Dental Careers
Define cavities or caries.
What is damage or decay of tooth structure due to bacteria producing acid?
This is the number of seconds mouth rinse should be swished in the mouth.
What is 30 seconds?
The layer of teeth that will be damaged if you file your teeth with a nail file.
A type of eating where you eat in small, frequent amounts that can be harmful to the teeth.
What is snacking?
The educational requirement or academic degree that all dentists need before they can go to dental school (that's after high school).
What is a Bachelor's degree?
The angle we hold our toothbrush to the gum line when we brush our teeth.
What is 45 degrees?
This is the reason why household rubber bands are bad for moving your teeth.
What is tooth damage or gum damage?
Name two cariogenic foods or drinks.
(Many possible answers). What are soda, caramel, lemon, tomato soup, or white breads?
These are special black-and-white images or pictures dentists take of the patient that help them detect caries/cavities.
Two things that we remove when we floss.
Ways of using hydrogen peroxide wrong. (List at least 1)
What is using a very strong hydrogen peroxide, or leaving it on teeth for too long, or using it too many times.
What is the critical pH?
5.5 pH. Below that pH, your teeth will start to demineralize/break down.
Name at least 2 dental specialties.
What are orthodontics, geriatrics, pediatrics, prosthodontics, endodontics, dental anesthesia, education, or oral surgery?
An easy way or method to remember which teeth we've already brushed.
What is brushing in quadrants?
A symptom you can get if you file your teeth with a nail file.
What is tooth sensitivity or feeling pain if you eat or drink something cold?
Name two foods or drinks that not cariogenic.
Many possible answers. What are green veggies, nuts, water, or avocados?
This is what D.D.S. stands for.
What is Doctorate of Dental Surgery?
The way or process that cavities are formed.
What is bacteria eats carbohydrates/sugar abd produces acid and acid destroys teeth?
This is what makes rubber bands from orthodontists (from braces) different from household rubber bands.
What is rubber bands from orthodontists create a specific amount of tension/force or moves the teeth in a controlled manner?
Define "cariostatic".