Module 8 - Dental Instrumentation and
Equipment QUESTIONS WELL
SOLVED
The machine that provides compressed air, water, and electricity to evacuation hoses,
handpiece hoses, and air/water syringes is called the:
X-ray unit
Dental unit
Assistant unit
Operatory unit - correct answer ✔✔ Dental unit
A tool, categorized as high-speed or low-speed and powered by compressed air, that may be
used with or without water is known as a:
Hand instrument
Cutting instrument
Rotary instrument
Periodontal instrument - correct answer ✔✔ Rotary instrument
The category of hand instrument used to inspect the oral cavity is:
Accessory instruments
Restorative instruments
Hand cutting instruments
Examination instruments - correct answer ✔✔ Examination instruments
Dental hand instruments used to remove decay, smooth and finish a tooth, and prepare the
tooth structure for its final restoration are known as:
, Accessory instruments
Restorative instruments
Examination instruments
Hand cutting instruments - correct answer ✔✔ Hand cutting instruments
Dental hand instruments used to place, condense, and carve a dental material to the original
anatomy of the tooth structure to facilitate the tooth's restoration.
Examination instrument
Restorative instrument
Accessory instrument
Hand cutting instrument - correct answer ✔✔ Restorative instrument
The use of the reflection of a dental mirror to view the oral cavity.
Direct visualization
Image visualization
Indirect visualization
Refraction visualization - correct answer ✔✔ Indirect visualization
The name of the adaptable hand cutting instrument used to remove soft decay from the dentin
is:
Carver
Burnisher
Excavator
Condenser - correct answer ✔✔ Excavator
The procedure in which restorative materials are placed in the prepared cavity at chairside is:
All restorations
Equipment QUESTIONS WELL
SOLVED
The machine that provides compressed air, water, and electricity to evacuation hoses,
handpiece hoses, and air/water syringes is called the:
X-ray unit
Dental unit
Assistant unit
Operatory unit - correct answer ✔✔ Dental unit
A tool, categorized as high-speed or low-speed and powered by compressed air, that may be
used with or without water is known as a:
Hand instrument
Cutting instrument
Rotary instrument
Periodontal instrument - correct answer ✔✔ Rotary instrument
The category of hand instrument used to inspect the oral cavity is:
Accessory instruments
Restorative instruments
Hand cutting instruments
Examination instruments - correct answer ✔✔ Examination instruments
Dental hand instruments used to remove decay, smooth and finish a tooth, and prepare the
tooth structure for its final restoration are known as:
, Accessory instruments
Restorative instruments
Examination instruments
Hand cutting instruments - correct answer ✔✔ Hand cutting instruments
Dental hand instruments used to place, condense, and carve a dental material to the original
anatomy of the tooth structure to facilitate the tooth's restoration.
Examination instrument
Restorative instrument
Accessory instrument
Hand cutting instrument - correct answer ✔✔ Restorative instrument
The use of the reflection of a dental mirror to view the oral cavity.
Direct visualization
Image visualization
Indirect visualization
Refraction visualization - correct answer ✔✔ Indirect visualization
The name of the adaptable hand cutting instrument used to remove soft decay from the dentin
is:
Carver
Burnisher
Excavator
Condenser - correct answer ✔✔ Excavator
The procedure in which restorative materials are placed in the prepared cavity at chairside is:
All restorations
