Veterinary Dental Hand Instruments
This instrument is used to explore topography of a tooth.
Dental Explorer
What percent of dental disease is below the gum line?
60%
When the gingiva forms a moat around the tooth it would be called what?
Gingival sulcus or pocket
There are two types of regional blocks used on the mandible and maxilla, what are they?
Rostral and Caudal
True or False
Advanced periodontal therapies can be preformed by all veterinarians.
False
The part of the instrument that you hold while using an instrument is call what?
Handle
Advantage of the dental radiographic unit.
Less x-ray output due to fixed kVp & mA
During what step of the COHAT do we take intraoral radiographs?
Step 1-D
How does local anesthesia work?
Blocks the channels the sodium ions used to get into nerve cell
The owner cannot provided home care, which advanced periodontal procedure should be performed?
None
Which instrument is used for quick removal of large pieces of calculus?
Calculus Removal Forceps or Rongures
What PPE is required when taking dental radiographs?
Lead apron with thyroid collar, dosimeter badge
Mechanical removal of plaque, calculus, and stains from the crown and root surface is known as what?
Scaling
What block would I use if I wanted to infiltrate the inferior alveolar nerve on the lingual aspect of the mandible as it enters the mandibular canal?
Caudal Mandibular Block
The term used to describe gingival enlargement that is not inflammatory.
Hyperplastic Gingiva or Gingival Hyperplasia
What is the name of the flat stone used for fine sharpening of dental instruments?
Arkansas Stone
What technique is the preferred dental radiographic technique as it most accurately represents the tooth?
Parallel Technique
What may be applied to slow the attachment of plaque after the prophy?
Fluoride Gel
Palpate just dorsal to the distal root of the third maxillary premolar.
If I want to preserve the dead tooth as a functional entity in the animal’s mouth I would preform what advanced periodontal procedure?
Root Canal
This instrument has a round tip that helps avoid trauma to the gingiva and periodontal ligament and each end is a mirror image of the other end.
Curette
What technique is best used to capture the mandibular premolars of a cat?
Bisecting Angle Technique
If a puppy is suffering from enamel hypoplasia how will the teeth look and what could have caused it?
Tooth surface will appear dull, stained, brittle and flaky. Could be caused by distemper virus or the use of doxycycline antibiotics in young animals.
If I want to block tooth 208 in preparation for a root canal, what block would be best to use?
Caudal Maxillary Block because it will anesthetizes all maxillary teeth on the side of infiltration as well as adjacent bone and soft tissue
This condition requires extraction of infected tooth or periodontal flap with treatment.
Deep Periodontal Pocket