Advanced fulcrums should be used selectively in areas of limited access. Advanced fulcruming techniques are not intended to replace the standard intraoral fulcrum.

An extraoral fulcrum that involves resting the front surfaces of the middle, ring, and little fingers against the cheek and underlying bone of the mandible is called _________.

A fulcrum in which a finger of the clinician’s nondominant hand is used to concentrate lateral pressure against the tooth surface and help control the instrument stroke is called a(n) _____.

Tyrone wants to remove a medium-sized tenacious piece of calculus located 3 mm beneath the gingival margin. For his initial attempts at removing the deposit, which of the following instruments should he select?

When instrumenting root surfaces, treat each root as a separate tooth. The toe of the curet can be used against the roof of the furcation on a mandibular molar.

A rest used to stabilize the clinician’s dominant hand by placing the pad of the ring finger on a tooth near to the tooth to be instrumented is termed a(n) _____.

Fibers plays many roles in the body. Choose all that apply: 

Which of the following statements are true in regards to the 3 energy systems?

A fulcrum in which the finger rest is established on the opposite arch from the treatment area is called a(n) _____.

When instrumenting root surfaces, treat each root as a separate tooth. The toe of the curet can be used against the roof of the furcation on a mandibular molar.