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Dental Sealants

Subjects : health-sciences, dentistry

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1. 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.
Wharton's duct
patients that may benefit from dental sealants
Filled sealants
Overgloves

2. Susceptable host - interaction of bacteria - cariogenic diet.
Caries is a result of...
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
Ideally where sealants are placed
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant

3. Remineralize
Pit
Foods that most likely cause caries
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely
Methods of isolation

4. 3 months
Pit
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
used to disinfect surface areas
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every

5. Only a dentist(DDS)(RDHAP) - or a certified instructor.
The Stensen's duct is located where
Wharton's duct
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely

6. Remove any bubbles in the sealant - inspect for voids - testing of adequate retention - verifying properly etched surface
Most sealant failures result in
Use the explorer to...
Pit
Filled sealants

7. Isolate the tooth
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...
Most sealant failures result in
Before etching

8. Re-etch for 10 seconds - rinse - dry - and then place sealant.
If a tooth becomes contaminated after etchant removal but before sealant placement
If sealant makes contact with the glove
Methods of isolation
Cusp

9. Remove and discard the glove - wash your hands with soap and water and reglove.
If sealant makes contact with the glove
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...
Foods that most likely cause caries
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.

10. Fruit roll-ups - dried fruit and honey
No method is totally effective in
How to rinse etchant
Foods that most likely cause caries
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated

11. On adult teeth where there is caries susceptability
Pit
How light cure tip is positioned
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces
where sealant placement is placed

12. Stop
fluoride
A dampened cotton roll is used for
Pit
According to many studies - if a small caries is sealed underneath a sealant the caries process will

13. Prophy paste with fluoride and fluoride treatments
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application
If hardened excess sealant material is evident
When pellicle formation occurs
Filled sealants

14. Poor retention
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...
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant

15. Patient could have angina pectoris - high blood pressure - hepatitis b - Tb - or any other condition.
Cusp
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
where sealant placement is placed
patients that may benefit from dental sealants

16. To make them easier to see
Age when permanent first molar comes in
wear all PPE when disinfectin because
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated

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

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18. The sheild should be surface disinfected after use - operator and patient should never look directly at the curing light when in use.
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces
Before etching
Advancement of decay is dependant on...
Wile using curing light

19. Dri aid/dry tip - saliva ejector - lingua fix - cotton rolls - rubber dam - high volume evacuation.
Methods of isolation
How light cure tip is positioned
Most sealant failures result in
Foods that most likely cause caries

20. Use a carver or slow speed handpiece with a polishing bur to remove it.
In case of accidental contact with etching
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.
If hardened excess sealant material is evident

21. Wear overgloves over examination gloves
Use the explorer to...
General tips on sealant materials
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant

22. 1960
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...
when sealant materials were first used
Foods that most likely cause caries
major salivary glands

23. Triangular prominence on the occlusal surface of a tooth.
After sealant has been placed - you should check for
Overgloves
Cusp
Photo/light cured sealants

24. RDA with sealant certification - RDAEF - RDH - DDS.
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
general treatment for sealant that has been partially lost
Overgloves

25. Biocide disinfectant
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated
If sealant makes contact with the glove
used to disinfect surface areas
Ideally where sealants are placed

26. Lobe
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.
Age when permanent first molar comes in
Before etching
when sealant materials were first used

27. Can never replace examination gloves in treating patients
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants
If sealant makes contact with the glove
Overgloves
Vestibule

28. Determined by the dentist
Vestibule
Supervision for RDA is...
Ideally where sealants are placed
How light cure tip is positioned

29. 6 to 10 months
Before etching
Vestibule
Age when first primary tooth comes in
leading causes of plaque and caries development

30. After a single use
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
Fissure
whe overgloves are discarded

31. Reseal only the portion that has been lost
major salivary glands
general treatment for sealant that has been partially lost
If a tooth becomes contaminated after etchant removal but before sealant placement
Vestibule

32. Cleaning the pits and fissures of a tooth
No method is totally effective in
How to rinse etchant
Caries is a result of...
When pellicle formation occurs

33. Family influences - eruption stages - surface morphology.
Age when permanent first molar comes in
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...
Advancement of decay is dependant on...

34. Rinse with water only for 10 seconds and an additional 10 seconds with water/air spray.
Use the explorer to...
Most common problem with sealants when first used
According to many studies - if a small caries is sealed underneath a sealant the caries process will
How to rinse etchant

35. Least beneficial on smooth areas of the teeth.
fluoride
Caries is a result of...
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...
Wile using curing light

36. 6 to 7 years
Age when permanent first molar comes in
If a tooth becomes contaminated after etchant removal but before sealant placement
Ideally where sealants are placed
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include

37. 30 seconds per tooth
No method is totally effective in
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
Causes of failure of sealant retention
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries

38. Parotid - Sublingual - vestibule - submandibular
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
If sealant makes contact with the glove
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include
major salivary glands

39. Chalky - dull - frosty
Wile using curing light
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
General tips on sealant materials
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...

40. Hardens during exposure to curing light.
Pit
Photo/light cured sealants
Age when first primary tooth comes in
Most common problem with sealants when first used

41. Removing the inhibition layer
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants
If a tooth becomes contaminated after etchant removal but before sealant placement
A dampened cotton roll is used for
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...

42. Carbohydrates
fluoride
when sealant materials were first used
Foods that most likely cause caries
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries

43. Biological contaminates stay suspended in aerosol mist for long periods of time.
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
How light cure tip is positioned
wear all PPE when disinfectin because

44. 15-20 seconds
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include

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

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46. Immediately after teeth are cleansed - when saliva touches the tooth.
Pit
When pellicle formation occurs
Overgloves
In case of accidental contact with etching

47. Quickly polymerize(harden) when the chemical are mixed together
Filled sealants
patients that may benefit from dental sealants
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants
Age when permanent first molar comes in

48. Cleanliness and dryness of the tooth.
Fissure
Supervision for RDA is...
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include
How to rinse etchant

49. Moisture contamination - inadequate etching - pumis used contained fluoride - light suring unit was not emitting enough light.
Causes of failure of sealant retention
The Stensen's duct is located where
used to disinfect surface areas
Advancement of decay is dependant on...

50. Fractures
Most sealant failures result in
Pit
Age when permanent first molar comes in
How to rinse etchant