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Dental Sealants

Subjects : health-sciences, dentistry

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1. The sheild should be surface disinfected after use - operator and patient should never look directly at the curing light when in use.
According to many studies - if a small caries is sealed underneath a sealant the caries process will
Age when first primary tooth comes in
How to rinse etchant
Wile using curing light

2. Imperfect joining of enamel and a narrow linear depression at the developmental occlusal groove.
When pellicle formation occurs
Ideally where sealants are placed
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
Fissure

3. Remineralize
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely
Foods that most likely cause caries
where sealant placement is placed
Age when permanent first molar comes in

4. Stop
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...
According to many studies - if a small caries is sealed underneath a sealant the caries process will
used to disinfect surface areas
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant

5. Susceptable host - interaction of bacteria - cariogenic diet.
Caries is a result of...
Filled sealants
patients that may benefit from dental sealants
Causes of failure of sealant retention

6. Remove any bubbles in the sealant - inspect for voids - testing of adequate retention - verifying properly etched surface
How light cure tip is positioned
Use the explorer to...
Fissure
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants

7. To make them easier to see
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated
Most sealant failures result in
Most common problem with sealants when first used
General tips on sealant materials

8. 6 to 10 months
used to disinfect surface areas
Use the explorer to...
Age when first primary tooth comes in
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants

9. 1960
Ideally where sealants are placed
Vestibule
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...
when sealant materials were first used

10. More likely to need occlusal adjustments than unfilled sealants.
patients that may benefit from dental sealants
Causes of failure of sealant retention
Filled sealants
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant

11. Carbohydrates
Pit
major salivary glands
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries
A dampened cotton roll is used for

12. 3 months
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated
used to disinfect surface areas
Ideally where sealants are placed

13. Cleanliness and dryness of the tooth.
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
Most common problem with sealants when first used
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries

14. Immediately after teeth are cleansed - when saliva touches the tooth.
When pellicle formation occurs
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...
Use the explorer to...

15. Remove and discard the glove - wash your hands with soap and water and reglove.
If sealant makes contact with the glove
leading causes of plaque and caries development
Filled sealants
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant

16. Carbohydrates and bacteria
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...
Supervision for RDA is...
leading causes of plaque and caries development
General tips on sealant materials

17. After a single use
whe overgloves are discarded
Before etching
Photo/light cured sealants
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application

18. 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.
After sealant has been placed - you should check for
Wharton's duct
patients that may benefit from dental sealants
when sealant materials were first used

19. 30 seconds per tooth
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries

20. On adult teeth where there is caries susceptability
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
Wile using curing light
Ideally where sealants are placed
where sealant placement is placed

21. High speed handpiece
If a tooth becomes contaminated after etchant removal but before sealant placement
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant
If sealant makes contact with the glove
Fissure

22. Hardens during exposure to curing light.
How to rinse etchant
If sealant makes contact with the glove
Caries is a result of...
Photo/light cured sealants

23. 1-2 mm from the tooth
Pit
Cusp
Filled sealants
How light cure tip is positioned

24. Lobe
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
Methods of isolation
Filled sealants

25. Removing the inhibition layer
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
Wharton's duct
A dampened cotton roll is used for
Caries is a result of...

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

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

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28. Moisture contamination - inadequate etching - pumis used contained fluoride - light suring unit was not emitting enough light.
leading causes of plaque and caries development
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include
Causes of failure of sealant retention
Methods of isolation

29. Family influences - eruption stages - surface morphology.
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
wear all PPE when disinfectin because
Cusp
Advancement of decay is dependant on...

30. Can never replace examination gloves in treating patients
when sealant materials were first used
How to rinse etchant
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated
Overgloves

31. Fractures
Most sealant failures result in
Use the explorer to...
whe overgloves are discarded
After sealant has been placed - you should check for

32. Only a dentist(DDS)(RDHAP) - or a certified instructor.
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely
Advancement of decay is dependant on...
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
Filled sealants

33. Rinse with water only for 10 seconds and an additional 10 seconds with water/air spray.
Cusp
Age when permanent first molar comes in
How to rinse etchant
Supervision for RDA is...

34. On children and adults - on permanent teeth
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.
Ideally where sealants are placed
Use the explorer to...

35. Wear overgloves over examination gloves
Cusp
Filled sealants
Methods of isolation
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces

36. Fruit roll-ups - dried fruit and honey
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
Foods that most likely cause caries
Causes of failure of sealant retention
major salivary glands

37. Determined by the dentist
Fissure
Advancement of decay is dependant on...
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant
Supervision for RDA is...

38. Poor retention
Most common problem with sealants when first used
Before etching
Use the explorer to...
If a tooth becomes contaminated after etchant removal but before sealant placement

39. Quickly polymerize(harden) when the chemical are mixed together
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants
Pit
How to rinse etchant
If a tooth becomes contaminated after etchant removal but before sealant placement

40. Premature occlusal contact - floss contacts for possible material - evaluate for bubbles - voids - or incomplete coverage.
Causes of failure of sealant retention
Methods of isolation
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
After sealant has been placed - you should check for

41. 6 to 7 years
Age when permanent first molar comes in
Age when first primary tooth comes in
Photo/light cured sealants
Cusp

42. Prophy paste with fluoride and fluoride treatments
leading causes of plaque and caries development
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...
After sealant has been placed - you should check for

43. Biological contaminates stay suspended in aerosol mist for long periods of time.
A dampened cotton roll is used for
wear all PPE when disinfectin because
Caries is a result of...
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries

44. Patient could have angina pectoris - high blood pressure - hepatitis b - Tb - or any other condition.
Pit
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
Caries is a result of...
Most common problem with sealants when first used

45. Cleaning the pits and fissures of a tooth
Photo/light cured sealants
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant
No method is totally effective in
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include

46. Isolate the tooth
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
How light cure tip is positioned
Before etching
leading causes of plaque and caries development

47. Located between the cheek and facial gingiva
Overgloves
Vestibule
Age when permanent first molar comes in
After sealant has been placed - you should check for

48. Parotid - Sublingual - vestibule - submandibular
In case of accidental contact with etching
If a tooth becomes contaminated after etchant removal but before sealant placement
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants
major salivary glands

49. Biocide disinfectant
If a tooth becomes contaminated after etchant removal but before sealant placement
used to disinfect surface areas
where sealant placement is placed
If sealant makes contact with the glove

50. Discard after expiration date - store in refridgerator and use at room temperature.
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
General tips on sealant materials
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
patients that may benefit from dental sealants