Terms
The specialty of dentistry that takes care of children from birth to mixed dentition
What is pediatric dentistry?
This is when there is a change in the tone and volume of the voice which will make the child listen better
What is Voice control?
What is topical fluoride?
These children will say no a lot
What is a 2 year old?
This is the part of the tooth that are smaller in proportion to the roots.
What is the crown?
These are also known as acquired fears
What are Subjective fears?
This is when usually the assistant will show the child various instruments/equipment and tell them what to do
What is show and tell?
This is when the teeth are only polished and not scaled if plaque is present.
This age likes to make their own decisions and ask a lot of questions.
What is a 4 year old?
This exam looks for facial symmetry, signs of abuse, and lymph nodes for inflammation.
What is a head and neck exam?
The learned fears also known as
What are Objective fears?
this involves using another child’s good behavior as a model for a child who might start to be a problem
what is modeling?
This is used for occlusals of premolars and molars to prevent cavities
What are sealants?
This age can accept separation from caregiver but only for a short time
What is a 3 year old?
The exam that checks occlusion, spacing, crowding, absence, and presence of teeth.
What is an oral exam?
Mixed dentition
What is the age of birth to 14 of teeth called?
This is when the child is help by the assistant and the dentist puts their hand over the child's mouth to calm down
What is hand over mouth?
These are used to help retain the primary teeth until they are naturally due to fall out
What are temporary crowns?
This age will have a good sense of humor emerging and like to tell jokes.
What is a 9 year old?
This procedure is done when there is a chance of exposing the pulp of a primary tooth
What is indirect pulp capping?
The normal development and narrowing of the apex of the apex of the root.
What is Apexogenesis?
this is when the staff acknowledges the child’s feelings and lets the child know it is okay to feel that way.
what is validation?
This is the removal of the pulp from the crown of a tooth.
What is a pulpotomy?
This age may be bossy but is also outgoing and moving.
What is a 6 year old?
This is a tooth that ranges from chipped enamel to exposure of the pulp
What is a fractured tooth?