FREE RDA Dental Instruments and Tray Setups Questions and Answers

Question 1

Which instrument is used to carve the occlusal anatomy into a fresh amalgam restoration?

Accepted Answer

Discoid-cleoid carver

Answer

Hollenback carver

Answer

Spoon excavator

Answer

Amalgam carrier

Question 2

What are the three instruments that comprise the 'basic setup' for most dental procedures?

Accepted Answer

Mouth mirror, explorer, cotton pliers

Answer

Mirror, scaler, cotton pliers

Answer

Explorer, probe, mirror

Answer

Cotton pliers, condenser, burnisher

Question 3

Which hand instrument is used to place and shape composite resin material into a cavity preparation?

Accepted Answer

Plastic filling instrument

Answer

Amalgam condenser

Answer

Ball burnisher

Answer

Gingival margin trimmer

Question 4

On a pre-set tray, instruments are typically arranged from left to right in what order?

Accepted Answer

Order of use

Answer

Smallest to largest

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Alphabetical order

Answer

Grouped by function (e.g., all carvers together)

Question 5

The instrument with a small, spoon-shaped working end used to remove soft carious dentin is the:

Accepted Answer

Spoon excavator

Answer

Enamel hatchet

Answer

Wedelstaedt chisel

Answer

Periodontal probe

Question 6

During a crown preparation, which handpiece and bur combination is primarily used for rapid reduction of tooth structure?

Accepted Answer

High-speed handpiece with a diamond bur

Answer

Slow-speed handpiece with a latch-type round bur

Answer

Prophy angle with a rubber cup

Answer

Contra-angle with a finishing bur