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Dental Sealants

Subjects : health-sciences, dentistry

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1. Determined by the dentist
Supervision for RDA is...
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...
Pit
Ideally where sealants are placed

2. 15-20 seconds
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...
when sealant materials were first used
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries
When pellicle formation occurs

3. RDA with sealant certification - RDAEF - RDH - DDS.
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces
Before etching
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant

4. Immediately after teeth are cleansed - when saliva touches the tooth.
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
How to rinse etchant
When pellicle formation occurs
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant

5. Fruit roll-ups - dried fruit and honey
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated
Foods that most likely cause caries
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...

6. Discard after expiration date - store in refridgerator and use at room temperature.
Filled sealants
Ideally where sealants are placed
General tips on sealant materials
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely

7. Dri aid/dry tip - saliva ejector - lingua fix - cotton rolls - rubber dam - high volume evacuation.
Supervision for RDA is...
When pellicle formation occurs
Methods of isolation
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely

8. Fractures
Advancement of decay is dependant on...
when sealant materials were first used
No method is totally effective in
Most sealant failures result in

9. Carbohydrates
When pellicle formation occurs
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries
Causes of failure of sealant retention
leading causes of plaque and caries development

10. Parotid - Sublingual - vestibule - submandibular
Before etching
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
leading causes of plaque and caries development
major salivary glands

11. Can never replace examination gloves in treating patients
Overgloves
patients that may benefit from dental sealants
Caries is a result of...
How light cure tip is positioned

12. Located between the cheek and facial gingiva
In case of accidental contact with etching
wear all PPE when disinfectin because
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries
Vestibule

13. Small hole or depression in enamel
Pit
Use the explorer to...
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
No method is totally effective in

14. 1960
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.
How light cure tip is positioned
Before etching
when sealant materials were first used

15. Triangular prominence on the occlusal surface of a tooth.
leading causes of plaque and caries development
Filled sealants
Cusp
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.

16. Use a carver or slow speed handpiece with a polishing bur to remove it.
Most sealant failures result in
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.
If hardened excess sealant material is evident

17. High speed handpiece
How to rinse etchant
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant
Most common problem with sealants when first used
Overgloves

18. Wear overgloves over examination gloves
fluoride
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
If sealant makes contact with the glove
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces

19. 6 to 10 months
Age when permanent first molar comes in
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
Age when first primary tooth comes in
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated

20. On children and adults - on permanent teeth
Ideally where sealants are placed
If hardened excess sealant material is evident
Supervision for RDA is...
general treatment for sealant that has been partially lost

21. Moisture contamination - inadequate etching - pumis used contained fluoride - light suring unit was not emitting enough light.
leading causes of plaque and caries development
Causes of failure of sealant retention
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely

22. 6 to 7 years
In case of accidental contact with etching
Age when permanent first molar comes in
Filled sealants
Wharton's duct

23. Family influences - eruption stages - surface morphology.
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application
Methods of isolation
No method is totally effective in
Advancement of decay is dependant on...

24. Cleaning the pits and fissures of a tooth
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated
In case of accidental contact with etching
Foods that most likely cause caries
No method is totally effective in

25. Carbohydrates and bacteria
leading causes of plaque and caries development
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants
Fissure
when sealant materials were first used

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

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27. The sheild should be surface disinfected after use - operator and patient should never look directly at the curing light when in use.
Wile using curing light
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant
In case of accidental contact with etching
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...

28. Poor retention
After sealant has been placed - you should check for
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
Most common problem with sealants when first used

29. Stop
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...
According to many studies - if a small caries is sealed underneath a sealant the caries process will

30. Chalky - dull - frosty
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...
patients that may benefit from dental sealants
General tips on sealant materials

31. Biocide disinfectant
used to disinfect surface areas
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include
If sealant makes contact with the glove
Overgloves

32. Lobe
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.
General tips on sealant materials
whe overgloves are discarded
After sealant has been placed - you should check for

33. To make them easier to see
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.
patients that may benefit from dental sealants
General tips on sealant materials

34. More likely to need occlusal adjustments than unfilled sealants.
How to rinse etchant
Before etching
Filled sealants
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every

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.
How to rinse etchant
whe overgloves are discarded
when sealant materials were first used
patients that may benefit from dental sealants

36. Hardens during exposure to curing light.
Photo/light cured sealants
Most common problem with sealants when first used
wear all PPE when disinfectin because
leading causes of plaque and caries development

37. Premature occlusal contact - floss contacts for possible material - evaluate for bubbles - voids - or incomplete coverage.
Filled sealants
After sealant has been placed - you should check for
The Stensen's duct is located where
Age when first primary tooth comes in

38. Re-etch for 10 seconds - rinse - dry - and then place sealant.
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated
If a tooth becomes contaminated after etchant removal but before sealant placement
used to disinfect surface areas
Photo/light cured sealants

39. Reseal only the portion that has been lost
The Stensen's duct is located where
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include
general treatment for sealant that has been partially lost
Age when permanent first molar comes in

40. Remove any bubbles in the sealant - inspect for voids - testing of adequate retention - verifying properly etched surface
wear all PPE when disinfectin because
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

41. Cleanliness and dryness of the tooth.
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include
whe overgloves are discarded
used to disinfect surface areas
Cusp

42. Least beneficial on smooth areas of the teeth.
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include
fluoride
Cusp

43. Isolate the tooth
Before etching
Age when permanent first molar comes in
Foods that most likely cause caries
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.

44. Quickly polymerize(harden) when the chemical are mixed together
wear all PPE when disinfectin because
Supervision for RDA is...
A dampened cotton roll is used for
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants

45. On adult teeth where there is caries susceptability
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
where sealant placement is placed
Methods of isolation
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.

46. Rinse with water only for 10 seconds and an additional 10 seconds with water/air spray.
Use the explorer to...
Supervision for RDA is...
How to rinse etchant
How light cure tip is positioned

47. 30 seconds per tooth
Causes of failure of sealant retention
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
Overgloves
Before etching

48. 3 months
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants
Pit
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely

49. After a single use
Methods of isolation
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
whe overgloves are discarded
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every

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

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