You have seated Mr. Causey, who has come in to have a wisdom tooth extracted. While chatting with you, he discloses that he has had a bad headache for three days and has been taking aspirin around the clock. What would be your best course of action?

A rescue inhaler may be needed to treat which of the following conditions?

Dental caries is the most common chronic disease in children, teenagers and adults age 65 and over.

A localized collection of pus is a(n)

When dental ________ is not regularly removed from the surfaces of a tooth, the tooth becomes more susceptible to caries.

When you call Mr. Adams from the reception area you need to wait because he is in the restroom. After being seated and reviewing his medical history he states he needs to use the restroom again. He returns to the treatment room, is seated and you begin to explain his scheduled treatment. His acetone breath is noted. His condition is

During remineralization ____________, found in saliva, work together to replace some of the minerals that have been lost.

The process by which calcium, phosphate, and fluoride are periodically deposited into tooth enamel is called

A general term that literally means “white patch” is _____.

Match the following habits that affect the dentition.