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ATS Final Exam Study Guide Questions
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The lower right first bicuspid is tooth # what - answer✔#28
The rubber dam clamp is used ONLY on the ____ teeth and is the ____ ___ - answer✔double
bow
The lower centrals and laterals are teeth #'s - answer✔23 24 25 26
The tooth that touches the distal part of #20 is the mesial of what tooth # - answer✔19
How should you protect yourself from overexposure to x-rays - answer✔Leave the room when
making the exposure pressing the button
What are the causes if a tooth dies and requires a root canal - answer✔Traumatic blow,
extensive decay, mechanical exposure and chemical irritation
Tests on teeth that determine they need a root canal are - answer✔Percussion (tapping),
Thermal (hot and cold), Electric Pulp test
Zinc Phosphate is cement that must be mixed _____, on a ___ ___ - answer✔Slowly, glass slab
According to Angle's classification of occlusion the normal jaw position is classified as a ___ __ -
answer✔Class 1
A good liner/base under amalgams to help prevent sensitivity is - answer✔Vitrebind, copalite,
dycal, and Glass Ionomer
Two types of instruments used to carve an amalgam after it has been condensed are -
answer✔Cleoid-discoid & Interproximal
The amalgam carrier is used to - answer✔transport the filling material to the mouth for
placement
What is the next step after the soft composite material is placed in a cavity - answer✔harden
the composite with the curing light
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What is the most usual method to clean work surfaces - answer✔disinfection
In endodontics, the temporary filling material commonly used is - answer✔cavit
Acrylic (plastic) temporary - answer✔temp bond
Metal shell temporary - answer✔IRM
Permanent Crown - answer✔RMGI or Zinc Phosphate cement
The part of a bridge replacing the missing tooth is called a - answer✔pontic
The form submitted to an insurance company for determining what benefits the insurance
company will pay before the treatment is done is called - answer✔Pre-Estimate (Pre-
determination)
What are ADA codes used for - answer✔identify for the insurance company the procedure
done to the patient
What is a health history - answer✔a form which the patient fills out, describing medical
conditions and possible allergies
Describe a Broach - answer✔The endo instrument with barb-like fishhooks on the shaft is called
An autoclave sterilizer uses ___ and ___ to kill germs. It usually takes __ to __ minutes to
complete this cycle - answer✔steam heat 15 30
How is a tooth needing a root canal noted on a diagram charting if the patient are marked
with.. - answer✔a circle at the apex or a red line drawn through the root of the tooth
Materials and instruments used in a crown and bridge might include - answer✔Cord packer,
diamonds, wax bite, counter impressions, temporaries, impression syringe
150 have.. - answer✔sharp triangular points on the end and are useful in removing root stumps
Cryer Elevators - answer✔Looks like a screwdriver and are used to loosen teeth
Periosteal Elevator - answer✔Universal upper arch extraction instruments
301 46 34 Elevators - answer✔Has a spoon shaped end and separates the gums from the
underlying bone
After an extraction what are used to stop the bleeding and reduce swelling - answer✔gauze
and ice packs
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11/14/2024 12:19 PM
ATS Final Exam Study Guide Questions
With Verified Answers
The lower right first bicuspid is tooth # what - answer✔#28
The rubber dam clamp is used ONLY on the ____ teeth and is the ____ ___ - answer✔double
bow
The lower centrals and laterals are teeth #'s - answer✔23 24 25 26
The tooth that touches the distal part of #20 is the mesial of what tooth # - answer✔19
How should you protect yourself from overexposure to x-rays - answer✔Leave the room when
making the exposure pressing the button
What are the causes if a tooth dies and requires a root canal - answer✔Traumatic blow,
extensive decay, mechanical exposure and chemical irritation
Tests on teeth that determine they need a root canal are - answer✔Percussion (tapping),
Thermal (hot and cold), Electric Pulp test
Zinc Phosphate is cement that must be mixed _____, on a ___ ___ - answer✔Slowly, glass slab
According to Angle's classification of occlusion the normal jaw position is classified as a ___ __ -
answer✔Class 1
A good liner/base under amalgams to help prevent sensitivity is - answer✔Vitrebind, copalite,
dycal, and Glass Ionomer
Two types of instruments used to carve an amalgam after it has been condensed are -
answer✔Cleoid-discoid & Interproximal
The amalgam carrier is used to - answer✔transport the filling material to the mouth for
placement
What is the next step after the soft composite material is placed in a cavity - answer✔harden
the composite with the curing light
1|Page
, ©BRIGHTSTARS EXAM SOLUTIONS
11/14/2024 12:19 PM
What is the most usual method to clean work surfaces - answer✔disinfection
In endodontics, the temporary filling material commonly used is - answer✔cavit
Acrylic (plastic) temporary - answer✔temp bond
Metal shell temporary - answer✔IRM
Permanent Crown - answer✔RMGI or Zinc Phosphate cement
The part of a bridge replacing the missing tooth is called a - answer✔pontic
The form submitted to an insurance company for determining what benefits the insurance
company will pay before the treatment is done is called - answer✔Pre-Estimate (Pre-
determination)
What are ADA codes used for - answer✔identify for the insurance company the procedure
done to the patient
What is a health history - answer✔a form which the patient fills out, describing medical
conditions and possible allergies
Describe a Broach - answer✔The endo instrument with barb-like fishhooks on the shaft is called
An autoclave sterilizer uses ___ and ___ to kill germs. It usually takes __ to __ minutes to
complete this cycle - answer✔steam heat 15 30
How is a tooth needing a root canal noted on a diagram charting if the patient are marked
with.. - answer✔a circle at the apex or a red line drawn through the root of the tooth
Materials and instruments used in a crown and bridge might include - answer✔Cord packer,
diamonds, wax bite, counter impressions, temporaries, impression syringe
150 have.. - answer✔sharp triangular points on the end and are useful in removing root stumps
Cryer Elevators - answer✔Looks like a screwdriver and are used to loosen teeth
Periosteal Elevator - answer✔Universal upper arch extraction instruments
301 46 34 Elevators - answer✔Has a spoon shaped end and separates the gums from the
underlying bone
After an extraction what are used to stop the bleeding and reduce swelling - answer✔gauze
and ice packs
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