Radiographs
Your patient has a dental implant. This is how often a radiograph should be taken of the dental implant area
What is once per year whether the patient perceives a problem or not
A patient presents with 3-4 mm of clinical attachment loss, 2 missing permanent first molars, probing depths ranging from 2 to 6 mm with generalized 35% horizontal radiographic bone loss and a vertical defect on the mesial of tooth #31.
What is Stage III
The best time of day to schedule an elderly adult, medically compromised patient would be
What is midmorning to early afternoon, 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
According to Angle's classification, when the buccal groove of the mandibular first molar is directly in line with the mesiobuccal cusp of the maxillary first molar the occlusion is classified as
What is Class I
A bridge supported by an abutment tooth on only one end or side is called a/an
What is a Cantilever
The most appropriate radiographs for a six-year-old patient who has erupted six-year molars and has never been to the dentist is
What is 2 Bite-wing x-rays
A patient presents to the clinic with generalized 50% horizontal radiographic bone loss, 2 teeth with vertical bone loss, +1 and +2 mobility, 5 missing teeth, clinical attachment loss of 5-6 mm, and pocket depths ranging from 4 to 8 mm. This patient's periodontal status is
What is Stage IV
Your diabetic patient suddenly complains of a headache and feels his pulse racing; his skin feels clammy as he begins to sweat across the forehead. His hands are shaking slightly, and he states that his vision is blurry. Your patient is experiencing
What is hypoglycemia
Retrognathic refers to a mandible that is
What is behind the maxilla with a convex profile
A furcation that exhibits a complete loss of bone between the roots and has no visible opening in the gingiva is classified as a ____________ furcation
What is Class III
An adult patient has not been to the dentist in five years. The dental hygienist should expose what radiographs to diagnose dental disease
What is a Full mouth series with bitewings
A patient who smokes 10 to 12 cigarettes per day would be classified into what periodontal grade?
What is Grade C
Your patient has a blood pressure reading of 144/94. This stage of hypertension would be classified as
What is Stage II hypertension
A patient presents with a large MODB amalgam restoration on tooth # 14. This is classified as a G.V. Black
What is Class II
These microorganisms are associated with dental caries
What are Streptococcus mutans and lactobacilli
A seventeen-year-old patient presents to the dental clinic with a chief complaint of pain in his molar regions and ears. These films should be taken
What is 4 Bite-wing radiographs and a panorex
This type of periodontal pocket is coronal to the alveolar crest and occurs primarily with horizontal bone loss
What is a suprabony pocket
Your patient presents to the clinic with a severe headache, numbness and tingling in the arm, and blurred vision. You notice a slight drooping of the left side of the face. Your patient is probably experiencing
What is a cerebrovascular accident or stroke
A composite restoration on the cervical third facial surface of tooth # 6 is classified as a G.V. Black
What is Class V
When lateral occlusal forces stress the enamel rods at the cervical margin, this mechanism of dentin exposure is called
What is abfraction
This plane is most often used to align patients for Extraoral Radiography
What is the Frankfort Plane
The dental hygienist notices a vertical defect on the ML of tooth # 19 with a 7 mm pocket. This type of pocket is
What is infrabony or intrabony
A patient with renal failure is likely to exhibit a condition called renal osteodystrophy where the kidneys have a hard time regulating levels of
What is Calcium and phosphorous
A client presents with a “prognathic” profile. Upon oral inspection, the dental hygienist is most likely to see which molar Angle classification for occlusion?
What is Class III
Sharp, short-lasting, transient pain brought on by hot, cold, sweet or touch is called
What is Dentin hypersensitivity