Isolation
How many cotton rolls do you place for #30?
What is 2
How many hole punches do you make for the anchor tooth?
2
Dental dam material between the holes of the punched dam
What is the septum
teeth that are displaced from normal position
malaligned
which rinse is performed throughout a procedure?
limited rinse
Piece of dental floss or dental tape that should always be attached to the bow of the dental dam clamp prior to clamp placement
What is ligature
Equipment needed by the dental assistant to perform a limited rinse (2)
What is 1) HVE 2) Air-water syringe
Which is the best isolation technique for a filling?
dental dam
Why should a patient not close their lips around the suction tip?
they will get backflow
To prevent saliva leakage, what must you do?
invert the dam
to draw back or draw within
aspirate
What piece of equipment stabilizes and stretches the dam away from the face?
dental dam frame
Why do you have to moisten cotton rolls/dry angles to remove them?
So they don't stick on the mucosa
What are the teeth called that are visible after placing a dental dam?
isolated teeth/exposed teeth
What is the tool called that creates holes in the dental dam material?
dental dam punch
Part of the dental dam clamp that encircles the tooth and must be firmly seated to stabilize the clamp
What is the jaws
When the high-speed handpiece is positioned on the occlusal surface of tooth # 14, the assistant should position the HVE here
What is buccal surface of tooth # 14
To block the flow of saliva and to protect the tissues, a dry-angle isolator is place here
Where is on the buccal mucosa over the Stensen's duct
The HVE is made of....
plastic and stainless steel
What are the 3 parts of a dental clamp?
wings, bow, jaw
In this method of dental dam placement, you will place the clamp first and then stretch the dental dam over it
What is two-step method
What is the tooth that the clamp sits on?
the anchor tooth