Enamel rods Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is enamel? -ANSWER Hardest calcified/mineralized tissue in the human body Covers Anatomical crown What is the blood supply of enamel? -ANSWER Avascular and non-vital (has no nerves) What is the material makeup of enamel? -ANSWER 96% inorganic (mineralized) material - mainly calcium hydroxyapatite 3% water 1% organic - enamelin (protein component) What color is enamel? -ANSWER It is grayish/bluish white but appears slightly yellow b/c its translucent and the underlying dentin is ...

What is enamel? - Answer Hardest calcified/mineralized tissue in the human body Covers Anatomical crown What is the blood supply of enamel? - Answer Avascular and non-vital (has no nerves) What is the material makeup of enamel? - Answer 96% inorganic (mineralized) material - mainly calcium hydroxyapatite 3% water 1% organic - enamelin (protein component) What color is enamel? - Answer It is grayish/bluish white but appears slightly yellow b/c its translucent and the underlying dentin...

Self-curing is a process whereby a chemical reaction occurs when 2 resins, a base with chemical activators and a catalyst, are mixed together? Answer True Moisture contamination contributes to ineffective bonding? Answer True Enamel bonding is stronger than dentin bonding? Answer True Composite resins light cured in large increments can contribute to hypersensitivity? Answer True The primer is applied following the bonding resin? Answer False, it happens before The smear layer is ...

TCDHA Dental Materials Test 3 Questions and Answers All Correct Self-curing is a process whereby a chemical reaction occurs when 2 resins, a base with chemical activators and a catalyst, are mixed together? - Answer-True Moisture contamination contributes to ineffective bonding? - Answer-True Enamel bonding is stronger than dentin bonding? - Answer-True Composite resins light cured in large increments can contribute to hypersensitivity? - Answer-True The primer is applied following ...

Self-curing is a process whereby a chemical reaction occurs when 2 resins, a base with chemical activators and a catalyst, are mixed together? True Moisture contamination contributes to ineffective bonding? True Enamel bonding is stronger than dentin bonding? True Composite resins light cured in large increments can contribute to hypersensitivity? True The primer is applied following the bonding resin? False, it happens before The smear layer is composed o...

Dental Anatomy Latest Update Graded A Anatomic Crown Portion of dentin covered by enamel Clinical Crown Portion of the tooth that is visible in the oral cavity Tooth Root Portion of the tooth that is normally embedded in the alveolar process and is covered with cementum Tooth Apex Tapered end of each root tip Periapical Apex and the surrounding area of a tooth Tooth Cervix Narrow area of the tooth where the crown and root meet (Cervix means neck) Cementoenamel Junction Formed by the enam...

TCDHA Dental Materials Test 3 Self-curing is a process whereby a chemical reaction occurs when 2 resins, a base with chemical activators and a catalyst, are mixed together? - True Moisture contamination contributes to ineffective bonding? - True Enamel bonding is stronger than dentin bonding? - True Composite resins light cured in large increments can contribute to hypersensitivity? - True The primer is applied following the bonding resin? - False, it happens before The smear ...

The tissue(s) that have nerve innervation are: a. Dentin b. Pulp and dentin c. Pulp and periodontal ligament d. Cementum e. All of the above - C. The pulp and the periodontal ligament have nerve innervation. The free unmyelinated nerve endings of the pulp can sense: a. Hot b. Cold c. Pressure d. Pain e. All of the above - D. The free unmyelinated nerve endings of the pulp tissue can sense pain only. It cannot distinguish between hot or cold. It cannot distinguish the sensation...

IRDS 1 FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, RATED A+/ VERIFIED/ Definition of caries - -Demineralization and loss of substance of the hard tissues, leading to continued destruction and cavitation of the tooth Caries formation general factors - -Host & teeth, micro flora, diet, and time Enamel function - -- mineralized epidermal tissue - provides hard, durable surface for teeth - forms a protective cap for the dentin and pulp - gives shape of teeth 2 basic structural units of enamel...

Maximum Permissible Dose (MPD) - ANSWER highest rate of radiation exposure Roentgen (R) - ANSWER basic unit of exposure to radiation; C/kg Rad (radiation absorbed dose) - ANSWER unit of absorbed radiation; Gy Rem (roentgen equivalent measure) - ANSWER unit of radiation needed to produced same biological effect of one R; Sv Erythema Dose - ANSWER radiation overdose that produces redness of the skin Dosimeter - ANSWER device to measure the amount of stray/secondary radiation Lead...