DENTAL ASSISTANT STUDY GUIDE
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS PACKAGE
●● Amalgam Condenser (plugger)
Answer: To pack and condense amalgam into cavity prep
●● Articulating Paper Holder
Answer: To hold articulating paper in place
To check centric and lateral occlusion
●● Laboratory Bur
Answer: To cut models or trim acrylic in labs.
●● Round bur/Slow speed
Answer: To remove caries from tooth structure.
To open tooth for endodontic treatment.
●● Straight Fissure Bur
Answer: To cut cavity prep.
To form inner walls for cavity prep.
, To place retention grooves in walls of cavity prep.
●● Ball Burnisher
Football Burnisher
T-ball Burnisher
Answer: To smooth amalgam after condensing.
To contour matrix band.
To perform initial carving of amalgam.
●● Discoid-Cleoid Carver
Answer: To carve occlusal anatomy into amalgam restoration.
●● Hollenback Carver
Answer: To contour and carve occlusal and interproximal anatomy into
amalgam restoration.
●● Composite Placement Instrument
Answer: To carry composite material for cavity prep.
To place and condense composite material in cavity prep.
To carve composite material in cavity prep.
●● Cotton Pliers (non-locking)
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS PACKAGE
●● Amalgam Condenser (plugger)
Answer: To pack and condense amalgam into cavity prep
●● Articulating Paper Holder
Answer: To hold articulating paper in place
To check centric and lateral occlusion
●● Laboratory Bur
Answer: To cut models or trim acrylic in labs.
●● Round bur/Slow speed
Answer: To remove caries from tooth structure.
To open tooth for endodontic treatment.
●● Straight Fissure Bur
Answer: To cut cavity prep.
To form inner walls for cavity prep.
, To place retention grooves in walls of cavity prep.
●● Ball Burnisher
Football Burnisher
T-ball Burnisher
Answer: To smooth amalgam after condensing.
To contour matrix band.
To perform initial carving of amalgam.
●● Discoid-Cleoid Carver
Answer: To carve occlusal anatomy into amalgam restoration.
●● Hollenback Carver
Answer: To contour and carve occlusal and interproximal anatomy into
amalgam restoration.
●● Composite Placement Instrument
Answer: To carry composite material for cavity prep.
To place and condense composite material in cavity prep.
To carve composite material in cavity prep.
●● Cotton Pliers (non-locking)