Tooth Numbers
Central incisor in the upper right quadrant.
What is #8?
Used to examine gums and measure pockets.
What is probe?
Biting surface of anterior teeth.
What is the incisal surface?
Used to protect patient during radiographs, filled with a type of metal. Goes from neck to end of knees.
What is lead apron?
The step AFTER assessment in the dental hygiene process of care.
What is diagnosis?
Canine in the upper left quadrant.
What is #11?
Yellow instrument in our kit that has a twin! >:)
What is 11/12?
Lingual bump on anterior teeth?
What is cingulum?
Test performed every morning before patients arrive, confirms accurate strength of kVp.
What is wedge test?
Definition of "client goal".
What is desired outcome of care (or something like that).
Central incisor in the lower left quadrant.
What is #25?
Blue banded curet instrument used in anterior and posterior areas.
What is universal?
A single artifact that determines quadrant of tooth, commonly pointed towards the distal.
What is the root?
Contributes to low contrast and provides quality images.
What is high kVp?
Agency in North America existing to help reduce the risk of harm to clients and diminish their confusion surrounding misbranding of oral chemotherapeutics.
What is the CDC?
2nd to last teeth in the mandibular right and left quadrant.
What is #18 and #31?
Green SINGLE bladed instrument (1/20) & Mini (1/2) used for treatment.
What is Gracey's Curet?
Longest tooth in the arch and has a PROMINENT lingual surface and sharp cusp tip (2 teeth, what arch?) Wears mostly on the lingual.
What is maxillary canines?
PID length that provides the best quality radiographic images when utilizing the paralleling technique.
What is 16 inches?
Oral chemotherapeutic agent that is the most common delivery system for self-applied local application.
What is dentifrice?
What is #4, #13, #20, #29?
Red pointed back, two lateral surfaces and two cutting edges and a face that join to form a pointed tip NOT "toe”. Only for anteriors.
What are Sickle Scalers?
Erupt around 7/8 years of age, usually after the correlating mandibular set. Featured in a famous Christmas song.
What is #8 and #9? "All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth".
Determines the horizontal angulation for the maxillary molar periapical radiograph, central rays of the x-ray beam is directed at the image receptor perpendicular through the embrasures of these teeth.
What is the first and second molars?
The ability of an active therapeutic agent to be retained in the oral cavity and to continue to be released over an extended period of time without losing its potency.
What is substantivity?