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41 Cards in this Set
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Vacuum Former |
An appliance used to warm plastic and construct custom trays |
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Lab Handpiece |
Used to adjust, trim, and smooth prosthetic and orthodontic appliances |
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Lathe |
Used to polish dentures, partials, and temporaries |
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Thermaknife |
Used to trim plastic bleach trays, mouthguards, and many other thermoplastic materials |
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Model Trimmer |
Used to grind and shape all types of dental models |
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Vibrator |
To remove air in gypsum (alginate) mixes and reduce voids in dental cast |
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Eye Wash Station |
Used to flush eyes with water when contaminated |
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28-day Cold Sterile |
Used to sterilize instruments that cannot be put into the autoclave |
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Ultrasonic Cleaner |
Used to remove debris from instruments in preparation for sterilization. Used tap water |
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Autoclave |
Used to sterilize instruments. Used distilled water |
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Automatic Processor |
Automated all film processing steps. Transports unwrapped dental film through the developer, fixer, and drying chamber and into film recovery slots |
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Control Panel |
Has settings that can be adjusted according to the patient's size and the film size |
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Position Indicator Device (PID) |
A device on the x-ray tubehead that aims the x-ray beam |
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Lead Apron |
Protective device used to shield patient's from excess radiation exposure during radiography. Must be worn during all radiograph exposure |
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Panoramic Machine |
A 2-D dental x-ray examination that captures the entire mouth, including the teeth, upper and lower jaws, surrounding structures and tissues |
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Central Vacuum System |
Provides the compressed air needed to operate air-driven Handpiece and the air water syringe |
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Main Trap |
Catches debris from each dental unit that is not caught in the dental unit trap |
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Patient Chair |
Center of all clinical activity |
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Chair Control |
Adjusts the patient chair and is covered with protective barrier during procedures |
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Overhead light |
Provides light to illuminate the oral cavity during procedures |
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Operatory trap |
Catches debris drawn from the mouth |
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Operator chair |
Dentist chair |
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Assistant chair |
Has a footrest and extended arm |
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High Speed Handpiece |
Accepts friction grip burs and is used to cut tooth structure rapidly. Sprays water to keep tooth cool during procedure |
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Friction Grip Bur |
Used in high speed Handpiece |
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Slow Speed Motor |
Used with slow speed attachments |
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Slow Speed Handpiece (Straight) |
Attaches to the slow speed motor. Used outside the mouth and in the lab to hold rotary instruments/nuts for adjusting and smoothing substance |
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Lab Burs |
Used in lab Handpiece and slow speed straight attachments |
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Mandrel |
Used k. Slow Speed Handpiece and have a head that is attached to an abrasive substance |
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Sandpaper disc |
Typically attached go the end of mantels l, either by a snap-on or a screw-device. They are used to finish and polish restorations |
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Slow Speed Handpiece (Contra Angle) |
Attaches to the slow speed motor. Used intraorally to remove decay and tooth tissue to refine cavity preparations |
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Lat h type Bur |
(RA) used in conta-angle Handpiece attchment |
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Slow Speed (Right Angle) |
Attaches to the slow speed motor. Used intraorally to polish teeth and restorations |
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Rheostat |
A round, disk-shaped, foot-operated power control that controls the speed of the Handpiece attached to the dental unit |
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Curing light |
Used to cure light-cured dental materials |
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Amalgamator |
A device for combining mercury with a metal alloy to form a new alloy. To mix dental amalgam |
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X-ray view box |
Used to read and diagnose x-rays |
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Water Reservoir |
Used distilled water to supply the high speed Handpiece and the air/water syringe |
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HVE hose |
Holds the high volume evacuator tip |
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Saliva Ejector Hose |
Holds the saliva ejector tip (do not discard the rubber attachment when removing the saliva ejector) |
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Air/Water syringe |
Holds the air/water tip |
