Exam 28: Oral Diagnosis and Treatment Planning

The clinical dental assistant will follow a routine protocol for the patient clinical exam that includes seating the patient in the dental treatment area and:

What is the purpose of photography as a diagnostic tool?

Tooth #30 has occlusal caries,what Class would this be?

Which of the following instruments is used to evaluate pocket depth during examination and charting of the periodontium?

An intraoral camera provides the dentist with:

When examining the cervical lymph nodes,the dentist is looking for:

_____ is a technique used to detect periodontal disease.

What characteristics should be visible in the examination of healthy soft tissue?

The term _____ refers to placing the thumb of one hand inside the mouth and the index and third finger of the other hand outside the mouth,and gently feeling the tissues for any lumps or abnormalities.

The examination technique in which the examiner uses his or her fingers and hands to feel for size,texture,and consistency of hard and soft tissue is called:

The abbreviation charted for disto-occlusal surface is:

Oral habits can affect a patient's oral health.Which term indicates grinding or clenching teeth?

Morphology is defined as:

In the Palmer Notation System,7 indicates which teeth?

In the Universal Numbering System,what are the numbers of the four lateral incisors?

Intraoral imaging provides the dentist with:

G.V.Black developed a standardized classification to identify the location of decay.According to this classification,what Class would mesial decay on tooth #7 be?

What is the purpose of palpating the lymph nodes?

Presentation of the treatment plan:

During the examination and charting of the ______ portion of the oral diagnosis examination,tooth mobility be evaluated.