ADEX Dental Hygiene Exam Prep - Question List

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16. What is moving an instrument in order to produce a stroke?
  1. Adaptation
  2. Angulation
  3. Activation
  4. Sickle scaler
17. What type of stroke is used to remove residual calculus deposits, microbial plaque, and plaque by-products from root surfaces?
  1. Overlap strokes
  2. Hand pivot angulation
  3. Root debridement work strokes
  4. Oblique work stroke
18. What type of stroke is used to position the working-end at the base of the sulcus pocket or apical to a calculus deposit?
  1. Overlap strokes
  2. Hand pivot angulation
  3. Root debridement work strokes
  4. Placement stroke
19. What type of instrumental strokes display four different directional strokes?
  1. Overlap strokes
  2. Hand pivot angulation
  3. Root debridement work strokes
  4. Stroke direction
20. What are the categories of stroke characteristics?
  1. Overlap strokes and length strokes
  2. Overlap strokes and short strokes
  3. Overlap strokes, pattern strokes, and short strokes
  4. Overlap strokes, pattern strokes, and length strokes

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