DENTAL MATERIALS: FOUNDATIONS AND
11/20/2025
APPLICATIONS 11TH EDITION
Complete Test Bank_
Dental Materials: Foundations and Applications 11th Edition
(John M. Powers & John C. Wataha) All Chapter 1-15 (Q&AWith Rationales)| A+ GUIDE
T T
E E
S S
T T
B B
A A
N N
K K
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,DENTAL MATERIALS: FOUNDATIONS AND
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APPLICATIONS 11TH EDITION
Chapter 01: Introduction to Restorative Dental Materials ...................................................................................3
Chapter 02: Properties of Materials .....................................................................................................................29
Chapter 03: Preventive Dental Materials .............................................................................................................60
Chapter 04: Direct Esthetic Restorative Materials .............................................................................................94
Chapter 05: Dental Amalgam ..............................................................................................................................126
Chapter 06: Finishing, Polishing, and Cleansing Materials ..............................................................................159
Chapter 07: Cements ............................................................................................................................................191
Chapter 08: Impression Materials ......................................................................................................................227
Chapter 09: Model and Die Materials ................................................................................................................260
Chapter 10: Waxes ...............................................................................................................................................294
Chapter 11: Casting Alloys, Wrought Alloys, and Solders ...............................................................................323
Chapter 12: Casting, Soldering, and Welding ...................................................................................................354
Chapter 13: Polymers in Prosthodontics ............................................................................................................384
Chapter 14: Dental Ceramics ..............................................................................................................................415
Chapter 15: Dental Implants ...............................................................................................................................447
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,DENTAL MATERIALS: FOUNDATIONS AND
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Chapter 01: Introduction to Restorative
Dental Materials
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What causes caries?
a. Food debris
b. Materia alba
c. Acidic foodstuff
d. Bacterial plaque
e. Salivary glycoproteins
CORRECT ANSWER: D
Feedback
A. Food debris does not have the structural organization of bacterial plaque biofilm.
B. Materia alba does not have the structural organization of bacterial plaque biofilm.
C. Acidic foodstuff lowers pH and may demineralize teeth but does not directly cause decay.
D. Caries is caused by biofilm; also known as bacterial plaque.
E. Salivary glycoproteins form the acquired enamel pellicle to which bacteria adhere.
DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 1 OBJ: 2
TOP: CDA, GC, V, A,1b. Patient Education and Oral Health Management
MSC: NBDHE, 6.0 Providing Supportive Treatment Services, 6.1 Properties and Manipulation of
Materials
2. Caries is most likely to occur on which of the following tooth surfaces?
a. Buccal
b. Lingual
c. Occlusal
d. Interproximal
November 20, 2025
, DENTAL MATERIALS: FOUNDATIONS AND
11/20/2025
APPLICATIONS 11TH EDITION
e. C and D are both correct.
CORRECT ANSWER: E
November 20, 2025
11/20/2025
APPLICATIONS 11TH EDITION
Complete Test Bank_
Dental Materials: Foundations and Applications 11th Edition
(John M. Powers & John C. Wataha) All Chapter 1-15 (Q&AWith Rationales)| A+ GUIDE
T T
E E
S S
T T
B B
A A
N N
K K
November 20, 2025
,DENTAL MATERIALS: FOUNDATIONS AND
11/20/2025
APPLICATIONS 11TH EDITION
Chapter 01: Introduction to Restorative Dental Materials ...................................................................................3
Chapter 02: Properties of Materials .....................................................................................................................29
Chapter 03: Preventive Dental Materials .............................................................................................................60
Chapter 04: Direct Esthetic Restorative Materials .............................................................................................94
Chapter 05: Dental Amalgam ..............................................................................................................................126
Chapter 06: Finishing, Polishing, and Cleansing Materials ..............................................................................159
Chapter 07: Cements ............................................................................................................................................191
Chapter 08: Impression Materials ......................................................................................................................227
Chapter 09: Model and Die Materials ................................................................................................................260
Chapter 10: Waxes ...............................................................................................................................................294
Chapter 11: Casting Alloys, Wrought Alloys, and Solders ...............................................................................323
Chapter 12: Casting, Soldering, and Welding ...................................................................................................354
Chapter 13: Polymers in Prosthodontics ............................................................................................................384
Chapter 14: Dental Ceramics ..............................................................................................................................415
Chapter 15: Dental Implants ...............................................................................................................................447
November 20, 2025
,DENTAL MATERIALS: FOUNDATIONS AND
11/20/2025
APPLICATIONS 11TH EDITION
Chapter 01: Introduction to Restorative
Dental Materials
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What causes caries?
a. Food debris
b. Materia alba
c. Acidic foodstuff
d. Bacterial plaque
e. Salivary glycoproteins
CORRECT ANSWER: D
Feedback
A. Food debris does not have the structural organization of bacterial plaque biofilm.
B. Materia alba does not have the structural organization of bacterial plaque biofilm.
C. Acidic foodstuff lowers pH and may demineralize teeth but does not directly cause decay.
D. Caries is caused by biofilm; also known as bacterial plaque.
E. Salivary glycoproteins form the acquired enamel pellicle to which bacteria adhere.
DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 1 OBJ: 2
TOP: CDA, GC, V, A,1b. Patient Education and Oral Health Management
MSC: NBDHE, 6.0 Providing Supportive Treatment Services, 6.1 Properties and Manipulation of
Materials
2. Caries is most likely to occur on which of the following tooth surfaces?
a. Buccal
b. Lingual
c. Occlusal
d. Interproximal
November 20, 2025
, DENTAL MATERIALS: FOUNDATIONS AND
11/20/2025
APPLICATIONS 11TH EDITION
e. C and D are both correct.
CORRECT ANSWER: E
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