Deck 32: Coronal Polish

Question 1

Fine abrasives are called powders or flours and are graded F, FF, and FFF for increasing fineness; these characteristics best describe which of the following abrasives?

A) Grit or grade
B) Particle size
C) Particle hardness
D) Particle strength

Answer 1

Grit or grade

Question 2

Which of the following are likely to stain the teeth during the use of the rubber cup polishing?

A) Natural cups
B) Synthetic rubber cups
C) Black cups
D) Natural rubber cups

Answer 2

Black cups

Question 3

Various prophy brush types are used during coronal polishing such as ____________.

A) screw-on style
B) tapered style
C) flat style
D) all of the above

Answer 3

all of the above

Question 4

When polishing with dental tape, you start at the oblique angle and use what type of motion?

A) Up and down
B) Back and forth
C) Up and over
D) None of the above

Question 5

The rubber cup should be soft and flexible enough to adapt to the contours of the teeth.

Question 6

The coronal polish procedure involves removing ____________.

A) extrinsic stains and soft deposits
B) intrinsic stains and soft deposits
C) calculus and extrinsic stains
D) calculus and intrinsic stains

Question 7

Some contradictions or modifications for a coronal polish are:
1) if the patient is hard to control
2) the presence of orthodontic appliances
3) minor oral irritations
4) hypersensitive teeth

A) 1, 2, 3, 4
B) 1 only
C) 2, 3, 4
D) 1, 3, 4

Question 8

After a coronal polish, a fluoride treatment is indicated.

Question 9

When dental floss is being used during a polishing procedure, the motion demonstrated is

A) Back and forth
B) Up and down
C) Side to side
D) None of the above

Question 10

Chlorhexidine stain is a permanent stain and cannot be removed with toothbrushing.

Question 11

Which of the following stains are only exogenous in origin?

A) Intrinsic
B) Extrinsic
C) Endogenous
D) Both a and c

Question 12

Twelve to eighteen inches of dental tape are used as part of the tooth polishing procedure.

Question 13

Examples(s) of extrinsic stains are ____________.

A) green stains
B) black-line stains
C) tobacco stains
D) all of the above

Question 14

The rubber cup is applied to the tooth and flexed ____ mm into the sulcus.

A) 1/2
B) 1
C) 2 to 3
D) 1 to 2

Question 15

When the patient has a lot of stain, a more coarse abrasive is used.

Question 16

Example(s) of intrinsic stains are ____________.

A) nonvital tooth stains
B) tetracycline stains
C) dental fluorosis
D) all of the above

Question 17

Most commercial preparations of abrasives contain which of the following?

A) Water
B) Binder
C) Color
D) All of the above

Question 18

The process of removing deposits and polishing the teeth is a ____________.

A) prophylaxis
B) root planing
C) gingival curettage
D) none of the above

Question 19

The coronal polish is the polishing of the ____________.

A) anatomical crown
B) clinical crown
C) occlusal surface only
D) all of the above

Question 20

When polishing, to prevent any enamel from being removed during the procedure, ____________.

A) select a fine grit abrasive
B) use a cup instead of a brush in the prophy angle
C) use slow rpm
D) small amounts of enamel are always removed during a polish

Question 21

For a coronal polish, use a ____________.

A) high-speed handpiece
B) low-speed handpiece with a prophy angle attachment
C) low-speed handpiece with no attachment
D) any of the above

Question 22

Which of the following decreases the rate of abrasion?
1) Use of a dry abrasive.
2) Use a firm pressure.
3) Increase the speed of the handpiece.
4) Use a lot of abrasive material.
5) Use of a small grit abrasive material.

A) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
B) 1, 2, 4, 5
C) 5 only
D) 1 only

Question 23

The proper stroke when using the prophy cup is ____________.

A) short
B) intermittent
C) overlapping
D) all of the above