Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Board of dentistry - ANSWER State agency that adopts rules and regulations and implements that specific state's dental practice act. Board of Dentistry - ANSWER agency that adopts rules and regulations and implements the State Dental Practice Act Expanded functions - ANSWER Specific intraoral functions delegated to an auxiliary that requires advanced skill and training within the Dental Practice Act guidelines. Unlicensed practice of dentistry - ANSWER Performing expanded functions del...

Dental Tray - ANSWER provides an area specific for instruments Mouth Mirror - ANSWER To provide indirect vision To retract lips, cheeks, and tongue To reflect light into the mouth Cotton Forceps - ANSWER To Grasp and/or transfer material in and out of the oral cavity Explorers - ANSWER To Examine teeth for decay (caries), calculus, furcation, or canals and other anomalies Perioprobe - ANSWER An instrument with incremental marks on the tip to measure the periodontal pockets ...

Toward midline - ANSWER Mesial Away from midline - ANSWER Distal Towards lips - ANSWER Labial Towards cheek - ANSWER Buccal Towards roof of mouth - ANSWER Palatal Ridge of molars - ANSWER Occlusal Ridge of incisors - ANSWER Incisal The top jaw - ANSWER Maxillary arch The bottom jaw - ANSWER Mandibular arch Rounded borders of enamel that form the mesial and distal margins of the occlusal surfaces of posterior teeth and the mesial and distal margins of the lingual surfac...

1st part of a bridge (pontic) - ANSWER artificial tooth part of the bridge that replaces the missing tooth and restores function to the bite 2nd part of a bridge (abutment) - ANSWER natural tooth/teeth that are prepared to hold or support the retaining part of the bridgework in position; a tooth/implant that supports a dental prosthesis 3rd molar extraction - ANSWER wisdom teeth extraction 3rd part of a bridge (adjacent) - ANSWER teeth that are next to one another in the same arch; may ...

Abducens - ANSWER sixth cranial nerve, used for lateral eye sense and movement Abfraction - ANSWER loss of tooth surface in the cervical area, caused by tooth grinding compression forces Abnormal labial frenum - ANSWER enlarged or thick labial frenum that may cause diastema abrasion - ANSWER an injury in which skin is scraped away; wearing away of a tooth surface from abnormal causes abscess - ANSWER collection of pus absorption - ANSWER transfer of drug substance from the adminis...

energy - ANSWER capacity for doing work neglect - ANSWER lack of due care under normal circumstances fluid - ANSWER a liquid or gaseous substance denture - ANSWER an artificial substitute for missing natural teeth mallet - ANSWER a hammer instrument electron - ANSWER a negatively charged particle agent - ANSWER person or product that causes action irritant - ANSWER an agent that causes an irritation or stimulation wound - ANSWER injury to the body of a person, especially ...

Maximum Permissible Dose (MPD) - ANSWER highest rate of radiation exposure Roentgen (R) - ANSWER basic unit of exposure to radiation; C/kg Rad (radiation absorbed dose) - ANSWER unit of absorbed radiation; Gy Rem (roentgen equivalent measure) - ANSWER unit of radiation needed to produced same biological effect of one R; Sv Erythema Dose - ANSWER radiation overdose that produces redness of the skin Dosimeter - ANSWER device to measure the amount of stray/secondary radiation Lead...

Maximum Permissible Dose (MPD) - ANSWER highest rate of radiation exposure Roentgen (R) - ANSWER basic unit of exposure to radiation; C/kg Rad (radiation absorbed dose) - ANSWER unit of absorbed radiation; Gy Rem (roentgen equivalent measure) - ANSWER unit of radiation needed to produced same biological effect of one R; Sv Erythema Dose - ANSWER radiation overdose that produces redness of the skin Dosimeter - ANSWER device to measure the amount of stray/secondary radiation Lead...

What are words that have similar sound and/or spelling, but have different meanings? a. Acronyms b. Homonyms c. Synonyms d. Eponyms - ANSWER b. Homonyms TRUE or FALSE Acronyms are words formed from initials, and are universal. - ANSWER TRUE Which bone is the fan shaped bone located on each side of the skull above the ear? a. Temporal b. Parietal c. Occipital d. Frontal - ANSWER a. Temporal Which bone is one large thick bone in the lower back of the head? a. Temporal b. Pariet...

The placement and fitting of a dental prosthesis prior to final cementation is known as an? - ANSWER Seating A notable pointed or rounded elevation on the biting surface of the crown is the? - ANSWER Cusp What is the tooth's hard inner layer? - ANSWER dentin The developmental cracks or imperfections extending into the dentin are? - ANSWER lamellae Carbon steel instruments are best sterilized by? - ANSWER dry heat What is the instrument used to keep a rubber dam away from a patien...