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1. What is the most common and effective means of removing plaque from the teeth?
Avoiding sweets
Rinsing with water
Regular brushing and flossing

2. If plaque is not removed by regular brushing and flossing, it generates an acid which can . . .
Turn your teeth yellow
Cause enamel damage
Burn your mouth

3. Failure to remove plaque causes white spots on the teeth. In several cases, these white spots can become . . .
Black spots
Gum disease
Cavities

4. From the following list, select the foods that patients should avoid:
Hard Foods
Hot Foods
Sticky Foods
Dairy Foods
Sugary Foods

5. Some foods must be avoided because of their temperature. Which of the following are too cold for orthodontic patients to eat?
Ice Cream
Popsicles
Crushed ice
All of the above

6. Sugar on a tooth converts to an acid which can damage teeth within:?
12 hours
1 hour
30 minutes
15 minutes

7. If you eat or drink something with a lot of sugar, and it's impossible to brush your teeth immediately, what should you do instead?
Eat a piece of fruit
Munch on a cracker
Rinse you mouth thoroughly with water

8. Your tongue, lips and teeth may be sore after your braces are first applied. That discomfort should last for:
A few hours
A few days
A few weeks

9. What can you do to ease the discomfort?
Facial exercises
Take a nap
Eat soft foods for the first few days and take Tylenol as prescribed

10. After your braces are first applied, which of these may be difficult to do for the first few days:
Walking
Eating and talking
Getting along with your brothers and sisters

11. If for some reason you must change your appointment, you should give your orthodontist at least. . . how much advance notice?
48 hours
24 hours
12 hours
8 hours

  12. Regular appointments should be made with your orthodontist every. . . how often?
Every chance you get
Once every two months
Every three to six weeks

13. Your recall/cleaning schedule visits with your dentist should occur at least every:
3 months
6 months
9 months
12 months

14. Out of the following four time-frames, a short appointment would most likely be scheduled between:
8:00 and 9:00 A.M.
11 A.M. and Noon
Noon and 1:00 P.M.
3:00 and 5:00 P.M.

15. How often should you brush your teeth?
Once a day
Three times a day
After every meal and before bedtime

16. How often should you floss your teeth?
Once a day
Once a week
Once in a while

17. Which of the following "actions" are in the correct order?
Floss your teeth, brush your teeth, floss again
Brush your teeth, rinse with water, floss your teeth
Rinse with water, floss teeth, brush with toothpaste

18. Sometimes patients experience irritation from wires, brackets and spacers. If a section of your braces is irritating, what should you do?
Try to adjust them somehow
Lie down
Put wax the Doctor gives you over the bad area.

19. When should you not wear your headgear?
When you're sleeping
When you're eating
When there's a chance it could be bumped or pulled off

20. If any problem occurs with your orthodontic appliance, what should you do??
Wait till morning to see if it goes away
Wait till your next appointment and tell you Doctor
Call your Doctor immediately