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Dental Sealants

Subjects : health-sciences, dentistry

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1. Fruit roll-ups - dried fruit and honey
Use the explorer to...
If hardened excess sealant material is evident
Foods that most likely cause caries
Vestibule

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

3. Stop
when sealant materials were first used
Methods of isolation
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

4. Only a dentist(DDS)(RDHAP) - or a certified instructor.
major salivary glands
When pellicle formation occurs
general treatment for sealant that has been partially lost
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication

5. Least beneficial on smooth areas of the teeth.
A dampened cotton roll is used for
when sealant materials were first used
fluoride
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant

6. Imperfect joining of enamel and a narrow linear depression at the developmental occlusal groove.
major salivary glands
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant
Fissure
According to many studies - if a small caries is sealed underneath a sealant the caries process will

7. Can never replace examination gloves in treating patients
Overgloves
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
Before etching

8. 30 seconds per tooth
General tips on sealant materials
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
Methods of isolation
Ideally where sealants are placed

9. Moisture contamination - inadequate etching - pumis used contained fluoride - light suring unit was not emitting enough light.
Advancement of decay is dependant on...
Age when permanent first molar comes in
Methods of isolation
Causes of failure of sealant retention

10. Susceptable host - interaction of bacteria - cariogenic diet.
Caries is a result of...
In case of accidental contact with etching
How to rinse etchant
The Stensen's duct is located where

11. The sheild should be surface disinfected after use - operator and patient should never look directly at the curing light when in use.
If sealant makes contact with the glove
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants
Wile using curing light
Use the explorer to...

12. 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.
No method is totally effective in
patients that may benefit from dental sealants
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.
After sealant has been placed - you should check for

13. 1960
when sealant materials were first used
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include
Vestibule

14. Rinse with water only for 10 seconds and an additional 10 seconds with water/air spray.
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
Fissure
How to rinse etchant
In case of accidental contact with etching

15. Remineralize
A dampened cotton roll is used for
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely
If a tooth becomes contaminated after etchant removal but before sealant placement
Overgloves

16. Patient could have angina pectoris - high blood pressure - hepatitis b - Tb - or any other condition.
Vestibule
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces

17. Wear overgloves over examination gloves
general treatment for sealant that has been partially lost
Overgloves
A dampened cotton roll is used for
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces

18. To make them easier to see
when sealant materials were first used
If hardened excess sealant material is evident
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated
where sealant placement is placed

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

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20. More likely to need occlusal adjustments than unfilled sealants.
Filled sealants
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
Age when first primary tooth comes in
when sealant materials were first used

21. On children and adults - on permanent teeth
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
general treatment for sealant that has been partially lost
Ideally where sealants are placed
Pit

22. Triangular prominence on the occlusal surface of a tooth.
Use the explorer to...
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
Cusp

23. 15-20 seconds
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...
Photo/light cured sealants
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
where sealant placement is placed

24. Hardens during exposure to curing light.
Photo/light cured sealants
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...
The Stensen's duct is located where
Most common problem with sealants when first used

25. Determined by the dentist
Supervision for RDA is...
Fissure
Age when first primary tooth comes in
Methods of isolation

26. On adult teeth where there is caries susceptability
where sealant placement is placed
Cusp
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants
fluoride

27. Cleanliness and dryness of the tooth.
If hardened excess sealant material is evident
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
leading causes of plaque and caries development
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include

28. Small hole or depression in enamel
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
Photo/light cured sealants
Pit
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every

29. Fractures
Most sealant failures result in
general treatment for sealant that has been partially lost
When pellicle formation occurs
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...

30. Re-etch for 10 seconds - rinse - dry - and then place sealant.
If sealant makes contact with the glove
Most common problem with sealants when first used
If a tooth becomes contaminated after etchant removal but before sealant placement
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...

31. Biological contaminates stay suspended in aerosol mist for long periods of time.
wear all PPE when disinfectin because
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces
Most common problem with sealants when first used

32. Quickly polymerize(harden) when the chemical are mixed together
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants
Ideally where sealants are placed
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant

33. Discard after expiration date - store in refridgerator and use at room temperature.
General tips on sealant materials
Wile using curing light
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application
When pellicle formation occurs

34. Dri aid/dry tip - saliva ejector - lingua fix - cotton rolls - rubber dam - high volume evacuation.
Methods of isolation
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...
A dampened cotton roll is used for
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application

35. Poor retention
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant
According to many studies - if a small caries is sealed underneath a sealant the caries process will
Most common problem with sealants when first used
used to disinfect surface areas

36. Located between the cheek and facial gingiva
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
Foods that most likely cause caries
Vestibule
According to many studies - if a small caries is sealed underneath a sealant the caries process will

37. Biocide disinfectant
patients that may benefit from dental sealants
used to disinfect surface areas
No method is totally effective in
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants

38. Chalky - dull - frosty
Age when first primary tooth comes in
In case of accidental contact with etching
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...
Cusp

39. Lobe
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.
If sealant makes contact with the glove
Fissure
major salivary glands

40. 6 to 10 months
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
Age when first primary tooth comes in
Methods of isolation

41. Prophy paste with fluoride and fluoride treatments
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application
Overgloves
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated
leading causes of plaque and caries development

42. High speed handpiece
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
Overgloves
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant
fluoride

43. Isolate the tooth
Advancement of decay is dependant on...
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include
Before etching

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

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45. Immediately after teeth are cleansed - when saliva touches the tooth.
When pellicle formation occurs
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
fluoride
Causes of failure of sealant retention

46. Premature occlusal contact - floss contacts for possible material - evaluate for bubbles - voids - or incomplete coverage.
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces
wear all PPE when disinfectin because
After sealant has been placed - you should check for

47. Parotid - Sublingual - vestibule - submandibular
major salivary glands
where sealant placement is placed
After sealant has been placed - you should check for
In case of accidental contact with etching

48. Remove and discard the glove - wash your hands with soap and water and reglove.
If sealant makes contact with the glove
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries

49. Reseal only the portion that has been lost
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant
general treatment for sealant that has been partially lost
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
patients that may benefit from dental sealants

50. 3 months
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
A dampened cotton roll is used for
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
If a tooth becomes contaminated after etchant removal but before sealant placement