Common Dental Procedures VDS

Braces are only used to fix crooked teeth. True or false?

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Braces can also resolve issues such as overbites and underbites.

Which option is not a type of brace?

• Metal

• Ceramic

• Acrylic

• Clear aligners

Answer explanation

The different types of braces you have are metal, ceramic, lingual, self-litigating and clear aligners, not acrylic.

What is the most common type of filling?

• White fillings

• Amalgam

What is a problem associated with amalgam fillings?

• Slow hardening capability

• Expensive

• Does not last long, it needs to be replaced every 5 years

• Releases low levels of mercury

Answer explanation

Amalgam fillings last for around 10-15 years! Since they harden quickly, it can make treatments for kids or special needs patients better. The main problem is that since it releases low levels of mercury in the form of vapour, it can be inhaled and absorbed by the lungs- affects health.

Root canal treatment is also called...

• Endodontics

• Periodontics

• Orthodontics

• Prosthodontics

Root canal treatments usually requires 2 or more visits to your dentist. True or false?

• True

• False

Select the statement that is not true. Veneers...

• Do not fix chipped/cracked teeth

• Change the colour of your teeth

• Can only be made from porcelain

• Can only be made from composite resin

Answer explanation

One of the reasons a patient would have veneers is to fix chipped/cracked teeth. Veneers can be made from both porcelain and composite.

Select the correct statement

• Implants are removable and replace a single tooth or several teeth

• Implants are non removable and cannot be used to replace a single tooth

• Implants are non removable and cannot be used to replace several teeth

• Implants are non removable and replace a single tooth or several teeth

Select the statement that correctly outlines the advantages of porcelain veneers:

1. They're tooth coloured

2. They're custom made

3. They resist stains

4. They're a reversible procedure

• 1,2 and 4

• 1,2 and 3

• 1 and 2

• All of the above

Answer explanation

Porcelain veneers are not reversible

Which teeth are usually extracted for orthodontic treatment?

• Incisors

• Canine

• Premolars

• Molars