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| What is used for impressions for orthodontics? |
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| What is used for the pour cast to make appliances? |
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| What do appliances generally do? What is a bad thing they can do? |
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| Appliances move teeth and effect growth of maxilla |
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| What bonding technique is used for othodontics? |
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| acid etching because we are bonding to enamel |
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| What types of composites are used to bond fixed appliances? |
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| What is a good thing about macrofilled composites? |
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| Easier to see when debonding – filler particles harder than instrument (turn grey when stratched) |
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| What are acrylic resins used for? |
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| Do orthodontic wires come in the same size? |
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| no come in all shapes and sizes |
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| What is the most common type of wire? |
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| What is a bracket? What is it used for? |
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-a device attached to teeth holds archwire in place
-Used to transfer forces of wires, springs, elastics to teeth |
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| What are brackets made of? |
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| Made of stainless steel, polymers, ceramic materials |
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| The last BLANK brackets are not as strong and break off more. |
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| What is the bonding technique of ceramic and polymer brackets like? |
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| Bonding to teeth is more technique sensitive (difficult) |
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| encircles crown of tooth and used to move molars |
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| What is used to cement a band to a tooth? |
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| glass ionomer cement used to cement to tooth |
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| What is attached to the band? Why? |
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| Tube attached to band that allows wire to pass through |
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| What are elastics? What are they used for? |
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| rubber bands used to apply force to teeth, Used to secure archwire to bracket |
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| What are thin stainless steel wires used for? |
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| like an elastic wrapped around archwire and bracket wings |
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| What are retainers used for? |
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| used to keep teeth in desired position after treatment |
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| semi permanent retainer cemented in place |
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| How can you diagnose pathology of the pulp and periodontal tissues? |
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-percussion (tapping tooth with handle of instrument)
-mobility
-hot and cold stimuli
-probing
-pulp test
-radiograph |
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| What is root canal therapy? |
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| removal of diseased pulp in pulp chamber and canal |
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| What is necessary to use during root canal therapy? |
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| What are files used for in root canal therapy? |
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| Files are used to clean and shape canal |
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| What are some irrigants used to disinfect the canal? |
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-sodium hypochlorite
-saline
-chlorhexidine |
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| a polymer used to fill root canals |
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| What are some other ingredients in Gutta Percha? |
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| zinc oxide, barium sulfate, waxes/resins |
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| What does barium sulfate do? |
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| What is the filling technique for root canals? How does it work? |
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| lateral condensation: adding more and more gutta percha until canal is filled |
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| What fill in space between gutta percha and canal wall? |
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| What are endo sealers generally made of? |
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| surgical procedure that removes 1 to 3 mm of the root apex |
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| Filling placed to seal end of root after apeioectomy |
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