MN DASLE Exam (Mechanical and
Coronal Polish) || All Questions &
Answers (100% Accurate)
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, MN DASLE Exam (Mechanical and
Coronal Polish) || All Questions &
Answers (100% Accurate)
What motion is used when preforming a mechanical polish? - ANSWER - Short,
overlapping, intermittent, wiping and lifting motion
What direction is used when preforming a mechanical polish? - ANSWER - Gingival
to occlusal/incisal
T or F. The cup should be moving before touching the tooth. - ANSWER - True
What part of the rubber cup does the polishing? - ANSWER - Outer edge does the
polishing
What teeth are polished first? - ANSWER - Distal of posterior, polish esthetic and
porcelain restorations first
What is the purpose of selective polishing? - ANSWER - To polish only certain teeth
In selective polishing, what is polished? - ANSWER - To polish only the teeth with
stains
Which conditions of the tooth should be polished? - ANSWER - Light brown stained
teeth
Abrasives used in prophylaxis polishing pastes are how many times stronger than
the tooth structure? - ANSWER - 10 times stronger
What is therapeutic polishing? - ANSWER - Polishing root surfaces that have been
exposed during periodontal surgery
How long does it take for biofilm to collect on the pellicle after a coronal polish? -
ANSWER - 1-2 hours
If a line of stain or deposits appear along the gingival margin after polishing, what
was the problem? - ANSWER - The cup was not flexed or adapted to the tooth
A mechanical polish removes what type of deposits and stains? - ANSWER -
Extrinsic stain and soft deposits such as plaque and food debris
What is the reason for using a prophy brush during a mechanical/coronal polish? -
ANSWER - Polishes in the grooves
When should a prophy brush NOT be used - ANSWER - On exposed cementum or
dentin
Coronal Polish) || All Questions &
Answers (100% Accurate)
Conceptial Research
, MN DASLE Exam (Mechanical and
Coronal Polish) || All Questions &
Answers (100% Accurate)
What motion is used when preforming a mechanical polish? - ANSWER - Short,
overlapping, intermittent, wiping and lifting motion
What direction is used when preforming a mechanical polish? - ANSWER - Gingival
to occlusal/incisal
T or F. The cup should be moving before touching the tooth. - ANSWER - True
What part of the rubber cup does the polishing? - ANSWER - Outer edge does the
polishing
What teeth are polished first? - ANSWER - Distal of posterior, polish esthetic and
porcelain restorations first
What is the purpose of selective polishing? - ANSWER - To polish only certain teeth
In selective polishing, what is polished? - ANSWER - To polish only the teeth with
stains
Which conditions of the tooth should be polished? - ANSWER - Light brown stained
teeth
Abrasives used in prophylaxis polishing pastes are how many times stronger than
the tooth structure? - ANSWER - 10 times stronger
What is therapeutic polishing? - ANSWER - Polishing root surfaces that have been
exposed during periodontal surgery
How long does it take for biofilm to collect on the pellicle after a coronal polish? -
ANSWER - 1-2 hours
If a line of stain or deposits appear along the gingival margin after polishing, what
was the problem? - ANSWER - The cup was not flexed or adapted to the tooth
A mechanical polish removes what type of deposits and stains? - ANSWER -
Extrinsic stain and soft deposits such as plaque and food debris
What is the reason for using a prophy brush during a mechanical/coronal polish? -
ANSWER - Polishes in the grooves
When should a prophy brush NOT be used - ANSWER - On exposed cementum or
dentin
