Can appear as a cottage-cheese soft like texture in ones mouth and on their teeth
What is Materia Alba
Most frequent sites for supragingival calculus
Where is buccal surfaces of max molars and mand ling anterior
The depression under the contact area is called
What is the COL
Term for dislocation of a tooth/teeth
What is luxation
ECC can be included with which type of dental caries
What are rampant caries
What stain is seen in clean, healthy mouths and possibly has to be scaled off due to its probable mineral content?
What is black line stain
Calculus is a(n) __________ factor in pocket development
What is predisposing
Tooth # 3 has subgingival calculus, is slightly mobile upon exam, and colored area of probe is partially visible. What code am I and what quad am I in?
What is Quad 1, code 3*
Where is the mucogingival junction
What is the junction between the attached gingiva and alveolar mucosa
Which dental index evaluates both debris and calculus and examines the facial surfaces of teeth 3, 8, 14, and 24 and the lingual surfaces of 19 and 30?
What is OHI-S
Name one of the four significances for AP
What is: protect, lubrication, nidus for bacteria, or attachment for calculus
When overgrowth of the gingival margin is present, the CAL is calculated by _______the PD to the gingival margin level.
What is subtracting
Structure that acts as a barrier to keep infection out?
What is the junctional epithelium
Term for a patient who has a difficult time swallowing
What is dysphagia
What is the normal salivary pH to maximize remineralization
What is 7
Stain that was originally named “brown stain” and described in dental literature as “mottled enamel”.
What is fluorosis
How early can mineralization begin for calculus( both supra and sub)
What is 24-72 hours
Where is the gingival sulcus
Crevice between the free gingiva and the tooth.
Which feature differentiates periodontitis from gingivitis
What is clinical attachment loss or CAL
Which index is only used with groups who have primary teeth and scores 12 teeth?
What is dmft or dmfs
This hereditary condition causes the teeth to have a translucent or transparent appearance
What is dentinogenesis imperfecta
Your probing depth is 5mm, recession is 3..What is the CAL?
What is 8 mm
Tooth # 19 has bleeding upon probing, and sub calc. with band visible. What quad and code am I?
What is quad 3, code 2.
What is the term used to describe “penetrating to the base of the pocket to provide a continuous flushing out of blood, debris, microorganisms, and endotoxins.”
What is lavage
Which of the following bacteria are the infectious organisms that colonize the teeth, help to form dental biofilm, and are responsible for the dental caries process?
What is Streptococcus mutans