Layman's terms
What's the professional term for: a cap
a crown
What is the tooth apex?
the "root tip" of a tooth
Define acidogenesis
acid production
What do we call our workstation?
operatories
What's a diastema?
What's the professional term for: baby teeth
deciduous teeth
How many types of teeth do humans have as adults?
4 - incisors, canines, premolars, and molars
Define cementum
a hardy mineral surface that covers the root of the tooth, softer than enamel
What's the A/W tip?
AKA air water syringe tip
What teeth (by tooth numbers) are in the UPPER LEFT QUADRANT?
# 9-16
What's the professional term for: drill
handpiece
How many teeth do children and adults have? (2 answers)
children- 20 teeth; adults- 32 teeth
when something appears black or dark on an x-ray it is called "radiolucent" because the material/structure is NOT DENSE so the x-ray beam penetrates easily
What is the rheostat?
the foot pedal
What teeth (by tooth numbers) are in SEXTANT 5?
# 22-27
What's the professional term for: an eye tooth
canine or cuspid
What teeth have 3 roots?
maxillary molars
Define the long axis of a tooth
the imaginary line that divides the tooth in half from the crown through the root that shows that teeth do not sitting straight up and down in their sockets
Do dental chairs change for right-handed and left-handed clinicians, or is there a separate lefty chair?
They can change! We switch the assistant unit to the other side with the swivel brake for lefties
Name the structure that holds a tooth in its socket
periodontal ligament fibers (PDL fibers)
What's the professional term for: pyorrhea
periodontal disease
Give TWO examples of line angles
SO MANY! mesio-occlusal, mesiolingual, mesiobuccal, mesiolabial, bucco-occlusal, linguo-occlusal, distolingual, distobuccal, disto-occlusal, distolabial, linguoincisal, labioincisal
Define burnishing (as in, burnished calculus)
when calculus is not fulling removed during instrumentation and the edge of the calculus is smooth, it is called burnished calculus that remains on the tooth structure
What part of the dental unit is considered a BIOHAZARD?
the (spit) trap - all PPE must be worn when changing the trap filter
What is the strongest structure in the body?
enamel