EFDA OHIO board prep Hottel book Ch3
isolation 42 Questions and Answers
vestibule or floor of the mouth adjacent to the operating site -
cotton rolls may be placed here for retraction and dryness during a short procedure
ease of speed of application -
which of the following is not a disadvantage of using cotton rolls for isolation:
a. they become saturated and must be changed frequently
b. during changing procedures, the risk of contaminating the field with moisture in increased
c. ease of speed of application
d. cotton rolls offer limited retraction of the lips, cheek, and tongue and no gingival retraction
e. there is no protection against the patient aspirating foreign materials or chemicals
1- dry clean and visible field of operation
2- protection of the patient and operator
3- economic factors
4- improved properties of dental materials
5- retraction of soft tissues
6- application of medicaments -
name 6 advantages of using the rubber dam
1 tooth distal and two teeth mesial to the tooth being restored -
a general guideline is to isolate at least how many teeth distally, and how many teeth mesially to
the tooth being restored?
smoothed/ eliminated prior to placement -
A rough interproximal area may tear the rubber dam and should be...
1- explain the procedure, floss and prepare the contact areas
, 2- select the appropriate size/type of clamp
3- attach floss to the clamp, preferably through the forcep hole -
what are the three steps taken BEFORE the actual placement of the rubber dam?
2 jaws and 1 bow -
the clamp is made up of what parts? (how many jaws, how many bows?)
winged clamp -
The wingless/winged clamp allows the rubber dam to be attached to the clamp prior to placing it.
thread the floss through one forcep hole, then wrap it around the bow of the clamp and thread it
through the other forcep hole -
what is an added safety feature that can be completed on the clamp that will allow you to safely retrieve b
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oth halves of the clamp if it happens to break?
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jaw, points, bow -
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@i name three common parts of a rubber dam clamp
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jaw of the clamp -
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@i the part of the clamp that is expanded to fit over the tooth
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forcep holes - @i @i @i
@i the holes in the jaws where the forceps attach to the clamp are called
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bow of the clamp -
an arches band of metal joining the 2 jaws of the clamp together
*waxed floss should be tied to the bow as a ligature
12 inches -
what length of floss should be ties to the clamp to prevent the patient from swallowing the clamp if
it accidentally dislodges during or after the placement?
isolation 42 Questions and Answers
vestibule or floor of the mouth adjacent to the operating site -
cotton rolls may be placed here for retraction and dryness during a short procedure
ease of speed of application -
which of the following is not a disadvantage of using cotton rolls for isolation:
a. they become saturated and must be changed frequently
b. during changing procedures, the risk of contaminating the field with moisture in increased
c. ease of speed of application
d. cotton rolls offer limited retraction of the lips, cheek, and tongue and no gingival retraction
e. there is no protection against the patient aspirating foreign materials or chemicals
1- dry clean and visible field of operation
2- protection of the patient and operator
3- economic factors
4- improved properties of dental materials
5- retraction of soft tissues
6- application of medicaments -
name 6 advantages of using the rubber dam
1 tooth distal and two teeth mesial to the tooth being restored -
a general guideline is to isolate at least how many teeth distally, and how many teeth mesially to
the tooth being restored?
smoothed/ eliminated prior to placement -
A rough interproximal area may tear the rubber dam and should be...
1- explain the procedure, floss and prepare the contact areas
, 2- select the appropriate size/type of clamp
3- attach floss to the clamp, preferably through the forcep hole -
what are the three steps taken BEFORE the actual placement of the rubber dam?
2 jaws and 1 bow -
the clamp is made up of what parts? (how many jaws, how many bows?)
winged clamp -
The wingless/winged clamp allows the rubber dam to be attached to the clamp prior to placing it.
thread the floss through one forcep hole, then wrap it around the bow of the clamp and thread it
through the other forcep hole -
what is an added safety feature that can be completed on the clamp that will allow you to safely retrieve b
@i @i @i @i @i @i @i @i @i @i @i @i @i @i @i @i @i @i @i @i @i
oth halves of the clamp if it happens to break?
@i @i @i @i @i @i @i @i @i
jaw, points, bow -
@i @i @i @i
@i name three common parts of a rubber dam clamp
@i @i @i @i @i @i @i @i
jaw of the clamp -
@i @i @i @i @i
@i the part of the clamp that is expanded to fit over the tooth
@i @i @i @i @i @i @i @i @i @i @i @i
forcep holes - @i @i @i
@i the holes in the jaws where the forceps attach to the clamp are called
@i @i @i @i @i @i @i @i @i @i @i @i @i
bow of the clamp -
an arches band of metal joining the 2 jaws of the clamp together
*waxed floss should be tied to the bow as a ligature
12 inches -
what length of floss should be ties to the clamp to prevent the patient from swallowing the clamp if
it accidentally dislodges during or after the placement?
