Alginate
Taking Impressions
Lab Safety
Vocabulary
Identifying Lab Equipment
100
Is alginate reversible or irreversible
What is irreversible
100
Which impression should be taken first to help prevent gagging?
What is the mandibular impression
100
Some things you can do to keep yourself safe in the lab?
What is do not eat or drink in the lab, wear PPE, keep hair pulled back, keep personal care items out of the area
100
A positive reproduction of the patients mouth; a 3D representation of the teeth and other tissues of the oral cavity; also called a model
What is a cast
100
A flat blade used for mixing plaster and other dental materials
What is a spatula
200
What should the patient do before seating an impression tray?
What is rinse the mouth to remove debris
200

What can be added to impression trays to make them larger

What is utility wax

200
The location of the chemical spill kit.
What is the dispensary
200
Form of calcium sulfate used in dental plasters, investments, and stones
What is gypsum
200
An appliance used to trim away excess plaster or dental stone from models or casts
What is model trimmer
300

What is the working time for normal set alginate, and what is the setting time?

2 minutes , setting time of about 4-5 mins. 

300
A restoration made outside of the persons mouth
What is indirect restoration
300
The location of four fire extinguishers.
What is inside the dispensary, outside of the lab, by radiology, outside of section C in the hall
300
PFM stands for...
What is porcelain fused to metal
300
Has a flat working surface and it is used to remove air from plaster and stone mixes. It also helps the stone material flow more smoothly when a model is poured.
What is a vibrator
400
Changes in a set alginate impression due to swelling or additional moisture
What is imbibition
400

 what is the first procedure a DA does before starting the crown/bridge prep?

What is taking the  opposing impression, and impression for provisional

400

The escape route in case of a fire

What is go out the  door, turn right down the hall, go out the back door, head towards the 

edge of the parking lot by the woods

400
Metals such as gold, palladium, or platinum used in dental restorations
What is noble metals
400
An appliance used to warm plastic and construct custom trays
What is vacuum former
500
Changes in a set alginate impression due to dryness and loss of moisture resulting in shrinkage
What is syneresis
500
Prefabricated impression tray intended to fit a wide variety of patients
What is a stock tray
500
The location of the eye wash stations
What is in the clinic sinks
500
Occurs when a chemical and physical process cause a plastic to change from a pliable to a rigid state
What is polymerization or curing
500
An appliance fitted with attachments for grinding, cutting, and polishing dental materials and appliances
What is a lathe
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