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Dental Sealants

Subjects : health-sciences, dentistry

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1. Located between the cheek and facial gingiva
General tips on sealant materials
Advancement of decay is dependant on...
If hardened excess sealant material is evident
Vestibule

2. Only a dentist(DDS)(RDHAP) - or a certified instructor.
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
A dampened cotton roll is used for
Cusp

3. Family influences - eruption stages - surface morphology.
How to rinse etchant
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
When pellicle formation occurs
Advancement of decay is dependant on...

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

5. High speed handpiece
If sealant makes contact with the glove
According to many studies - if a small caries is sealed underneath a sealant the caries process will
Age when first primary tooth comes in
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant

6. Least beneficial on smooth areas of the teeth.
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.
After sealant has been placed - you should check for
fluoride
Age when permanent first molar comes in

7. Lobe
major salivary glands
When pellicle formation occurs
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.
Advancement of decay is dependant on...

8. 6 to 7 years
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
used to disinfect surface areas
Age when permanent first molar comes in
In case of accidental contact with etching

9. Stop
where sealant placement is placed
How to rinse etchant
Vestibule
According to many studies - if a small caries is sealed underneath a sealant the caries process will

10. Cleaning the pits and fissures of a tooth
whe overgloves are discarded
No method is totally effective in
Foods that most likely cause caries
How light cure tip is positioned

11. Patient could have angina pectoris - high blood pressure - hepatitis b - Tb - or any other condition.
leading causes of plaque and caries development
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include

12. Re-etch for 10 seconds - rinse - dry - and then place sealant.
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
Advancement of decay is dependant on...
Wharton's duct
If a tooth becomes contaminated after etchant removal but before sealant placement

13. The sheild should be surface disinfected after use - operator and patient should never look directly at the curing light when in use.
How to rinse etchant
Wile using curing light
Foods that most likely cause caries
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...

14. Wear overgloves over examination gloves
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces
Filled sealants
Fissure
Overgloves

15. Chalky - dull - frosty
How light cure tip is positioned
leading causes of plaque and caries development
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...

16. Premature occlusal contact - floss contacts for possible material - evaluate for bubbles - voids - or incomplete coverage.
After sealant has been placed - you should check for
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries
where sealant placement is placed

17. Remove and discard the glove - wash your hands with soap and water and reglove.
Most sealant failures result in
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
If sealant makes contact with the glove
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication

18. Moisture contamination - inadequate etching - pumis used contained fluoride - light suring unit was not emitting enough light.
Causes of failure of sealant retention
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
The Stensen's duct is located where

19. Remineralize
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely
Age when permanent first molar comes in
How light cure tip is positioned
general treatment for sealant that has been partially lost

20. Dri aid/dry tip - saliva ejector - lingua fix - cotton rolls - rubber dam - high volume evacuation.
Photo/light cured sealants
Pit
Methods of isolation
If sealant makes contact with the glove

21. Can never replace examination gloves in treating patients
Most common problem with sealants when first used
Overgloves
Advancement of decay is dependant on...
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely

22. 1960
Photo/light cured sealants
when sealant materials were first used
Use the explorer to...
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication

23. Parotid - Sublingual - vestibule - submandibular
when sealant materials were first used
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
major salivary glands
wear all PPE when disinfectin because

24. Prophy paste with fluoride and fluoride treatments
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application
where sealant placement is placed
Overgloves
Methods of isolation

25. 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
If sealant makes contact with the glove
general treatment for sealant that has been partially lost
Fissure

26. Poor retention
Most common problem with sealants when first used
No method is totally effective in
Before etching
After sealant has been placed - you should check for

27. Cleanliness and dryness of the tooth.
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include
Most sealant failures result in
Pit
where sealant placement is placed

28. More likely to need occlusal adjustments than unfilled sealants.
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
Wile using curing light
Filled sealants

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

30. Triangular prominence on the occlusal surface of a tooth.
Foods that most likely cause caries
Age when permanent first molar comes in
Cusp
Pit

31. 6 to 10 months
whe overgloves are discarded
Age when first primary tooth comes in
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application
Vestibule

32. Determined by the dentist
Most common problem with sealants when first used
When pellicle formation occurs
Supervision for RDA is...
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated

33. Hardens during exposure to curing light.
Causes of failure of sealant retention
Photo/light cured sealants
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated
If a tooth becomes contaminated after etchant removal but before sealant placement

34. 3 months
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
How to rinse etchant
If a tooth becomes contaminated after etchant removal but before sealant placement

35. 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.
In case of accidental contact with etching
Wharton's duct
patients that may benefit from dental sealants
major salivary glands

36. Carbohydrates and bacteria
fluoride
general treatment for sealant that has been partially lost
Before etching
leading causes of plaque and caries development

37. Removing the inhibition layer
A dampened cotton roll is used for
where sealant placement is placed
Vestibule
Methods of isolation

38. RDA with sealant certification - RDAEF - RDH - DDS.
Causes of failure of sealant retention
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
Vestibule
Foods that most likely cause caries

39. Discard after expiration date - store in refridgerator and use at room temperature.
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries
If hardened excess sealant material is evident
General tips on sealant materials
Fissure

40. Quickly polymerize(harden) when the chemical are mixed together
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants
Wharton's duct
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...

41. On children and adults - on permanent teeth
whe overgloves are discarded
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.
Causes of failure of sealant retention
Ideally where sealants are placed

42. Use a carver or slow speed handpiece with a polishing bur to remove it.
If hardened excess sealant material is evident
Ideally where sealants are placed
The Stensen's duct is located where
fluoride

43. Small hole or depression in enamel
Causes of failure of sealant retention
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces
Pit
Use the explorer to...

44. Biological contaminates stay suspended in aerosol mist for long periods of time.
Most sealant failures result in
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated
According to many studies - if a small caries is sealed underneath a sealant the caries process will
wear all PPE when disinfectin because

45. Fractures
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application
Most sealant failures result in
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces
Methods of isolation

46. Isolate the tooth
when sealant materials were first used
Age when permanent first molar comes in
wear all PPE when disinfectin because
Before etching

47. On adult teeth where there is caries susceptability
Before etching
where sealant placement is placed
How light cure tip is positioned
Age when first primary tooth comes in

48. Immediately after teeth are cleansed - when saliva touches the tooth.
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
When pellicle formation occurs
Overgloves

49. Carbohydrates
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries
used to disinfect surface areas

50. Susceptable host - interaction of bacteria - cariogenic diet.
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated
Ideally where sealants are placed
Caries is a result of...