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Dental Sealants

Subjects : health-sciences, dentistry

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1. 15-20 seconds
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
used to disinfect surface areas
How to rinse etchant
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...

2. Premature occlusal contact - floss contacts for possible material - evaluate for bubbles - voids - or incomplete coverage.
After sealant has been placed - you should check for
Causes of failure of sealant retention
Supervision for RDA is...
If hardened excess sealant material is evident

3. Lobe
Fissure
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...

4. Chalky - dull - frosty
Cusp
Vestibule
Most common problem with sealants when first used
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...

5. Triangular prominence on the occlusal surface of a tooth.
Cusp
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
major salivary glands

6. Remove any bubbles in the sealant - inspect for voids - testing of adequate retention - verifying properly etched surface
Use the explorer to...
Vestibule
patients that may benefit from dental sealants
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces

7. Immediately after teeth are cleansed - when saliva touches the tooth.
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
How to rinse etchant
When pellicle formation occurs
A dampened cotton roll is used for

8. Discard after expiration date - store in refridgerator and use at room temperature.
patients that may benefit from dental sealants
General tips on sealant materials
Fissure
general treatment for sealant that has been partially lost

9. Fractures
How light cure tip is positioned
Most sealant failures result in
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include
used to disinfect surface areas

10. 1960
Age when permanent first molar comes in
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include
when sealant materials were first used
fluoride

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

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12. Wear overgloves over examination gloves
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces
In case of accidental contact with etching
A dampened cotton roll is used for
How light cure tip is positioned

13. High speed handpiece
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.
After sealant has been placed - you should check for
Overgloves
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant

14. Patient could have angina pectoris - high blood pressure - hepatitis b - Tb - or any other condition.
According to many studies - if a small caries is sealed underneath a sealant the caries process will
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
when sealant materials were first used
In case of accidental contact with etching

15. Hardens during exposure to curing light.
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely
Photo/light cured sealants
when sealant materials were first used
Wile using curing light

16. Rinse with water only for 10 seconds and an additional 10 seconds with water/air spray.
How to rinse etchant
General tips on sealant materials
Vestibule
If a tooth becomes contaminated after etchant removal but before sealant placement

17. Reseal only the portion that has been lost
Caries is a result of...
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.
general treatment for sealant that has been partially lost
when sealant materials were first used

18. Poor retention
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant
Advancement of decay is dependant on...
In case of accidental contact with etching
Most common problem with sealants when first used

19. Carbohydrates
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant
used to disinfect surface areas
When pellicle formation occurs

20. 6 to 7 years
Age when permanent first molar comes in
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant
How light cure tip is positioned
Age when first primary tooth comes in

21. Family influences - eruption stages - surface morphology.
patients that may benefit from dental sealants
Advancement of decay is dependant on...
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

22. Carbohydrates and bacteria
leading causes of plaque and caries development
According to many studies - if a small caries is sealed underneath a sealant the caries process will
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
patients that may benefit from dental sealants

23. 30 seconds per tooth
When pellicle formation occurs
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
Filled sealants
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include

24. On children and adults - on permanent teeth
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application
Ideally where sealants are placed
The Stensen's duct is located where
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...

25. Biocide disinfectant
used to disinfect surface areas
Age when permanent first molar comes in
Before etching
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...

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

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27. Can never replace examination gloves in treating patients
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
Overgloves
How light cure tip is positioned
If hardened excess sealant material is evident

28. Use a carver or slow speed handpiece with a polishing bur to remove it.
The Stensen's duct is located where
Before etching
major salivary glands
If hardened excess sealant material is evident

29. Remove and discard the glove - wash your hands with soap and water and reglove.
Photo/light cured sealants
fluoride
Cusp
If sealant makes contact with the glove

30. Small hole or depression in enamel
Pit
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely
A dampened cotton roll is used for
where sealant placement is placed

31. 1-2 mm from the tooth
Fissure
In case of accidental contact with etching
How light cure tip is positioned
How to rinse etchant

32. 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.
Caries is a result of...
Wharton's duct
whe overgloves are discarded
patients that may benefit from dental sealants

33. Removing the inhibition layer
A dampened cotton roll is used for
Wharton's duct
General tips on sealant materials
Before etching

34. 3 months
Advancement of decay is dependant on...
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application
Filled sealants

35. RDA with sealant certification - RDAEF - RDH - DDS.
According to many studies - if a small caries is sealed underneath a sealant the caries process will
Ideally where sealants are placed
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication

36. Dri aid/dry tip - saliva ejector - lingua fix - cotton rolls - rubber dam - high volume evacuation.
Filled sealants
Methods of isolation
Supervision for RDA is...
major salivary glands

37. Remineralize
How to rinse etchant
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
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...

38. The sheild should be surface disinfected after use - operator and patient should never look directly at the curing light when in use.
How light cure tip is positioned
where sealant placement is placed
leading causes of plaque and caries development
Wile using curing light

39. Susceptable host - interaction of bacteria - cariogenic diet.
Caries is a result of...
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants
A dampened cotton roll is used for
patients that may benefit from dental sealants

40. More likely to need occlusal adjustments than unfilled sealants.
where sealant placement is placed
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
If sealant makes contact with the glove
Filled sealants

41. Stop
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
According to many studies - if a small caries is sealed underneath a sealant the caries process will
If hardened excess sealant material is evident
Vestibule

42. Cleanliness and dryness of the tooth.
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
fluoride

43. Determined by the dentist
According to many studies - if a small caries is sealed underneath a sealant the caries process will
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated
If a tooth becomes contaminated after etchant removal but before sealant placement
Supervision for RDA is...

44. Parotid - Sublingual - vestibule - submandibular
major salivary glands
In case of accidental contact with etching
After sealant has been placed - you should check for
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application

45. 6 to 10 months
How light cure tip is positioned
Age when first primary tooth comes in
A dampened cotton roll is used for
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated

46. Imperfect joining of enamel and a narrow linear depression at the developmental occlusal groove.
When pellicle formation occurs
Fissure
A dampened cotton roll is used for
In case of accidental contact with etching

47. Biological contaminates stay suspended in aerosol mist for long periods of time.
Vestibule
wear all PPE when disinfectin because
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...

48. Fruit roll-ups - dried fruit and honey
fluoride
Foods that most likely cause caries
Before etching
If sealant makes contact with the glove

49. Cleaning the pits and fissures of a tooth
No method is totally effective in
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants
Pit

50. Prophy paste with fluoride and fluoride treatments
whe overgloves are discarded
Age when permanent first molar comes in
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application