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Dental Assisting: Mid-Term Study GuideExam/Questions & Answers
Tooth #19 is _________ to tooth #21 - -Distal or Posterior
- The tooth anterior to the lower right canine - -Tooth #26
- The mesial surface of tooth #14 touches the ? - -Distal of #13
- In the maxillary arch, the surface of the teeth facing the tongue is? - -
Lingual or Palatal
- The branch of dentistry dealing with the treatment of the gingival tissues
(gums)? - -Periodontics
- The part of the tooth where the nerves and blood vessels reside? - -The
pulp chamber
- The layer of tooth directly below the enamel? - -The Dentine
- The tooth directly posterior to the upper left first molar? - -Tooth #15
- Tooth #8 has what kind of biting edge? - -Incisal
- The area of tooth where the nerve exits and is often missed on an X-ray? -
-The apex
- Tooth #12 is - -A 1st bicuspid
- Tooth #18 is - -A 2nd molar
- All of the following are true when preparing a syringe for injection - -The
BLUE cap is the 30 gage "short needle"
The YELLOW cap is the 27 gage "long" needle
ALWAYS recap a needle when not in use
- In high volume evacuation (HVE) or suctioning, where should the bevel of
the suction tip face? - -Towards the tooth
- Duralon (polycarboxylate) cement should be mixed ? - -Very quickly on a
paper mixing pad if desired
- When should an alginate impression be poured? - -Immediately or
wrapped in a wet paper towel
, - What are the two X-ray techniques used in dentistry? - -Bisecting angle
and paralleling technique
- When assembling a Rinn holder, what is the final check? - -Make sure the
film is in the center of the ring?
- When taking an X-ray where does the white side of the film face? - -The
tooth, straight horizontal from the side
- A bite wing X-ray is taken by aiming the beam - -Straight (horizontal) from
the side
- A periapical X-ray of tooth #3 is taken how? - -By positioning the X-ray
head at a downward angle on the patients right side
- A topical anesthetic is used to? - -Deaden the skin prior to injection
- When polishing composite, the sanding discs - -Are secured to the low
speed hand piece using a mandrel
- A wooden wedge is used - -To help secure a matrix band to the tooth
- One of the PERMANENT, MODERN cements for cementing crowns is? - -
RMGI cement, Resin-modified Glass Isonomer cement (RelyX)
- In order to place a rubber dam in the mouth what will you need? - -The
assistant will set up rubber dam, frame, punch, clamp, forceps, and floss.
- In composite restorations, what is the material used to clean and roughen
the enamel acid is - -Etching Liquid
- Cavity or Copalite varnishes are used - -To seal the dentin tubules under
amalgam fillings.
- Floss is placed (tied) on the rubber dam clamp to? - -Aid in the retrieval of
the clamp should it fall off the tooth
- When aspirating using the high volume suction on tooth #30 where is the
suction tip placed ? - -On the lingual side of the tooth (when using right
handed dentistry)
- Where is the transfer zone? - -Approximately the 4 o'clock to the 7 o'clock
position for a right-handed dentist
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