DASLE MN 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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✔✔optiflex arch wire type - ✔✔newer type of arch wire that's mad from a composite
material with a top coating of optical glass fibers, making it esthetically pleasing. also
used for LIGHT FORCE in the INITIAL stages of alignment
✔✔Round arch wire shape - ✔✔used during INITIAL and intermediate stages of
treatment. to correct crowded and crooked teeth and to level the arch
✔✔square/rectangular arch wire shape - ✔✔used during the FINAL stages of treatment
to position the crown and the root in correct maxillary and mandibular relationship. give
tooth better stability and apply greater force
✔✔bird beak pliers - ✔✔dds used to bend and form wires for fixed and removable
appliances
Contour the archwire, done by the dentist
✔✔weingart pliers - ✔✔used for placement of arch wires
✔✔hawley retainer - ✔✔most common appliance. a removable retainer worn to
passively retain teeth in their new position after fixed appliances have been removed
✔✔headgear - ✔✔used before braces/work together with braces to move and realign
teeth
2 parts: face bow and traction device
✔✔lingual retainer - ✔✔canine to canine
✔✔What do the end cutting pliers do? - ✔✔Cut and remove the distal end of an
archwire
✔✔What does palliative treatment mean in ortho? - ✔✔To get a patient out of pain, in
ortho that would be cut archwires
✔✔Can an LDA cement a space maintainer? - ✔✔Yes as long as it has been pre-fit and
pre-adjusted by a dentist
✔✔What type of ortho retainer may be delivered to the patient without the dentist is out-
of-the office? - ✔✔Vacuum formed trays
✔✔To remove a cwment bond in ortho, a ________ bur and __________ handpiece
can be used. - ✔✔finishing; slow-speed
,✔✔What instrument is used to contour the edges of a metal temporary crown? To cut
the edges? - ✔✔Contouring pliers
Crown and collar scissors
✔✔When do you take the impression for the temporary crown during the crown prep
procedure? - ✔✔Before prepping the tooth
✔✔What is the consistency of the custom temporary crown material? - ✔✔Doughy
(remove greasy material with alcohol)
✔✔What are the purpose/requirements of a temporary restoration? - ✔✔Protect tooth
from sensitivity
Maintain function
Prevent movement
No leakage
Provides aesthetics
Margins must fit
Prevent food impaction
Helps with speech
✔✔List the different types of temporary restorations? - ✔✔Aluminum shell
Stainless steel
Pre-formed non-anatomical
Pre-formed anatomical
Celluloid
Polycarbonate
Custom
✔✔What instructions are given to a patient after a temporary crown is seated? -
✔✔Avoid hard, stick foods
No gum
Pull floss through
Call if crown comes off
✔✔What is the ideal maximum amount of space between a temporary crown margin
and the finish line of the preparation? - ✔✔Less than 1 mm (.5 mm)
IRM-intermediate restorative material
Temp cement (temp bond) (ZOE)the eugenol is palliative (sedative)
Excess is removed with an explorer after it sets
✔✔When adapting an aluminum temporary crown, what procedure should be followed if
there is a weak contact? - ✔✔Use a burnisher to extend the contact
, ✔✔What is the ideal maximum amount of space between a temporary crown margin
and the finish line of the preparation? - ✔✔Less than 1 mm (.5 mm)
Trim the acrylic resin to within 1 mm of gingival shoulder of the prepared tooth
✔✔What is used to cement a temporary restoration? - ✔✔ZOE
IRM-intermediate restorative material
Temp cement (temp bond) (ZOE)the eugenol is palliative (sedative)
Excess is removed with an explorer after it sets
✔✔When adapting an aluminum temporary crown, what procedure should be followed if
there is a weak contact? - ✔✔Use a burnisher to extend the contact
✔✔when do you take the impression for the temporary crown during the crown prep
procedure? - ✔✔before prep and after forfinal
✔✔what is intermediate restoration? - ✔✔temporary restoration that can be placed in
any tooth/surface for a short time
✔✔IRM (Intermediate Restorative Material) - ✔✔type of material most commonly used
for procedure when tooth is replaced
- reinforced zoe composition (eugenol has a sedative effect on the pulp)
- irm is supplied in powder and liquid
✔✔List the instruments used and the correct sequence when removing cement. - ✔✔U-
15 scaler (spoon excavator), explorer, mirror & floss
✔✔Which instrument is used to check the set of the cement prior to removal? -
✔✔explorer
✔✔What instrument is used to remove the cement? - ✔✔explorer / Spoon excavator
(bulk)
✔✔What instrument can be used to go under the gumline to check for piece of cement?
- ✔✔gumline
✔✔Describe the technique for removing cement. - ✔✔Lateral / horizontal motion away
from the gumline
✔✔List the objectives of the area after the cement is removed. - ✔✔All surfaces smooth
and clean
No tissue damage
No particles interproximally
Normal occlusion
RATED A+
✔✔optiflex arch wire type - ✔✔newer type of arch wire that's mad from a composite
material with a top coating of optical glass fibers, making it esthetically pleasing. also
used for LIGHT FORCE in the INITIAL stages of alignment
✔✔Round arch wire shape - ✔✔used during INITIAL and intermediate stages of
treatment. to correct crowded and crooked teeth and to level the arch
✔✔square/rectangular arch wire shape - ✔✔used during the FINAL stages of treatment
to position the crown and the root in correct maxillary and mandibular relationship. give
tooth better stability and apply greater force
✔✔bird beak pliers - ✔✔dds used to bend and form wires for fixed and removable
appliances
Contour the archwire, done by the dentist
✔✔weingart pliers - ✔✔used for placement of arch wires
✔✔hawley retainer - ✔✔most common appliance. a removable retainer worn to
passively retain teeth in their new position after fixed appliances have been removed
✔✔headgear - ✔✔used before braces/work together with braces to move and realign
teeth
2 parts: face bow and traction device
✔✔lingual retainer - ✔✔canine to canine
✔✔What do the end cutting pliers do? - ✔✔Cut and remove the distal end of an
archwire
✔✔What does palliative treatment mean in ortho? - ✔✔To get a patient out of pain, in
ortho that would be cut archwires
✔✔Can an LDA cement a space maintainer? - ✔✔Yes as long as it has been pre-fit and
pre-adjusted by a dentist
✔✔What type of ortho retainer may be delivered to the patient without the dentist is out-
of-the office? - ✔✔Vacuum formed trays
✔✔To remove a cwment bond in ortho, a ________ bur and __________ handpiece
can be used. - ✔✔finishing; slow-speed
,✔✔What instrument is used to contour the edges of a metal temporary crown? To cut
the edges? - ✔✔Contouring pliers
Crown and collar scissors
✔✔When do you take the impression for the temporary crown during the crown prep
procedure? - ✔✔Before prepping the tooth
✔✔What is the consistency of the custom temporary crown material? - ✔✔Doughy
(remove greasy material with alcohol)
✔✔What are the purpose/requirements of a temporary restoration? - ✔✔Protect tooth
from sensitivity
Maintain function
Prevent movement
No leakage
Provides aesthetics
Margins must fit
Prevent food impaction
Helps with speech
✔✔List the different types of temporary restorations? - ✔✔Aluminum shell
Stainless steel
Pre-formed non-anatomical
Pre-formed anatomical
Celluloid
Polycarbonate
Custom
✔✔What instructions are given to a patient after a temporary crown is seated? -
✔✔Avoid hard, stick foods
No gum
Pull floss through
Call if crown comes off
✔✔What is the ideal maximum amount of space between a temporary crown margin
and the finish line of the preparation? - ✔✔Less than 1 mm (.5 mm)
IRM-intermediate restorative material
Temp cement (temp bond) (ZOE)the eugenol is palliative (sedative)
Excess is removed with an explorer after it sets
✔✔When adapting an aluminum temporary crown, what procedure should be followed if
there is a weak contact? - ✔✔Use a burnisher to extend the contact
, ✔✔What is the ideal maximum amount of space between a temporary crown margin
and the finish line of the preparation? - ✔✔Less than 1 mm (.5 mm)
Trim the acrylic resin to within 1 mm of gingival shoulder of the prepared tooth
✔✔What is used to cement a temporary restoration? - ✔✔ZOE
IRM-intermediate restorative material
Temp cement (temp bond) (ZOE)the eugenol is palliative (sedative)
Excess is removed with an explorer after it sets
✔✔When adapting an aluminum temporary crown, what procedure should be followed if
there is a weak contact? - ✔✔Use a burnisher to extend the contact
✔✔when do you take the impression for the temporary crown during the crown prep
procedure? - ✔✔before prep and after forfinal
✔✔what is intermediate restoration? - ✔✔temporary restoration that can be placed in
any tooth/surface for a short time
✔✔IRM (Intermediate Restorative Material) - ✔✔type of material most commonly used
for procedure when tooth is replaced
- reinforced zoe composition (eugenol has a sedative effect on the pulp)
- irm is supplied in powder and liquid
✔✔List the instruments used and the correct sequence when removing cement. - ✔✔U-
15 scaler (spoon excavator), explorer, mirror & floss
✔✔Which instrument is used to check the set of the cement prior to removal? -
✔✔explorer
✔✔What instrument is used to remove the cement? - ✔✔explorer / Spoon excavator
(bulk)
✔✔What instrument can be used to go under the gumline to check for piece of cement?
- ✔✔gumline
✔✔Describe the technique for removing cement. - ✔✔Lateral / horizontal motion away
from the gumline
✔✔List the objectives of the area after the cement is removed. - ✔✔All surfaces smooth
and clean
No tissue damage
No particles interproximally
Normal occlusion
