Homework assignment - Sealants

Pits and fissures are often deep, narrow, and impossible to reach with what?

• Toothbrush

• Dental floss

• Mouthwash

• Superfloss

A curing light should be applied for ______ seconds to each tooth that the light-cured material has already been applied to.

• Ten

• Twenty

• Twenty-five

• Thirty

What surface of the teeth are sealants most subject to wear?

• Occlusal

• Buccal

• Incisal

• Palatal

In children, caries mainly occur in which 2 parts of the teeth?

• Cusp tips

• Cusp of Carabelli

• Pits

• Fissures

The image displayed best fits which stage in the pit and fissure sealant procedure?

• Clean tooth

• Occlusion check

• Bonding appliacation

• Etch application

Unfilled or lightly filled resins that are used to seal the noncarious pits and fissures of deciduous and permanent teeth.

• Composite

• Sealants

• Amalgam

• Preventive resin restorations

Which of the following images is NOT a method of isolation of the teeth?

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When placing the sealant material it is important to:

• Use the maximum amount of material to insure full occlusal coverage.

• Use all of the material in the dispenser.

• Use air to move the material around.

• Use the minimum amount of the material to cover all the pits and fissures.

The image displayed best fits which stage in the pit and fissure sealant procedure?

• Bonding appliacation

• Post etch

• Clean tooth

• Sealant placement

How many minutes does it take for a self-cured sealant to polymerize to final set?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four