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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.
No method is totally effective in
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces
If sealant makes contact with the glove
used to disinfect surface areas

2. High speed handpiece
In case of accidental contact with etching
Pit
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant

3. Lobe
Filled sealants
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.
Causes of failure of sealant retention

4. RDA with sealant certification - RDAEF - RDH - DDS.
Most sealant failures result in
According to many studies - if a small caries is sealed underneath a sealant the caries process will
patients that may benefit from dental sealants
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant

5. Re-etch for 10 seconds - rinse - dry - and then place sealant.
If a tooth becomes contaminated after etchant removal but before sealant placement
wear all PPE when disinfectin because
Photo/light cured sealants
Filled sealants

6. 6 to 7 years
Wharton's duct
Use the explorer to...
Age when permanent first molar comes in
Most common problem with sealants when first used

7. Biocide disinfectant
Filled sealants
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants
used to disinfect surface areas
Wharton's duct

8. 30 seconds per tooth
According to many studies - if a small caries is sealed underneath a sealant the caries process will
General tips on sealant materials
Vestibule
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant

9. Remineralize
Supervision for RDA is...
General tips on sealant materials
Photo/light cured sealants
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely

10. After a single use
Age when first primary tooth comes in
A dampened cotton roll is used for
whe overgloves are discarded
Before etching

11. Use a carver or slow speed handpiece with a polishing bur to remove it.
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...
If sealant makes contact with the glove
If hardened excess sealant material is evident
Pit

12. Rinse with water only for 10 seconds and an additional 10 seconds with water/air spray.
How to rinse etchant
Causes of failure of sealant retention
where sealant placement is placed
Advancement of decay is dependant on...

13. Fractures
used to disinfect surface areas
Most sealant failures result in
where sealant placement is placed
Use the explorer to...

14. Wear overgloves over examination gloves
general treatment for sealant that has been partially lost
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces
A dampened cotton roll is used for
Most common problem with sealants when first used

15. Dri aid/dry tip - saliva ejector - lingua fix - cotton rolls - rubber dam - high volume evacuation.
Methods of isolation
If a tooth becomes contaminated after etchant removal but before sealant placement
major salivary glands
Wharton's duct

16. Triangular prominence on the occlusal surface of a tooth.
Cusp
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
Methods of isolation
Foods that most likely cause caries

17. On children and adults - on permanent teeth
General tips on sealant materials
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
Ideally where sealants are placed
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely

18. 3 months
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every

19. Can never replace examination gloves in treating patients
Advancement of decay is dependant on...
Overgloves
fluoride
If hardened excess sealant material is evident

20. Patient could have angina pectoris - high blood pressure - hepatitis b - Tb - or any other condition.
How light cure tip is positioned
used to disinfect surface areas
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
Photo/light cured sealants

21. To make them easier to see
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
Why pit and fissure sealants are indicated
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely
In case of accidental contact with etching

22. Carbohydrates and bacteria
leading causes of plaque and caries development
If a tooth becomes contaminated after etchant removal but before sealant placement
Most common problem with sealants when first used
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely

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

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24. Remove any bubbles in the sealant - inspect for voids - testing of adequate retention - verifying properly etched surface
How light cure tip is positioned
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants
Use the explorer to...

25. 1-2 mm from the tooth
Photo/light cured sealants
How light cure tip is positioned
Deantal sealants should be reavaluated every
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants

26. Imperfect joining of enamel and a narrow linear depression at the developmental occlusal groove.
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
Before etching
wear all PPE when disinfectin because
Fissure

27. Stop
According to many studies - if a small caries is sealed underneath a sealant the caries process will
Wharton's duct
major salivary glands
Filled sealants

28. Susceptable host - interaction of bacteria - cariogenic diet.
when sealant materials were first used
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces
General tips on sealant materials
Caries is a result of...

29. Moisture contamination - inadequate etching - pumis used contained fluoride - light suring unit was not emitting enough light.
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant
Causes of failure of sealant retention
major salivary glands
When pellicle formation occurs

30. The sheild should be surface disinfected after use - operator and patient should never look directly at the curing light when in use.
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely
How to rinse etchant
fluoride
Wile using curing light

31. Located between the cheek and facial gingiva
Wile using curing light
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include
Use the explorer to...
Vestibule

32. Prophy paste with fluoride and fluoride treatments
Methods of isolation
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...
These should not be supplemented prior to a sealant application
Filled sealants

33. Poor retention
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries
Most common problem with sealants when first used
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...
wear all PPE when disinfectin because

34. 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
How to rinse etchant
Age when permanent first molar comes in
Small amounts of enamel that are etched - but not covered by sealant material will most likely

35. Removing the inhibition layer
The RDA cannot use this at any time to prepare a tooth for a sealant
major salivary glands
A dampened cotton roll is used for
Foods that most likely cause caries

36. Family influences - eruption stages - surface morphology.
leading causes of plaque and caries development
A dampened cotton roll is used for
When pellicle formation occurs
Advancement of decay is dependant on...

37. Quickly polymerize(harden) when the chemical are mixed together
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants
How light cure tip is positioned
fluoride

38. Reseal only the portion that has been lost
Age when first primary tooth comes in
After sealant has been placed - you should check for
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces
general treatment for sealant that has been partially lost

39. Premature occlusal contact - floss contacts for possible material - evaluate for bubbles - voids - or incomplete coverage.
Advancement of decay is dependant on...
The fundamentals for sealants with ideal retention include
After sealant has been placed - you should check for
Most sealant failures result in

40. Carbohydrates
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries
Ideally where sealants are placed
fluoride
A dampened cotton roll is used for

41. Isolate the tooth
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries
Ideally where sealants are placed
When leaving the operatory or touching unprotected surfaces
Before etching

42. Least beneficial on smooth areas of the teeth.
fluoride
Caries is a result of...
No method is totally effective in
May legally place a pit and fissure sealant

43. Only a dentist(DDS)(RDHAP) - or a certified instructor.
It is mandatory to have a completed healthhistory before pit and fissure sealants because
leading causes of plaque and caries development
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication

44. Small hole or depression in enamel
Molars have a-------- for each cusp.
Pit
A dampened cotton roll is used for
If sealant makes contact with the glove

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

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46. Hardens during exposure to curing light.
Photo/light cured sealants
patients that may benefit from dental sealants
Wharton's duct
According to many studies - if a small caries is sealed underneath a sealant the caries process will

47. Immediately after teeth are cleansed - when saliva touches the tooth.
uto polymerized/self-cured sealants
Nutrient that is leading cause of plaque and caries
Appearance of tooth after acid etchin stage is...
When pellicle formation occurs

48. Cleanliness and dryness of the tooth.
Supervision for RDA is...
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
If sealant makes contact with the glove

49. 15-20 seconds
Amount of time ethcant should be left on...
How to rinse etchant
Can make a legal diagnosis of sealant indication
Cusp

50. On adult teeth where there is caries susceptability
where sealant placement is placed
Amount of time to light cure etch/bond and sealant
Fissure
Methods of isolation