Ch. 54-Endodontics/Modern Dental Assisting UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers

Ch. 54-Endodontics/Modern Dental Assisting
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Abscess - CORRECT ANSWER -Localized area of pus originating from an infection



Acute - CORRECT ANSWER -Pertaining to a traumatic, pathologic, or physiologic occurrence or
process that has a short and relatively severe course



Apical curettage - CORRECT ANSWER -Surgical removal of infectious material surrounding the
apex of a root



Apicoectomy - CORRECT ANSWER -Surgical removal of the apical portion of the tooth through a
surgical opening made in the overlying bone and gingival tissues



Chronic - CORRECT ANSWER -Pertaining to disease symptoms that persist over a long time



Control tooth - CORRECT ANSWER -Healthy tooth used as a standard to compare questionable
teeth of similar size and structure during pulp vitality testing



Debridement - CORRECT ANSWER -To remove or clean out the pulpal canal



Direct pulp cap - CORRECT ANSWER -Application of dental material with an exposed or nearly
exposed dental pulp



Endodontist - CORRECT ANSWER -A dentist who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and
treatment of diseases of the dental pulp and periradicular tissues



Gutta-percha - CORRECT ANSWER -Plastic type of filling material used in endodontics