Dental Assisting- Chapter 54 UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Localized area of pus originating from the infection - CORRECT ANSWER -abscess
pertaining to a traumatic, pathologic, or physiologic occurrence or process that has a short and relatively
severe course - CORRECT ANSWER -acute
Surgical removal of infectious material surrounding the apex of a root - CORRECT ANSWER -
apical curettage
Surgical removal of the apical portion of the tooth through a surgical opening made in the overlying bone
and gingival tissues - CORRECT ANSWER -apicoectomy
pertaining to disease symptoms that persist over a long time - CORRECT ANSWER -chronic
healthy tooth used as a standard to compare questionable teeth of similar size and structure during pulp
vitality testing - CORRECT ANSWER -control tooth
to remove or clean out the pulpal canal - CORRECT ANSWER -debridement
application of dental material with an exposed or nearly exposed dental pulp - CORRECT
ANSWER -direct pulp cap
a dentist who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of the dental pulp and the
periradicular tissues - CORRECT ANSWER -endodontist
Plastic type of filling material used in endodontics. - CORRECT ANSWER -gutta-percha
, Surgical separation of a multirooted tooth through the furcation area - CORRECT ANSWER -
hemisection
placement of a medicament over a partially exposed pulp - CORRECT ANSWER -indirect pulp cap
infectious condition in which the pulp is incapable of healing, which would then require root canal
therapy - CORRECT ANSWER -irreversible pulpitis
not living, as in oral tissue and tooth structure - CORRECT ANSWER -nonvital
Process of filling a root canal - CORRECT ANSWER -obturation
Touching or feeling for abnormalities within soft tissue - CORRECT ANSWER -palpation
examination technique that involves tapping on the incisal or occlusal surface of a tooth to assess vitality -
CORRECT ANSWER -percussion
making a hole, as in breaking through and extending beyond the apex of the root - CORRECT
ANSWER -perforation
an inflammatory reaction to bacteria trapped in the periodontal sulcus - CORRECT ANSWER -
periodontal abscess
referring to the area of nerves, blood vessels and tissues that surrounds the root of a tooth - CORRECT
ANSWER -periradicular
an inflammatory reaction to pulpal infection - CORRECT ANSWER -Periradicular abscess
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Localized area of pus originating from the infection - CORRECT ANSWER -abscess
pertaining to a traumatic, pathologic, or physiologic occurrence or process that has a short and relatively
severe course - CORRECT ANSWER -acute
Surgical removal of infectious material surrounding the apex of a root - CORRECT ANSWER -
apical curettage
Surgical removal of the apical portion of the tooth through a surgical opening made in the overlying bone
and gingival tissues - CORRECT ANSWER -apicoectomy
pertaining to disease symptoms that persist over a long time - CORRECT ANSWER -chronic
healthy tooth used as a standard to compare questionable teeth of similar size and structure during pulp
vitality testing - CORRECT ANSWER -control tooth
to remove or clean out the pulpal canal - CORRECT ANSWER -debridement
application of dental material with an exposed or nearly exposed dental pulp - CORRECT
ANSWER -direct pulp cap
a dentist who specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of the dental pulp and the
periradicular tissues - CORRECT ANSWER -endodontist
Plastic type of filling material used in endodontics. - CORRECT ANSWER -gutta-percha
, Surgical separation of a multirooted tooth through the furcation area - CORRECT ANSWER -
hemisection
placement of a medicament over a partially exposed pulp - CORRECT ANSWER -indirect pulp cap
infectious condition in which the pulp is incapable of healing, which would then require root canal
therapy - CORRECT ANSWER -irreversible pulpitis
not living, as in oral tissue and tooth structure - CORRECT ANSWER -nonvital
Process of filling a root canal - CORRECT ANSWER -obturation
Touching or feeling for abnormalities within soft tissue - CORRECT ANSWER -palpation
examination technique that involves tapping on the incisal or occlusal surface of a tooth to assess vitality -
CORRECT ANSWER -percussion
making a hole, as in breaking through and extending beyond the apex of the root - CORRECT
ANSWER -perforation
an inflammatory reaction to bacteria trapped in the periodontal sulcus - CORRECT ANSWER -
periodontal abscess
referring to the area of nerves, blood vessels and tissues that surrounds the root of a tooth - CORRECT
ANSWER -periradicular
an inflammatory reaction to pulpal infection - CORRECT ANSWER -Periradicular abscess
