NorCal Module 2 – Week 1 – Part B: Instrumentation 1. Which handpiece or attachment will this mandrel fit into? Contra angle Slowspeed Highspeed Prophy angle 2. The instrument pictured below is a: Woodson Plastic carrying instrument Hollenback Condenser 3. The instrument used to remove overhang of of amalgam interproximally is a: Hollenback carver Gold’s finishing knife Black’s finishing knife Spoon excavator 4. The purpose of a mouth mirror is to: Retract the tongue View the oral cavity Reflect light Protect tissue 5. Which instrument can be classified as an examination instrument? Periodontal probe Hatchet Howe pliers Articulating paper holder 6. A cement spatula is classified as a/an: Examination instrument Handcutting instrument Restorative instrument Accessory instrument 7. An instrument used to smooth and polish amalgam is called a: Burnisher Cleoid-discoid Hollenback Hatchet 8. What classification is the instrument shown below? Examination instrument Hancutting instrument Restorative instrument Accessory instrument 9. A big fancy word for supplies is . 10. An instrument used to measure sulcus depth is a: Periodontal probe Perio marking pliers Gingival margin trimmer Wedelstaedt 11. The shank of a rotary instrument (bur) is the: Part that attaches to the handpiece The neck of the bur The blade of the bur The part that cuts tooth structure and bone 12. Which instrument is classified as a burnisher but actually carves AND polishes? Acorn burnisher Cleoid-discoid Football burnisher Hollenback 13. RPMs stands for . 14. The primary reason a highspeed handpiece sprays water is: Keep the tooth cool Rinse the cavity prep Provide better visibility for the dentist Keep the patient comfortable 15. A slowspeed handpiece holds: Friction grip burs Contra angles Prophy angles Latch-type burs Long shank burs 16. An RDA can use an ultrasonic scaler: To remove excess cement from around orthodontic appliances if they have the certification To remove calculus if the dentist allows them to To remove plaque during a coronal polish To remove excess cement from around the margins of a cemented crown if they have the certification 17. The cuts in a finishing bur are properly called . 18. A snap-on mandrel is also called a mandrel. 19. “Greenies” and “brownies” are finishing and/or polishing rotary instruments made of: Silicone carbide Aluminum oxide Tin oxide Calcium carbonate 20. A polishing wheel made of rubber impregnated with aluminum oxide is a: Burlew wheel Carborundum Greenie Porcelain polishing point 21. The powder most commonly used in an air abrasion unit is: Aluminum oxide Calcium carbonate Silicone dioxide Tin oxide 22. Match each picture with the correct name. Amalgam carrierUnselectCleoid-discoidUnselectCondenser (plugger)UnselectPeriodontal ProbeUnselectHollenbackUnselect Amalgam carrierUnselectCleoid-discoidUnselectCondenser (plugger)UnselectPeriodontal ProbeUnselectHollenbackUnselect Amalgam carrierUnselectCleoid-discoidUnselectCondenser (plugger)UnselectPeriodontal ProbeUnselectHollenbackUnselect Amalgam carrierUnselectCleoid-discoidUnselectCondenser (plugger)UnselectPeriodontal ProbeUnselectHollenbackUnselect Amalgam carrierUnselectCleoid-discoidUnselectCondenser (plugger)UnselectPeriodontal ProbeUnselectHollenbackUnselect 23. When setting up instruments on a tray, they should be set up from to . 24. Cotton pliers are not only used to carry items to and from the mouth, they are also used to: Retrieve items from a drawer without cross contaminating Crimp the edges of an aluminum temporary crown Turn on and off the handpieces Remove calculus 25. The area between the “free gingiva” and the tooth is properly called the: Sulcus Gingival crest Interdental papilla Marginal ridge 26. Healthy sulcus depth is: 1-3 mm 0-2 mm 2-4 mm 1-3 cm 27. Amalgam is: Silver filling material Tooth colored filling material A temporary filling material A metal used to make crowns 28. An instrument used to compact material into a tooth is called a: Plugger Condenser Cleoid Hollenback 29. Instruments used to trim excess composite interproximately are called: Cleoid-discoids Spatulas Gold’s finish knife Black’s finishing knife 30. Universal pliers used in dentistry (primarily in ortho though I don’t think I said that in the video) are called: Howe pliers Johnson pliers Kelly pliers Bell contouring pliers 31. The purpose of articulating paper is to: Check the tightness of the contacts Determine the strength of the restorative material Determine the strength of the patient’s biting force Check the height of the newly placed restoration 32. The handpiece that is used to cut tooth structure and bone is the: Slowspeed handpiece Ultrasonic handpiece Highspeed handpiece Air abrasion unit 33. Which handpiece holds friction grip burs? Slowspeed handpiece Highspeed handpiece Air abrasion unit Laser handpiece 34. Ultrasonic scalers are typically used by: An RDA The dentist The hygienist An RDAEF2 35. Excess composite can be trimmed with diamond burs or with: Round burs Finishing burs Polishing burs Long shank burs 36. Attachments for the slowspeed include: Prophy angles Contra angles Long shank burs Friction grip burs 37. Most likely, at some point in the near future, traditional impressions will be replaced with modern technology. True False 38. One type of x-ray unit that provides large images of the entire mouth is called a/an: Nomad Hand-held unit Ultrasonic unit Panoramic x-ray unit 39. Permanent crowns and bridges can be imaged and fabricated “chairside” with the use of a/an: Ultrasonic machine Vacuum former Cerec Machine Laser 40. A machine used to smooth and polish prosthetic devices in the lab is called a/an: Lathe Air-abrasion unit Vacuum former Miracle! 🙂 Loading…