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VOCABULARY PRACTICE
Match the following titles with a proper explanation of the Tooth Sealing Process step. Put the steps of the procedure in the right order
- CURING THE SEALANT
- CLEANING THE TOOTH
- CHECKING THE BITE
- CONDITIONING THE TOOTH’S SURFACE
- APPLYING THE SEALANT
- EVALUATION OF THE ETCHING STEP
- EVALUATING THE SEALANT
A. _____________________________
After washing the etching gel off, and using his/her air gun to blow the tooth dry, the dentist will check how the tooth looks like. The part of the tooth that has been treated should look frosty and dull. Now the dental sealant is able to stay in place because it can grasp onto (bond to) this roughened surface.
B. _____________________________
The dentist will spread “etching” gel over that area where the dental sealant will be placed.
Once he/she gets it positioned properly, he/she will allow the gel to sit for 60 seconds or so, and then wash it off. This step prepares the tooth’s surface so the sealant will be able to bond to it.
C. _____________________________
The dentist will also need to check the way other teeth bite against the tooth. The dentist doesn’t want the sealant’s thickness to interfere with the way things normally close together.
D. _____________________________
When the liquid sealant is positioned properly, the dentist will set it.
E. _____________________________
While the tooth is still dry, the dentist will dab the sealant (a liquid plastic) into the grooves of the tooth.
F. _____________________________
When the dentist has finished curing the sealant, it’s fully hardened and ready to be used.
Of course, the dentist will want to evaluate their work. For example, they’ll check to see that all of the grooves have been filled in sufficiently.
G. _____________________________
The dentist will place a small brush in their dental drill to remove all debris from the grooves and fissures so the sealant bonds to the surface of the tooth properly.
Proper order of the Tooth Sealing Procedure is:
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Rearrange these words to create pieces of advice or information for your patients.
- teenagers/children/and/are/candidates/for/obvious/sealants.
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- it/sealant/only/a few/for/your/takes/each/minutes/or/hygienist/to/apply/the to/seal/tooth/dentist.
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- teeth/can/decay/protect/the/from/years/to/sealants/for/up/10.
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- as/as/the/remains/long/the/from/tooth/sealant/surface/will/be/intact,/protected/decay.
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- the/of/decay/risk/significantly/sealant/after/decreases/application.
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Write a word to complete the definition. The initial letter is provided as a hint.
1. F____________ – a developmental break or fault in the tooth enamel.
2. C____________ L__________ – a piece of dental equipment that is used for polymerization of light cure resin based composites.
3. B____________ (verb) – to combine, unite, strengthen.
4. G_____________ – a small linear depression on the surface of a tooth.
5. D ____________ H__________ – a licensed dental professional. They are a primary healthcare professional who works independent of, or alongside dentists and other dental professionals in a team to provide full oral health care.
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