Title: Module 5 Quiz
Course: DEH 1720 Dental Hygiene Course > Section: Module 5 - Dentifrices, Mouthrinses, and Chewing Gums

Q: Important characteristics that lead to public acceptance of a dentifrice are:
- Flavor, smell, color, and consistency
- Flavor, smell, and texture
- Smell, color, and consistency
- Flavor, smell, texture, and consistency
A: Flavor, smell, color, and consistency

Q: The degree of dentifrice abrasiveness depends on:
- The inherent hardness of the abrasive
- The size of the abrasive particle
- The shape of the particle
- All of the above
A: All of the above

Q: Abrasives usually do NOT damage enamel, but they may dull the tooth luster. To compensate for this, polishing agents are added to the dentifrice formulation.
- First statement is true, second statement is false.
- First statement is false, second statement is true.
- Both statements are true.
- Both statements are false.
A: Both statements are true.

Q: Abrasion can occur from toothbrushing. Toothbrush abrasion usually appears as a V-shaped notch in the cementum apical to the cementoenamel junction.
- First statement is true, second statement is false.
- First statement is false, second statement is true.
- Both statements are true.
- Both statements are false.
A: Both statements are true.

Q: The scrub toothbrushing technique uses which movements?
- Horizontal strokes
- Vertical strokes
- Circular strokes
- All of the above
A: All of the above

Q: MOST toothbrushes have some type of plastic handle. The plastic allows the handle to be durable while being resistant to water.
- First statement is true, second statement is false.
- First statement is false, second statement is true.
- Both statements are true.
- Both statements are false.
A: Both statements are true.

Q: The Bass method is NOT acceptable for all patients. However, this method is effective at removing plaque at the gingival margin and directly below it.
- First statement is true, second statement is false.
- First statement is false, second statement is true.
- Both statements are true.
- Both statements are false.
A: First statement is false, second statement is true.

Q: Toothbrush wear (i.e., splayed, bent, or broken bristles) is influenced more by the brushing method than by the length of time of brushing. The wear is influenced more by the method than by the number of toothbrushings per day.
- First statement is true, second statement is false.
- First statement is false, second statement is true.
- Both statements are true.
- Both statements are false.
A: Both statements are true.

Q: Which statement is NOT true about disclosing agents, or disclosants?
- They may be in either a liquid or a tablet form.
- They allow the patient to see plaque in the mouth before or after brushing.
- These agents can give patients a literal road map to remove the plaque.
- The chewable tablet or the liquid disclosant chewed and swallowed.
A: The chewable tablet or the liquid disclosant chewed and swallowed.

Q: The tongue is anatomically perfect for harboring bacteria. A patient with a fissured tongue (deep grooves on the tongue's surface) is more prone to accumulate bacterial plaque and debris.
- First statement is true, second statement is false.
- First statement is false, second statement is true.
- Both statements are true.
- Both statements are false.
A: Both statements are true.