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Test Bank for Dental Materials: Foundations and Applications, Eleventh Edition by John M. Powers and John C. Wataha | Chapters 1–15 Complete

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This comprehensive test bank for Dental Materials: Foundations and Applications, Eleventh Edition by John M. Powers and John C. Wataha provides a structured collection of exam-style questions, answers, and rationales covering Chapters 1–15. It is designed to support dental and dental hygiene students in understanding the properties, uses, and clinical applications of dental materials. The material covers key topics such as material science principles, impression materials, restorative materials, dental cements, polymers, ceramics, metals and alloys, bonding systems, infection control, and safety procedures used in dental practice. It is suitable for dentistry, dental hygiene, and dental assisting students preparing for coursework and examinations.

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Test Bank for Dental Materials:
Foundations and Applications 11th
Edition by John M. Powers & John C.
Wataha
Complete Chapter 1-15 With Rationales| A+ Grade




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TABLE OF CONTENT

1. Introduction to Restorative Dental Materials

2. Properties of Materials

3. Preventive Dental Materials

4. Direct Esthetic Restorative Materials

5. Dental Amalgam

6. Finishing, Polishing, and Cleansing Materials

7. Cements

8. Impression Materials

9. Model and Die Materials

10. Waxes

11. Casting Alloys, Wrought Alloys, and Solders

12. Casting, Soldering, and Welding

13. Polymers in Prosthodontics

14. Dental Ceramics

15. Dental Implants




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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

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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

e. C and D are both correct.

CORRECT ANSWER: E

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A. Buccal surfaces are also susceptible to caries; however, there is less surface area left unchecked. B.

Lingual surfaces are also susceptible to caries; however, there is less surface area left unchecked. C.
Caries is most likely to occur in pits and fissures on the occlusal surface and on interproximal tooth

surfaces where plaque accumulates unchecked.

D. Caries is most likely to occur in pits and fissures on the occlusal surface and on interproximal tooth
surfaces where plaque accumulates unchecked.

E. Caries is most likely to occur in pits and fissures on the occlusal surface and on interproximal tooth
surfaces where plaque accumulates unchecked.

DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 1 OBJ: 2

TOP: CDA, GC, III, B, 1, Describe how to prepare, mix, deliver, and store restorative materials, including
but not limited to a. amalgam, c. composites
MSC: NBDHE, 6.0 Providing Supportive Treatment Services, 6.5 General



3. Which of the following is an intracoronal restoration?

a. Ceramic–alloy crown on tooth number 21

b. Ceramic veneer on tooth number 8

c. Ceramic onlay on tooth number 30

d. Ceramic inlay on tooth number 14

CORRECT ANSWER: D

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A. The alternate choices are all extracoronal restorations used to repair the external.

B. The alternate choices are all extracoronal restorations used to repair the external.

C. The alternate choices are all extracoronal restorations used to repair the external.

D. A ceramic inlay on tooth number 14 is an example of an intracoronal restoration, meaning that the
restoration is being used to repair damage restricted to the internal parts of a tooth. Materials such as
amalgam and composite resin are used in addition to ceramic or cast metal.



DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 4 OBJ: 3

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