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MOD D Unit I
Terms and definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A small room near the treatment rooms where x-ray processing is done | Dark Room |
| The support or point on which a level turns (e.g., position of the finger rest for support when working in a patient's mouth) | Fulcrum |
| grasping an instrument as one would with a pen, except the pad of the middle finger is placed on the top of the instrument with the index finger | modified pen grip |
| dental treatment room | operatory |
| holding an instrument with the palm of the hand | palm grasp |
| the grasping of an instrument in the same mandder as one would a pen or pencil | pen grasp |
| the feeling sensed by touch | tactile |
| the area below the patient's nose where instruments and material are passed and recieved | transfer zone |
| tool that provides compressed air for handpeices and air-water syringes | air compressor |
| air-water syringe | a device the dentist used that provides air or water or a combination spray of air and water |
| system that provides suction for saliva ejctors and oral evacuators | central vacuum system |
| positioned according to the dentist, unit that consists of handpieces, an air-water syringe, a saliva ejector an oral evacuator an ultrasonic scaling unit and numerous other options | dental unit |
| triangular pads that absorb the flow of saliva and protect the cheek | dry angles |
| removing fluids from the patient's mouth; also called oral evacuation | high-volume evacuator |
| devices used to prevent patients from closing the mouth | mouth prop |
| low-wolume suction device that removes saliva and fluids from the patient's mouth | saliva ejector |
| the patient is in reclined position wiht the head lower than the feet | subsupine position |
| rear dleivery systems are found in the static zone, as well as instruments and equipment used at the dental chair | static zone |
| the area where the operator is positioned to access the oral cavity and hae the best visibility | operating zone |
| the study and analyais of human work, including the anatomic and psychological aspects fo people and their work environments | ergonomics |
| instruments used with rotary burs, discs, and stones; connected to power, air and water sources | handpiece |
| the process of mixing (such as mixing of the amalgam capusules) | triturates |
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