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Dental Sealants

Subjects : health-sciences, dentistry

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1. 6 to 10 months
Wile using curing light
Photo/light cured sealants
Overgloves
Age when first primary tooth comes in

2. Flush exposed area immediately with large amounts of water - if eye contact - immediately rinse eye with water and seek medical attention - and use no-touch technique.
Age when permanent first molar comes in
fluoride
In case of accidental contact with etching
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication

3. Reseal only the portion that has been lost
Age when permanent first molar comes in
general treatment for sealant that has been partially lost
Most common problem with sealants when first used
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries

4. Remove any bubbles in the sealant - inspect for voids - testing of adequate retention - verifying properly etched surface
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
Methods of isolation
Use the explorer to...

5. To make them easier to see
How light cure tip is positioned
Before etching
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated
Caries is a result of...

6. Remove and discard the glove - wash your hands with soap and water and reglove.
After sealant has been placed - you should check for
If sealant makes contact with the glove
Ideally where sealants are placed
Causes of failure of sealant retention

7. Cleaning the pits and fissures of a tooth
If hardened excess sealant material is evident
No method is totally effective in
Filled sealants
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated

8. Determined by the dentist
whe overgloves are discarded
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application
Supervision for RDA is...
Filled sealants

9. 15-20 seconds
used to disinfect surface areas
Advancement of decay is dependant on...
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...
major salivary glands

10. Opposite the maxillary 2 molars on the buccal mucosa.

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11. Imperfect joining of enamel and a narrow linear depression at the developmental occlusal groove.
Fissure
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants
major salivary glands
Pit

12. Isolate the tooth
Filled sealants
leading causes of plaque and caries development
Before etching
wear all PPE when disinfectin because

13. Wear overgloves over examination gloves
when sealant materials were first used
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
wear all PPE when disinfectin because

14. Located between the cheek and facial gingiva
In case of accidental contact with etching
when sealant materials were first used
Most sealant failures result in
Vestibule

15. On adult teeth where there is caries susceptability
Wharton's duct
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces
Overgloves
where sealant placement is placed

16. 3 months
where sealant placement is placed
In case of accidental contact with etching
Causes of failure of sealant retention
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every

17. Premature occlusal contact - floss contacts for possible material - evaluate for bubbles - voids - or incomplete coverage.
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely
How light cure tip is positioned
Most common problem with sealants when first used
After sealant has been placed - you should check for

18. Quickly polymerize(harden) when the chemical are mixed together
If sealant makes contact with the glove
Fissure
Overgloves
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants

19. Family influences - eruption stages - surface morphology.
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
If sealant makes contact with the glove
No method is totally effective in
Advancement of decay is dependant on...

20. Chalky - dull - frosty
How to rinse etchant
when sealant materials were first used
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication

21. More likely to need occlusal adjustments than unfilled sealants.
Wharton's duct
Filled sealants
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
Photo/light cured sealants

22. Releases saliva into the oral cavity through the floor of the mouth

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23. Dri aid/dry tip - saliva ejector - lingua fix - cotton rolls - rubber dam - high volume evacuation.
If sealant makes contact with the glove
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...
Methods of isolation

24. Immediately after teeth are cleansed - when saliva touches the tooth.
When pellicle formation occurs
Ideally where sealants are placed
In case of accidental contact with etching
major salivary glands

25. 1-2 mm from the tooth
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
How light cure tip is positioned
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every

26. Moisture contamination - inadequate etching - pumis used contained fluoride - light suring unit was not emitting enough light.
How light cure tip is positioned
General tips on sealant materials
Causes of failure of sealant retention
Overgloves

27. Small hole or depression in enamel
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant
After sealant has been placed - you should check for
Pit

28. Hardens during exposure to curing light.
Wharton's duct
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
Photo/light cured sealants
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant

29. Biological contaminates stay suspended in aerosol mist for long periods of time.
Pit
used to disinfect surface areas
wear all PPE when disinfectin because
Causes of failure of sealant retention

30. Discard after expiration date - store in refridgerator and use at room temperature.
According to many studies - if a small caries is sealed underneath a sealant the caries process will
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries
patients that may benefit from dental sealants
General tips on sealant materials

31. Biocide disinfectant
How to rinse etchant
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries
used to disinfect surface areas
Methods of isolation

32. Parotid - Sublingual - vestibule - submandibular
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...
major salivary glands
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include

33. Carbohydrates
Age when first primary tooth comes in
Caries is a result of...
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries

34. The sheild should be surface disinfected after use - operator and patient should never look directly at the curing light when in use.
If sealant makes contact with the glove
No method is totally effective in
Filled sealants
Wile using curing light

35. 1960
leading causes of plaque and caries development
when sealant materials were first used
Advancement of decay is dependant on...
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant

36. 30 seconds per tooth
If sealant makes contact with the glove
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application
used to disinfect surface areas

37. Only a dentist(DDS)(RDHAP) - or a certified instructor.
If a tooth becomes contaminated after etchant removal but before sealant placement
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
patients that may benefit from dental sealants
used to disinfect surface areas

38. Cleanliness and dryness of the tooth.
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant
General tips on sealant materials
Caries is a result of...
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include

39. After a single use
How to rinse etchant
Fissure
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...
whe overgloves are discarded

40. Patient could have angina pectoris - high blood pressure - hepatitis b - Tb - or any other condition.
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
Age when permanent first molar comes in
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...
Filled sealants

41. Rinse with water only for 10 seconds and an additional 10 seconds with water/air spray.
general treatment for sealant that has been partially lost
How to rinse etchant
when sealant materials were first used
Methods of isolation

42. Carbohydrates and bacteria
leading causes of plaque and caries development
Methods of isolation
fluoride
If a tooth becomes contaminated after etchant removal but before sealant placement

43. 30 year old patient with active caries - any molar or premolar on a teenaged patient still having regular fluoride treatments - any molar pr premolar on a caries active patient that is not already decayed.
where sealant placement is placed
patients that may benefit from dental sealants
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants

44. On children and adults - on permanent teeth
Filled sealants
Ideally where sealants are placed
Pit
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.

45. RDA with sealant certification - RDAEF - RDH - DDS.
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
Age when first primary tooth comes in
How to rinse etchant

46. 6 to 7 years
Age when permanent first molar comes in
Foods that most likely cause caries
wear all PPE when disinfectin because
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because

47. Can never replace examination gloves in treating patients
Overgloves
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
In case of accidental contact with etching
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...

48. Remineralize
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely
According to many studies - if a small caries is sealed underneath a sealant the caries process will
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries
Most sealant failures result in

49. Triangular prominence on the occlusal surface of a tooth.
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
If a tooth becomes contaminated after etchant removal but before sealant placement
Supervision for RDA is...
Cusp

50. High speed handpiece
leading causes of plaque and caries development
General tips on sealant materials
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely