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Dental Sealants

Subjects : health-sciences, dentistry

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1. 6 to 10 months
Filled sealants
Wharton's duct
Use the explorer to...
Age when first primary tooth comes in

2. Remove and discard the glove - wash your hands with soap and water and reglove.
If sealant makes contact with the glove
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
Photo/light cured sealants
Pit

3. Lobe
Advancement of decay is dependant on...
general treatment for sealant that has been partially lost
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated

4. Biocide disinfectant
used to disinfect surface areas
The Stensen's duct is located where
Foods that most likely cause caries
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant

5. After a single use
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
whe overgloves are discarded
Foods that most likely cause caries

6. 1-2 mm from the tooth
Before etching
Most common problem with sealants when first used
How light cure tip is positioned
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include

7. High speed handpiece
Methods of isolation
Filled sealants
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant
Ideally where sealants are placed

8. To make them easier to see
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated
If sealant makes contact with the glove
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant
general treatment for sealant that has been partially lost

9. Wear overgloves over examination gloves
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application
where sealant placement is placed
Most common problem with sealants when first used
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces

10. Only a dentist(DDS)(RDHAP) - or a certified instructor.
Use the explorer to...
Wile using curing light
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant

11. Triangular prominence on the occlusal surface of a tooth.
Fissure
Use the explorer to...
Wharton's duct
Cusp

12. Isolate the tooth
Pit
Wile using curing light
Before etching
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...

13. More likely to need occlusal adjustments than unfilled sealants.
fluoride
Filled sealants
Most common problem with sealants when first used
Ideally where sealants are placed

14. Poor retention
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries
Most common problem with sealants when first used
If sealant makes contact with the glove
Wharton's duct

15. Parotid - Sublingual - vestibule - submandibular
whe overgloves are discarded
major salivary glands
Foods that most likely cause caries
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include

16. Small hole or depression in enamel
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include
Wharton's duct
Advancement of decay is dependant on...
Pit

17. Rinse with water only for 10 seconds and an additional 10 seconds with water/air spray.
When pellicle formation occurs
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
How to rinse etchant

18. Stop
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
No method is totally effective in
According to many studies - if a small caries is sealed underneath a sealant the caries process will
If sealant makes contact with the glove

19. Immediately after teeth are cleansed - when saliva touches the tooth.
wear all PPE when disinfectin because
Photo/light cured sealants
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...
When pellicle formation occurs

20. Fractures
leading causes of plaque and caries development
Ideally where sealants are placed
Most sealant failures result in
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant

21. Use a carver or slow speed handpiece with a polishing bur to remove it.
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
used to disinfect surface areas
Most sealant failures result in
If hardened excess sealant material is evident

22. Cleaning the pits and fissures of a tooth
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.
How to rinse etchant
No method is totally effective in
major salivary glands

23. Carbohydrates and bacteria
Caries is a result of...
used to disinfect surface areas
Photo/light cured sealants
leading causes of plaque and caries development

24. Remineralize
wear all PPE when disinfectin because
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely
leading causes of plaque and caries development
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.

25. Carbohydrates
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries
when sealant materials were first used
No method is totally effective in
Foods that most likely cause caries

26. 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.
In case of accidental contact with etching
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces
used to disinfect surface areas
If sealant makes contact with the glove

27. 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.
patients that may benefit from dental sealants
When pellicle formation occurs
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
Pit

28. Premature occlusal contact - floss contacts for possible material - evaluate for bubbles - voids - or incomplete coverage.
Photo/light cured sealants
After sealant has been placed - you should check for
Before etching
When pellicle formation occurs

29. Least beneficial on smooth areas of the teeth.
general treatment for sealant that has been partially lost
fluoride
General tips on sealant materials
In case of accidental contact with etching

30. Family influences - eruption stages - surface morphology.
Advancement of decay is dependant on...
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
According to many studies - if a small caries is sealed underneath a sealant the caries process will

31. Can never replace examination gloves in treating patients
whe overgloves are discarded
Wile using curing light
Overgloves
Most sealant failures result in

32. RDA with sealant certification - RDAEF - RDH - DDS.
used to disinfect surface areas
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application
where sealant placement is placed
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant

33. On adult teeth where there is caries susceptability
Causes of failure of sealant retention
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant
Age when permanent first molar comes in
where sealant placement is placed

34. Dri aid/dry tip - saliva ejector - lingua fix - cotton rolls - rubber dam - high volume evacuation.
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces
Cusp
fluoride
Methods of isolation

35. Reseal only the portion that has been lost
Wharton's duct
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely
general treatment for sealant that has been partially lost
Cusp

36. Patient could have angina pectoris - high blood pressure - hepatitis b - Tb - or any other condition.
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
Advancement of decay is dependant on...

37. Cleanliness and dryness of the tooth.
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries
Causes of failure of sealant retention
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include
Vestibule

38. Quickly polymerize(harden) when the chemical are mixed together
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants
major salivary glands
Foods that most likely cause caries
No method is totally effective in

39. 6 to 7 years
A dampened cotton roll is used for
Most common problem with sealants when first used
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
Age when permanent first molar comes in

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

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41. Removing the inhibition layer
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include
major salivary glands
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces
A dampened cotton roll is used for

42. Prophy paste with fluoride and fluoride treatments
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application
Caries is a result of...
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...
Advancement of decay is dependant on...

43. Remove any bubbles in the sealant - inspect for voids - testing of adequate retention - verifying properly etched surface
Use the explorer to...
Most common problem with sealants when first used
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant
Wharton's duct

44. 30 seconds per tooth
patients that may benefit from dental sealants
Wile using curing light
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
leading causes of plaque and caries development

45. 15-20 seconds
leading causes of plaque and caries development
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every

46. 1960
Caries is a result of...
when sealant materials were first used
In case of accidental contact with etching
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant

47. Moisture contamination - inadequate etching - pumis used contained fluoride - light suring unit was not emitting enough light.
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
Pit
Causes of failure of sealant retention

48. Located between the cheek and facial gingiva
General tips on sealant materials
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely
Vestibule

49. Fruit roll-ups - dried fruit and honey
How light cure tip is positioned
Foods that most likely cause caries
Age when first primary tooth comes in
Most sealant failures result in

50. Discard after expiration date - store in refridgerator and use at room temperature.
General tips on sealant materials
In case of accidental contact with etching
No method is totally effective in
If a tooth becomes contaminated after etchant removal but before sealant placement