CLINIC THEORY MIDTERM 1 STUDY SHEET
2026 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
SOLUTIONS
◉offers flexibility. Answer: Ambidextrous equipment is preffered
because...
◉Armrests
Improved back support
Simple, one-touch, adjustable heights
More options for adjustments
Narrower and thinner is better
Allows team members to sit closer to patient, reducing reaching and
bending
Should provide proper support
Easily movable in all directions
Readily accessible controls. Answer: Ergonomic equipment includes:
◉Surgical Glove-induced Injury. Answer: - caused by wearing gloves
that are too tight or by wearing ambidextrous gloves.
,- Symptoms include numbness, tingling, or pain in the wrist, hand,
and/or fingers
◉- Fixed microscopes
- Low magnification multi-lens system
- Single lens loupes/magnifiers. Answer: Types of Magnifications
◉- Provides better, clearer vision
- Facilitates optimal ergonomic balance
- Decreases fatigue
- Improves eye protection. Answer: advantages of magnification:
◉supra on posterior teeth. Answer: complex shank + short
functional shank used...
◉subg on posterior teeth. Answer: complex + long functional shank
used...
◉balanced instrument. Answer: working ends are aligned with the
long axis of the handle
◉mouth mirror, periodontal probe, nabers probe, explorer. Answer:
assessment instruments
, ◉1. front surface (most common)
2. concave surface
3. flat surface. Answer: types of mirror faces
◉curets, sickle scalers, periodontal file. Answer: debridement
instruments
◉periodontal file. Answer: - used to crush large deposits of calculus
- working end has many edges
◉plastic and graphite. Answer: materials used on instruments for
titanium dental implants
◉adaption, angulation, activation. Answer: 3 A's
◉1. periodontal tissues
2. tooth anatomy
3. texture of tooth surfaces. Answer: assessment instruments used to
determine health of
◉1. texture and character of tooth surfaces
2026 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
SOLUTIONS
◉offers flexibility. Answer: Ambidextrous equipment is preffered
because...
◉Armrests
Improved back support
Simple, one-touch, adjustable heights
More options for adjustments
Narrower and thinner is better
Allows team members to sit closer to patient, reducing reaching and
bending
Should provide proper support
Easily movable in all directions
Readily accessible controls. Answer: Ergonomic equipment includes:
◉Surgical Glove-induced Injury. Answer: - caused by wearing gloves
that are too tight or by wearing ambidextrous gloves.
,- Symptoms include numbness, tingling, or pain in the wrist, hand,
and/or fingers
◉- Fixed microscopes
- Low magnification multi-lens system
- Single lens loupes/magnifiers. Answer: Types of Magnifications
◉- Provides better, clearer vision
- Facilitates optimal ergonomic balance
- Decreases fatigue
- Improves eye protection. Answer: advantages of magnification:
◉supra on posterior teeth. Answer: complex shank + short
functional shank used...
◉subg on posterior teeth. Answer: complex + long functional shank
used...
◉balanced instrument. Answer: working ends are aligned with the
long axis of the handle
◉mouth mirror, periodontal probe, nabers probe, explorer. Answer:
assessment instruments
, ◉1. front surface (most common)
2. concave surface
3. flat surface. Answer: types of mirror faces
◉curets, sickle scalers, periodontal file. Answer: debridement
instruments
◉periodontal file. Answer: - used to crush large deposits of calculus
- working end has many edges
◉plastic and graphite. Answer: materials used on instruments for
titanium dental implants
◉adaption, angulation, activation. Answer: 3 A's
◉1. periodontal tissues
2. tooth anatomy
3. texture of tooth surfaces. Answer: assessment instruments used to
determine health of
◉1. texture and character of tooth surfaces
