Isolation
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Dental Dam
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Miscellaneous
100

How many cotton rolls do you place for #30?

What is 2

100
The HVE is placed using either of these grasps (2)
What is pen grasp or thumb-to-nose grasp
100
The dental dam is placed ______ the local anesthetic is administered
What is after
100

Dental dam material between the holes of the punched dam

What is the septum

100

teeth that are displaced from normal position

malaligned

200
Used the most throughout a restorative dental procedure (2)
What is the saliva ejector and the HVE
200
After it is used, the HVE tip should be either
What is thrown away or sterilized
200

How many holes are punched for the anchor tooth?

2

200

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

200

Equipment needed by the dental assistant to perform a limited rinse (2)

What is 1) HVE 2) Air-water syringe

300

Which is the best isolation technique for a filling?

dental dam

300

Why should a patient not close their lips around the suction tip?

they will get backflow

300

To prevent saliva leakage, what must you do?

invert the dam

300

to draw back or draw within

aspirate

300

When removing a cotton roll , the dental assistant must wet the cotton roll before removal because ...

What is a dry cotton roll can stick to the lining mucosa and cause injury

400

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

400
The HVE suction tip should be positioned
What is so that the edge of the suction tip is even with or slightly beyond the occlusal surface or incisal edge
400

What is the tool called that creates holes in the dental dam material?

stylus

400

Part of the dental dam clamp that encircles the tooth and must be firmly seated to stabilize the clamp

What is the jaws

400

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

500
The three most common methods used to isolate a specific area of the mouth (3)
What is 1) cotton rolls 2) dry angles 3) dental dam
500
The HVE has three main purposes; 1) retract tongue and cheek, 2) keep mouth free of saliva, blood, debris, and water, and 3) ____________________-
What is reduce the bacterial aerosol spray caused by the high-speed handpiece
500

What are the 3 parts of a dental clamp?

wings, bow, jaw

500

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

500

What is the tooth that the clamp sits on?

the anchor tooth