Instruments
____________ is/are used to transfer cotton rolls to and from the mouth
Cotton plier
A _________ or __________ may be used when marking specific teeth to be punched on the dental dam. (2 answers)
Template or stamp
A prophy angle attaches to the ____________ handpiece.
slow speed
A thin shell of tooth-colored material placed on the facial surface of an anterior tooth is a
veneer
Before positioning the operating light into the oral cavity, it is first positioned ______ and then slowly adjusted upward.
over patient's chest
What classification of instrument is used to manipulate and shape the restorative material before it is cured or hardens?
restorative instrument
A __________ is always attached to a dental dam clamp before it is tried in the patient's mouth
ligature
After use, the dental handpiece may be lubricated and must be
sterilized
After the placement of a temporary restoration, the dental assistant should inform the patient that the restoration is temporary in nature and will not withstand
normal day to day wear
Dental instruments and materials are exchanged in the ____________ zone
transfer
A ____________ is used primarily for the removal of decay and soft dentin
spoon excavator
A plastic U-shaped dental dam frame is placed ____________ the dam
under
A straight attachment for the handpiece may be used for trimming a
denture
____________ is place on dentin on the pulpal floor of the cavity preparation and axial walls of the cavity preparation on anterior teeth
Cavity liners
During the instrument exchange, the operator removes their hand from the patient's mouth and receives the instrument over the patient’s __________
chest
A discoid-cleoid is a double-ended variety of a
carver
A universal dental dam clamp may be placed
-on the same tooth in the opposite quadrant and arch
-on the same type of tooth in any quadrant
________ burs are used for part of a crown preparation, removing old fillings, tooth preparation
Carbide
______________may be placed under a non-bonded amalgam restoration to act as a barrier to acidic cements, seal the dentinal tubules, reduce leakage around a restoration
Copal Varnish
For the anterior teeth, the bevel of the HVE tip should be positioned on the ______ _____ where the dentist is working (2 words)
opposite side
A woodson can be used for placement of ___________ and ___________
IRM and calcium hydroxide
According to the MDA, the wedge is removed ____the removal of the matrix band for amalgam restorations
after
The ____ ____ ______ bur creates the margin for a crown and remove caries (3 words)
Inverted cone bur
___________are used to provide a barrier against the passage of irritants from cements
Liners
Single handed instrument transfer is accomplished using the _____ hand when working with a right handed operator.
Left