Chapter 54 Endodontics and Chapter 55
Periodontics Dental Assisting CareerStep
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 the periradicular tissues.
, Gutta-percha - CORRECT ANSWER -Plastic type of filling material used in endodontics.
Hemisection - CORRECT ANSWER -Surgical separation of a multirooted tooth through the
furcation area.
Indirect pulp cap - CORRECT ANSWER -Placement of a medicament over a partially exposed
pulp.
Irreversible pulpitis - CORRECT ANSWER -Infectious condition in which the pulp is incapable of
healing, which would then require root canal therapy.
Nonvital - CORRECT ANSWER -Not living, as in oral tissue and tooth structure.
Obturation - CORRECT ANSWER -Process of filling a root canal.
Palpation - CORRECT ANSWER -Touching or feeling for abnormalities within soft tissue.
Percussion - CORRECT ANSWER -Examination technique that involves tapping on the incisal or
occlusal surface of a tooth to assess vitality.
Perforation - CORRECT ANSWER -Making a hole, as in breaking through and extending beyond
the apex of the root.
Periodontal abscess - CORRECT ANSWER -An inflammatory reaction to bacteria trapped in the
periodontal sulcus.
Periradicular - CORRECT ANSWER -Referring to the area of nerves, blood vessels, and tissues
that surrounds the root of a tooth.
Periradicular abscess - CORRECT ANSWER -An inflammatory reaction to pulpal infection.
Periodontics Dental Assisting CareerStep
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 the periradicular tissues.
, Gutta-percha - CORRECT ANSWER -Plastic type of filling material used in endodontics.
Hemisection - CORRECT ANSWER -Surgical separation of a multirooted tooth through the
furcation area.
Indirect pulp cap - CORRECT ANSWER -Placement of a medicament over a partially exposed
pulp.
Irreversible pulpitis - CORRECT ANSWER -Infectious condition in which the pulp is incapable of
healing, which would then require root canal therapy.
Nonvital - CORRECT ANSWER -Not living, as in oral tissue and tooth structure.
Obturation - CORRECT ANSWER -Process of filling a root canal.
Palpation - CORRECT ANSWER -Touching or feeling for abnormalities within soft tissue.
Percussion - CORRECT ANSWER -Examination technique that involves tapping on the incisal or
occlusal surface of a tooth to assess vitality.
Perforation - CORRECT ANSWER -Making a hole, as in breaking through and extending beyond
the apex of the root.
Periodontal abscess - CORRECT ANSWER -An inflammatory reaction to bacteria trapped in the
periodontal sulcus.
Periradicular - CORRECT ANSWER -Referring to the area of nerves, blood vessels, and tissues
that surrounds the root of a tooth.
Periradicular abscess - CORRECT ANSWER -An inflammatory reaction to pulpal infection.
