Chapter 32: Coronal Polish

Which type of cleaning aids should be used to clean large interdental spaces or around fixed appliances?

all of the above

Which of the following are likely to stain the teeth during the use of rubber cup polishing?

black cups

The rubber cup is applied to the tooth and flexed ___ mm into the sulcus

1 to 2

When polishing with dental tape, you start at the oblique angle and use what type of motion?

back and forth

When dental floss ie being used during a polishing procedure, the motion demonstrated is

up and down

Various prophy brush types are used during coronal polishing such as....

all of the above

Most commercial preparations of abrasives contain which of the following?

all of the above

Fine abrasives are called powders or flours and are graded F,FF, and FFF for increasing fineness; these characteristics best describe which of the following abrasives?

grit or grade

Which of the following stains are only exogenous in origin?

extrinsic

The coronal polish procedure involves removing

Extrinsic stains and soft deposits

The coronal polish is the polishing of the

all of the above

Some contradictions or modifications for a coronal polish are

2,3,4

Examples of intrinsic stains are

all of the above

Examples of extrinsic stains are

all of the above

When polishing, to prevent any enamel from being removed during the procedure,

Small amounts of enamel are always removed during a polish

which of the following decreases the rate of abrasion?

Use of small grit abrasive material

For a coronal polish use a

low speed handpiece with a prophy angle attachment

The proper stroke when using the prophy cup is

all of the above

chalk

a mild abrasive used in some prophylactic pastes

flour of pumice

Not used on gold

Tin oxide

Very fine polishing agent used on enamel and gold

Zirconium Silicate

Used for stain removal