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WHAT DO THE TERMS DORSAL AND VENTRAL MEAN?
VENTRAL – ON THE FRONT DORSAL – 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 BONE OSTEOCLASTS – 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 – TIP SALTY – ANTERIOR SIDES AND TIP SOUR – SIDES TOWARDS POSTERIOR BITTER – 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 OXYGEN FACULTATIVE 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.
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?