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The silver filling material used for more than 150 years to restore primary and permanent teeth is called
What is amalgam
The dental restorations created in the laboratory by the dental laboratory technician are classified as _____________ restorations
what are indirect
The purpose of packing the amalgam in the cavity preparation is to ____________ it
What is condense
The term restorative describes the ability to
What is remove disease and restore function
Mixing alloy and mercury together to form a mass is called
What is trituration
To ensure an accurate ratio of alloy and mercury, the best protocol to follow is to
What is use premeasured capsules
The instrument used to smooth the amalgam surface is
What is a burnisher
Dental restorative materials that are applied, while pliable, to a tooth or teeth and can be adapted, carved, and finished are classified as
What are direct restorations
One difference in the cavity preparation of amalgam versus composite is that
Composites require the use of a bonding system
What would be an advantage to using glass ionomers as a restorative material
GI releases fluoride after setting
The process of setting of a material is correctly referred to as
What is curing
Esthetic criteria for a new dental restorative material state that the material must be
What is able to resemble natural dentition as closely as possible
The following are steps in finishing a composite restoration
What is reducing composite, fine finishing with disks and burs and polishing with strips
Before they can be marketed, new dental materials must undergo strict evaluation by the
What is the ADA
A properly triturated amalgam mix should
What is be a soft, pliable mass
A(n) _______ is defined as a mixture of two or more metals.
What is an alloy
A statement regarding infection control in the dental laboratory would be...
It is equally as important as when you are with a patient
A temporary restorative material should be selected to restore a tooth that has
What is sensitivity
What type of composite resin is most often used today
What is hybrid
________________ occurs when a metal restoration is touched by a fork
What is galvanic action
Which item is used to polish or trim custom trays, provisional coverage, dentures, and indirect restorations
What is a dental lathe
____________ is the process by which the resin material is changed from a pliable state into a hardened restoration?
Polymerization
In most states, expanded-function dental assistant duties include
What is placing IRM
The ADA and the National Institute of Health-Nations Administration _____________ the use of amalgam as a posterior restorative material
What is supports
IRM is a
What is Zinc oxide-eugenol cement