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Dental Assistant Certification (CDA)
Exam Study Guide
Abscess - Answer✔✔-Acute or chronic localized inflammation (probably with a collection of
pus) , tissue destruction/swelling. Can be infected tooth/soft tissue.
Abutment - Answer✔✔-A tooth, root, or implant used for support and retention of a fixed or
removable prosthesis
Alveolar - Answer✔✔-Bone to which tooth is attached to
Amalgam - Answer✔✔-typical filling usually made of silver ( tin, copper, and mercury)
local anesthesia - Answer✔✔-causes the loss of sensation in a limited area by injecting an
anesthetic solution near that area
minimal sedation - Answer✔✔-a minimally depressed level of consciousness, produced by a
pharmacological method, that retains the patient's ability to independently and continuously
maintain an airway and respond normally to tactile stimulation and verbal command
Apex - Answer✔✔-very bottom of root of a tooth
Apicoectomy - Answer✔✔-Surgical removal of the tip of the root
Arch - Answer✔✔-description of the alignment of the upper and lower tooth
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Dental Assistant Certification (CDA)
Exam Study Guide
Abscess - Answer✔✔-Acute or chronic localized inflammation (probably with a collection of
pus) , tissue destruction/swelling. Can be infected tooth/soft tissue.
Abutment - Answer✔✔-A tooth, root, or implant used for support and retention of a fixed or
removable prosthesis
Alveolar - Answer✔✔-Bone to which tooth is attached to
Amalgam - Answer✔✔-typical filling usually made of silver ( tin, copper, and mercury)
local anesthesia - Answer✔✔-causes the loss of sensation in a limited area by injecting an
anesthetic solution near that area
minimal sedation - Answer✔✔-a minimally depressed level of consciousness, produced by a
pharmacological method, that retains the patient's ability to independently and continuously
maintain an airway and respond normally to tactile stimulation and verbal command
Apex - Answer✔✔-very bottom of root of a tooth
Apicoectomy - Answer✔✔-Surgical removal of the tip of the root
Arch - Answer✔✔-description of the alignment of the upper and lower tooth
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