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Dental Instruments

Instructions:
  • Answer 49 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. To hold patients mouth open






2. Used to hold impression material






3. To place the dental dam clamp on the tooth






4. To select a shade for permanent restorations






5. To isolate the tooth






6. To mix dental cement






7. To suture surgical site






8. To anchor and stabilize dental dam






9. To isolate teeth for dental procedures






10. To lift tooth from socket






11. To grasp or transfer items






12. To use w/slow-speed attachments






13. To smooth amalgam






14. To extract maxillary






15. To carry and dispense amalgam






16. To mark bite and hold articulating paper in place






17. To mark holes on the dental dam






18. To measure pocket depth






19. To hold dental dam away from teeth






20. To cut tissue






21. To clean inside walls of canal






22. To smooth amalgam






23. To mix large amounts of dental material






24. To rinse out the canal or socket






25. To grasp and lock material for transfer into and out of oral cavity






26. Small glass dish used to mix dental material






27. To grasp tissue or bone fragments






28. To carve interproximal






29. To evacuate large volumes of fluid and debris






30. To remove calculous on teeth by vibration






31. To remove carious dentin






32. For lab use (trim crowns - etc..)






33. To extract mandibular






34. To provide indirect vision - reflect light - retract lips - cheeks - and tongue






35. To punch holes in dental dam for each individual tooth






36. To cut tissue






37. To remove large amounts of deposits






38. To evacuate fluid from oral cavity or surgical site






39. To carve the occlusal anatomy






40. To dry point chambers of canal






41. To pack and condense amalgam






42. To examine teeth for decay






43. To remove pulp tissue from the canal






44. To mix dental materials






45. To administer local anesthetic






46. To evacuate fluid from the oral cavity






47. To replace pulp tissue






48. To polish teeth






49. To cut tooth structure