Subject: Module 04: Use of Dental Mouth Mirror; Module 05: Finger Rests in the Anterior
Sextants; Module 06: Finger Rests in Mandibular Posterior Sextants; Module 07: Finger
Rests in Maxillary Posterior Sextants
1. Which type of mirror surface offers the sharpest image?
A. Front surface
B. Concave
C. Convex
D. Plane surface
Answer: A
Subject: Module 04: Use of Dental Mouth Mirror; Module 05: Finger Rests in the Anterior
Sextants; Module 06: Finger Rests in Mandibular Posterior Sextants; Module 07: Finger Rests in
Maxillary Posterior Sextants
2. Which type of mirror surface produces a magnified image?
A. Front surface
B. Concave
C. Convex
D. Plane surface
Answer: B
Subject: Module 04: Use of Dental Mouth Mirror; Module 05: Finger Rests in the Anterior
Sextants; Module 06: Finger Rests in Mandibular Posterior Sextants; Module 07: Finger Rests in
Maxillary Posterior Sextants
3. Retraction is the act of using a dental mirror to _____.
A. view a tooth surface that cannot be seen directly
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,B. hold the patient's cheek, lip, or tongue away from the tooth surfaces
C. reflect light onto a tooth surface in a dark area of the mouth
D. direct light off of the mirror surface and through the teeth
Answer: B
Subject: Module 04: Use of Dental Mouth Mirror; Module 05: Finger Rests in the Anterior
Sextants; Module 06: Finger Rests in Mandibular Posterior Sextants; Module 07: Finger Rests in
Maxillary Posterior Sextants
4. Indirect illumination is the act of using a dental mirror to _____.
A. view a tooth surface that cannot be seen directly
B. hold the patient's cheek, lip, or tongue away from the tooth surfaces
C. reflect light onto a tooth surface in a dark area of the mouth
D. direct light off of the mirror surface and through the teeth
Answer: C
Subject: Module 04: Use of Dental Mouth Mirror; Module 05: Finger Rests in the Anterior
Sextants; Module 06: Finger Rests in Mandibular Posterior Sextants; Module 07: Finger Rests in
Maxillary Posterior Sextants
5. Transillumination is the act of using a dental mirror to _____.
A. view a tooth surface that cannot be seen directly
B. hold the patient's cheek, lip, or tongue away from the tooth surfaces
C. reflect light onto a tooth surface in a dark area of the mouth
D. direct light off of the mirror surface and through the teeth
Answer: D
Subject: Module 04: Use of Dental Mouth Mirror; Module 05: Finger Rests in the Anterior
Sextants; Module 06: Finger Rests in Mandibular Posterior Sextants; Module 07: Finger Rests in
Maxillary Posterior Sextants
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, 6. Indirect vision is the act of using a dental mirror to _____.
A. view a tooth surface that cannot be seen directly
B. hold the patient's cheek, lip, or tongue away from the tooth surfaces
C. reflect light onto a tooth surface in a dark area of the mouth
D. direct light off of the mirror surface and through the teeth
Answer: A
Subject: Module 04: Use of Dental Mouth Mirror; Module 05: Finger Rests in the Anterior
Sextants; Module 06: Finger Rests in Mandibular Posterior Sextants; Module 07: Finger Rests in
Maxillary Posterior Sextants
7. All of the following are true of neutral hand position except the _____.
A. palm of the hand is held in an open and relaxed position
B. fingers apply light pressure against the instrument handle
C. little finger side of the palm is rotated slightly downward
D. index finger and thumb are flattened against the handle
Answer: D
Subject: Module 04: Use of Dental Mouth Mirror; Module 05: Finger Rests in the Anterior
Sextants; Module 06: Finger Rests in Mandibular Posterior Sextants; Module 07: Finger Rests in
Maxillary Posterior Sextants
8. All of the following are true of the ring finger of your dominant hand in an intraoral finger rest
except it _____.
A. should be on the same arch as the tooth being worked on
B. rests on an incisal or occlusal surface or on the occlusofacial or occlusolingual line angle of a
tooth
C. is held straight, with the tip supporting the weight of the hand
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Sextants; Module 06: Finger Rests in Mandibular Posterior Sextants; Module 07: Finger
Rests in Maxillary Posterior Sextants
1. Which type of mirror surface offers the sharpest image?
A. Front surface
B. Concave
C. Convex
D. Plane surface
Answer: A
Subject: Module 04: Use of Dental Mouth Mirror; Module 05: Finger Rests in the Anterior
Sextants; Module 06: Finger Rests in Mandibular Posterior Sextants; Module 07: Finger Rests in
Maxillary Posterior Sextants
2. Which type of mirror surface produces a magnified image?
A. Front surface
B. Concave
C. Convex
D. Plane surface
Answer: B
Subject: Module 04: Use of Dental Mouth Mirror; Module 05: Finger Rests in the Anterior
Sextants; Module 06: Finger Rests in Mandibular Posterior Sextants; Module 07: Finger Rests in
Maxillary Posterior Sextants
3. Retraction is the act of using a dental mirror to _____.
A. view a tooth surface that cannot be seen directly
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,B. hold the patient's cheek, lip, or tongue away from the tooth surfaces
C. reflect light onto a tooth surface in a dark area of the mouth
D. direct light off of the mirror surface and through the teeth
Answer: B
Subject: Module 04: Use of Dental Mouth Mirror; Module 05: Finger Rests in the Anterior
Sextants; Module 06: Finger Rests in Mandibular Posterior Sextants; Module 07: Finger Rests in
Maxillary Posterior Sextants
4. Indirect illumination is the act of using a dental mirror to _____.
A. view a tooth surface that cannot be seen directly
B. hold the patient's cheek, lip, or tongue away from the tooth surfaces
C. reflect light onto a tooth surface in a dark area of the mouth
D. direct light off of the mirror surface and through the teeth
Answer: C
Subject: Module 04: Use of Dental Mouth Mirror; Module 05: Finger Rests in the Anterior
Sextants; Module 06: Finger Rests in Mandibular Posterior Sextants; Module 07: Finger Rests in
Maxillary Posterior Sextants
5. Transillumination is the act of using a dental mirror to _____.
A. view a tooth surface that cannot be seen directly
B. hold the patient's cheek, lip, or tongue away from the tooth surfaces
C. reflect light onto a tooth surface in a dark area of the mouth
D. direct light off of the mirror surface and through the teeth
Answer: D
Subject: Module 04: Use of Dental Mouth Mirror; Module 05: Finger Rests in the Anterior
Sextants; Module 06: Finger Rests in Mandibular Posterior Sextants; Module 07: Finger Rests in
Maxillary Posterior Sextants
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, 6. Indirect vision is the act of using a dental mirror to _____.
A. view a tooth surface that cannot be seen directly
B. hold the patient's cheek, lip, or tongue away from the tooth surfaces
C. reflect light onto a tooth surface in a dark area of the mouth
D. direct light off of the mirror surface and through the teeth
Answer: A
Subject: Module 04: Use of Dental Mouth Mirror; Module 05: Finger Rests in the Anterior
Sextants; Module 06: Finger Rests in Mandibular Posterior Sextants; Module 07: Finger Rests in
Maxillary Posterior Sextants
7. All of the following are true of neutral hand position except the _____.
A. palm of the hand is held in an open and relaxed position
B. fingers apply light pressure against the instrument handle
C. little finger side of the palm is rotated slightly downward
D. index finger and thumb are flattened against the handle
Answer: D
Subject: Module 04: Use of Dental Mouth Mirror; Module 05: Finger Rests in the Anterior
Sextants; Module 06: Finger Rests in Mandibular Posterior Sextants; Module 07: Finger Rests in
Maxillary Posterior Sextants
8. All of the following are true of the ring finger of your dominant hand in an intraoral finger rest
except it _____.
A. should be on the same arch as the tooth being worked on
B. rests on an incisal or occlusal surface or on the occlusofacial or occlusolingual line angle of a
tooth
C. is held straight, with the tip supporting the weight of the hand
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