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Dental Sealants

Subjects : health-sciences, dentistry

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1. Remove and discard the glove - wash your hands with soap and water and reglove.
Advancement of decay is dependant on...
How to rinse etchant
If hardened excess sealant material is evident
If sealant makes contact with the glove

2. 3 months
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
where sealant placement is placed
Wile using curing light
Vestibule

3. Immediately after teeth are cleansed - when saliva touches the tooth.
Cusp
When pellicle formation occurs
used to disinfect surface areas
After sealant has been placed - you should check for

4. Stop
No method is totally effective in
According to many studies - if a small caries is sealed underneath a sealant the caries process will
where sealant placement is placed
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces

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

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6. Fractures
Most sealant failures result in
Before etching
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
Causes of failure of sealant retention

7. Lobe
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
fluoride
Overgloves

8. Can never replace examination gloves in treating patients
Overgloves
How to rinse etchant
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
Supervision for RDA is...

9. 30 seconds per tooth
general treatment for sealant that has been partially lost
If a tooth becomes contaminated after etchant removal but before sealant placement
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
Age when first primary tooth comes in

10. Carbohydrates
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...
Before etching
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries
used to disinfect surface areas

11. 6 to 10 months
when sealant materials were first used
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces
Age when first primary tooth comes in
After sealant has been placed - you should check for

12. The sheild should be surface disinfected after use - operator and patient should never look directly at the curing light when in use.
Wile using curing light
How light cure tip is positioned
If sealant makes contact with the glove
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant

13. 15-20 seconds
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...
when sealant materials were first used
Advancement of decay is dependant on...
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every

14. Premature occlusal contact - floss contacts for possible material - evaluate for bubbles - voids - or incomplete coverage.
After sealant has been placed - you should check for
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries
According to many studies - if a small caries is sealed underneath a sealant the caries process will

15. Wear overgloves over examination gloves
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces
patients that may benefit from dental sealants
If hardened excess sealant material is evident
whe overgloves are discarded

16. Re-etch for 10 seconds - rinse - dry - and then place sealant.
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application
Supervision for RDA is...
If a tooth becomes contaminated after etchant removal but before sealant placement
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely

17. Parotid - Sublingual - vestibule - submandibular
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
major salivary glands
If hardened excess sealant material is evident
whe overgloves are discarded

18. Discard after expiration date - store in refridgerator and use at room temperature.
leading causes of plaque and caries development
General tips on sealant materials
Causes of failure of sealant retention
Filled sealants

19. Hardens during exposure to curing light.
Methods of isolation
Cusp
Photo/light cured sealants
How light cure tip is positioned

20. Only a dentist(DDS)(RDHAP) - or a certified instructor.
Wharton's duct
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
No method is totally effective in
Age when permanent first molar comes in

21. RDA with sealant certification - RDAEF - RDH - DDS.
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
Advancement of decay is dependant on...
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
No method is totally effective in

22. Determined by the dentist
Foods that most likely cause caries
Fissure
patients that may benefit from dental sealants
Supervision for RDA is...

23. Small hole or depression in enamel
Pit
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication

24. Remineralize
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely
Photo/light cured sealants
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant

25. Least beneficial on smooth areas of the teeth.
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
fluoride
Most common problem with sealants when first used
major salivary glands

26. Remove any bubbles in the sealant - inspect for voids - testing of adequate retention - verifying properly etched surface
Wile using curing light
Causes of failure of sealant retention
Use the explorer to...
After sealant has been placed - you should check for

27. Use a carver or slow speed handpiece with a polishing bur to remove it.
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely
whe overgloves are discarded
If hardened excess sealant material is evident
used to disinfect surface areas

28. Removing the inhibition layer
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
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely
A dampened cotton roll is used for

29. Biocide disinfectant
A dampened cotton roll is used for
Caries is a result of...
used to disinfect surface areas
whe overgloves are discarded

30. Poor retention
Most common problem with sealants when first used
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
Overgloves
whe overgloves are discarded

31. Family influences - eruption stages - surface morphology.
Vestibule
Advancement of decay is dependant on...
Before etching
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants

32. Located between the cheek and facial gingiva
major salivary glands
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include
Vestibule
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely

33. Patient could have angina pectoris - high blood pressure - hepatitis b - Tb - or any other condition.
If a tooth becomes contaminated after etchant removal but before sealant placement
when sealant materials were first used
patients that may benefit from dental sealants
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because

34. Reseal only the portion that has been lost
general treatment for sealant that has been partially lost
Wharton's duct
Fissure
Age when first primary tooth comes in

35. On children and adults - on permanent teeth
If hardened excess sealant material is evident
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries
Ideally where sealants are placed
Fissure

36. 1-2 mm from the tooth
Fissure
How light cure tip is positioned
major salivary glands
A dampened cotton roll is used for

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

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38. Prophy paste with fluoride and fluoride treatments
Most common problem with sealants when first used
Methods of isolation
Before etching
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application

39. Quickly polymerize(harden) when the chemical are mixed together
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include
wear all PPE when disinfectin because
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants
where sealant placement is placed

40. Cleanliness and dryness of the tooth.
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include
Most common problem with sealants when first used
Ideally where sealants are placed

41. On adult teeth where there is caries susceptability
When pellicle formation occurs
How to rinse etchant
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...
where sealant placement is placed

42. More likely to need occlusal adjustments than unfilled sealants.
leading causes of plaque and caries development
Filled sealants
wear all PPE when disinfectin because
Ideally where sealants are placed

43. Fruit roll-ups - dried fruit and honey
patients that may benefit from dental sealants
leading causes of plaque and caries development
Foods that most likely cause caries
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces

44. Moisture contamination - inadequate etching - pumis used contained fluoride - light suring unit was not emitting enough light.
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application
Causes of failure of sealant retention
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
Wharton's duct

45. Triangular prominence on the occlusal surface of a tooth.
If sealant makes contact with the glove
A dampened cotton roll is used for
Cusp
Fissure

46. High speed handpiece
Caries is a result of...
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant
Overgloves
If sealant makes contact with the glove

47. To make them easier to see
Photo/light cured sealants
In case of accidental contact with etching
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated

48. Chalky - dull - frosty
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...
Filled sealants
Methods of isolation

49. 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.
Photo/light cured sealants
Causes of failure of sealant retention
In case of accidental contact with etching
fluoride

50. Cleaning the pits and fissures of a tooth
Overgloves
wear all PPE when disinfectin because
used to disinfect surface areas
No method is totally effective in