MDAS MIDTERM QUESTIONS WELL
ANSWERED GRADED A+
Distal or Posterior - ANS ✔✔Tooth #19 is _____________ to tooth #21.
Tooth #26 - ANS ✔✔The tooth anterior to the lower right canine is____________.
Distal - ANS ✔✔The mesial surface of tooth #14 touches the_____________ of #13.
Lingual or Palatal - ANS ✔✔In the maxillary arch, the surface of the teeth facing the tongue is
the________________or_____________ surface.
Periodontics - ANS ✔✔The branch of dentistry dealing with the treatment of the gingival
tissue(gums) is________________.
Dentine - ANS ✔✔The layer of the tooth directly below the enamel is the_____________.
Pulp chamber - ANS ✔✔The part of the tooth where the nerve and blood vessels reside is
the________________.
Tooth #15 - ANS ✔✔The tooth directly posterior to the upper left first molar is____________.
Incisal - ANS ✔✔Tooth #8 has a______________biting edge.
Apex - ANS ✔✔The area of the tooth where the nerve exits and is often missed on the xray is
the____________.
, #12 - ANS ✔✔Tooth #_______ Is a 1st bicuspid(pre-molar)
#18 - ANS ✔✔Tooth #_______ is a 2nd molar.
Blue - ANS ✔✔What color is the cap for the 30 gage "short" needle.
Yellow - ANS ✔✔What color is the cap for the 27 gage "long" needle.
Re-cap - ANS ✔✔You should always ______________ a needle when not in use.
Towards - ANS ✔✔In a high volume evactuation(HVE) suction, the bevel of the suction tip
should face_________ the tooth.
Duralon - ANS ✔✔___________ cement should be mixed very quickley on a paper mixing pad if
desired.
Alginate - ANS ✔✔A ____________ impression should be poured immediately or wrapped in a
wet paper towel.
Bisecting or parallel - ANS ✔✔The xray techniques used in dentistry are the_________ angle
and the _________ techique.
Center - ANS ✔✔When assembling the Rinn holder, as a final check, one should always make
sure the film is in the ____________ of the ring.
Face - ANS ✔✔When taking an xray, the white side of the film should _________the tooth.
Straight (horizontal) from the side.
ANSWERED GRADED A+
Distal or Posterior - ANS ✔✔Tooth #19 is _____________ to tooth #21.
Tooth #26 - ANS ✔✔The tooth anterior to the lower right canine is____________.
Distal - ANS ✔✔The mesial surface of tooth #14 touches the_____________ of #13.
Lingual or Palatal - ANS ✔✔In the maxillary arch, the surface of the teeth facing the tongue is
the________________or_____________ surface.
Periodontics - ANS ✔✔The branch of dentistry dealing with the treatment of the gingival
tissue(gums) is________________.
Dentine - ANS ✔✔The layer of the tooth directly below the enamel is the_____________.
Pulp chamber - ANS ✔✔The part of the tooth where the nerve and blood vessels reside is
the________________.
Tooth #15 - ANS ✔✔The tooth directly posterior to the upper left first molar is____________.
Incisal - ANS ✔✔Tooth #8 has a______________biting edge.
Apex - ANS ✔✔The area of the tooth where the nerve exits and is often missed on the xray is
the____________.
, #12 - ANS ✔✔Tooth #_______ Is a 1st bicuspid(pre-molar)
#18 - ANS ✔✔Tooth #_______ is a 2nd molar.
Blue - ANS ✔✔What color is the cap for the 30 gage "short" needle.
Yellow - ANS ✔✔What color is the cap for the 27 gage "long" needle.
Re-cap - ANS ✔✔You should always ______________ a needle when not in use.
Towards - ANS ✔✔In a high volume evactuation(HVE) suction, the bevel of the suction tip
should face_________ the tooth.
Duralon - ANS ✔✔___________ cement should be mixed very quickley on a paper mixing pad if
desired.
Alginate - ANS ✔✔A ____________ impression should be poured immediately or wrapped in a
wet paper towel.
Bisecting or parallel - ANS ✔✔The xray techniques used in dentistry are the_________ angle
and the _________ techique.
Center - ANS ✔✔When assembling the Rinn holder, as a final check, one should always make
sure the film is in the ____________ of the ring.
Face - ANS ✔✔When taking an xray, the white side of the film should _________the tooth.
Straight (horizontal) from the side.
