NOTES, KEY CONCEPTS & EXAM-STYLE Q&A | BIOMATERIALS
& RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY FOCUS
IN THE UNITED STATES, STANDARDS FOR DENTAL MATERIALS ARE DEVELOPED AND
ADMINISTERED BY THE:
A) FDA (FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION)
B) ADA (AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION)
C) AADR (AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR DENTAL RESEARCH)
D) OSHA (OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION)
CORRECT ANS>> B) ADA (AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION)
ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ARE REASONS FOR A DENTAL HYGIENIST TO HAVE KNOWLEDGE AND
UNDERSTANDING OF DENTAL MATERIALS EXCEPT:
A) EXPLAINING THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF RESTORATIVE MATERIALS AVAILABLE TO THE PATIENT
B) ASSESSING THE PATIENT'S ORAL CONDITION
C) DECIDING WHICH MATERIAL IS BEST FOR THE PATIENT'S RESTORATION
D) UNDERSTANDING THE BEHAVIOR OF DENTAL MATERIALS
CORRECT ANS>> C) DECIDING WHICH MATERIAL IS BEST FOR THE PATIENT'S RESTORATION
AN AMALGAM RESTORATION LOCATED ON THE GINGIVAL THIRD OF TOOTH #3 WOULD BE A
CLASS _____ RESTORATION.
A) I
B) II
C) III
, D) IV
E) V
F) VI
CORRECT ANS>> E) V
THE BIOLOGIC NATURE OF THE ORAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE SIZE OF THE ORAL CAVITY
RESTRICT THE USE OF DENTAL MATERIALS. ONE RESTRICTION IS THE DEGRADATION OF
RESTORATIONS.
A) THE FIRST STATEMENT IS TRUE; THE SECOND STATEMENT IS FALSE.
B) THE FIRST STATEMENT IS FALSE; THE SECOND STATEMENT IS TRUE.
C) BOTH STATEMENTS ARE TRUE.
D) BOTH STATEMENTS ARE FALSE.
CORRECT ANS>> C) BOTH STATEMENTS ARE TRUE
WHEN THE TEMPERATURE CHANGES IN THE MOUTH, THE TEETH AND MOST RESTORATIVE
MATERIALS EXPAND AND CONTRACT BY THE SAME AMOUNT. NO LEAKAGE OCCURS AROUND
THE RESTORATION.
A) THE FIRST STATEMENT IS TRUE; THE SECOND STATEMENT IS FALSE.
B) THE FIRST STATEMENT IS FALSE; THE SECOND STATEMENT IS TRUE.
C) BOTH STATEMENTS ARE TRUE.
D) BOTH STATEMENTS ARE FALSE.
CORRECT ANS>> D) BOTH STATEMENTS ARE FALSE.