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Dental Sealants

Subjects : health-sciences, dentistry

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1. Small hole or depression in enamel
Foods that most likely cause caries
patients that may benefit from dental sealants
Pit
Use the explorer to...

2. Isolate the tooth
Before etching
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely
Fissure
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication

3. 1960
when sealant materials were first used
Before etching
Advancement of decay is dependant on...
Ideally where sealants are placed

4. Least beneficial on smooth areas of the teeth.
fluoride
If hardened excess sealant material is evident
Most common problem with sealants when first used
If sealant makes contact with the glove

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

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6. Can never replace examination gloves in treating patients
Cusp
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...
Overgloves
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces

7. 1-2 mm from the tooth
How light cure tip is positioned
The Stensen's duct is located where
Age when permanent first molar comes in
where sealant placement is placed

8. 15-20 seconds
Most sealant failures result in
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...
Filled sealants
Advancement of decay is dependant on...

9. Rinse with water only for 10 seconds and an additional 10 seconds with water/air spray.
When pellicle formation occurs
where sealant placement is placed
How to rinse etchant
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application

10. Biological contaminates stay suspended in aerosol mist for long periods of time.
Most common problem with sealants when first used
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
Wharton's duct
wear all PPE when disinfectin because

11. 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.
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application
Pit
patients that may benefit from dental sealants
fluoride

12. Remineralize
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely
Ideally where sealants are placed

13. Prophy paste with fluoride and fluoride treatments
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application
A dampened cotton roll is used for
Age when permanent first molar comes in
In case of accidental contact with etching

14. Patient could have angina pectoris - high blood pressure - hepatitis b - Tb - or any other condition.
The Stensen's duct is located where
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
General tips on sealant materials
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant

15. Discard after expiration date - store in refridgerator and use at room temperature.
In case of accidental contact with etching
No method is totally effective in
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
General tips on sealant materials

16. Determined by the dentist
Wile using curing light
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces
Supervision for RDA is...
In case of accidental contact with etching

17. On adult teeth where there is caries susceptability
Fissure
where sealant placement is placed
whe overgloves are discarded
How light cure tip is positioned

18. Removing the inhibition layer
where sealant placement is placed
A dampened cotton roll is used for
fluoride
wear all PPE when disinfectin because

19. 30 seconds per tooth
The Stensen's duct is located where
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
How light cure tip is positioned
leading causes of plaque and caries development

20. Premature occlusal contact - floss contacts for possible material - evaluate for bubbles - voids - or incomplete coverage.
patients that may benefit from dental sealants
Caries is a result of...
How light cure tip is positioned
After sealant has been placed - you should check for

21. Remove any bubbles in the sealant - inspect for voids - testing of adequate retention - verifying properly etched surface
used to disinfect surface areas
How to rinse etchant
Use the explorer to...
Supervision for RDA is...

22. Located between the cheek and facial gingiva
Vestibule
Use the explorer to...
Wharton's duct
Causes of failure of sealant retention

23. Carbohydrates
when sealant materials were first used
Causes of failure of sealant retention
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries
Foods that most likely cause caries

24. 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
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely
General tips on sealant materials
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...

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

26. Fruit roll-ups - dried fruit and honey
Foods that most likely cause caries
Use the explorer to...
general treatment for sealant that has been partially lost
Fissure

27. Family influences - eruption stages - surface morphology.
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
Filled sealants
Advancement of decay is dependant on...
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant

28. On children and adults - on permanent teeth
when sealant materials were first used
Ideally where sealants are placed
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.
No method is totally effective in

29. Cleanliness and dryness of the tooth.
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include
whe overgloves are discarded
When pellicle formation occurs
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces

30. Parotid - Sublingual - vestibule - submandibular
major salivary glands
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.
Ideally where sealants are placed
Wharton's duct

31. Stop
According to many studies - if a small caries is sealed underneath a sealant the caries process will
Wharton's duct
No method is totally effective in
Caries is a result of...

32. Susceptable host - interaction of bacteria - cariogenic diet.
Caries is a result of...
General tips on sealant materials
Use the explorer to...
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant

33. Chalky - dull - frosty
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
Vestibule
Foods that most likely cause caries

34. RDA with sealant certification - RDAEF - RDH - DDS.
Supervision for RDA is...
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
Before etching
Overgloves

35. Immediately after teeth are cleansed - when saliva touches the tooth.
Methods of isolation
After sealant has been placed - you should check for
Most sealant failures result in
When pellicle formation occurs

36. High speed handpiece
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant
After sealant has been placed - you should check for
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
general treatment for sealant that has been partially lost

37. Biocide disinfectant
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
Cusp
used to disinfect surface areas
If sealant makes contact with the glove

38. Use a carver or slow speed handpiece with a polishing bur to remove it.
If hardened excess sealant material is evident
general treatment for sealant that has been partially lost
Cusp
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant

39. 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.
general treatment for sealant that has been partially lost
Pit
In case of accidental contact with etching
If a tooth becomes contaminated after etchant removal but before sealant placement

40. Cleaning the pits and fissures of a tooth
Vestibule
If a tooth becomes contaminated after etchant removal but before sealant placement
major salivary glands
No method is totally effective in

41. Carbohydrates and bacteria
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
leading causes of plaque and caries development
After sealant has been placed - you should check for
If hardened excess sealant material is evident

42. To make them easier to see
Overgloves
patients that may benefit from dental sealants
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant

43. Wear overgloves over examination gloves
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces
Wile using curing light
Foods that most likely cause caries
How light cure tip is positioned

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

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45. Reseal only the portion that has been lost
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application
general treatment for sealant that has been partially lost
Most common problem with sealants when first used
Foods that most likely cause caries

46. Hardens during exposure to curing light.
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include
Photo/light cured sealants
Vestibule
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant

47. Fractures
Photo/light cured sealants
Most sealant failures result in
when sealant materials were first used
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants

48. Lobe
If sealant makes contact with the glove
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.
Causes of failure of sealant retention

49. 6 to 7 years
Filled sealants
Age when permanent first molar comes in
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely

50. Dri aid/dry tip - saliva ejector - lingua fix - cotton rolls - rubber dam - high volume evacuation.
Use the explorer to...
General tips on sealant materials
when sealant materials were first used
Methods of isolation