Dentalelle Tutoring 2013

Dental Assisting

WHAT DO THE TERMS DORSAL AND VENTRAL MEAN?

VENTRAL – ON THE FRONTDORSAL – ON THE BACK

WHAT IS KNOWN AS COMPACT AND CANCELLOUS BONE?

COMPACT – CORTICAL BONE IS HARD AND STRONG, (THINK OUTER LAYER)CANCELLOUS – SPONGY BONE, LIGHTER IN WEIGHT (THINK INNER LAYER)

WHERE ARE LINGUAL TONSILS?

LOCATED ON THE BACK OF THE TONGUE. AND REMEMBER – TONSILS CONTAIN ADENOIDS (HELP IN FIGHTING INFECTION)

WHAT ARE OSTEOBLASTS AND OSTEOCLASTS?

OSTEOBLASTS – BUILD BONEOSTEOCLASTS – TAKE AWAY BONE

HOW DO OSTEOBLASTS AND OSTEOCLASTS COME INTO PLAY WITH ORTHODONTICS? WHAT IS THE BONE DOING…?

OSTEOCLASTS ARE REMOVING BONE FOR TOOTH MOVEMENT INTO THAT SPACE AND OSTEOBLASTS BUILD BONE ONCE THE TOOTH HAS BEEN MOVED

WHAT IS THE ROOT OF THE TOOTH COVERED WITH?

CEMENTUM

WHERE IS THE OCCIPITAL BONE?

LOCATED AT THE BASE OF THE SKULL

WHAT ARE THE MAJOR SALIVARY GLANDS?

PAROTID (LARGEST AND 25% OF SALIVA), SUBMANDIBULAR (SIZE OF A WALNUT, 60-65%), AND SUBLINGUAL GLANDS (SMALLEST GLAND, 10% OF SALIVA)

WHAT IS THE TERM FOR ENLARGED LYMPH NODES?

LYMPHADENOPATHY

WHERE ARE SWEET, SALTY, SOUR, AND BITTER LOCATED ON THE TONGUE?

SWEET – TIPSALTY – ANTERIOR SIDES AND TIPSOUR – SIDES TOWARDS POSTERIORBITTER – CENTER TOWARDS POSTERIOR

HOW ARE CARIES DIAGNOSED?

RADIOGRAPHICALLY AND CLINICALLY

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PLAQUE AND CALCULUS?

PLAQUE - NOT YET MINERALIZED DEPOSITS THAT CAUSE INFLAMMATION AND COULD CAUSE PERIODONTAL DISEASE IF NOT REMOVED. CALCULUS – MINERALIZED DEPOSITS, FORMED BY CALCIUM AND PHOSPHATES IN THE SALIVA

WHAT IS A GOOD TOOL TO USE IN SHOWING CHILDREN THE AREAS OF PLAQUE THEY ARE MISSING ON THEIR TEETH?

DISCLOSING TABLETS OR SOLUTION

WHAT DOES THE TERM CARIOGENIC MEAN?

ANY FOOD THAT CONTAINS SUGARS OR OTHER CARBOHYDRATES THAT CAN BE METABOLIZED BY BACTERIA IN PLAQUE

WHAT ARE THE NAMES FOR GOOD AND BAD FAT?

HDL – GOOD FAT, HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN, LDL – LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN ARE BAD FATS

WHAT IS BLACK HAIRY TONGUE?

WHERE THE FILIFORM PAPILLAE IS ELONGATED AND BECOMES STAINED BY FOOD OR TOBACCO

WHAT IS ANODONTIA?

CONGENITAL ABSENCE OF TEETH

WHAT ARE AEROBES, ANAEROBES, AND FACULTATIVE ANAEROBES?

AEROBES – REQUIRE OXYGEN, ANAEROBES – NOT NEEDING OXYGENFACULTATIVE ANAEROBES – CAN SURVIVE IN EITHER OXYGEN OR NO OXYGEN

IS IT NECESSARY TO PACKAGE INSTRUMENTS PRIOR TO STERILIZATION?

YES! TO MAINTAIN PROPER STERILIZATION

CAN BIOFILMS BE ELIMINATED COMPLETELY IN THE DENTAL UNIT WATER LINES?

NO, BUT YOU CAN REDUCE THE NUMBERS

WHEN IT COMES TO GUM HEALTH IN DIABETIC CLIENTS, WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW?

THEY CAN BE SLOWER TO HEAL IF THE DIABETES IS UNCONTROLLED

WHAT IS ARTICULATING PAPER USED FOR?

CHECKING THE OCCLUSION AFTER A FILLING

WHAT IS THE PLASTIC U-SHAPED FRAME AND WHAT IS IT FOR?

PLACED UNDER THE RUBBER DAM, IT IS RADIOLUCENT SO DOES NOT BLOCK RAYS FROM THE RADIOGRAPH WHEN USING IN ENDODONTIC PROCEDURES.

PLACED UNDER THE RUBBER DAM, IT IS RADIOLUCENT SO DOES NOT BLOCK RAYS FROM THE RADIOGRAPH WHEN USING IN ENDODONTIC PROCEDURES.

IF YOU SEE DEVLOPER SPOTS ON A FILM, WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?

DARK SPOTS

WHAT IS THE COIN TEST WHEN IT COMES TO DENTAL RADIOGRAPHY?

ITS FOR THE SAFELIGHT TEST, CHECKING TO SEE IF ANY LIGHT LEAKS ARE IN THE DARKROOM. IF THE COIN SHOWS UP ON THE FILM AFTER PROCESSING ITS NOT COMPLETELY DARK IN THE DARKROOM

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?