Question 1

What is the main function of dental cements?

Accepted Answer

A)  Insulate the pulp. 
B)  Reinforce missing tooth structure. 
C)  Retain restorations on prepared teeth. 
D)  Initiate formation of reparative dentin. 
A)  Insulate the pulp. 
B)  Reinforce missing tooth structure. 
C)  Retain restorations on prepared teeth. 
D)  Initiate formation of reparative dentin.

Question 2

Which of the following cements is used for pulp capping?

Accepted Answer

A)  Zinc polycarboxylate 
B)  Zinc oxide-eugenol 
C)  Calcium hydroxide 
D)  Zinc phosphate 
E)  Glass ionomer 
A)  Zinc polycarboxylate 
B)  Zinc oxide-eugenol 
C)  Calcium hydroxide 
D)  Zinc phosphate 
E)  Glass ionomer

Question 3

Which of the following cements exhibits and exothermic reaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Compomer 
B)  Glass ionomer 
C)  Zinc phosphate 
D)  Zinc oxide-eugenol 
E)  Zinc polycarboxylate 
A)  Compomer 
B)  Glass ionomer 
C)  Zinc phosphate 
D)  Zinc oxide-eugenol 
E)  Zinc polycarboxylate

Question 4

Explain how water-based cements differ from oil-based cements.

Accepted Answer

Glass ionomer cements are the most commo

Question 5

Which of the following high-strength bases has the highest modulus of elasticity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Glass ionomer 
B)  Zinc phosphate 
C)  Zinc polycarboxylate 
D)  Resin-modified glass ionomer 
A)  Glass ionomer 
B)  Zinc phosphate 
C)  Zinc polycarboxylate 
D)  Resin-modified glass ionomer

Question 6

What is the purpose of cooling the glass mixing slab when mixing glass ionomer cement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slow the setting reaction. 
B)  Accelerate the setting reaction. 
C)  Incorporate water into the mix. 
D)  Allow more powder to be incorporated into the liquid. 
A)  Slow the setting reaction. 
B)  Accelerate the setting reaction. 
C)  Incorporate water into the mix. 
D)  Allow more powder to be incorporated into the liquid.

Question 7

When are hybrid ionomer cements used?

Accepted Answer

A)  To cement all-ceramic restorations 
B)  To cement core buildups 
C)  To bond orthodontic appliances 
D)  All of the above 
A)  To cement all-ceramic restorations 
B)  To cement core buildups 
C)  To bond orthodontic appliances 
D)  All of the above

What is the main function of dental cements?

Which of the following cements is used for pulp capping?

Which of the following cements exhibits and exothermic reaction?

Explain how water-based cements differ from oil-based cements.

Which of the following high-strength bases has the highest modulus of elasticity?

What is the purpose of cooling the glass mixing slab when mixing glass ionomer cement?

When are hybrid ionomer cements used?

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Exam 7: Cements

What is the main function of dental cements?

Which of the following cements is used for pulp capping?

Which of the following cements exhibits and exothermic reaction?

Explain how water-based cements differ from oil-based cements.

Which of the following high-strength bases has the highest modulus of elasticity?

What is the purpose of cooling the glass mixing slab when mixing glass ionomer cement?

When are hybrid ionomer cements used?

Introduction to Restorative Dental Materials

Properties of Materials

Preventive Dental Materials

Direct Esthetic Restorative Materials

Dental Amalgam

Finishing, Polishing, and Cleansing Materials

Impression Materials

Model and Die Materials

Waxes

Casting Alloys, Wrought Alloys, and Solders

Casting, Soldering, and Welding

Polymers in Prosthodontics

Dental Ceramics

Dental Implants

Filters