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COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE WITH
SOLUTIONS
◉ Unpaired working-ends.
Answer: Double ended instrument that performs different tasks
◉ Paired working-ends.
Answer: Double ended instrument that are mirror ended images of
each other
◉ Flexible Shank.
Answer: -Thinner in diameter
-Enhanced tactile sensitivity
-Signed to remove small to medium calc
◉ Rigid shank.
Answer: -thick
-larger in diameter
-designed to remove heavy calculus
,◉ Complex shank.
Answer: -Complex side to side bends
-designed for posterior teeth
◉ Simple shank.
Answer: -straight
-designed for anterior teeth
◉ Shank.
Answer: connects the working end with the handle
◉ Instrument balance.
Answer: -Instrument is balanced if the working ends are aligned
with the long axis of the handle
-working ends centered with the midline of the handle
◉ Recommended instrument handle.
Answer: -lightweight
-large diameter
-tapered handle
-raised texturing (knurling pattern)
,◉ Instrument Handle diameter.
Answer: -very significantly
-larger handles = more ergonomic
◉ Instrument handle weight.
Answer: Lightweight = enhanced tactile sensitivity = less fatigue
◉ Parts of an instrument.
Answer: -working end
-shank
-handle
◉ Early caries diagnosis.
Answer: -good lighting
-clean surface
-air/water syringe
-sharp eyes
-blunt explorer
-bitewings
◉ Noncavitated Lesion.
, Answer: result of demineralization of an area of tooth surface,
usually is reversible or arrested with treatment
◉ Cavitated lesion.
Answer: loss of the outer surface layer of the crown or root surface,
usually needing restoration
◉ 11/12 technique posterior teeth.
Answer: Use premolar teeth for selection of tip you want to use.
Lower shank will be parallel to distal surface.
◉ 11/12 explorer technique anterior teeth.
Answer: -Tip is at 90 degree angle to the lower shank
-only the terminal 2 mm of the side tip is adapted to tooth surface
◉ tactile sensitivity.
Answer: the ability to detect calculus deposits by feeling vibrations
transferred from the explorer tip to the instrument shank and
handle
◉ During _____ instrumentation, the clinician relies on their _____ to
locate calc..
Answer: Subgingival
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE WITH
SOLUTIONS
◉ Unpaired working-ends.
Answer: Double ended instrument that performs different tasks
◉ Paired working-ends.
Answer: Double ended instrument that are mirror ended images of
each other
◉ Flexible Shank.
Answer: -Thinner in diameter
-Enhanced tactile sensitivity
-Signed to remove small to medium calc
◉ Rigid shank.
Answer: -thick
-larger in diameter
-designed to remove heavy calculus
,◉ Complex shank.
Answer: -Complex side to side bends
-designed for posterior teeth
◉ Simple shank.
Answer: -straight
-designed for anterior teeth
◉ Shank.
Answer: connects the working end with the handle
◉ Instrument balance.
Answer: -Instrument is balanced if the working ends are aligned
with the long axis of the handle
-working ends centered with the midline of the handle
◉ Recommended instrument handle.
Answer: -lightweight
-large diameter
-tapered handle
-raised texturing (knurling pattern)
,◉ Instrument Handle diameter.
Answer: -very significantly
-larger handles = more ergonomic
◉ Instrument handle weight.
Answer: Lightweight = enhanced tactile sensitivity = less fatigue
◉ Parts of an instrument.
Answer: -working end
-shank
-handle
◉ Early caries diagnosis.
Answer: -good lighting
-clean surface
-air/water syringe
-sharp eyes
-blunt explorer
-bitewings
◉ Noncavitated Lesion.
, Answer: result of demineralization of an area of tooth surface,
usually is reversible or arrested with treatment
◉ Cavitated lesion.
Answer: loss of the outer surface layer of the crown or root surface,
usually needing restoration
◉ 11/12 technique posterior teeth.
Answer: Use premolar teeth for selection of tip you want to use.
Lower shank will be parallel to distal surface.
◉ 11/12 explorer technique anterior teeth.
Answer: -Tip is at 90 degree angle to the lower shank
-only the terminal 2 mm of the side tip is adapted to tooth surface
◉ tactile sensitivity.
Answer: the ability to detect calculus deposits by feeling vibrations
transferred from the explorer tip to the instrument shank and
handle
◉ During _____ instrumentation, the clinician relies on their _____ to
locate calc..
Answer: Subgingival
