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DEN120- Module 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Significance of instrument design: | help prevent musculoskeletal injury during instrumentation |
| Hand characteristics to consider when choosing handle design: | weight, handle diameter, taper, texture |
| Pinch force: | repetitive forceful pinching of an instrument; force used to grasp the handle during instrumentation |
| Larger handle diameters and lightweight handles require less _______ ________. | pinch force |
| A periodontal instrument is balanced if: | the working ends are aligned with the long axis of the handle |
| What kind of shank do you use for anteriors? | simple shank |
| What kind of shank do you use for posteriors? | complex shank |
| A simple shank will appear to be: | straight |
| Complex shank has ___________ bends. | side to side |
| Rigid shank: | removes heavy deposits |
| Flexible shank: | removes small to medium deposits |
| Flexible shank enhances the amount of __________ ____________ transmitted to clinician's fingers. | tactile information |
| Functional shank: | allows the working end to be adapted to the tooth surface |
| Lower shank: | nearest to the working end, also called terminal shank |
| Simple shank with short functional shank length is used: | supragingival use of anterior teeth |
| Simple shank with long functional shank length is used: | subgingival use on anterior teeth |
| Complex shank with short functional shank length is used: | supragingival use on posterior teeth |
| Complex shank with long functional shank length is used: | subgingival use on posterior teeth |
| What are the two things written on the side of the instrument? | design name and design number |
| Triangular in cross section are limited to: | supragingival use |
| Working ends that are semi circular in cross section may be used: | supragingivally and subgingivally |
| Curets are instruments that are: | semi circular in cross section |
| Sickle scalers are instruments with: | triangular cross sections |
| Two classifications of periodontal instruments: | assessment instruments and calculus removal instruments |
| What is included in assessment instruments? | periodontal probes, explorers |
| What is included in calculus removal instruments? | sickle scalers, curets, periodontal files |
| Periodontal probe: | used to evaluate the health of the periodontal tissues |
| Explorer: | used to locate calculus deposits, tooth irregularities, and defective restoration margins, circular |
| Sickle scaler: | remove supragingival calculus deposits, pointed tip |
| Curet: | used to remove calculus deposits, semi circular |
| Periodontal file: | used to crush large calculus deposits |
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