NorCal Module 2 – Week 1 – Part B: Instrumentation

1. Which handpiece or attachment will this mandrel fit into?

2. The instrument pictured below is a:

3. The instrument used to remove overhang of of amalgam interproximally is a:

4. The purpose of a mouth mirror is to:

5. Which instrument can be classified as an examination instrument?

6. A cement spatula is classified as a/an:

7. An instrument used to smooth and polish amalgam is called a:

8. What classification is the instrument shown below?

9. A big fancy word for supplies is .

10. An instrument used to measure sulcus depth is a:

11. The shank of a rotary instrument (bur) is the:

12. Which instrument is classified as a burnisher but actually carves AND polishes?

13. RPMs stands for .

14. The primary reason a highspeed handpiece sprays water is:

15. A slowspeed handpiece holds:

16. An RDA can use an ultrasonic scaler:

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:

20. A polishing wheel made of rubber impregnated with aluminum oxide is a:

21. The powder most commonly used in an air abrasion unit is:

22. Match each picture with the correct name.

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:

25. The area between the “free gingiva” and the tooth is properly called the:

26. Healthy sulcus depth is:

27. Amalgam is:

28. An instrument used to compact material into a tooth is called a:

29. Instruments used to trim excess composite interproximately are called:

30. Universal pliers used in dentistry (primarily in ortho though I don’t think I said that in the video) are called:

31. The purpose of articulating paper is to:

32. The handpiece that is used to cut tooth structure and bone is the:

33. Which handpiece holds friction grip burs?

34. Ultrasonic scalers are typically used by:

35. Excess composite can be trimmed with diamond burs or with:

36. Attachments for the slowspeed include:

37. Most likely, at some point in the near future, traditional impressions will be replaced with modern technology.

38. One type of x-ray unit that provides large images of the entire mouth is called a/an:

39. Permanent crowns and bridges can be imaged and fabricated “chairside” with the use of a/an:

40. A machine used to smooth and polish prosthetic devices in the lab is called a/an: