ADAA Midterm ACTUAL Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Why do we do fillings? - CORRECT ANSWER - Fillings or restorations repair a tooth
which has been destroyed by cavity or decay.
Enamel - CORRECT ANSWER - First level of tooth (hardest surface in the body)
Dentin - CORRECT ANSWER - Second level of tooth (soft)
Does decay destroy dentin or enamel faster? - CORRECT ANSWER - Dentin
Filling - CORRECT ANSWER - process of removing decay from a tooth (prep the tooth
by removing all of the decay from the tooth) and then filling it back with the appropriate
material..
When do you take your gloves off? - CORRECT ANSWER - last
What does the ultrasonic do? - CORRECT ANSWER - Removes debris
Can a hand piece go in the ultrasonic? - CORRECT ANSWER - no
What material do you use for pouring up a model? - CORRECT ANSWER - Snap stone
Where do cavities most commonly form? - CORRECT ANSWER - occlusal surface of
posterior teeth.
What teeth are amalgam fillings many used on? - CORRECT ANSWER - posterior
, General Dentist - CORRECT ANSWER - Little bit of everything
Orthodontist - CORRECT ANSWER - Braces specialist
Endodontist - CORRECT ANSWER - Root Canal Specialist
Periodontist - CORRECT ANSWER - Gum Disease Specialist
Oral and Maxofacial Surgeon - CORRECT ANSWER - Corrects disease, injury or defects
by surgery
Prosthodontist - CORRECT ANSWER - Prosthetic Specialist
Pedodontist - CORRECT ANSWER - children specialist
Madible - CORRECT ANSWER - Lower Jaw that holds teeth
Maxilla - CORRECT ANSWER - upper jaw that holds teeth
condyles - CORRECT ANSWER - the round prominence at the end of the TMJ allowing
the mandible to open and close
Mental Foramen - CORRECT ANSWER - One of the two holes located on the front
surface of the mandible between the 1st and 2nd premolars that permits passage of the mental
nerve and blood vessels
Ramus - CORRECT ANSWER - a part of the mandible that turns towards the skull
vertically to allow rotations of the TMJ in a vertical direction
and CORRECT Answers
Why do we do fillings? - CORRECT ANSWER - Fillings or restorations repair a tooth
which has been destroyed by cavity or decay.
Enamel - CORRECT ANSWER - First level of tooth (hardest surface in the body)
Dentin - CORRECT ANSWER - Second level of tooth (soft)
Does decay destroy dentin or enamel faster? - CORRECT ANSWER - Dentin
Filling - CORRECT ANSWER - process of removing decay from a tooth (prep the tooth
by removing all of the decay from the tooth) and then filling it back with the appropriate
material..
When do you take your gloves off? - CORRECT ANSWER - last
What does the ultrasonic do? - CORRECT ANSWER - Removes debris
Can a hand piece go in the ultrasonic? - CORRECT ANSWER - no
What material do you use for pouring up a model? - CORRECT ANSWER - Snap stone
Where do cavities most commonly form? - CORRECT ANSWER - occlusal surface of
posterior teeth.
What teeth are amalgam fillings many used on? - CORRECT ANSWER - posterior
, General Dentist - CORRECT ANSWER - Little bit of everything
Orthodontist - CORRECT ANSWER - Braces specialist
Endodontist - CORRECT ANSWER - Root Canal Specialist
Periodontist - CORRECT ANSWER - Gum Disease Specialist
Oral and Maxofacial Surgeon - CORRECT ANSWER - Corrects disease, injury or defects
by surgery
Prosthodontist - CORRECT ANSWER - Prosthetic Specialist
Pedodontist - CORRECT ANSWER - children specialist
Madible - CORRECT ANSWER - Lower Jaw that holds teeth
Maxilla - CORRECT ANSWER - upper jaw that holds teeth
condyles - CORRECT ANSWER - the round prominence at the end of the TMJ allowing
the mandible to open and close
Mental Foramen - CORRECT ANSWER - One of the two holes located on the front
surface of the mandible between the 1st and 2nd premolars that permits passage of the mental
nerve and blood vessels
Ramus - CORRECT ANSWER - a part of the mandible that turns towards the skull
vertically to allow rotations of the TMJ in a vertical direction
