coronal polish
what tip is used for coronal polish
prophy tip
What position places the chair back until the patient is almost lying down
Supine where the head ,chest and knees are approximately on the same level
true or false
thyroid collard should be worn for intraoral and extraoral exposures.
TRUE
if you can brush or floss after lunch what should you do?
rinse out mouth with water
what three instruments are found on the basic set-up?
mouth mirror, cotton pliers, explorer
What is calculus and how do we remove it?
removes with scaling, prophalxis
How long should topical anesthetic be applied to the mucos prior to an injection
Topical anesthetic should be 15-30 seconds and for 1-2 minutes for optimal effectiveness before injection
FMX consist of how many x-rays
18 x-rays
what are the two types of calculus are ?
supragingival , subgingival
what two type of evacuvators could be slected for an operative dental procedure?
saliva ejector, high volume evacuvator
What is plaque made of?
Bacteria, saliva, food and debris
what is the term for the lack of saliva
xerostomia
what is the function of filtration in x-ray's?
reduces the amount of radiation
process of bone loss or removal is?
Resorption
what type of scissors are commonly placed on restortive tray set-up?
crown and bridge
what are some common extrinsic stains
tabacco, cafinee products
whos the father of micro biology?
louis pasteur
what is the component that allows movement and positioning of the tube head?
extention arm
dental condition that results from too much fluoride
fluoursis
3 types of isolation most used in dentistry
cotton roll, dry angle, dental dam
Cann endogenous stains be removed with coronal polsih?
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
what are the lenght's of anesthetic needles used to numb a patient?
2 inch for infiltration & 1 5/8 for block anesthesia
the primary use of the bite-wing x-ray is to observe what?
interproximal surface carries
systemic and topical
what instrument used to carve anatomy back into interproximal portion of amalgam
hollenback