RDAEF STUDY GUIDE Questions with Detailed
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The 3 most common methods used to isolate a specific area of
the mouth include?
✓✓ Cotton rolls, Dry angles, and the Dental dam
Dental dam clamp parts include the bow and the jaws. The bow
is the rounded portion of the clamp that extends through the
dam and is positioned toward the
✓✓ Distal aspect of the tooth and posterior in the mouth
The piece of floss or dental tape that should always be attached
to the bow of the dental dam prior to clamp placement is called
the
✓✓ Ligature
Most dentists prefer a darker color dental dam because it
provides
✓✓ Good contrast to the tooth and reduced glare
The part of the dental dam clamp that encircles the tooth and
must be firmly seated to stabilize the clamp is the
✓✓ Jaws
The purpose of inverting the dental dam into the gingival
sulcus is to
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✓✓ Prevent salvia leakage
The piece of dental dam equipment that stabilizes and
stretches the dam away from the tooth is the
✓✓ Frame
Dental dams are made of either latex or latex-free material and
come precut as squares that measure ________ inches for
treating the permanent dentition.
✓✓ 5x5 or 6x6 inches
The ____ hole is punched (#5) to accommodate the dental
dam clamp that fits on the _____ tooth
✓✓ Largest;Anchor
What type of acid is contained in a dental etchant for the use of
the composite resin materials?
✓✓ Phosphoric
Calcuim hydroxide
✓✓ Consists of a resin in an organic solvent that stimulates the
production of reparative dentin
failure to place a protective base under a restoration can result
in
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✓✓ Post operative sensitivity and damage to the pulp
How long is the etchant material applied to the tooth being
prepared for use of a bonding material?
✓✓ 15-20 seconds
A dental liner is placed where?
✓✓ In the deepest area of the tooth preparation
A properly etched tooth will appear
✓✓ Frosty
The initiation of the mixed dentition period is marked by which
of the following events?
✓✓ Eruption of the adult mandibular 1st molar
How many nonsuccedaneous teeth are there in the adult
dentition?
✓✓ 12
The mixed dentition period ends when which of the following
teeth is lost?
✓✓ Primary maxillary 2nd molar
The human mouth is divided into two dental: