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The health of your mouth is an important part of the general health of your body. You know how to brush, you know how to floss, but what else do you know about the field of dentistry? Chin up and smile, you're going to find out!

A multiple-choice quiz by t0oth4che. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
t0oth4che
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
308,495
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. The title "dentist" is synonymous with the title "dental surgeon". Who was the first person to coin the phrase "dental surgeon"? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The dental surgeon is the most likely health care practitioner to identify and diagnose oral cancer. Besides looking at your teeth, he checks your tongue, cheek, throat, lips...the works!!! Just another reason to visit your dentist regularly. Which famous person died of oral cancer? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Fear of dentistry is a common problem. Dental phobia often results in increased heart rate, raised blood pressure, hyperventilation and sometimes, fainting. What's the proper term for fainting? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Fainting is one of the more common emergencies in a dental office. Thank goodness dentists are trained to manage just such an event. What position would a dentist place you in if you happened to faint? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. In Medieval times, someone from which occupation would be most likely to extract a rotten tooth for you? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. The rubber dam is in place and we're ready to cut tooth!! The high pitch whine of the handpiece can be heard in the parking lot. The dentist begins excavating the decayed tissue. It's really deep. He asks his assistant to get the elevator. What do you expect he's going to do? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. You've noticed a little bit of sensation while the dentist was working. He grabs the needle and gives you a second dose. What did he most likely inject you with? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. As part of a root canal treatment on one of your incisors, the dentist uses a post and multi-surface composite restoration build-up (prior to the future crown). What time of material would the post most likely be made of? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. You look carefully at the work the dentist has done in the mirror he gives you observing that the filling he placed doesn't match the tooth. The doctor isn't very concerned and shuffles you to the door, why? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Here are some famous people who are better known for contributions outside their chosen profession. Which of them is a dentist? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The title "dentist" is synonymous with the title "dental surgeon". Who was the first person to coin the phrase "dental surgeon"?

Answer: Pierre Fauchard

Born in Bretagne, France in 1693, Dr. Pierre Fauchard is credited as being the father of modern dentistry. His text Le chirurgien dentiste, "The Surgeon Dentist" was published in 1728.
2. The dental surgeon is the most likely health care practitioner to identify and diagnose oral cancer. Besides looking at your teeth, he checks your tongue, cheek, throat, lips...the works!!! Just another reason to visit your dentist regularly. Which famous person died of oral cancer?

Answer: Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud underwent over 30 oral surgical procedures to treat his affliction. Over 15 years, Freud's jaw was devastated by cancer, resulting in removal of the majority of his mandible. He eventually succumbed to the disease in 1939.
3. Fear of dentistry is a common problem. Dental phobia often results in increased heart rate, raised blood pressure, hyperventilation and sometimes, fainting. What's the proper term for fainting?

Answer: Syncope

Vasovagal syncope is caused by the efforts of the body to control the rapid increase in heart rate and blood pressure. Essentially the body is protecting itself from permanent damage!
4. Fainting is one of the more common emergencies in a dental office. Thank goodness dentists are trained to manage just such an event. What position would a dentist place you in if you happened to faint?

Answer: Trendelenburg position

The Trendelenburg position is when the body is laid flat on the back (supine position) with the feet higher than the head. It was named after the German surgeon Friedrich Trendelenburg (1844-1924).
5. In Medieval times, someone from which occupation would be most likely to extract a rotten tooth for you?

Answer: Barber

Professional doctors considered dentistry to be beneath them so most people relied on barbers to carry out tooth extraction. The red on the barber's pole is often said to denote the blood spilled by the barber while acting as a surgeon.
6. The rubber dam is in place and we're ready to cut tooth!! The high pitch whine of the handpiece can be heard in the parking lot. The dentist begins excavating the decayed tissue. It's really deep. He asks his assistant to get the elevator. What do you expect he's going to do?

Answer: The decay is way too extensive. He's preparing to extract the tooth

An elevator is the most commonly used instrument in the field of exodontia (tooth pullin'). It's used to place pressure on a tooth in a controlled manner to loosen it from the surrounding bone. It resembles a flat-headed screwdriver with a semi circular cross section at the tip.
7. You've noticed a little bit of sensation while the dentist was working. He grabs the needle and gives you a second dose. What did he most likely inject you with?

Answer: 2% lidocaine, 1:100 000 epinephrine

The most common local anesthetic is 2% lidocaine. The 1:100 000 epinephrine (adrenaline) is used as a hemostatic agent to minimize bleeding and prolong the anesthesia time.
8. As part of a root canal treatment on one of your incisors, the dentist uses a post and multi-surface composite restoration build-up (prior to the future crown). What time of material would the post most likely be made of?

Answer: Quartz fiber

Quartz fiber is the most common post material for anterior teeth. The quartz fiber has a similar tensile/contractile strength to dentin and it is a closer approximation to natural tooth colour than metal posts.
9. You look carefully at the work the dentist has done in the mirror he gives you observing that the filling he placed doesn't match the tooth. The doctor isn't very concerned and shuffles you to the door, why?

Answer: The tooth is dehydrated, over the next few hours it will return to its normal shade and the restoration will match

Isolating a tooth from the oral cavity will result in the dehydration of the enamel. Dehydrated enamel is whiter and chalkier in appearance that a hydrated tooth. That's why a dentist chooses the shade of the restorative material before he places the rubber dam.
10. Here are some famous people who are better known for contributions outside their chosen profession. Which of them is a dentist?

Answer: All of them

Although better known as a silversmith, Paul Revere was also a dentist for several years and is remembered as a patriot in the American Revolution. John Henry Holliday has gone down in history as the gamblin' and gunfightin' Doc Holliday and Barney Clark was the recipient of the first artificial heart.
Source: Author t0oth4che

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