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Deciduous teetht have large pulp chambers; greater care should be given during a coronal polish so as not to overheat the tooth.
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True |
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When the patient has a lot of stain, a more coarse abrasive is used. |
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After a coronal polish, a fluoride treatment is indicated. |
True |
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Twelve to eighteen inches of dental tape are used as part of the tooth polishing procedure. |
True |
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The prophy brush is used to clean lingual surfaces. |
False |
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Endogenous stains are always intrinsic and cannot be removed by coronal polishing. |
True |
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The rubber cup should be soft and flexible enough to adapt tot the contours of the teeth. |
True |
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Chlorhexidine stain is a permenant stain and cannot be removed with toothbrushing. |
False |
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When using the proper coronal polishing technique, calcular deposits can be removed. |
False |
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Plaque causes stain and bacteria |
False |
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When polishing teeth, utilize: |
B. slow intermittent strokes to dissipate heat |
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Which member of the dental health team is allowed to scale teeth? |
D. a and b |
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When utilizing the modified pen grasp, the ____ finger is the fulcrum finger. |
A. ring |
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Plaque is removed from the interproximal area with: |
D. dental floss |
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Example(s) of intrinsic stains are |
D. all of the above |
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Various prophy brush types are used during coronal polishing such as |
D. all of the above |
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Fine abrasives are called powders or flours and are graded F, FF, and FFF for increasing fineness; these characteristics best describe which of the following abrasives?
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D. grit or grade |
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Some contradictions or modifications for a coronal polish are
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D. 2,3,4 |
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The criteria used in evaluating extrinsic stain are: |
D. 1,3, and 4 correct |
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one of the following is a primary function of the mouth mirror is: |
B. to retract tissue |
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When polishing with dental tape, you start at the oblique angle and use what type of motion? |
C. band and forth |
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When polishing, to prevent any enamel from being removed during the procedure, |
C. small amounts of enamel are always removed during polish |
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The coronal polish procedure involves removing
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A. extrinsic stains and soft deposits |
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The coronal polish is the polishing of the |
B. clinical crown |
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Which type of surface best resists the accumulation of plaque and calculus? |
A. smooth
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Which of the following are likely to stain the teeth during the use of the rubber cup polishing? |
A. black cups |
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The inflammation of the gingival tissue is |
B. gingivitis |
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Which of the following decreases the rate of abrasion? |
B. 5 only |
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Tetracycline is an example of an ______ stain. |
B. intrinsic |
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A significant cause of periodontal disease is |
D. all of the above |
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The process of removing deposits and polishing the teeth is a |
D. none of the above |
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Which of the following stains are only exogenous in origin? |
B. extrinsic |
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Coronal polishing is done after the tooth has been scaled to |
D. all of the above |
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The prophy angle is held in a _______ grasp |
A. modified pen |
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The occlusal surfaces of teeth are polished using a: |
D. prophy brush |
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The area at the bottom of the sulcus where the gingiva attaches tot he tooth is the |
D. epithelial attachment |
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Which type of cleaning aids should be used to clean large interdental spaces or around fixed appliances? |
D. all of the above |
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For a coronal polish, use a |
A. low-speed handpiece with a prophy angle attachment |
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Examples of extrinsic stains are |
D.all of the above |
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The space between the tooth and the free gingiva is the |
A. sulcus |
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When dental floss is being used during a polishing procedure, the motions demonstrated is |
B. up and down |
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The rubber cup is applied to the tooth and flexed ____ mm into the sulcus. |
B. 1 |
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The proper stroke when using the prophy cup is |
D. All of the above |
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The coronal polishing procedure is indicated: |
B. before the placement of orthodontic brackets |
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a procedure limited to the removal of plaque and stain from exposed tooth surfaces: |
D. coronal polishing |
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Most commercial preparations of abrasives contain which of the following? |
D. all of the above |
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Tin oxide |
B. very fine polishing agent used on both enamel and gold |
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Chalk |
D. mild abrasive used in some prophy pastes |
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flour of pumice |
A. not used on gold |
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Zirconium silicate |
C. used for stain removal; it can be used on exposed dentin |