Tooth Anatomy
The hard outer layer protects the tooth.
What is Enamel?
This dental tool provides indirect vision. Also used to retract lips, cheeks, and tongue.
What is a dental mirror?
This routine procedure removes plaque and tartar buildup.
What is a dental cleaning/prophylaxis?
What dental X-ray shows all teeth & jaw bone. Typically taken for NP's & for patients needing wisdom EXTs & dentures.
What is a Pano?
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What is Slack?
The surfaces of a tooth?
What are Occlusal, Buccal, Lingual, Mesial, Distal1/
An attachment for a prophy handpiece used prophy for polishing occlusal and lingual surfaces of teeth.
What is a prophy angle?
This procedure involves removing a tooth.
What is an extraction?
This dental X-Ray shows the molars/premolars, to check for dental decay in the interproximal (flossing contacts).
What is a Bitewing?
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What is the Invisalign & Zoom Kit sale?
The portion of the tooth below the gum line that is embedded in the jawbone.
What is the root?
This tool is used to scrape plaque and tartar from teeth.
What is a scaler?
This restorative procedure fills a cavity.
What is a filling?
This dental X-Ray shows the entire tooth from the crown to the apex/root.
What is a PA? (aka Periapical)
What is Care Credit, Denefits, & Cherry?
This is the loss of tooth structure where the tooth and gum tissue meet. We can restore this with a 'B5 filling'.
What is an abfraction?
This material is used to take dental impressions.
What is alginate?
This dental procedure that involves removing the infected or damaged pulp (nerve tissue) from the root of a tooth.
What is a Root Canal?
These are the items patients should remove before taking a PANO to prevent distortion in image.
What are glasses, jewelry, and dental appliances?
This is a HYG DA task that requires calling the patient that they are due for their routine cleaning. Five should be done every open hour on the HYG schedule. There is a $10 incentive for every patient that shows up to scheduled appointment.
What are HYG initiative calls?
This is a pocket of pus caused by a bacterial infection. Symtoms include inflammation, swelling, pain.
What is an abcess?
This scanner is used to scan for crowns, bridges, invisalign, nightguards, and sometimes partial dentures.
What is iTero?
This procedure involves surgically inserting a titanium screw-like device into the jawbone to replace a missing tooth.
What is an Implant?
This dental X-ray provides a detailed, 3D image of the teeth, jaw, and sinuses.
What is a CBCT scan? Cone Beam Computed Tomography
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What is Resonate, Dependable/Punctual, Coachable, Focused, Hardworking, Teamwork?