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Basic Dental Terminology

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  • Why ceramic crowns are preferred?
    Because they can match the tooth color..
  • Bonding is material that allows composite to be attached to the tooth structure. True or False?
    True
  • Crowns can be made of gold or metal. True or false
    True
  • What's the name that receives the procedure that removes plaque, tartar or stains from teeth?
    Scaling
  • A veneer is a natural cover of a tooth. Treu / false
    False. A veneer is an artificial cover to correct the shape or color of a tooth.
  • What is an amalgam made of?
    It's made of silver, mercury, tin, and copper.
  • A root canal is filled with a biological stable material. True or false
    True
  • A sealant is a thin resin plastic coating. True or false.
    True
  • What's an amalgam?
    It is a dental filling material, made of a mixture of different metals.
  • An implant can hold a denture in the right place. True or false
    True
  • A sealant is used to prevent cavities. True or False.
    True
  • Root canal treatments can be used for teeth with trauma?
    Yes, they can
  • How do you call the dental filling material applied after root canal treatments?
    Gutta-percha
  • A denture can be only partial. True or false.
    false
  • A dental crown is the name given to a filling that covers the tooth. True or false.
    True
  • If you need to remove cementum diseases you should ....
    have a root planing
  • What materials veneers can be made of?
    ceramic, composite or acrilic resin.
  • What's a composite?
    It is a tooth color dental material.
  • A bridge can replace a missing tooth?
    yes, it can.
  • What is a composite made of?
    It is made of several resins base plastic substances.