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Dental Sealants

Subjects : health-sciences, dentistry

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1. Prophy paste with fluoride and fluoride treatments
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application
Supervision for RDA is...
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...

2. Carbohydrates and bacteria
major salivary glands
patients that may benefit from dental sealants
When pellicle formation occurs
leading causes of plaque and caries development

3. On children and adults - on permanent teeth
A dampened cotton roll is used for
After sealant has been placed - you should check for
Cusp
Ideally where sealants are placed

4. More likely to need occlusal adjustments than unfilled sealants.
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely
Filled sealants
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
If hardened excess sealant material is evident

5. Biological contaminates stay suspended in aerosol mist for long periods of time.
wear all PPE when disinfectin because
Fissure
Vestibule
whe overgloves are discarded

6. Lobe
After sealant has been placed - you should check for
Filled sealants
Most sealant failures result in
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.

7. 30 seconds per tooth
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
How to rinse etchant
When pellicle formation occurs
The Stensen's duct is located where

8. Isolate the tooth
A dampened cotton roll is used for
Before etching
Vestibule
Filled sealants

9. Stop
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
According to many studies - if a small caries is sealed underneath a sealant the caries process will
Wile using curing light
where sealant placement is placed

10. Can never replace examination gloves in treating patients
Before etching
Filled sealants
Overgloves
After sealant has been placed - you should check for

11. Cleaning the pits and fissures of a tooth
Fissure
No method is totally effective in
Cusp
Use the explorer to...

12. Remove and discard the glove - wash your hands with soap and water and reglove.
fluoride
Advancement of decay is dependant on...
If sealant makes contact with the glove
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication

13. Moisture contamination - inadequate etching - pumis used contained fluoride - light suring unit was not emitting enough light.
Causes of failure of sealant retention
when sealant materials were first used
Overgloves
Before etching

14. Triangular prominence on the occlusal surface of a tooth.
General tips on sealant materials
patients that may benefit from dental sealants
Cusp
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include

15. Parotid - Sublingual - vestibule - submandibular
leading causes of plaque and caries development
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries
major salivary glands
If hardened excess sealant material is evident

16. Rinse with water only for 10 seconds and an additional 10 seconds with water/air spray.
Age when first primary tooth comes in
Advancement of decay is dependant on...
How to rinse etchant
Filled sealants

17. On adult teeth where there is caries susceptability
where sealant placement is placed
How light cure tip is positioned
Cusp
Overgloves

18. After a single use
Most common problem with sealants when first used
where sealant placement is placed
whe overgloves are discarded
Overgloves

19. Re-etch for 10 seconds - rinse - dry - and then place sealant.
If a tooth becomes contaminated after etchant removal but before sealant placement
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...
Causes of failure of sealant retention
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely

20. Small hole or depression in enamel
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
Caries is a result of...
Pit
According to many studies - if a small caries is sealed underneath a sealant the caries process will

21. Quickly polymerize(harden) when the chemical are mixed together
Use the explorer to...
where sealant placement is placed
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants

22. Cleanliness and dryness of the tooth.
If sealant makes contact with the glove
fluoride
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include
Pit

23. Removing the inhibition layer
Vestibule
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
A dampened cotton roll is used for
In case of accidental contact with etching

24. High speed handpiece
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant
where sealant placement is placed
when sealant materials were first used
A dampened cotton roll is used for

25. RDA with sealant certification - RDAEF - RDH - DDS.
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
Most common problem with sealants when first used
Wharton's duct
No method is totally effective in

26. Hardens during exposure to curing light.
After sealant has been placed - you should check for
Photo/light cured sealants
How light cure tip is positioned
Use the explorer to...

27. 1-2 mm from the tooth
Before etching
According to many studies - if a small caries is sealed underneath a sealant the caries process will
If hardened excess sealant material is evident
How light cure tip is positioned

28. Least beneficial on smooth areas of the teeth.
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
Wharton's duct
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely
fluoride

29. Use a carver or slow speed handpiece with a polishing bur to remove it.
Supervision for RDA is...
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
If hardened excess sealant material is evident
Advancement of decay is dependant on...

30. The sheild should be surface disinfected after use - operator and patient should never look directly at the curing light when in use.
major salivary glands
Most sealant failures result in
Wile using curing light
general treatment for sealant that has been partially lost

31. 1960
General tips on sealant materials
used to disinfect surface areas
If a tooth becomes contaminated after etchant removal but before sealant placement
when sealant materials were first used

32. Remineralize
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
major salivary glands
used to disinfect surface areas

33. 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.
Foods that most likely cause caries
Age when permanent first molar comes in
patients that may benefit from dental sealants
leading causes of plaque and caries development

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

35. 6 to 7 years
whe overgloves are discarded
Most sealant failures result in
Wharton's duct
Age when permanent first molar comes in

36. Reseal only the portion that has been lost
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
general treatment for sealant that has been partially lost
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant
The Stensen's duct is located where

37. Family influences - eruption stages - surface morphology.
Advancement of decay is dependant on...
leading causes of plaque and caries development
If sealant makes contact with the glove
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated

38. Wear overgloves over examination gloves
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces
Wharton's duct
Fissure
Supervision for RDA is...

39. To make them easier to see
fluoride
Most sealant failures result in
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated

40. Only a dentist(DDS)(RDHAP) - or a certified instructor.
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.
Methods of isolation
Before etching

41. Dri aid/dry tip - saliva ejector - lingua fix - cotton rolls - rubber dam - high volume evacuation.
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
Wharton's duct
Methods of isolation

42. 15-20 seconds
General tips on sealant materials
After sealant has been placed - you should check for
Most common problem with sealants when first used
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...

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

44. Located between the cheek and facial gingiva
After sealant has been placed - you should check for
Pit
Caries is a result of...
Vestibule

45. Determined by the dentist
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
Causes of failure of sealant retention
Supervision for RDA is...
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.

46. Premature occlusal contact - floss contacts for possible material - evaluate for bubbles - voids - or incomplete coverage.
When pellicle formation occurs
After sealant has been placed - you should check for
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces
Methods of isolation

47. Immediately after teeth are cleansed - when saliva touches the tooth.
After sealant has been placed - you should check for
Pit
When pellicle formation occurs
Filled sealants

48. Susceptable host - interaction of bacteria - cariogenic diet.
Caries is a result of...
Before etching
leading causes of plaque and caries development
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.

49. Biocide disinfectant
used to disinfect surface areas
patients that may benefit from dental sealants
Causes of failure of sealant retention
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include

50. 6 to 10 months
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
Age when first primary tooth comes in