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Dental Terminology Quiz

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an alginate impression?

a)

A device to show jaw/teeth relation

b)

Material for study models

c)

Exact copy of oral tissues

d)

Acrylic tray made for one patient

2.

What does an articulator do?

a)

Turns upside down

b)

Shows jaw/teeth relation

c)

Forms polymers

d)

Changes size/shape

3.

What is beading used for?

a)

Negative mold of tissues

b)

Temporary filling

c)

Making a dental item

d)

Wax around tray border

4.

What is a catalyst in dental terms?

a)

Device to locate maxilla

b)

Paste that reacts with base in impressions

c)

Elastic impression material

d)

Machine for thermoplastic trays

5.

What is a custom-made impression tray?

a)

Device to show jaw/teeth relation

b)

Exact copy of oral tissues

c)

Material for study models

d)

Acrylic tray made for one patient

6.

What does dimensional change refer to?

a)

Small unit forming polymers

b)

Change in size/shape of impression

c)

Even and uniform

d)

Negative mold of tissues

7.

What is fabrication in dental terms?

a)

Making of a dental item

b)

Wax around tray border

c)

Temporary filling

d)

Device to locate maxilla

8.

What is a facebow used for?

a)

Device to locate maxilla to mandible

b)

Paste that reacts with base in impressions

c)

Machine for thermoplastic trays

d)

Acrylic tray made for one patient

9.

What does homogeneous mean?

a)

Even and uniform

b)

Forms polymers

c)

Change in size/shape

d)

Turns upside down

10.

What are impressions?

a)

Material for study models

b)

Wax around tray border

c)

Device to show jaw/teeth relation

d)

Negative mold of tissues

11.

What does invert mean in dental terms?

a)

Forms polymers

b)

Even and uniform

c)

Change in size/shape

d)

Turn upside down (pouring method)

12.

What is an irreversible hydrocolloid?

a)

Machine for thermoplastic trays

b)

Elastic impression material

c)

Alginate that can't be reused

d)

Device to locate maxilla

13.

What is a monomer?

a)

Acrylic tray made for one patient

b)

Negative mold of tissues

c)

Paste that reacts with base in impressions

d)

Small unit forming polymers

14.

What is polyether?

a)

Elastic impression material

b)

Material for study models

c)

Device to show jaw/teeth relation

d)

Wax around tray border

15.

What is a preliminary impression?

a)

Machine for thermoplastic trays

b)

Cast made of gypsum

c)

Temporary filling/crown

d)

First/basic impression

16.

What is accuracy?

a)

Material for study model

b)

Dental item

c)

Exact copy of oral tissues

d)

Cast made of gypsum

17.

Provisional restoration

a)

Material for study models

b)

Negative mold of tissue

c)

Polymers forming

d)

Temporary filling/crown

18.

Study model

a)

Cast made of gypsum

b)

Material for study models

c)

Making of dental item

d)

Turn upside down

19.

Vacu-former

a)

First/basic impression

b)

Machine for thermoplastic trays

c)

Change in size/shape of impressions

d)

Even and uniform