Define the Dental Assisting Moisture Control Flashcards

Can you define dental assisting moisture control? These flashcards may be of assistance. The dentist’s assistant maintains moisture control and keeps the mouth clean. They are responsible for keeping the patient free of any excess Saliva, blood, tooth fragment, and other dental materials. The most common procedures that use dental moisture control techniques include teeth cleaning, composite filling, or root canal. Read and study these flashcards and learn more about dental assisting and moisture control.

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A thin latex sheet that is placed around the teeth for moisture control purposes
Dental Dam
Used for moisture control to remove saliva, blood, water, and debris from the mouth.
High Volume Evacuator
Keeps the area separate and dry.
Isolation
Something that does not follow true to its form or line.
Malaligned
In dental dam, the section of latex separating the punch holes.
Septum
Performed frequently because debris accumulated during preparation of the tooth.
Limited-area rinsing
Performed at the completion of a dental procedure. Is ALWAYS used to leave the patient with a comfortable and fresh feeling.
Complete mouth rinse
A crown shaped piece of metal that anchors dental dam material on a tooth. r many designs of clamps that fit contour of each tooth in the mouth.
Dental dam clamps
A forcep that is used in the placement and removal of the dental dam clamp
Dental dam forceps
U-Shaped frame made of either plastic or metal that stretches the dam material away from the face and area being worked on.
Dental dam frame
Must be accomplished quickly n efficiently without causing any delay in procedure. Most commonly done when the dentist pauses for a closer inspection.
Limited-area rinsing
Disposable napkin that is placed between the patient’s face and the dam. Protects the patient’s skin from moisture and material.
Dental dam napkin
Name the advantages of cotton rolls.
Can be placed quickly and securely Simple to use No additional equipment is needed for placement.
Name the disadvantages of Cotton rolls.
•Does not prevent contamination ofarea by the patient’s tongue•Doesnt prevent debris from dropping into mouth or throat
What are the two ways to hold the oral evacuator?
The thumb-to-nose grasp and the pen grasp.