Deck 14: Dental Charting

Question 1

The mobility of a tooth is recorded in Roman numerals.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The dental chart ____________.

A) belongs to the patient
B) is mailed to the patient's insurance company
C) is part of the patient's legal record and belongs to the dentist
D) none of the above

Answer 2

is part of the patient's legal record and belongs to the dentist

Question 3

The five cavity classifications were developed by ____________.

A) the American Dental Association
B) Dr. Edmund Kells
C) Dr. G. V. Black
D) Dr. Lucy Hobbs

Answer 3

Dr. G. V. Black

Question 4

A dental assistant may not chart or record abbreviations on complex surfaces.

Question 5

Using the Universal numbering system, tooth Number 3 is the ____________.

A) mandibular left third molar
B) mandibular left first molar
C) maxillary right third molar
D) maxillary right first molar

Question 6

Using the Universal numbering system, tooth Number 13 is the ____________.

A) mandibular right second premolar
B) maxillary left second premolar
C) maxillary left first premolar
D) maxillary left first molar

Question 7

All crowns are "fixed" or cemented into place in the patient's mouth.

Question 8

Using the Universal numbering system, tooth Number 18 is the ____________.

A) mandibular right second molar
B) mandibular left second molar
C) mandibular left third molar
D) Mandibular right second molar

Question 9

The tooth numbering system most used in the United States is the ____________.

A) Universal
B) Palmer
C) FDI
D) none of the above

Question 10

The tooth numbering system most used in Canada and European countries is ____________.

A) FDI
B) Universal
C) National
D) Palmer

Question 11

Computerized charting increases efficiency and enables charting to be more standardized.

Question 12

Caries on the interproximal surfaces of the anterior teeth are Class _______.

A) I
B) II
C) III
D) V

Question 13

Using the Universal numbering system, tooth Number 19 is the ____________.

A) mandibular right second molar
B) mandibular left second molar
C) mandibular left first molar
D) Mandibular right second molar

Question 14

An overhang is excessive restorative material normally found interproximally near the gingival.

Question 15

Caries on the interproximal surfaces and involving the incisal edges of the anterior teeth are Class _______.

A) I
B) II
C) III
D) IV

Question 16

Five cavity classifications were developed by G. V. Black.

Question 17

A space between two adjacent teeth in the same arch is called a diastema.

Question 18

Class III caries can only be found on the interproximal surfaces of posterior teeth.

Question 19

A complex cavity involves two tooth surfaces.

Question 20

There are a total of six cavity classifications.

Question 21

The type of bridge in which the pontic has wings and is attached on the lingual sides of the abutment teeth is the ____________.

A) cantilever
B) Maryland
C) Marilyn
D) Merryland

Question 22

In dental charting, the color red indicates ____________.

A) existing restorations
B) work that needs to be done
C) work that insurance will pay for
D) none of the above

Question 23

A simple cavity ____________.

A) involves one tooth surface
B) is an easy restoration to place
C) involves two tooth surfaces
D) involves two or more tooth surfaces

Question 24

A compound cavity ____________.

A) involves one tooth surface
B) is an easy restoration to place
C) involves two tooth surfaces
D) involves two or more tooth surfaces

Question 25

Caries on the interproximal surfaces of the posterior teeth are Class ______.

A) I
B) II
C) III
D) V

Question 26

A composite restoration is charted by an ____________.

A) outlined area with crosshatch lines through it
B) outlined area filled with red or blue
C) outline in red or blue
D) none of the above

Question 27

The charting symbol for an abscessed tooth is a(n) ____________.

A) arrow over the tooth
B) line through the root
C) circle around the tooth
D) none of the above

Question 28

Incipient decay is ____________.

A) arrested decay
B) beginning decay
C) decay that has reached the pulp
D) none of the above

Question 29

The charting symbol for an impacted tooth is a(n) ____________.

A) circle around the tooth
B) line through the tooth
C) "I" on the tooth
D) none of the above

Question 30

Caries on the pits and fissures of the teeth are Class _______.

A) I
B) II
C) IV
D) V

Question 31

Crowns are made of:
1) gold
2) porcelain
3) gold and porcelain

A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) 3 only
D) 1, 2, 3

Question 32

Caries on the facial or lingual gingival one-third are Class _______.

A) I
B) II
C) III
D) V

Question 33

A gold restoration is charted by an ____________.

A) outlined area with crosshatch lines through it
B) outlined area filled with red or blue
C) outline in red or blue
D) none of the above

Question 34

An amalgam restoration is charted by an ____________.

A) outlined area with crosshatch lines through it
B) outlined area filled with red or blue
C) outline in red or blue
D) none of the above

Question 35

The charting symbol for a tooth that is to be removed is a(n) ____________.

A) "X" over the tooth
B) arrow over the tooth
C) diagonal line over the tooth
D) none of the above

Question 36

The charting symbol for a completed root canal is a(n) ____________.

A) arrow over the tooth
B) line through the root
C) circle around the tooth
D) none of the above

Question 37

In dental charting, the color blue indicates ____________.

A) completed work
B) work that needs to be done
C) work that insurance will pay for
D) none of the above

Question 38

When an entire arch of teeth is replaced, the patient wears a ____________.

A) crown
B) bridge
C) partial denture
D) full denture

Question 39

The charting symbol for a tooth with a full gold crown is a(n) ____________.

A) outline of the tooth and crosshatch
B) line through the root
C) circle around the tooth
D) none of the above

Question 40

The charting symbol for caries is an outline ____________.

A) in red
B) in blue
C) filled in red
D) filled in blue

Question 41

Using the chart above, what is charted on Tooth #32?

A) abscessed
B) Needs to be extracted
C) Needs a crown
D) None of the above

Question 43

Using the chart above, what is charted on Tooth #1?

A) Impacted
B) Missing
C) Extraction needed
D) None of the above

Question 44

A prosthetic device that attaches the sides of a bridge is called ____________.

A) cantilever
B) Pontic
C) abutment
D) clasps

Question 45

Class III caries are found on which surfaces?

A) Mesial of canines
B) Distal of lateral incisors
C) Mesial of central incisors
D) All of the above

Question 46

Using the chart above, what is charted on Tooth #28?

A) abscessed and a porcelain fused to a metal crown
B) Missing
C) Completed root canal and a porcelain fused to a metal crown
D) None of the above

Question 47

The patient's dental record (chart) is used as a __________ document.

A) legal
B) forensic dentistry
C) neither a nor b
D) both a and b

Question 48

Using the chart above, what is charted on Tooth #9?

A) MF composite
B) ML composite
C) DF composite
D) DL composite

Question 49

Using the chart above, what is charted on the markings on the lingual of 22-27?

A) Extraction needed
B) Supernumerary teeth
C) Sealants
D) Heavy calculus

Question 51

A dental implant is charted by ____________.

A) no chart marks, just list remarks
B) horizontal lines through the entire tooth
C) horizontal lines through the root
D) a circle around the tooth

Question 52

Using the chart above, what is charted on Tooth #21?

A) Missing
B) Abutment for a three-unit bridge
C) Porcelain fused to a metal crown
D) None of the above

Question 53

Using the chart above, what is charted on Tooth #7?

A) MOD
B) DO
C) Missing
D) None of the above

Question 54

Using the chart above, what is charted on Tooth #24?

A) abscessed
B) Extraction needed
C) Class III mobility
D) Class III cavity

Question 55

Using the chart above, what is charted on Tooth #4?

A) MOD
B) O
C) Missing
D) None of the above

Question 56

The space between the maxillary central incisors in humans is called the ____________.

A) Overhang
B) Diastema
C) Occlusal
D) Sealant

Question 57

Missing teeth are charted by a(n) ____________.

A) circle around the tooth
B) diagonal line through the tooth
C) "X" on the tooth or root
D) none of the above

Question 58

Using the chart above, what is charted on Tooth #16?

A) abscessed
B) DO
C) Missing
D) None of the above

Question 59

Using the chart above, what is charted on Tooth #30?

A) Occlusal
B) Mesial
C) Distal
D) Buccal

Question 60

Several Class V caries are possible in one quadrant due to a patient's ____________.

A) taking medications over a long period of time
B) chewing gum over a long period of time
C) drinking soft drinks over a long period of time
D) all of the above