SEALANT EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
At what age is the highest risk period for decay to occur - Answer- 3 years old
Protective eyewear for patient and operator, also avoiding contact with oral tissue
are the precautions you are taking when using (what material) - Answer- Phosphoric
Acid (Etchant)
What material is used for retention on the emamel - Answer- Etchant
Why can't bacteria survive beneath the sealed sealant - Answer- Carbs can't reach
the tooth through sealant
Define tinted sealant material - Answer- Most used, easiest to see and on recall
checks
Where do you place sealants - Answer- Pits and fissures of the occlusal surfaces
Is sealant permanent - Answer- No
What happens to an etched tooth which isn't covered by sealant material - Answer-
Remineralization through saliva in 24 hrs
What is the benefit of fluoride released sealant material (2 answers) - Answer-
Create fluoride rich layer at base of sealant
Remineralization incipient enamel caries
Percentage of low income family that receive sealants - Answer- 30%
Are permanent molars with deep pits and fissures good candidates for sealants -
Answer- Yes
What sealant material do you not use when patient is allergic to sealant material -
Answer- Acrylate
What is micro leakage - Answer- Undetectable passage of bacteria from hole in
sealant and tooth surfsce
What ages are most active caries present - Answer- 6-15 y/o
Chin down, head toward operator is for which quadrant of the mouth - Answer-
Patients lower right
Name all the terms described when the sealant material goes from a soft pliable
state to hard state - Answer- Polymerization, setting, curing
ANSWERS
At what age is the highest risk period for decay to occur - Answer- 3 years old
Protective eyewear for patient and operator, also avoiding contact with oral tissue
are the precautions you are taking when using (what material) - Answer- Phosphoric
Acid (Etchant)
What material is used for retention on the emamel - Answer- Etchant
Why can't bacteria survive beneath the sealed sealant - Answer- Carbs can't reach
the tooth through sealant
Define tinted sealant material - Answer- Most used, easiest to see and on recall
checks
Where do you place sealants - Answer- Pits and fissures of the occlusal surfaces
Is sealant permanent - Answer- No
What happens to an etched tooth which isn't covered by sealant material - Answer-
Remineralization through saliva in 24 hrs
What is the benefit of fluoride released sealant material (2 answers) - Answer-
Create fluoride rich layer at base of sealant
Remineralization incipient enamel caries
Percentage of low income family that receive sealants - Answer- 30%
Are permanent molars with deep pits and fissures good candidates for sealants -
Answer- Yes
What sealant material do you not use when patient is allergic to sealant material -
Answer- Acrylate
What is micro leakage - Answer- Undetectable passage of bacteria from hole in
sealant and tooth surfsce
What ages are most active caries present - Answer- 6-15 y/o
Chin down, head toward operator is for which quadrant of the mouth - Answer-
Patients lower right
Name all the terms described when the sealant material goes from a soft pliable
state to hard state - Answer- Polymerization, setting, curing
