Deck 26: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Question 1

_________________ means to rock back and forth.

Answer 1

Luxate

Question 2

The instrument used to loosen a tooth is an ______________.

Answer 2

elevator

Question 3

Which sutures do NOT require removal?

A) Silk
B) Polydioxanone
C) Polyester fiber
D) Nylon

Answer 3

Polydioxanone

Question 4

A patient should not rinse or spit during the first ____ hours following an extraction. (Use numeric characters only in your answer.)

Question 5

Which describes the surgical assistant's role during surgery?

A) Monitor the administration of nitrous oxide and intravenous sedation.
B) Update the patient's medical history and laboratory reports.
C) Illuminate radiographic images.
D) Take and record the patient's baseline vital signs.

Question 6

Approximately how many minutes are required to perform a surgical scrub?

A) 3
B) 7
C) 10
D) 15

Question 7

After an extraction, the patient is instructed to bite firmly on a pressure pack for at least:

A) 5 minutes
B) 2 hours
C) 30 minutes
D) 4 hours

Question 8

General dentists are trained in basic surgical procedures, and many do perform ____________ extractions in their practices.

Question 9

Which instrument follows the rongeur in an alveoloplasty?

A) Bone file
B) Surgical scissors
C) Tissue retractors
D) Needle holder

Question 10

After multiple teeth have been extracted, the dentist uses the ________ to trim the alveolus.

Question 11

Absorbable __________ are readily absorbed by the body and do not have to be removed.

Question 12

The periosteal elevator is used to:

A) retract the tissue away from the bone
B) retract the cheek
C) incise the periosteum
D) remove the bony covering from an impacted tooth

Question 13

Alveolitis is:

A) an odontogenic cyst
B) bone sequestra
C) tissue impaction
D) a dry socket

Question 14

An _______________ tooth is one that has not erupted normally.

Question 15

External _________ may be applied to the face, 24 hours after an extraction.

Question 16

Contact with anything that is not sterile will break the chain of ___________ and contaminate the surgical area.

Question 17

24 hours after an extraction, the patient can gently rinse with warm ____________ solution.

Question 18

Which accompanies a scalpel on the tray setup?

A) Root tip picks
B) Suture equipment
C) Surgical mallet
D) Rongeur

Question 19

Alveolitis usually occurs within:

A) 8 hours of an extraction
B) 24 hours of an extraction
C) 2 to 4 days of an extraction
D) 5 to 7 days of an extraction