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Dental Sealants

Subjects : health-sciences, dentistry

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1. Remove and discard the glove - wash your hands with soap and water and reglove.
where sealant placement is placed
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...
If sealant makes contact with the glove
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces

2. High speed handpiece
In case of accidental contact with etching
Before etching
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant

3. Fruit roll-ups - dried fruit and honey
Foods that most likely cause caries
when sealant materials were first used
How to rinse etchant
If a tooth becomes contaminated after etchant removal but before sealant placement

4. Can never replace examination gloves in treating patients
Age when first primary tooth comes in
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries
Advancement of decay is dependant on...
Overgloves

5. Quickly polymerize(harden) when the chemical are mixed together
Foods that most likely cause caries
General tips on sealant materials
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants
Advancement of decay is dependant on...

6. Least beneficial on smooth areas of the teeth.
The Stensen's duct is located where
How light cure tip is positioned
fluoride
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application

7. Re-etch for 10 seconds - rinse - dry - and then place sealant.
Vestibule
If hardened excess sealant material is evident
If a tooth becomes contaminated after etchant removal but before sealant placement
Methods of isolation

8. Remove any bubbles in the sealant - inspect for voids - testing of adequate retention - verifying properly etched surface
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application
No method is totally effective in
Use the explorer to...
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include

9. Determined by the dentist
If hardened excess sealant material is evident
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
Supervision for RDA is...
Most sealant failures result in

10. Small hole or depression in enamel
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...
Advancement of decay is dependant on...
Pit
When pellicle formation occurs

11. RDA with sealant certification - RDAEF - RDH - DDS.
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
Supervision for RDA is...
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
Before etching

12. Prophy paste with fluoride and fluoride treatments
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant

13. Triangular prominence on the occlusal surface of a tooth.
Age when first primary tooth comes in
Cusp
Overgloves
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication

14. Dri aid/dry tip - saliva ejector - lingua fix - cotton rolls - rubber dam - high volume evacuation.
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated
Methods of isolation
Before etching

15. Wear overgloves over examination gloves
Filled sealants
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces
leading causes of plaque and caries development
whe overgloves are discarded

16. Family influences - eruption stages - surface morphology.
Advancement of decay is dependant on...
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces
The Stensen's duct is located where
leading causes of plaque and caries development

17. Remineralize
Foods that most likely cause caries
major salivary glands
According to many studies - if a small caries is sealed underneath a sealant the caries process will
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely

18. After a single use
A dampened cotton roll is used for
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
Foods that most likely cause caries
whe overgloves are discarded

19. Located between the cheek and facial gingiva
Overgloves
Vestibule
If a tooth becomes contaminated after etchant removal but before sealant placement
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants

20. To make them easier to see
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated
How to rinse etchant
leading causes of plaque and caries development
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely

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

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22. Stop
Supervision for RDA is...
Vestibule
According to many studies - if a small caries is sealed underneath a sealant the caries process will
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.

23. Parotid - Sublingual - vestibule - submandibular
Before etching
major salivary glands
used to disinfect surface areas
when sealant materials were first used

24. 1960
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include
According to many studies - if a small caries is sealed underneath a sealant the caries process will
when sealant materials were first used
How to rinse etchant

25. Patient could have angina pectoris - high blood pressure - hepatitis b - Tb - or any other condition.
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
The Stensen's duct is located where
When pellicle formation occurs
whe overgloves are discarded

26. Chalky - dull - frosty
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces
The Stensen's duct is located where

27. 3 months
major salivary glands
Before etching
Overgloves
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every

28. Premature occlusal contact - floss contacts for possible material - evaluate for bubbles - voids - or incomplete coverage.
The Stensen's duct is located where
Age when permanent first molar comes in
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries
After sealant has been placed - you should check for

29. Isolate the tooth
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries
General tips on sealant materials
Before etching
Ideally where sealants are placed

30. 1-2 mm from the tooth
General tips on sealant materials
Most common problem with sealants when first used
How light cure tip is positioned
Wile using curing light

31. 6 to 7 years
Overgloves
Caries is a result of...
Foods that most likely cause caries
Age when permanent first molar comes in

32. 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.
How to rinse etchant
If a tooth becomes contaminated after etchant removal but before sealant placement
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated
patients that may benefit from dental sealants

33. Immediately after teeth are cleansed - when saliva touches the tooth.
Methods of isolation
When pellicle formation occurs
Supervision for RDA is...
major salivary glands

34. Carbohydrates
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries
When pellicle formation occurs
Wile using curing light
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant

35. Rinse with water only for 10 seconds and an additional 10 seconds with water/air spray.
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
How to rinse etchant
Pit
fluoride

36. Cleanliness and dryness of the tooth.
Wile using curing light
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication

37. Susceptable host - interaction of bacteria - cariogenic diet.
Most common problem with sealants when first used
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...
Before etching
Caries is a result of...

38. Hardens during exposure to curing light.
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries
major salivary glands
Photo/light cured sealants
A dampened cotton roll is used for

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

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40. Imperfect joining of enamel and a narrow linear depression at the developmental occlusal groove.
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant
Ideally where sealants are placed
Overgloves
Fissure

41. 30 seconds per tooth
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
Caries is a result of...
where sealant placement is placed

42. 15-20 seconds
used to disinfect surface areas
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...
Fissure
Pit

43. 6 to 10 months
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries
Ideally where sealants are placed
Filled sealants
Age when first primary tooth comes in

44. Reseal only the portion that has been lost
A dampened cotton roll is used for
Foods that most likely cause caries
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...
general treatment for sealant that has been partially lost

45. Biological contaminates stay suspended in aerosol mist for long periods of time.
fluoride
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces
wear all PPE when disinfectin because
If sealant makes contact with the glove

46. Fractures
If sealant makes contact with the glove
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely
where sealant placement is placed
Most sealant failures result in

47. Biocide disinfectant
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely
No method is totally effective in
Cusp
used to disinfect surface areas

48. Carbohydrates and bacteria
Fissure
leading causes of plaque and caries development
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
If a tooth becomes contaminated after etchant removal but before sealant placement

49. Poor retention
wear all PPE when disinfectin because
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated
Most common problem with sealants when first used
If hardened excess sealant material is evident

50. Only a dentist(DDS)(RDHAP) - or a certified instructor.
If a tooth becomes contaminated after etchant removal but before sealant placement
A dampened cotton roll is used for
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
whe overgloves are discarded