Questions and CORRECT Answers
How to lay a pregnant woman in the chair - CORRECT ANSWER - change position often.
or supine position (reclined with the nose and knees on the same plane) Sub pine-reclined with
head lower than feet.
normal blood pressure - CORRECT ANSWER - 120/80
what do u do if a patient goes into epileptic seizure - CORRECT ANSWER - stop treating
and remove everything from oral cavity, do not restrain or put anything in the patients mouth.
once seizure has stopped place patient in recovery position (on the right side with airway open
a patient goes into anaphylactic shock give them - CORRECT ANSWER - epinephrine
main chewing muscle - CORRECT ANSWER - masseter muscle
Glutaraldehyde - CORRECT ANSWER - primary component in high level disinfection
and sterilization; used to clean room
most effective use of sterilization - CORRECT ANSWER - the autoclave
lockjaw (TMJ) - CORRECT ANSWER - when articular disc become stuck or displaced
purpose of lead apron/thyroid collar - CORRECT ANSWER - to protect the patient from
scattered radiation and thyroid collar is added protection for patient's thyroid
purpose of lead in collimator - CORRECT ANSWER - prevent or scatter radiation
, Vertical angulation - CORRECT ANSWER - adjustment of angulation from top to bottom.
Horizontal angulation - CORRECT ANSWER - adjustment of angulation from left to
right;
overlapping - CORRECT ANSWER - X-ray technique error resulting from improper
horizontal angulation
Elongation - CORRECT ANSWER - A technique error that elongates the image of the
teeth
Foreshortening - CORRECT ANSWER - A technique error where the image of the teeth is
shortened
Radiopaque - CORRECT ANSWER - White or light region on the x-ray indicating where
radiation was blocked by tissue or a substance
Radiolucent - CORRECT ANSWER - Black/dark region on the x-ray indicating where
radiation passed through the tissue
Bisecting technique - CORRECT ANSWER - x-ray technique that applies the geometric
principle in which the central ray bisects the angle formed by the dental film and the long axis of
the tooth
parallelling technique - CORRECT ANSWER - x-ray technique, also know as right angle
technique, where the film and the tooth PID are parallel
information on x-ray - CORRECT ANSWER - patient name, doctor name, date taken
HIPPA - CORRECT ANSWER - safeguards for healthcare transactions transmitted
electronically