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MULTIPLE CHOICES)
|100% CORRECT!!
Subgingival calculus deposits d)located beneath the gingival margin
are___________________ _.
a) located above the gingival
margin
b) located above the CEJ on
posterior teeth
c) Located above the CEJ on
anterior teeth
d) located beneath the gingival
margin
Lorelei tells you that she a)She is resting her middle finger on the instrument
can never feel handle, applying very heavy pressure during
subgingival calculus exploratory strokes.
deposits with her
explorer no matter where
the deposits are located.
Which of the following
technique errors is the
most likely cause of
Lorelei's
inability to detect calculus?
a) She is resting her middle
finger on the instrument
handle, applying very
heavy pressure during
exploratory strokes.
b) She is holding the
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instrument handle with her
thumb and index finger.
c) She is using the wrong
explorer.
d) She is not inserting the
working-end to the base
of the sulcus.
Thaddeus will have better b)light pressure
success in
detecting subgingival
calculus deposits if he
uses assessment strokes
with ________________ _.
a) moderate pressure
b) light pressure
c) intermittent pressure
d) heavy pressure
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A carious lesion that can be a)Both statements are false.
detected
visually should be explored
by inserting the tip into the
suspected lesion. When
examining an occlusal surface,
the clinician should trace the
entire length of a fissure
with the explorer while
applying heavy
pressure downward into the
developmental depression.
a) Both statements are false.
b) Both statements are true.
c) The first statement is
true; the second
statement is false.
d) The first statement is
false; the second
statement is true.
The use of a sharp explorer a)Both statements are true.
to diagnose caries in pits
and fissures is no longer
recommended.
Penetration by a sharp
explorer can actually cause
cavitation.
a) Both statements are true.
b) Both statements are false.
c) The first statement is
false; the second
statement is true.
d) The first statement is
true; the second
statement is false.
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During your assessment stroke b)Overlap many strokes including reaching the bottom of the
with an explorer you would: sulcus.
a) Try and remove as
much calculus as
possible
b) Overlap many strokes
including reaching the
bottom of the sulcus.
c) Use the explorer tip for
greater tactile sensitivity
d) Lift out of the sulcus with
each stroke to be sure you
are using the side tip
Rolling the handle of the a)Maintain correct adaptation of the explorer, reducing gingival
explorer at the line angle of trauma
a tooth helps to:
a) Maintain correct
adaptation of the
explorer, reducing
gingival trauma
b) Reduce the chances of
scratching the tooth
surface
c) Increases the chance of
leaving residual calculus
d) Keep the explorer at the
base of the sulcus
When using an 11/12- b)Curves toward the tooth surface
type explorer on
maxillary anterior
teeth, the correct
working-end:
a) Curves outward away from
the tissue
b) Curves toward the tooth
surface
c) Is perpendicular to the
distofacial surface
d) Both A and C
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questions and verified detailed solutions (
MULTIPLE CHOICES)
|100% CORRECT!!
Subgingival calculus deposits d)located beneath the gingival margin
are___________________ _.
a) located above the gingival
margin
b) located above the CEJ on
posterior teeth
c) Located above the CEJ on
anterior teeth
d) located beneath the gingival
margin
Lorelei tells you that she a)She is resting her middle finger on the instrument
can never feel handle, applying very heavy pressure during
subgingival calculus exploratory strokes.
deposits with her
explorer no matter where
the deposits are located.
Which of the following
technique errors is the
most likely cause of
Lorelei's
inability to detect calculus?
a) She is resting her middle
finger on the instrument
handle, applying very
heavy pressure during
exploratory strokes.
b) She is holding the
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instrument handle with her
thumb and index finger.
c) She is using the wrong
explorer.
d) She is not inserting the
working-end to the base
of the sulcus.
Thaddeus will have better b)light pressure
success in
detecting subgingival
calculus deposits if he
uses assessment strokes
with ________________ _.
a) moderate pressure
b) light pressure
c) intermittent pressure
d) heavy pressure
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A carious lesion that can be a)Both statements are false.
detected
visually should be explored
by inserting the tip into the
suspected lesion. When
examining an occlusal surface,
the clinician should trace the
entire length of a fissure
with the explorer while
applying heavy
pressure downward into the
developmental depression.
a) Both statements are false.
b) Both statements are true.
c) The first statement is
true; the second
statement is false.
d) The first statement is
false; the second
statement is true.
The use of a sharp explorer a)Both statements are true.
to diagnose caries in pits
and fissures is no longer
recommended.
Penetration by a sharp
explorer can actually cause
cavitation.
a) Both statements are true.
b) Both statements are false.
c) The first statement is
false; the second
statement is true.
d) The first statement is
true; the second
statement is false.
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During your assessment stroke b)Overlap many strokes including reaching the bottom of the
with an explorer you would: sulcus.
a) Try and remove as
much calculus as
possible
b) Overlap many strokes
including reaching the
bottom of the sulcus.
c) Use the explorer tip for
greater tactile sensitivity
d) Lift out of the sulcus with
each stroke to be sure you
are using the side tip
Rolling the handle of the a)Maintain correct adaptation of the explorer, reducing gingival
explorer at the line angle of trauma
a tooth helps to:
a) Maintain correct
adaptation of the
explorer, reducing
gingival trauma
b) Reduce the chances of
scratching the tooth
surface
c) Increases the chance of
leaving residual calculus
d) Keep the explorer at the
base of the sulcus
When using an 11/12- b)Curves toward the tooth surface
type explorer on
maxillary anterior
teeth, the correct
working-end:
a) Curves outward away from
the tissue
b) Curves toward the tooth
surface
c) Is perpendicular to the
distofacial surface
d) Both A and C
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