Dental Assistant Certification (CDA)
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Abscess - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Acute or chronic localized inflammation (probably with a
collection of pus) , tissue destruction/swelling. Can be infected tooth/soft tissue.
Abutment - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔A tooth, root, or implant used for support and retention of a
fixed or removable prosthesis
Alveolar - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Bone to which tooth is attached to
Amalgam - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔typical filling usually made of silver ( tin, copper, and
mercury)
local anesthesia - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔causes the loss of sensation in a limited area by
injecting an anesthetic solution near that area
minimal sedation - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔a minimally depressed level of consciousness,
produced by a pharmacological method, that retains the patient's ability to independently and
continuously maintain an airway and respond normally to tactile stimulation and verbal
command
Apex - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔very bottom of root of a tooth
Apicoectomy - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Surgical removal of the tip of the root
Arch - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔description of the alignment of the upper and lower tooth
questions well answered 2026
Abscess - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Acute or chronic localized inflammation (probably with a
collection of pus) , tissue destruction/swelling. Can be infected tooth/soft tissue.
Abutment - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔A tooth, root, or implant used for support and retention of a
fixed or removable prosthesis
Alveolar - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Bone to which tooth is attached to
Amalgam - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔typical filling usually made of silver ( tin, copper, and
mercury)
local anesthesia - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔causes the loss of sensation in a limited area by
injecting an anesthetic solution near that area
minimal sedation - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔a minimally depressed level of consciousness,
produced by a pharmacological method, that retains the patient's ability to independently and
continuously maintain an airway and respond normally to tactile stimulation and verbal
command
Apex - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔very bottom of root of a tooth
Apicoectomy - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔Surgical removal of the tip of the root
Arch - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔description of the alignment of the upper and lower tooth
