Dental Assisting Final

are teeth or a tooth that acts as a support to replace the missing tooth

artificial tooth which is attached to the abutments

done only on endodontic treated teeth. procedure is done by removing part of gutta percha and is placed in the space where gutta percha is removed, resin is added to post to build up the outside.

used with people who are in public eye. Teeth extracted, denture seated right away, acts as bandaid to stop bleeding, 3-6 mos new dentures must be made

done on mand arch, usually held in place by remaining teeth or implants. Snaps down on existing teeth. Most prominent teeth: mand canines-usually endo treated and cored.

prodedure to trim or shape a denture to stimmulate normal tissue apperance

some surfaces of the attached gingiva and interdental papillae are this? And resemble the rind of an orange.

the width of the prep

the union of 2 triangluar ridges

ridge that slopes from teh tip of a cusp to the centra groove

is the uncut, external tooth surface next to and surrounding the cavity preparation

rounded elevation on or near the occlusal surface of a tooth

a thing line depression on the crown of a tooth

a growth center the develops into a major part of the tooth.

small, depressed area where grooves join

a reaised area forming a line on the surfaces of the crowns of teeth

a very deep groove can also be referred to as

instruments used in the obturation of teh canal, condense and adapt the gutta-pucha into the canal.
1-have a flat tip
2-havea pointed tip

longer, and removes coronal pulp tissue, decay, and temp cements

paddle-shaped, designed for placement of temp restorations, and the rod shaped plugger is used for removal of excess gutta-purcha

thin flexible, tapered metal hand instrument. tiny fishhook-like, used to remove viatal, inflamed hemorrhagic pulp tissue from canal

has twisted design and used in intiial debridement(cleaning) of canal during later stages of shaping and contouring canal, has stiff feel.

provides greater cutting efficiency bc of its design, used for final enlargement of canal

similar to k-type file, but cutting edges are farther apart

what are the absorbable by body and dont remove kind of sutres

whart are the non-absorbable-stay in 5-7 days kind of sutures

what kind of sutures are most popular bc they are stonger, durable and easy to manipulate

dry socket

from birth to mixed dentition, can to till 18

the unattched gingiva is about ? wide, and it forms the soft wall of the gingival sulcus-(which is space between teh tooth and the gums where popcorn becomes lodges)

(pedo procedure) used for loose, fractured, or avulsed(can be replanted w/ varying degrees of success) teeth, temporaary saves tooth

calcium and phospahate salts in saliva that becomes mineralized and adhere to tooth surface

soft deposit on teeth that consist of bacteria and bacterial by-procucts

used by any company; drug sold without a brand name or trademark

the chemical formula of a drug, involves chemical that is in the drug.

controlled by business firm as registered trademark for example tylenol/acetaminophen

what are the routes of drug administration/absorbtion

drug through a patch that continuously relases a controlled quantity of medication through the skin

drug being placed with medication under the tounge(absorption takes place through oral mucosa)

drug from the site of entry, slowest-is by mouth(orally)

once drug has entered bloodstream, teh chemical compound of a drug attaches to teh protiens within the blood, and circulated thorughout teh body to be released adn take effect

once chemical compound is released, the drug becomes metabolized adn is then excreted though liver or kidneys

the drug leaves the body by way of kidneys, liver, saliva, breast milk, and sweat

pt name and address, the date, and symbol Rx

name and quantity of the drug

directions for mixing th medication (completed by pharmacist)

instructions for the patient on how to take the medicine, when to take it, and how much to take

what are the 6 factors contributing to maloclusion?

what are the 2 sources of pulpal nerves damage?