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Limestone Smiles allowed me to witness the technical aspects of dental assisting. With being a newer establishment, they were not as busy as the previous. In this extra time is was educated on some key concepts a dental assistant would need to know. The tooth numbering system was explained to me so that I would understand what was being mentioned during each appointment. Teeth are labeled from one to sixteen on the top row from left to right: this is assuming one is looking into a client’s mouth. The remaining bottom row is the labeled from seventeen to thirty-two going from right to left. I was also taught some key concepts pertaining to labeling the mouth. The buccal (facial) surface is the side of teeth that touch the mouth. The lingual surface in the back side of one’s teeth. The median line divides the mouth in half between upper teeth eight and nine and lower teeth twenty-four and twenty-five. The side of each tooth facing towards this line is the mesial side while the side pointing away is the distal surface. The biting surface of each tooth is referred to as the occlusal surface. Knowing this information helped me to better understand the procedures I witness. I also learned about two prevalent instruments used during appointments, the explorer and the PF5. With the explorer, the explorer end is used to find cavities while the perio probe end is used to measure bone lose. An older African American male

4. Which starting material is the limiting reagent in this procedure? Which reagent is used in excess? How great is the molar excess?

A) “I do not have to worry if the site distal to insertion changes color or become numb

The goal of polishing tooth structure is to smooth roughened surfaces, and produce a pleasing appearance and feel with minimal to no trauma to hard and soft tissues.The first step is to assess our patient's awareness of their overall mouth condition. Dental Hygienist must carefully evaluate and select the appropriate procedures, based on the individual patient needs, and the types of stains and restorations present in the mouth. The clinician must critically evaluate the potential adverse effects of the coronal polish procedure against the benefits and be able to educate the patient.

Today I worked on my patient Evelyn Serrano. I started and finished periodontal instrumentation. During the morning section I started with a power instrumentation of the maxillary arch, followed with the application of the topical anesthetic oraqix. As part of treatment, chronic periodontitis includes Scaling and Root Planing (SRP), which is experienced by a significant number of patients as painful and uncomfortable. Occasionally, topical anesthetics such as Oraqix is used in order to reduce pain and discomfort. Oraqix consists of an eutectic mixture of 5% lidocaine and prilocaine (each gram contains 25-mg lidocaine and 25-mg prilocaine. Consequently, the anesthetic material is liquid at room temperature and chances into a gel at body temperature. The anesthetic solution is applied on the

The main goal of endodontic treatment is to prevent or heal apical periodontitis. The cleaning and shaping procedures are adversely affected by the highly variable root canal anatomy. The presence of additional canals needs to be detected in to avoid incomplete instrumentation and preservation of bacteria and their toxins, which can compromise the outcome of the root canal treatment. Therefore, the knowledge of the internal anatomy of teeth is a prerequisite for successful endodontic therapy(1).

Consequently, I was involved in the mechanical testing of bioceramic endodontic materials with regards to their physical properties and hydration behavior. Also, I am participating in an ongoing Micro-CT study to evaluate the quality of root filling using different filling techniques and sealers.

Stave Off Tooth Decay & Cavities: Your toothbrush can’t reach the plaque and food wedged between your teeth and in your gums. This plaque can lead to tooth decay, cavities, and

Restorative Dentistry services include dentures and implants. The dentistry involves prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oral diseases. Dentures, commonly referred to as false teeth, are used to replace missing teeth on the dental structure. A dental implant is a tooth root surgically placed into the jawbone. It allows dentists to mount Replacement Bridge or a tooth into the area. An implant is firm and doesn't come loose like the denture. Dentures and implants improve the look, speech of the patient, and chewing

During the second phase, a device specifically sized for each child is also worn at night. It works to gently guide the incoming permanent teeth into the appropriate places, correct jaw relations, and expand the arches to make room for the larger incoming adult teeth. This helps to eliminate and prevent any improper dentition. This device is worn for only about two to five months before the final phase of treatment begins.

Our team offers personalized, comfortable care for all ages. One of the ways we do this is with dental sedation. We offer two levels of sedation, nitrous oxide and oral conscious, to meet your specific needs. Sedation can help you feel more relaxed and at ease during treatment. To learn more about how we are able to ensure your comfort during a visit to our office, please visit our page on relieving dental anxiety.

Sealing the Tooth: After irrigating the newly accessed tooth chamber, your dentist might add an antimicrobial solution, in order to kill any bacteria that might remain. Then, the dentist fills the tooth with a material such as gutta percha, which is a natural rubber. This substance serves to seal the tooth.

The force to the teeth is minimal. This means that the treatment offers an optimal level of

Several number of benefits submitted by this approach including; reducing the total treatment time, improve the patient’s occlusal, function, and esthetic results, and facilitating tooth movement othodontically by providing appropriate skeletal and soft tissue environment.

During the extraoral and intraoral exam all findings were within normal limits, except for crepitus on the left side of the mandible. Her oral hygiene was good, but had generalized light plaque on the gingival margins, and light to moderate calculus on the mandibular incisors and maxillary and mandibular molars. She had a class V composite restoration on tooth # 19 with irregular borders on cervical side; this tooth also had furcation involvement class I. For her treatment plan, I did a full mouth debridement with cavitron and hand instruments. During hand instrumentation, the restoration on tooth #19 came off and I was able to clean the furcation area better. I reviewed OHI and reinforced the use of the proximal toothbrush and the modified bass technique. The patient had an upper removable partial. I asked the patient if it was fine to clean the partial, and she said yes. I cleaned the partial, recommended to always remove it at night time, and leave it inside a cup with water and tablet of polident. When the dentist came to do an exam, he recommended to do class V restorations on teeth # 5 and 12 due to abrasion to prevent the fracture of the teeth. In addition, he advise to write a note about the need of adjusting the clasp on the partial removal so it does not put pressure on the