EXERCISES, LESSON 4
INSTRUCTIONS. The following exercises are to be answered by marking the lettered
response that best answers the question or best completes the sentence or by following
the special instructions.
After you have completed all the exercises, turn to "Solutions to Exercises" at the
end of the lesson and check your answers.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: For exercises 1 through 7, match the periodontic instrument
characteristic in column A with the appropriate periodontic instrument in column B. Write
your answers in the spaces provided. Items in column A may have more than one correct
answer. Items in column B may be used more than once.
Column B
Column A
___ 1. Especially designed for incising soft tissue
a.
Periodontic scalers.
surrounding teeth.
b.
Periodontal hoes.
___ 2. Used to measure loss of attachment of the
tooth.
c.
Periodontal files.
___ 3. Used to remove calculus from the crowns of
d.
Periodontal pocket
teeth.
marker.
___ 4. Used for removal of soft tissue linings of the
e.
Periodontal knives.
periodontal pockets.
f.
Periodontal probes.
___ 5. Used to determine contour of bone resorption
about a tooth.
g.
Periodontal curettes.
___ 6. Used to determine the depth of soft tissue
pockets.
___ 7. Used for heavy deposits of supragingival
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