Orthodontic Assistant Exam 2025/2026
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Orthodontics is the specialty of dentistry that involves - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of dental and facial irregularities
Dental irregularities found within a dental arch may include - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔crowding and spacing
What is included in Orthodontic records? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Medical/Dental
history, clinical examination, study models, panoramic/cephalometric
radiographs
Most often used tooth numbering system in the US - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Universal numbering system
The concept that all human bodily fluids, saliva included are to be treated
as if they are known to be infectious is? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Universal
precautions
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, Orthodontic bands must fit the tooth and offer resistance to: - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Bite sticks, chewing forces and corrosion
Loose bands lead to? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Thick cement line reducing
retention and cement washout
T /F: bands not selected for use and have been placed in the patients
mouth are sterilized and placed back into inventory? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔True
Classifications of cements used for orthodontic band cementation are: - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Water based, resin-modified glass ionomer, and resin based
T/F: Primary focus during band removal and residual cement removal is the
patients comfort and safety - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔True
T/F: if cement cannot be removed with a scaled the assistant may use the
high speed hand piece with a bur - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔False
Which ingredient should NOT be included in polishing paste when
preforming a coronal polish prior to placing etchant - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Fluoride
T/F: no option that has yet been tested is as efficient and as effective as
phosphoric acid for etching a tooth structure - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔True
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COPYRIGHT©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Exam Questions and Answers | A+ Score
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Orthodontics is the specialty of dentistry that involves - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of dental and facial irregularities
Dental irregularities found within a dental arch may include - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔crowding and spacing
What is included in Orthodontic records? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Medical/Dental
history, clinical examination, study models, panoramic/cephalometric
radiographs
Most often used tooth numbering system in the US - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Universal numbering system
The concept that all human bodily fluids, saliva included are to be treated
as if they are known to be infectious is? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Universal
precautions
1
COPYRIGHT©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, Orthodontic bands must fit the tooth and offer resistance to: - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Bite sticks, chewing forces and corrosion
Loose bands lead to? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Thick cement line reducing
retention and cement washout
T /F: bands not selected for use and have been placed in the patients
mouth are sterilized and placed back into inventory? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔True
Classifications of cements used for orthodontic band cementation are: - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Water based, resin-modified glass ionomer, and resin based
T/F: Primary focus during band removal and residual cement removal is the
patients comfort and safety - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔True
T/F: if cement cannot be removed with a scaled the assistant may use the
high speed hand piece with a bur - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔False
Which ingredient should NOT be included in polishing paste when
preforming a coronal polish prior to placing etchant - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Fluoride
T/F: no option that has yet been tested is as efficient and as effective as
phosphoric acid for etching a tooth structure - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔True
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COPYRIGHT©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
