ADAA MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
orthodontist - Correct Answers -braces specialist
endodontist - Correct Answers -root canal specialist
periodontist - Correct Answers -gum disease specialist
oral and maxillofacial surgeon - Correct Answers -corrects disease, injury, or defects by
surgery
prosthodontist - Correct Answers -prosthetic specialist
pedodontist - Correct Answers -children specialists
mandible - Correct Answers -lower jaw
maxilla - Correct Answers -upper jaw
condyles - Correct Answers -end of tmj allowing mandible to open and close
mental foramen - Correct Answers -two holes on the front surface of the mandible
articulating paper - Correct Answers -used to check a patients bite
calcium hydroxide applicator - Correct Answers -used to apply dycal and other
base/liner
self-cured composite - Correct Answers -composite cures or sets without a curing light
light cured composite - Correct Answers -will not harden without a light
dual-cured composite - Correct Answers -mainly used for buildups under crowns
isolation technique: cotton roll/dry angles - Correct Answers -most common
used to retract cheek and tongue
isolation technique: rubber dam - Correct Answers -used for root canal
keeps tooth dry and things out of patients throat
, ramus - Correct Answers -part of mandible that allows rotation of the tmj
TMJ - Correct Answers -joint that allows movement of the the mandible
anterior - Correct Answers -toward the front
posterior - Correct Answers -toward the back
medial - Correct Answers -toward or near the the midline of the body
lateral - Correct Answers -toward the outer left and right of the body
labial frenulum - Correct Answers -band of tissue on the inside of the lips that attach to
the center of the maxillary and mandibular arch
lingual frenulum - Correct Answers -skin that extends from the floor of the mouth
underneath the tongue
hard palate - Correct Answers -the gingiva underlying the root of the mouth
soft palate - Correct Answers -the skin posterior to the hard palate that moves freely
uvula - Correct Answers -the pear shaped projection at the end of the soft palate
tonsil - Correct Answers -lymphatic tissue located on each side of the throat
buccal vestibule - Correct Answers -the area between the cheek and the teeth
submandibular gland - Correct Answers -gland under the tongue that secretes salvia
Apex - Correct Answers -the tapered end of each root tip where the nerve exits the
tooth
bone - Correct Answers -hard tissue that the teeth reside in
cementum - Correct Answers -outer layer covering of the anatomic root of a tooth
crown - Correct Answers -the part of the tooth that protrudes through the gingiva that is
visible
dentin - Correct Answers -the hard portion of the root that surrounds the pulp
enamel - Correct Answers -outer layer covering the crown of the tooth hardest material
in the body
pulp chamber/ cavity - Correct Answers -the space occupied by pulp
AND ANSWERS
orthodontist - Correct Answers -braces specialist
endodontist - Correct Answers -root canal specialist
periodontist - Correct Answers -gum disease specialist
oral and maxillofacial surgeon - Correct Answers -corrects disease, injury, or defects by
surgery
prosthodontist - Correct Answers -prosthetic specialist
pedodontist - Correct Answers -children specialists
mandible - Correct Answers -lower jaw
maxilla - Correct Answers -upper jaw
condyles - Correct Answers -end of tmj allowing mandible to open and close
mental foramen - Correct Answers -two holes on the front surface of the mandible
articulating paper - Correct Answers -used to check a patients bite
calcium hydroxide applicator - Correct Answers -used to apply dycal and other
base/liner
self-cured composite - Correct Answers -composite cures or sets without a curing light
light cured composite - Correct Answers -will not harden without a light
dual-cured composite - Correct Answers -mainly used for buildups under crowns
isolation technique: cotton roll/dry angles - Correct Answers -most common
used to retract cheek and tongue
isolation technique: rubber dam - Correct Answers -used for root canal
keeps tooth dry and things out of patients throat
, ramus - Correct Answers -part of mandible that allows rotation of the tmj
TMJ - Correct Answers -joint that allows movement of the the mandible
anterior - Correct Answers -toward the front
posterior - Correct Answers -toward the back
medial - Correct Answers -toward or near the the midline of the body
lateral - Correct Answers -toward the outer left and right of the body
labial frenulum - Correct Answers -band of tissue on the inside of the lips that attach to
the center of the maxillary and mandibular arch
lingual frenulum - Correct Answers -skin that extends from the floor of the mouth
underneath the tongue
hard palate - Correct Answers -the gingiva underlying the root of the mouth
soft palate - Correct Answers -the skin posterior to the hard palate that moves freely
uvula - Correct Answers -the pear shaped projection at the end of the soft palate
tonsil - Correct Answers -lymphatic tissue located on each side of the throat
buccal vestibule - Correct Answers -the area between the cheek and the teeth
submandibular gland - Correct Answers -gland under the tongue that secretes salvia
Apex - Correct Answers -the tapered end of each root tip where the nerve exits the
tooth
bone - Correct Answers -hard tissue that the teeth reside in
cementum - Correct Answers -outer layer covering of the anatomic root of a tooth
crown - Correct Answers -the part of the tooth that protrudes through the gingiva that is
visible
dentin - Correct Answers -the hard portion of the root that surrounds the pulp
enamel - Correct Answers -outer layer covering the crown of the tooth hardest material
in the body
pulp chamber/ cavity - Correct Answers -the space occupied by pulp
