Module 4 Mirror And Finger Rests In Anterior Sextants

Front 1

Dental mirror

Back 1

the working end of a dental mirror has a reflection mirror has a reflecting mirrored surface used to view tooth surfaces that can't be directly seen

Front 2

Indirect vision

Back 2

is the use of a dental mirror to view a tooth surface or intraoral structure that cannot be seen directly

Front 3

retraction

Back 3

is the use of the mirror head to hold the patients cheek,lip, tongue, so that the clinician can view tooth surfaces that are otherwise hidden to view by the soft tissue structures

Front 4

indirect illumination

Back 4

is the use of the mirror surface to reflect light onto a tooth surface in a dark area of the mouth

Front 5

transillumination

Back 5

is a technique of directing light off of the mirror surface and through the anterior teeth

Front 6

neutral wrist position

Back 6

is the ideal positioning of the wrist while performing work activities and is associated with decreased risk of musculoskeletal injury

Front 7

fulcrum

Back 7

a finger rest used to stabilize the clinicians hand during perodontal instrumentation

Front 8

support beam

Back 8

known as the fulcrum

Front 9

intraoral fulcrum

Back 9

stabilization of the clinicians dominant hand by placing the pad of the ring finger on a tooth near to the tooth being instrumented

Front 10

extraoral fulcrum

Back 10

stabilization of the clinician hand outside the patients mouth, usually on the chin or check

Front 11

advanced fulcrum

Back 11

variation of and intraoral or extraoral finger rest used to gain access to root surfaces within periodontal pockets