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Dental Sealants

Subjects : health-sciences, dentistry

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1. Cleaning the pits and fissures of a tooth
If sealant makes contact with the glove
Foods that most likely cause caries
Pit
No method is totally effective in

2. Small hole or depression in enamel
Fissure
Ideally where sealants are placed
Pit
used to disinfect surface areas

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

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4. 15-20 seconds
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
In case of accidental contact with etching
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...

5. Quickly polymerize(harden) when the chemical are mixed together
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants
Ideally where sealants are placed

6. Carbohydrates
If a tooth becomes contaminated after etchant removal but before sealant placement
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries
Before etching

7. More likely to need occlusal adjustments than unfilled sealants.
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include
Filled sealants
Ideally where sealants are placed
general treatment for sealant that has been partially lost

8. On children and adults - on permanent teeth
Wharton's duct
If hardened excess sealant material is evident
Ideally where sealants are placed
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant

9. Rinse with water only for 10 seconds and an additional 10 seconds with water/air spray.
How to rinse etchant
whe overgloves are discarded
General tips on sealant materials
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...

10. Fractures
Pit
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries
Most sealant failures result in

11. Wear overgloves over examination gloves
Most sealant failures result in
patients that may benefit from dental sealants
fluoride
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces

12. Located between the cheek and facial gingiva
Vestibule
Wharton's duct
Advancement of decay is dependant on...
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated

13. 1960
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces
Wharton's duct
when sealant materials were first used
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include

14. Moisture contamination - inadequate etching - pumis used contained fluoride - light suring unit was not emitting enough light.
Causes of failure of sealant retention
used to disinfect surface areas
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant

15. Remove any bubbles in the sealant - inspect for voids - testing of adequate retention - verifying properly etched surface
Ideally where sealants are placed
Filled sealants
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
Use the explorer to...

16. Biological contaminates stay suspended in aerosol mist for long periods of time.
If hardened excess sealant material is evident
Wharton's duct
wear all PPE when disinfectin because
When pellicle formation occurs

17. RDA with sealant certification - RDAEF - RDH - DDS.
If sealant makes contact with the glove
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
Wharton's duct
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant

18. 30 seconds per tooth
Age when first primary tooth comes in
General tips on sealant materials
Filled sealants
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant

19. Removing the inhibition layer
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include
A dampened cotton roll is used for
fluoride
Age when permanent first molar comes in

20. Isolate the tooth
Age when permanent first molar comes in
General tips on sealant materials
major salivary glands
Before etching

21. Patient could have angina pectoris - high blood pressure - hepatitis b - Tb - or any other condition.
Filled sealants
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants

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

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23. Chalky - dull - frosty
Use the explorer to...
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...
used to disinfect surface areas
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries

24. High speed handpiece
where sealant placement is placed
Causes of failure of sealant retention
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant

25. Remove and discard the glove - wash your hands with soap and water and reglove.
Cusp
used to disinfect surface areas
How light cure tip is positioned
If sealant makes contact with the glove

26. Hardens during exposure to curing light.
whe overgloves are discarded
Photo/light cured sealants
Most common problem with sealants when first used
After sealant has been placed - you should check for

27. Use a carver or slow speed handpiece with a polishing bur to remove it.
Wile using curing light
The Stensen's duct is located where
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces
If hardened excess sealant material is evident

28. Susceptable host - interaction of bacteria - cariogenic diet.
Caries is a result of...
where sealant placement is placed
If hardened excess sealant material is evident
when sealant materials were first used

29. Determined by the dentist
Filled sealants
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.
major salivary glands
Supervision for RDA is...

30. Immediately after teeth are cleansed - when saliva touches the tooth.
used to disinfect surface areas
When pellicle formation occurs
Photo/light cured sealants
Before etching

31. Biocide disinfectant
Filled sealants
used to disinfect surface areas
Most sealant failures result in
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include

32. To make them easier to see
whe overgloves are discarded
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely
The Stensen's duct is located where
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated

33. Fruit roll-ups - dried fruit and honey
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
leading causes of plaque and caries development
Photo/light cured sealants
Foods that most likely cause caries

34. Can never replace examination gloves in treating patients
patients that may benefit from dental sealants
Overgloves
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries

35. 6 to 10 months
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
Age when first primary tooth comes in
Use the explorer to...

36. Cleanliness and dryness of the tooth.
No method is totally effective in
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely
Most common problem with sealants when first used
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include

37. Dri aid/dry tip - saliva ejector - lingua fix - cotton rolls - rubber dam - high volume evacuation.
fluoride
Age when first primary tooth comes in
patients that may benefit from dental sealants
Methods of isolation

38. Remineralize
when sealant materials were first used
used to disinfect surface areas
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely
Caries is a result of...

39. After a single use
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
whe overgloves are discarded
In case of accidental contact with etching
Age when first primary tooth comes in

40. Prophy paste with fluoride and fluoride treatments
Photo/light cured sealants
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
Use the explorer to...
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application

41. Premature occlusal contact - floss contacts for possible material - evaluate for bubbles - voids - or incomplete coverage.
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
After sealant has been placed - you should check for
Ideally where sealants are placed

42. 6 to 7 years
Age when permanent first molar comes in
If sealant makes contact with the glove
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.

43. Reseal only the portion that has been lost
According to many studies - if a small caries is sealed underneath a sealant the caries process will
general treatment for sealant that has been partially lost
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces
Cusp

44. Triangular prominence on the occlusal surface of a tooth.
Vestibule
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
Cusp
Age when first primary tooth comes in

45. Re-etch for 10 seconds - rinse - dry - and then place sealant.
Overgloves
major salivary glands
If a tooth becomes contaminated after etchant removal but before sealant placement
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication

46. 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.
whe overgloves are discarded
patients that may benefit from dental sealants
According to many studies - if a small caries is sealed underneath a sealant the caries process will
when sealant materials were first used

47. On adult teeth where there is caries susceptability
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated
Wharton's duct
wear all PPE when disinfectin because
where sealant placement is placed

48. Carbohydrates and bacteria
Caries is a result of...
wear all PPE when disinfectin because
leading causes of plaque and caries development
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application

49. Imperfect joining of enamel and a narrow linear depression at the developmental occlusal groove.
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...
Fissure
How light cure tip is positioned
whe overgloves are discarded

50. Lobe
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.
used to disinfect surface areas
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every