DASA Midterm Exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions

DASA Midterm Exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions Dentist - Answer️️ -Superior Respondent, diagnosis Hygienist - Answer️️ -Oral Prophylaxis, aides Doctor in diagnosing Dental Assistant - Answer️️ -First impression, aides in procedures, takes X-Rays and impressions Front Desk - Answer️️ -Scheduling, accounts receivable/payable, insurance verification Lab tech - Answer️️ -usually offsite, fabricates, indirect, restorations, dentures, etc. How many quadrants are in the mouth? - Answer️️ -4 Teeth in the upper right quadrant - Answer️️ -1-8 Teeth in the upper left quadrant - Answer️️ -9-16 Teeth in the lower left quadrant - Answer️️ -17-24 teeth in the lower right quadrant - Answer️️ -25-32 How many classifications of teeth are there? - Answer️️ -4 Molars and Premolar functions and characteristics; - Answer️️ -To grind and chew, multi rooted, most cusps Canine functions and characteristics - Answer️️ -To rip and tear, longest rooted tooth Incisor functions and characteristics - Answer️️ -To cut, single rooted ©SOPHIABENNETT EXAM SOLUTIONS_2024/2025 Tuesday, September 3, 2024 10:30 AM Page | 2 Endodontist - Answer️️ -Pulp health Orthodontist - Answer️️ -Align teeth Periodontist - Answer️️ -Gum health Oral surgeon - Answer️️ -Extractions, biopsy Pedodontist - Answer️️ -Children General & Family - Answer️️ -Basic dental care, can refer to specialist Prostodontist - Answer️️ -Missing teeth replacements Mixed dentition - Answer️️ -Where primary and permanent teeth are both present Enamel - Answer️️ -made of rods and prisms, hardest surface in the body Dentin - Answer️️ -70% inorganic matter, tubular in nature What is the 70% of inorganic material in dentin made of? - Answer️️ -Calcium and phosphorus Pulp horn - Answer️️ -the horned "tips" of the pulp chamber Cementum - Answer️️ -Covers the roots of the teeth Pulp - Answer️️ -contains the blood and nerves of the tooth 2 major parts of pulp cavity - Answer️️ -Pulp chamber and Pulp Canal Pulp Chamber - Answer️️ -Largest portion of the p