Dental Assisting
Dentalelle Tutoring 2013
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.
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?