Dental Assiting mod 150

The spacific group(s) of bacteria responsible for dental caries is/are?

The presence of lactobacilli (LB) in a patient's mouth indicates that the paient.

The caries process requires a susceptible tooth, a diet rich in _____, and _____.

Dissolution of calcium andphosphate from hydroxyapatite crystals is called_____

The carious lesions found frequently in elderly patients are?

The ____ protection of saliva is dependent on substances within the saliva, such as immunoglobulin.

A laser caries detector_____.

The caries process can be slow or prevented by?

Carier risk accessment test include measuring the____.

Rampan caries can be caused by_____

It is anticipated that future advances in _____ will provide dental professionals with a rapid method of assessing a patient's risk for dental caries before the patient leaves the dental chair.

Nearly _____% of all cavities occur in the pits and fissures of the posterior teeth.

Sealants are indicated for____

Contraindications to sealant placement include proximal decay, because____

Light-cured sealant materials____

The most common cause of sealant loss is _____

The first step in placing dontal sealants is to_____ the surface.

A sealant that polymerized by chemical reactions is called ___?

Self-cured sealant materials are supplied as a two-part system that includes ____

The retention of the sealant is obtained by etching the enamel with ___, to roughen it and open the pores in enamel for penetration of the resin sealant.

Enamel that has been etched has the appearance of being ___.

Sealant material should not be stored in proximity to ___ containing products.

The primary reason why very few children are protected by dental sealants is _____.

Clinical researchers have shown that sealing the margins of amalgam and composite restorations with unfilled resins will do which of the following: 1)promote microleakage, 2) arrest the progression of caries, 3) preserve exixting restoration, and 4) preserve tooth structure.

If you use an air polishing device that used sodium bicarbonated for cleaning enemal prior to sealant placement, the etching step should be repeated for a second time, or ________ should be applied to the surface for 10 seconds to neutralize the sodium bicarbonate and throughly rinsed off with water prior to apply the etch.