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Coronal polishing
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the complete removal of calculus, debris, stain, and plaque from the teeth called. | An Oral prophylaxis as its the only type of prophy that gets off calculus. |
| Hard mineralized deposit attached to the teeth | Calculus as its further along than plaque. |
| What is the portion of the tooth that is visible in the oral cavity (mouth) | The Clinical crown |
| Stains that occur within the tooth and may not be removed with polishing. | Intrinsic as it is only talking about the stains locations not the cause |
| Stains the occur on the external surface of the tooth | Extrinsic as it only gives info about the location not the causes. |
| What is the position that provides stability for the operator | Fulcrum |
| What is the technique used to remove PLAQUE an stains from the coronal surface of teeth. | rubber-cup polishing |
| Which grasp is used to hold the hand piece | Pen grasp |
| What direction should polishing strokes be directed. | Towards the incisal/occlusual |
| How should the patients head be positions for access to the maxillary and anteriors | chin upward only |
| How should the patients head be positioned for access to the mandibular arch | Head/chin down |
| How do allow the heat generated during a polish to dissipate between strokes | intermittent pressure |
| The speed of the cup is important to minimize what kind of heat | frictional heat |
| An oral prophylaxis also commonly known as what | prophy or cleaning |
| Who are the only members of a dental team allowed to perform an oral prophylaxis | registered hygienist or dentist |
| What four types of angles may be used during a procedure | rubber cup, bristle brush, reusable prophy angle, disposable prophy angle. |
| what makes an item to be non-critical | being disposable |
| what makes an item semi-critical | being able to reuse and sterilize |
| what Is the visible portion of the tooth in the ORAL cavity called. | Clinical crown. |
| tobacco stains and stains from dental amalgam have been incorporated into what category of stains | intrinsic stains |
| stains caused by an excessive amount of fluoride during formation of the tooth are what kind of stain | endogenous because it was caused by the intake of something through the body. |
| stains that result from medications taken by the other or child during tooth development are what kind of stain | endogenous because it was caused by the intake of something through the body. |
| stains caused by an out sized source like food or drinks and can be removed are what kind of stains | extrinsic because they were caused by an outside source. |
| what type of polishing refers to polishing of the root surface that have been exposed due to a periodontal surgery | Therapeutic polishing because it has to do with the root. |
| what are commercial premixed abrasive paste used for polishing teeth and restoration | prophy paste |
| what type of polishing only polishing the teeth with areas of stain are polished | selective polishing |
| What is the degree of coarseness of an agent called | grit |
| A polishing technique that uses a specially designed hand piece with a nozzle that delivers a high pressure stream of warm water and sodium bicarbonate is what kind of polishing | Air-powder polishing |
| pastes such as micron-fine sapphire or diamond paste or aluminum oxide paste are examples of what | low abrasive polishing paste |
| What is used to control the hand pieces speed (RPM) | Rheostat |
| The two basic types of prophy angle are what | Disposable and reusable |
| what is used to get into the interproximal surfaces after a coronal polish and remove excess abrasive agent | Dental floss |
| what is a line on the teeth more near the gingival margin mostly found in girls with good hygiene | Black stain |
| A green/green-yellow usually on the facial surfaces of the maxillary teeth on children | Green stain |
| What is a very tenacious (sticky/tacky) dark brown or black stain associated with | Tobacco stains |
| What is caused by the use of prescription mouth rinses that contain chlorexidine | reddish brown stain on the interproximal and cervical areas of the tooth |
| What is used to remove stains from deep pits and fissures of enamel surfaces | Bristle brush polishers |
| what is another way to refer mottled enamel that are caused by ingestion of fluoride during the mineralization (development) of the tooth | dental fluorosis |
| Not all teeth are the same and tend to be transparent or appear to be yellowish brown or gray brown usually. Can occur from genetic abnormality | Imperfect tooth development |
| Staining that appears as a gray or black discoloration around a restoration | Silver amalgam |
| What is a indication or symptom of prolonged jaundice I life or erythroblastosis fetalis (Rh incompatibility) | Other systemic causes yellow or greenish discoloration in the teeth. |
| When a wide range of colors exist from yellow, gray, reddish brown, dark brown, sometimes even greenish or orange color what condition could exist. | Pulpless teeth |
| This stain is mostly found on the buccal surface of maxillary molar and lingual of lower anterior incisors | Brown or yellow stain |
| Thin film coating of salivary materials deposited on tooth surfaces (biofilm) | Pellicle |
| Staining that occurs in a child while the mother is in her third trimester of pregnancy and taking medication | Tetracycline antibiotics staining |
| varying degrees of discoloration ranging from a few white spots to extensive white areas or distinct brown stains | Dental fluorosis |
| Staining caused by metallic ions from the amalgam to penetrate into dentin and enamel | Silver amalgam |
| What is used to polish that is fairly abrasive and used for cleaning more heavily stained tooth surfaces | Silex |
| What is a mildly abrasive used for more persistent stains such as tobacco stains called | Fine pumice |
| What is a precipitated calcium carbonate frequently incorporated into toothpaste and polishing pastes to WHITEN the teeth called | Chalk |
| This is used for cleaning and polishing tooth surfaces and is highly effective and does not abrade tooth enamel. | Zirconium Silicate |
| What gland is under the tongue that produces saliva | Wharton's Duct |
| What saliva gland is on the inside of the right and left cheek | Stenson's duct |
| Specialized calcified connective tissue the covers the anatomic root of the tooth | Cementum |
| What does Apical mean | The root of the tooth/tip |
| What portion of the tooth is covered with enamel | Anatomical crown |
| What is the hard portion of the root that surrounds the pulp and is covered by enamel on the crown and cementum on the root | Dentin |
| What are the curved spaces in-between teeth (interproximal) called | Embrasure Spaces |
| what of the gingival margin is due to trauma or disease . | Apical migration |
| used to discover plaque in the oral cavity | disclosing agent |
| brushes can come with what kind of bristles | Nylon/Natural |
| when the modified pen grasp is used what finger is used to fulcrum | ring finger |
| what is the word for ABOVE the gingival | supragingival |
| What is the word for BELOW the gingival | Subgingival |
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