The part of your braces which actually moves the teeth. The arch wire is attached to the brackets
Active component for widening the jaws. A key is inserted and turned by the patient or dentist once every few weeks.
The part of your braces which actually moves the teeth. The arch wire is attached to the brackets
Normally cemented to the molar teeth using glass Ionomer cements. Molar bands have buccal tubes for placement of the arch wire
7. How to treat bleeding after an extraction?
Pressure, Hemostatic Sutures
Pressure, Hemostatic sponge placed in socket, Sutures
Hemostatic sponge placed in socket, Sutures
None of these
8. What does a screw do in orthodontics?
Active component for widening the jaws. A key is inserted and turned by the patient or dentist once every few weeks.
None of these answers
Bonded directly to the patient's teeth using acid etch or glass ionomer. Include a slot for each wire to sit in.
Normally cemented to the molar teeth using glass Ionomer cements. Molar bands have buccal tubes for placement of the arch wire
9. What is a Cingulum bulge bite?
Positioned in front of
How far forward the upper incisors are from the lower incisors
ridge found on the palatal or lingual aspects of the incisors and canine teeth, near to the gingival margins
How far forward the upper incisors are from the lower incisors
10. What do brackets do in orthodontics?
Bonded directly to the patient's teeth using acid etch or glass ionomer. Include a slot for each wire to sit in.
None of these answers
Normally cemented to the molar teeth using glass Ionomer cements. Molar bands have buccal tubes for placement of the arch wire
The part of your braces which actually moves the teeth. The arch wire is attached to the brackets
11. What does a finger spring do in orthodontics?
It keeps teeth from moving
Active component used to move teeth
It separates teeth
None of these answers
12. What is a ceramic crown?
Available to use only posteriorly
Available to use only for molar teeth
Available to use both anteriorly and posteriorly
Available to use for only anteriorly
13. What is a unerupted tooth?
None of these
Only part of the crown is visible in the mouth
Fully buried in bone
The removal of gum tissue done by a periodontist using either scalpel or electrosurge or laser.
14. What is a proclined bite?
Positioned behind
How far the upper incisors overlap the lower incisors
Positioned in front of
How far forward the upper incisors are from the lower incisors
15. What is an impacted tooth?
Only part of the crown is visible in the mouth
When the tooth cannot erupt fully as there is no place or it is trying to erupt in the wrong direction.
The removal of gum tissue done by a periodontist using either scalpel or electrosurge or laser.
Fully buried in bone
16. What is a biopsy?
The removal of gum tissue is done by a periodontist using either scalpel or electrosurgery or laser.
This is the surgical removal of a small piece of soft tissue which will be examined under a microscope.
Flap is raised using a scalpel and periosteal elevator when someone has advanced gum disease to reduce pocket depth and remove subgingival plaque, calculus, and infected cementum.
The removal of a frenulum, a small fold of tissue that prevents an organ in the body from moving too far.
17. What is an open bite?
How far forward the upper incisors are from the lower incisors
Anterior opening between upper and lower teeth
How far forward the upper incisors are from the lower incisors
Positioned in front of
18. What is periodontal flap surgery?
The removal of a frenulum, a small fold of tissue that prevents an organ in the body from moving too far
Flap is raised using a scalpel and periosteal elevator when someone has advanced gum disease to reduce pocket depth and remove subgingival plaque, calculus and infected cementum.
The removal of gum tissue is done by a periodontist using either scalpel or electrosurgery or laser.
This is the surgical removal of a small piece of soft tissue which will be examined under a microscope.
19. What does a acrylic base plate do in orthodontics?
Connects all the metal components and gives the appliance stability
Connect some of the metal components
Gives the appliance stability
None of these answers
20. What is apicectomy?
Fully buried in bone
The removal of gum tissue done by a periodontist using either scalpel or electrosurge or laser.
This is the surgical removal of the apex of the tooth, sealing the canal with a retrograde filling and suturing the soft tissues back in place
The removal of a frenulum, a small fold of tissue that prevents an organ in the body from moving too far.
