Chapter 28 Test Bank
1. Morphology is defined as:: Branch of biology that deals with form and structure
2. The examination technique in which the examiner used his or her fingers
and hands to feel for size, texture and consistency of hard and soft tissue is
called?: Palpitation
3. One technique used to detect periodontal disease is?: Periodontal probing
4. An advantage of digital imaging over film-based imaging is the:: capability
for magnification of an image for evaluation
5. The standard classification of system used to describe the location of decay
and the best method for restoring a tooth was developed by:: G.V. Black
6. Using G.V. Blacks classification, a pit and fissure on the occlusal surface of
molars and premolars is considered a class cavity.: I
7. The diagram used for charting the primary teeth includes primary teeth
and permanent teeth.: 20;32
8. When referring to a tooth charting diagram, the teeth are presented from
the perspective of looking into the patient's mouth, and the right side of the
patient's mouth appears on the of the page.: left side
9. A dental charting system that uses the geometric diagram style represents
the teeth with:: circles
10. The most common tooth-numbering systems used are the:: Universal sys-
tem, palmer notation, international /federation
11. The tooth-numbering system that begins numbering in the maxillary right
third molar as tooth #1 and ends with the mandibular right third molar #32 is
the:: Universal system
12. Charting with a color-coding system specifies that is used for dental
treatment that has been completed and is used for dental treatment that
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needs to be completed.: blue; red
13. The correct abbreviation for mesio-occluso-buccal restoration is:: MOB
14. The clinical dental assistant will follow a routine protocol for the patient
clinical examination that includes seating the patient in the dental treatment
area and:: draping the patient with a napkin, positioning the patient for the dentist
to begin the exam
15. The examination of the cheeks, mucosa, lips, palate, tonsil area, tongue
and the floor on the mouth to detect any abnormality is the examination.-
: Soft tissue
16. When examining the cervical lymph nodes, the dentist is looking for:: -
swelling or abnormal formations, tenderness in the area
17. The term that describes placing the thumb of one hand inside the mouth
and the index and third finger of the other hand outside the mouth and gently
feeling the tissues for any lumps or abnormalities is:: palpation
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1. Morphology is defined as:: Branch of biology that deals with form and structure
2. The examination technique in which the examiner used his or her fingers
and hands to feel for size, texture and consistency of hard and soft tissue is
called?: Palpitation
3. One technique used to detect periodontal disease is?: Periodontal probing
4. An advantage of digital imaging over film-based imaging is the:: capability
for magnification of an image for evaluation
5. The standard classification of system used to describe the location of decay
and the best method for restoring a tooth was developed by:: G.V. Black
6. Using G.V. Blacks classification, a pit and fissure on the occlusal surface of
molars and premolars is considered a class cavity.: I
7. The diagram used for charting the primary teeth includes primary teeth
and permanent teeth.: 20;32
8. When referring to a tooth charting diagram, the teeth are presented from
the perspective of looking into the patient's mouth, and the right side of the
patient's mouth appears on the of the page.: left side
9. A dental charting system that uses the geometric diagram style represents
the teeth with:: circles
10. The most common tooth-numbering systems used are the:: Universal sys-
tem, palmer notation, international /federation
11. The tooth-numbering system that begins numbering in the maxillary right
third molar as tooth #1 and ends with the mandibular right third molar #32 is
the:: Universal system
12. Charting with a color-coding system specifies that is used for dental
treatment that has been completed and is used for dental treatment that
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needs to be completed.: blue; red
13. The correct abbreviation for mesio-occluso-buccal restoration is:: MOB
14. The clinical dental assistant will follow a routine protocol for the patient
clinical examination that includes seating the patient in the dental treatment
area and:: draping the patient with a napkin, positioning the patient for the dentist
to begin the exam
15. The examination of the cheeks, mucosa, lips, palate, tonsil area, tongue
and the floor on the mouth to detect any abnormality is the examination.-
: Soft tissue
16. When examining the cervical lymph nodes, the dentist is looking for:: -
swelling or abnormal formations, tenderness in the area
17. The term that describes placing the thumb of one hand inside the mouth
and the index and third finger of the other hand outside the mouth and gently
feeling the tissues for any lumps or abnormalities is:: palpation
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