WorksheetsOrthodontics Dental Nurse Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which is it NOT necessary to inform the patient about in order to obtain consent for orthodontic treatment:
Alternatives to proposed treatment
Cost of proposed treatment
Disadvantages of proposed treatment
Type of archwires used for treatment
Why are orthodontic study models 'angles trimmed'?
To observe the occlusion without the aid of an articulator
It makes them aesthetically pleasing
It is a medico-legal requirement
It is easier for storage
What does the IOTN dental health component grade 4 stand for?
Borderline need for treatment
Great need for treatment
No need for treatment
Little need for treatment
When teeth are cut off a plaster model and repositioned in wax it is known as:
An immediate set up
A Harvard set up
A Kesling set up
An Angle trimmed set up
A 0.016 round super elastic arch wire would normally be used for:
Anterior open bite reduction
Initial alignment
Overbite reduction
Space closure
The width of the archwire slot on a standard edgewise bracket measured in thousands of an inch is:
0.17
0.19
0.22
0.28
A removable retainer would normally have a:
Adam’s bow
Face bow
Labial bow
Kloehn bow
An anterior cross bite is when:
The incisors do not touch when the posterior teeth are in occlusion
A lower incisor occludes with the cingulum of an upper incisor
An upper incisor is rotated by 90 degrees
An upper incisor occludes lingual to a lower incisor
What is the approximate amount of force required on a headgear device to assist anchorage?
20 - 50 grams
75 - 100 grams
200 – 400 grams
1000 - 1200 grams
Which of the following tooth movements is NOT best achieved with removable orthodontic appliances:
Correcting posterior cross bite
De-rotating teeth
Reducing an anterior open bite
Reducing overbite
An Cephalometric radiograph:
Is an intra-oral view
Is required for cephalometric analysis
Is used to demonstrate absent teeth
Is used to produce an occlusal view of the teeth
The 1974 Health & Safety Act is applicable to:
The dental nurse
The dentist
The patient
All of the above
Proclined upper incisors are usually a feature of:
Class 2 Division I malocclusion
Class II division II malocclusion
Class III malocclusion
Class IV malocclusion
Good oral hygiene is important for those patients who are wearing:
Any type of orthodontic appliance
Fixed orthodontic appliance
Functional orthodontic appliance
Removable orthodontic appliance
The distance between the upper incisal edge and the lower labial surface of the central incisors is called:
Introclination
Overbite
Overjet
Proclination
