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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a hard mineralized deposit? | Calculus |
| A ------is the complete removal of calculus, debris, and plaque from the teeth. | Oral prophy |
| Stains that occur within the tooth and may not be removed. | Intrinsic |
| Stains that occur on external surfaces that may be removed. | Extrinsic |
| What provides stability for the operator? | Fulcrum |
| What technique is used to removes plaque and stains from the coronal surfaces of the teeth? | Rubber cup polishing |
| Which grasp is used to hold the handpiece? | pen grasp |
| Toward which direction should the polishing stroke be directed? | Biting edge |
| How should the patients head be positioned for access to the Maxillary anteriors? | Chin up |
| How should the patients head be positioned for access to the mandibular arch? | Chin down |
| Use ------- on the tooth to allow the heat that is generated to dissipate between the strokes. | Intermittent pressure |
| The speed of the cup is important in minimizing ------- | Frictional heat |
| An oral prophylaxis is comonly known as a ------ | cleaning or prophy |
| Who are the only members of the dental team who are licensed to perform an oral prophy? | Dentist or RDH |
| What 4 types of prophy angles may be used? | Rubber cup, disposable prophy angle, reusable prophy angle,bristle brush. |
| Tobacco stains,chewing, or dipping and stains from dental amalgam that have become incorperated into the tooth structure are what type of stains? | Intrinsic |
| Stains caused by an excessive amount of fluoride during formation of the tooth are? | Endogenous |
| Stains that result from medications taken by the mother or the child during tooth development are? | Endogenous |
| Stains from food,drink and tobacco that can be removed are what type of staining? | Extrinsic |
| What type of polishing refers to polishing of the root surfaces that have been exposed during periodontal surgery? | Therapeutic polishing |
| What are commercial premixed abrasive paste used for polishing teeth and restorations? | Prophy paste |
| What type of polishing is used in which only those teeth or surfaces with stain are polished? | Selective polishing |
| ----- refers to the degree of a coarsness of an agent? | Grit |
| A polishing technique that uses a specially designed handpiece with a nozzle that delivers a high pressure stream of water and sodium bicarbonate is | Air powder polishing |
| Pastes such as micron-fine sapphire or diamond paste,or aluminum oxide are examples of ----- | Low abrasive polishing pastes |
| For esthetic restorations use | low abrasive pastes |
| What is used to control the speed of the handpiece | Rheostat |
| What are the two basic types of prophy angles | Reusable and disposable |
| What can be used to polish interproximal surfaces | Dental floss |
| What line on the teeth near the gingival margin, more common in women, and found in clean mouths? | Black line stain |
| Usually on facial surfaces of the MX teeth and most commonin children? | Green stain |
| What is a very tenacious black or dark brown stain? | Tobacco |
| What is caused by the use ofmouthrinses that contain chlorhexidine? | Reddish brown stain on the interproximals and cervical areas of the teeth |
| Used to remove stains from deep pits and fissures | Bristle brush |
| Also reffered to as mottled enamel: results from ingestion of excessive fluoride during mineralization period of tooth development | Dental fluorosis |
| Teeth appear translucent or opalescent and vary in color. Result from genetic abnormality or environmental influences during development. | Imperfect tooth development |
| This type of staining appears as a gray or black discoloration around a restoration | Silver amalgam |
| What is an indication or symptom of prolongedjaundice in life and erythoblastosis (Rh incompatibility) | Other systemic causes, yellow or greenish discoloration in the teeth |
| When a wide range of colors exists: yellow, gray,reddish, dark brown,black, green, sometimes purple. Due to loss of pulp | Pulp less teeth or non vital tooth |
| Brown and yellow staining is most commonly found where? | Buccal of maxillary molars and lingual of mandibular anteriors |
| Thin film coating of salivary materials deposited on tooth surfaces | Pellicle. Forms within seconds of the enamel |
| Where is the first place in the mouth that calculus forms | The buccal gland, buccal side of MX molars |
| This type of staining occurs in a child while the mother is in her third trimester of pregnancy and taking medication | Tetracycline stain |
| Varying degrees of discoloration ranging from a few white spots to extensive white areas or distinct brown staining | Dental fluorosis |
| Staining cause by metallic ions from the amalgam that penetrate into the dentin and enamel | Silver amalgam |
| What is used to polish heavily stained surfaces that is fairly abrasive | Silex |
| What is mildly abrasive and used for more persistent stains | Fine pumice |
| What is precipitated calcium carbonate | Chalk |
| Used for cleaning and polishing tooth surfaces and is highly effective and does not remove enamel | zirconium silicate |
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