ADAA Midterm Exam | Questions with 100%
Correct Solutions
Why do we do fillings? - ANSWER Fillings or restorations repair a tooth which has been
destroyed by cavity or decay.
Enamel - ANSWER First level of tooth (hardest surface in the body)
Dentin - ANSWER Second level of tooth (soft)
Does decay destroy dentin or enamel faster? - ANSWER Dentin
Filling - ANSWER process of removing decay from a tooth (prep the tooth by removing
all of the decay from the tooth) and then filling it back with the appropriate material..
When do you take your gloves off? - ANSWER last
What does the ultrasonic do? - ANSWER Removes debris
Can a hand piece go in the ultrasonic? - ANSWER no
What material do you use for pouring up a model? - ANSWER Snap stone
Where do cavities most commonly form? - ANSWER occlusal surface of posterior teeth.
What teeth are amalgam fillings many used on? - ANSWER posterior
, General Dentist - ANSWER Little bit of everything
Orthodontist - ANSWER Braces specialist
Endodontist - ANSWER Root Canal Specialist
Periodontist - ANSWER Gum Disease Specialist
Oral and Maxofacial Surgeon - ANSWER Corrects disease, injury or defects by surgery
Prosthodontist - ANSWER Prosthetic Specialist
Pedodontist - ANSWER children specialist
Madible - ANSWER Lower Jaw that holds teeth
Maxilla - ANSWER upper jaw that holds teeth
condyles - ANSWER the round prominence at the end of the TMJ allowing the mandible
to open and close
Mental Foramen - ANSWER One of the two holes located on the front surface of the
mandible between the 1st and 2nd premolars that permits passage of the mental nerve
and blood vessels
Ramus - ANSWER a part of the mandible that turns towards the skull vertically to allow
rotations of the TMJ in a vertical direction
Correct Solutions
Why do we do fillings? - ANSWER Fillings or restorations repair a tooth which has been
destroyed by cavity or decay.
Enamel - ANSWER First level of tooth (hardest surface in the body)
Dentin - ANSWER Second level of tooth (soft)
Does decay destroy dentin or enamel faster? - ANSWER Dentin
Filling - ANSWER process of removing decay from a tooth (prep the tooth by removing
all of the decay from the tooth) and then filling it back with the appropriate material..
When do you take your gloves off? - ANSWER last
What does the ultrasonic do? - ANSWER Removes debris
Can a hand piece go in the ultrasonic? - ANSWER no
What material do you use for pouring up a model? - ANSWER Snap stone
Where do cavities most commonly form? - ANSWER occlusal surface of posterior teeth.
What teeth are amalgam fillings many used on? - ANSWER posterior
, General Dentist - ANSWER Little bit of everything
Orthodontist - ANSWER Braces specialist
Endodontist - ANSWER Root Canal Specialist
Periodontist - ANSWER Gum Disease Specialist
Oral and Maxofacial Surgeon - ANSWER Corrects disease, injury or defects by surgery
Prosthodontist - ANSWER Prosthetic Specialist
Pedodontist - ANSWER children specialist
Madible - ANSWER Lower Jaw that holds teeth
Maxilla - ANSWER upper jaw that holds teeth
condyles - ANSWER the round prominence at the end of the TMJ allowing the mandible
to open and close
Mental Foramen - ANSWER One of the two holes located on the front surface of the
mandible between the 1st and 2nd premolars that permits passage of the mental nerve
and blood vessels
Ramus - ANSWER a part of the mandible that turns towards the skull vertically to allow
rotations of the TMJ in a vertical direction
