Examination
Cavity Classes
Charting
Occlusion & Malocclusion
Paper vs. Computer
100

This instrument is used by the dentist to detect imperfections in the enamel.

What is an explorer?

100

This class includes the gingival third of facial or lingual surfaces.

What is Class V?

100

This would be the correct abbreviation for a mesio-occlusal-distal filling.

What is an MOD?

100

A normal bite is referred to as this.

A person who has an overbite is classified as this. These are the two divisions within this class.

A person with an underbite is classified as this.



What is Class I Neutroclusion? 

What is Class II Distoclusion?

What is Division 1? Labroversion of maxillary teeth

What is Division 2? Linguoversion of mandibular teeth

What is Class III Mesioclusion? 

100

A new _____ _____ is filled out for the comprehensive exam and for every recall/periodic exam.

What is an exam sheet?

200

This symbol represents a missing tooth.

What is a blue X?

200

Pits and fissures on the occlusal surface of posterior teeth are classified as this.

What is Class I?

200

This dental team member typically examines the periodontium.

Who is the dental hygienist?

200

This person has an average relationship of the jaws to the head.

This person has a recessive relationship of the jaws to the head.

This person has a forward relationship of the jaws to the head.

What is Mesognathic? *Appears as a normal bite.

What is Retrognathic? *The maxillary teeth protrude causing the look of an overbite.

What is Prognathic? *The mandibular teeth protrude causing the look of an underbite.

200

T or F: When charting a condition on paper, you use green ink.

T or F: You can chart on paper using a #2 pencil.


What is false? *Use blue or black ink

What is False? *You must use a permanent writing utensil.

300

This person developed a system to describe the location of decay.

Who is G.V. Black?

300

This class was developed to describe restorations on the cusps of teeth.

What is Class VI?

300

The abbreviation FGC stands for ________.

The abbreviation PFM stands for ________. 

The abbreviation FZC stands for ________.

What is Full Gold Crown?

What is Porcelain fused to Metal?

What is Full Zirconium Crown?

300

An abnormal horizontal distance between the labial surface of the mandibular anterior teeth and the lingual of the maxillary anterior teeth.

What is Over Jet (Horizontal overlap).

300

This is color dentrix uses to chart conditions.

List examples of conditions.

What is black?

*Watched teeth; missing teeth; unerupted teeth; drifting teeth.

400

An examination of the mucosa, lips, buccal area, facial & lingual alveolar bone are referred to as this type of examination.

What is a soft tissue exam?

*ST: WNL (Within Normal Limits) or ST: Small macule 2mm diameter adjacent to #28; blue in color; raised; immovable. Have patient call if it doesn't go away in two weeks.

400

A cavity involving _____ or more surfaces is classified as a compound cavity.

What is two surfaces?

400

T or F: An existing amalgam restoration is colored in with a blue or black pen.

T or F: A treatment planned composite restoration is colored in with a blue or black pen.

What is T? 

What is F? *Treatment planned restorations are outlined in red ink.

400
Normally the maxillary teeth extend vertically over the incisal 1/3 of the mandibular anterior teeth. When the vertical overlap is greater, the person is said to have an ________.

What is an Over bite?

400

If a patient came in for an emergency appointment (EPR) and didn't return for over a year you (can/cannot) throw away their documentation.

What is cannot? *All paperwork is part of the patient chart and has to be kept per state requirements.

500

T or F: A patients dental record can be used for both legal and forensic reasons.

What is True?

500

Caries involving the interproximal surfaces of posterior teeth are classified as this.

Caries involving the interproximal surfaces of anterior teeth are classified as this.

What is Class II?

What is Class III?

500

The term _______ is used when the way the teeth occlude is not ideal.

This term ________ is used when the most desirable way in which the teeth of the maxillary arch occlude with the teeth in the mandibular arch for function and esthetics.

The term ________ is the relationship of the teeth when there is a maximum amount of contact between the maxillary and mandibular teeth.
This term _______ refers to the relationship of the teeth when the jaws are closed. No function or movement is involved.

What is malocclusion?

What is ideal occlusion?

What is centric occlusion?

What is static occlusion?

500

An abnormal horizontal distance between the lingual surface of mandibular anterior teeth and labial surface of maxillary anterior teeth is called this.

What is an Under Jet?

500

When completing a paper perio chart all 4's and above are written in ________ ink. 

T or F: Bleeding is underlined.

What is red?

What is False? *Bleeding is circled in red