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when a patient needing orthodontic care bites in centric occlusion, the maxillary anterior teeth are
positioned lingually to the mandibular anterior teeth, leaving an excessive amount of space between
the facial aspect of the maxillary anterior teeth, and the lingual aspect of their mandibular anterior
teeth. what is the name of the orthodontic condition present in this patient?
Underjet
Directly leads to the body going into anaphylactic shock?
A severe allergic response to a substance foreign to the body
What type of bur is used to make undercuts in a tooth preparation?
inverted cone bur
what is a significant feature of the electric hand piece?
can operate as either a high speed or low speed hand piece.
when properly brushing teeth all areas of the mouth will be clean except for?
interproximal areas
A recorder point used in innovatory management systems in a dental office is?
minimum number of supplies that can be available for a given product prior to more being ordered.
what dental product would NOT be used for a final impression?
Alginate
How does an assistant retrieve the locking cotton pliers during instrument transfer?
At the working end
When a patient is experiencing a local anesthesia overdose, he may experience all of the following
EXCEPT?
Decreased heart rate.
when an alginate impression is stored in a moist environment, it may absorb or take up additional
water. what is the name of this process?
Imbibition
when documenting progress notes into a patient's chart which of the following is correct?
entry must be signed and dated by the dental team member who recorded entry.
when having a procedure done on the maxillary arch, how should the patient be positioned?
supine position
, during a frenectomy, which structures are removed?
complete frenum and the attachment of the frenum to underlying bone.
fomocresol is used in which of the following procedures?
vital pulpotomy
when selecting an impression tray for a patient, what should be avoided?
the tray should be two sizes larger than the patient mouth to allow adequate impression material to
be loaded into tray.
why would a permanent tooth have a white chalky appearance located in enamal?
tooth has incipient caries.
Which serves as a permanent root canal sealer used during endo procedure?
tubli- seal
during a subjective examination of a tooth what type of info should be given?
problems or symptoms that patient is experiencing.
what is NOT true about the state dental practice act?
the act is the same from state to state but is enforced by individual state dental boards
a dental patient that is experiencing xerostomia pain can be given what to help reduce or eliminate
symptoms of this condition?
saliva substitutes
when charting during a oral exam a ____ line is placed within the roots parallel to the long axis of the
roots, to indicate that root canal needs to be performed.
red
what type of gypsum is used to produce study molds?
lab plaster
the dental assistant is a mandated reporter and is required by most states to report all of the
following types of abuse except?
bullying or verbal abuse
dental assistants should avoid placing sealants on what type of teeth?
primary tooth that has roots that are partially reabsorbed.
Class 1 decay involves all of the following except?
occlusal pits on incisors