Have four or more cusps and two or more roots

Overall view of teeth

Which type of forcep is this: straight handle on beaks

If a tooth is cracked or has a large cavity, then it might need a ___.

Which extraction is this: the tooth breaks or has to be cut out

Which type of forcep is this?

A part of the mandible that turns toward the skull vertically to allow rotation of the TMJ in a vertical direction

One of the two holes located on the front surface of the mandible

Small plastic or glass well that holds liquid materials such as bond or etchant

Which tooth # is the star on?

What is this:

Adapter attaches to the HVE which suctions saliva during procedure designed as a bite block for comfort

Which tooth # is the star on?

Common dental charting abbreviations: N20

Common dental charting abbreviations: fixed bridge

Lower jaw

Used when doing a MO or DO filling

Outer surface of posterior teeth facing the cheek

High energy electromagnetic waves that can pass through solid matter

A clear plastic strip used for anterior composite fillings only

Which tool is this?

May have a specialized attachment making the denture removable or able to attach directly to the implants

Removal of deposits on the tooth and reduction of the biofilm within the pocket

Improper vertical angulation in taking X-rays causes :

Which zone is 12-2

Which tooth # is the star on?

Which tool is this:

The thin fold of skin that extends from the floor of the mouth to the bottom of the tongue

Takes the same X-rays as wall mounted but is portable

If a tooth has too much decay and is not able to be saved; it will need to be ___.

Epinephrine is not a vasoconstrictior

Selective stain removal on coronal teeth surfaces

Not commonly used- can burn (two types, fine grain and medium grain)

Which type of elevator is this?

Begins as inflammation caused by an accumulation of bacteria

Occurs when the body absorbs radiation from the primary beam

Which type forcep is this: “bird beaks”

Primer is a liquid that desensitizes the area of the tooth being treated

A normal pulse is 60-100 bpm

Common dental charting abbreviations: CC

Hard tissue that the teeth reside in

Occurs when an X-ray beam is intercepted by and object like a tooth

An instrument used to smooth and pack amalgam material

Outer layer covering the anatomical root of a tooth

Patient is edentulous when impressions are made