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QUESTION: Steam Autoclave: min, C & psi
20 minutes at 1210C & 15 psi.
QUESTION: 88 lbs. (40kg) child patient is given 2 cartridges 1.8 ml each of 2% lidocaine with 1: 100,000 epinephrine. Approximate what % of maximum dosage allowed for this patient was administered? a. 10% b. 20% c. 40% d. 60%
20% - 88lbs*2.2 kg/lb. = 40 kg. 40kg*4.4mg/kg (max dose for lido) = 176mg = max dose for this patient; 36 mg x 2 cartilages = 72 mg injected -> 72mg injected/176mg = 40%
QUESTION: Effectiveness of Water fluoridation in the U.S. is #% - #%
20%-40%
QUESTION: Fluoridation for water: effectiveness: early studies showed that it prevents 50%-70% of caries in permanent teeth, however currently the effectiveness is #% - #%
20%-40%
Rotary high speed, how many round per min?
200,000 RPM - slowspeed goes 20-30k average, endo = usually 800
QUESTION: How long after vital tooth bleaching can you bond resin to it? 24 hours, 3 days, 1 week
24 hours,
What bur use for amalagam retention in class II? 245 or 330
245
Which is best for occlusal convergence in a prep?
245 (169 is better for occlusal)
Example of pear shape bur: 329, 330, 245 (330L)
245 (330L) 245 = 330L = pear and elongated bur (tip is a cone)
Pano distortion is:
25% but could range 10-30%.
Placing pin in amalgam restoration, Amt in tooth/restoration/angulation = #mm
2mm
QUESTION: Posterior extension of post palatal seal is:
2mm past vibrating line (fovea palatini)
Esthetic analysis, # of horizontal proprotions in the face?
3
QUESTION: Patient who has a complex medical history that is not debilitating but will require medical management and dental modifications - ASA #
3 ASA2- mild systemic disease, ASA3-severe systemic disease
QUESTION: Numb the kid, how many hours is the soft tissue numb? .
3 hrs
Piaget proposed 4 stages of cognitive development: = ages of 7-11 (preadolescence) years, characterized by the appropriate use of logic 1. Sensorimotor stage 2. Pre-operational stage 3. Concrete operational stage 4. Formal operational stage
3. Concrete operational stage
QUESTION: Fluoridation: daily use of tablet cause #% reduction in new carious lesions
30%
QUESTION: How many people in the US get oral cancer:
30,000 SSC new cases annually
Lidocaine calculation: a cartridge that contains 1.8 ml of solution at a 2% (20mg/ml) lidocaine concentration, how much drug?
36 mg/ml of drug (20 mg/ml X 1.8 ml/cart. = 36 mg/ml)
QUESTION: All ceramic FPD should cover how much of abutment?
360 degrees
QUESTION: Lidocaine calculation: 2% lidocaine or 1:100,000. how much anesthetic is in a cartridge?
36mg
Palatal tori, when should it be removed? • If undercut-so can't be cleaned • If posterior to vibrating line • 3mm anterior to vibrating line • When denture is created around tori and functions properly
3mm anterior to vibrating line - interferes with posterior palatal seal
Proper pulpal floor depth using Bur 245?
3mm, so half of it is 1.5 mm which is proper pulpal floor depth
DMFS is for surfaces includes what teeth?
3rd molars
How many canals do you expect in primary M2?
4
QUESTION: What age does fluoride get incorporate into primary dentition? ....... months in utero
4
QUESTION: You increase the distance of the tube by 2x the length, how much does the x-ray exposure decrease? intensity is decreased by
4
What is the hardest (most rigid) gold? Gold Type #
4
QUESTION: If change from 8 mm cone to 16 mm, how much exposure time do you need to increase by? 2, 4, 6, 8
4 - Remember that going from an 8 mm to 16 mm cone means the cone/target is LONGER. This is the PID (target to film distance). If the PID is increased there is LESS magnification. If the PID is shorter there is MORE magnification. Also density (darker x-ray) increases when kA, mA and exposure are increased.
ADA recommends to apply in-office fluoride foam for how long?
4 minutes
QUESTION: How many minutes do you place neutral sodium fluoride tray on teeth?
4 minutes
QUESTION: At what age does fluorosis of anterior permanent teeth occur? 0-4mo, 4-6mo, 1year, 2years 6 years)
4-6mo
QUESTION: A study failed to report 5 cases of caries. What is this called? 1. True Positive, 2. True Negative, 3. False Positive, 4. False Negative
4. False Negative
Piaget proposed 4 stages of cognitive development: = adolescence and into adulthood, roughly ages 11-20, intelligence through the logical use of symbols related to abstract concepts. 1. Sensorimotor stage 2. Pre-operational stage 3. Concrete operational stage 4. Formal operational stage
4. Formal operational stage
QUESTION: Maximum allowed fluoride in the water by EPA (Environmental protection agency)?
4.0 mg/liter (4 ppm)
QUESTION: Max dosage of 2% lidocaine for a kid in mg/kg:
4.4 mg/kg
QUESTION: The drinking water supply of a community has a natural F level of 0.6 ppm. The F level is raised by 0.4ppm. Tooth decay is expected to decrease by what % after 7 years?
40%
Maximum dose of mepivicaine?
400mg (i have 300 mg in notes from CTP) - Maximum dosage: prilocaine (600 mg) > articaine + lidocaine (500 mg) > Bupivacaine (90 mg)
Esthetic analysis, # of vertical proprotions in the face?
5
Source/object distance for lateral ceph: 5 feet, 6 feet, 15 cm, 60 cm
5 feet,
QUESTION: Pt has a white discoloration with no sensitivity near cervical region of #29, what do you do? fill, 5% fluoride, do nothing
5% fluoride,
Digital X-rays have _____ less exposure from d-films to digital films:
50%
QUESTION: Maximum recommended dosage of lidocaine HCl injected subcutaneously (not IV) when combined with 1:1,00,000 epinephrine is? a. 100 mg b. 300 mg c. 500 mg d. 1 gram
500 mg
QUESTION: What is the max radiation dosage for a dental professional per year?
50msv/year or 5 rem/year - per month = 4 msv, per week = 1 msv
QUESTION: who pays most of dental Tx: patients, third parties private insurance
56% patients, 33% third parties private insurance
When there is no barrier, how far does the dentist need to be for protection?
6 feet, 90-135 degrees
QUESTION: At what age should supplemental fluoride be started?
6 months
QUESTION: Minimum fluoride age?
6 months
Percentage of fluoride water in US -
65-70%
QUESTION: What percentage of Americans have public fluoride in water: 66%, 85%, other lower numbers
66%,
What is percentage of community water fluoridation- 67, 85, 35
67
QUESTION: Kid is 16kg, How many mg max amount of lidocaine?
70mg (16 x 4.4)
- MAXIMUM allowable dose of 2% lidocaine with 1: 100,000 EPI - adult
7mg/kg
MAXIMUM allowable dose of 2% lidocaine with 1: 100,000 EPI - for adult for pediatrics
7mg/kg 4.4mg/kg
By what % do you decrease radiation when you use a square collimator vs. rectangular?
80%.
QUESTION: #% of people have herpes
85% - 65-90% worldwide; 80-85% USA
QUESTION: 20 kg child how many mgs of lidocaine can you give:
88mg (20x4.4) - Max lidocaine w/ epi for kids = 4.4 mg/kg X 20 kg = 88 mg
Study says 95 out of 100 people had the disease what is lab value:
95% sensitivity
QUESTION: Mode of action of Lidocaine Block ............... channels
: Block sodium channels
QUESTION counteracts the effects of direct retainer, stabilizes the tooth, indirect retainer which arm?
: Reciprocating arm
Purpose of a cool glass slab when mixing cement is
: to incorporate the most powder into liquid as possible.
Abfraction (flexure of tooth) -> If it's not too deep, don't touch it. If deeper, fill with glass ionomer cement? Compomers
?
QUESTION: #30 hyperoccluded, deviated - incline most effected is max/mand balancing cusp?
?
QUESTION: Digital x-ray vs D speed film, numbers: 10, 30, 60, I put 60. I forget what it was asking.
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QUESTION: When you numb IA nerve, which roots of primary teeth are numb?
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Reason for using porcelain for posterior onlay (bond to dentin, to correct occlusion, etc)
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PA distortion 3-5%, 11-15%
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What does it look like on a pano when your patient moves during the pano?
A vertical blur line vs horizontal defect.
QUESTION: Pt with manic depression disorder that he/she is not willing to get treated for, is now getting dental treatment from you. What do you see in this patient A) bipolar b) depression c) excitement
A) bipolar
QUESTION: On a prepayment basis, dental patients receive care at specified facilities from a limited number of dentists. This practice plan is classified as which of the following? A. Closed panel B. Open panel C. Group practice D. Solo practice
A. Closed panel
Which bur do you use for peds? A.245 B.18 C.51
A.245
QUESTION: Pt is in rehab for cocaine, what you prescribe for pain?
ADVIL
QUESTION: When should patient sign informed consent forms for surgery?
AFTER there has been a discussion w/ the dentist about the surgery
QUESTION: Most common type of leukemia in children?
ALL (lymphoblastic)
QUESTION: Which of these are used in lab test for sjogren?
ANA - Typical Sjogren's syndrome ANA patterns are SSA/Ro and SSB/La
angle represents the relative A/P position of the maxilla to the mandible & is used to find skeletal class
ANB:
QUESTION: Mixed density lesion in a young child:
AOT
QUESTION: No posterior teeth & incisal wear on the anterior why?
Absence of posterior teeth
conserves tooth structure, reduces microleakage, improves esthetics and provides micromechanical retention. Etch does improve marginal seal, helps in wetting enamel, cleans surface debris, created microspores (roughness of surface).
Acid etch technique:
QUESTION: What fluoride toothpaste should not be used in a patient with multiple porcelain crowns?
Acidulated
QUESTION: Which type of fluoride is not in toothpaste?
Acidulated fluoride
QUESTION: Which of the following is the endocrine involvement that is related to jaw deformity:
Acromegaly
QUESTION: Which of the following lesions has the greatest malignant potential? A. Leukoedema B. Lichen planus C. Actinic cheilitis D. White sponge nevus
Actinic cheilitis - Actinic chelitis can lead to SCC
QUESTION: Immunofluorescence of antibodies: Pemphigus - intraepithelial, demosomes. Pemphigoid and pemphigus: which one comes apart from connective tissue?
Actinolysys is present in pemphigus If antibody is linear... pemphigoid If antibody is fishnet... pemphigus
= infectious subacute-to-chronic bacterial disease caused by filamentous, gram- (+) anaerobic bacteria (Actinomyces species). It is characterized by contiguous spread, suppurative and granulomatous inflammation, and formation of multiple abscesses and sinus tracts that may discharge sulfur granules. - Most common clinical forms of ................... are cervicofacial (lumpy jaw), thoracic, and abdominal.
Actinomycosis
QUESTION: Which disease is most likely to cause suppuration?
Actinomycosis
What is the reason to burnish gold to the margin?
Acute angle of gold margin
QUESTION: What don't you treat aphthous ulcers with?
Acyclovir - Acyclovir: Anti-viral used to tx herpes
Herpetic gingivostomatitis - within 3 days of onset: treat with
Acyclovir 15mg/kg 5 times per day for 7 days - More than 3 days, just do palliative care (plaque removal, systemic NSAIDS, and topical anesthetics). 3 days = borderline. - Contagious when vesicles are present
DRUG OF CHOICE: Acyclovir or (valancyclovir - oral): Ganciclovir (IV): Primary HSV:
Acyclovir or (valancyclovir - oral): herpes I, II, VZV, EBV Ganciclovir (IV): CMV Primary HSV: PALLATIVE
QUESTION: Class IV composite, you notice it is too light two weeks later, how do you treat?
Add composite tint or do direct facial composite in new color
How to change hue?
Add orange to it (some sources says it changes chroma)
Which impression material is least distorted by water?
Additional silicone (Condensation silicone better ans if available).
Most common malignant minor:
Adenoid cystic carcinoma
QUESTION: Which has swish cheese appearance?
Adenoid cystic carcinoma
QUESTION: - best prognosis of malignancy
Adenoid cystic carcinoma (MC malignant minor salivary gland tumor)
QUESTION: Which of the salivary tumor glands has the best prognosis: Mixed Tumor (plemomorphic adenoma), Adenoid cystic carcinoma (perineural spread), Mucoepidormoid Carcinoma (most common)
Adenoid cystic carcinoma (perineural spread), - Malig Mixed tumor & adenomatoid = worst
QUESTION: 16 y/o boy: x-ray showed maxillary anterior tooth with a radiolucency with "SPECKS" in it (yes that's the word that was used) -
Adenomatoid Odontogenic Tumor
..................................... tumor arises from the enamel organ or dental lamina. It's mostly young females, maxillary, & usually associated w/ unerupted permanent tooth.
Adenomatoid odontogenic - 2/3 tumor: adenomatoid odontogenic tumor: 2/3 in maxilla, 2/3 in female, 2/3 in anterior jaw
A 6x3 mm asymptomatic white lesion seen under old man wearing a denture for 19 years, what is first thing done at initial treatment? Adjust and check in one week Incision Excision Cytologic
Adjust and check in one week - Relieve any trauma, watch for 2 weeks, then biopsy, when your biopsy, you can do incisional
Material to use for best interproximal contact of a CLASS II is
Admix Amalgam (others Spherical amalg., Composite w/ and w/o filler) - Admix materials = better for proximals contcts b/c of higher condensation forces
QUESTION: Most successful teeth for bleaching?
Aged yellow staining
Drugs that are used for Herpes: Acyclovir, valtrex (valacyclovir), docosanol (abreva), PENCICLOVIR
Al of the above
QUESTION: Etiology of Squamous Cell Carcinoma, external factors and stress: Alcohol, tobacco, UV radiation, certain HPV types, vitamin deficiency, immunocompromised, iron deficiency anemia - plummer Vinson syndrome - Xerostomia increases risk of SCC.
Al of the above
Overtriturating amalgam? sets too fast, decreases setting expansion, increase compressive strength
All of the above
Penumbra - how to prevent this in x-rays: decrease size of focal spot, increase source-object distance, reducing object-film distance (should be parallel), central ray must be perpendicular to tooth, object and film, no movement.
All of the above
QUESTION: Denture outline in border molding affected on the lingual of mandible by what? Superior constrictor, palatoglossis, genioglossis, mylohyoid
All of the above
QUESTION: Ectodermal dysplasia expressed as? anodontia or hypodontia, with or without a cleft lip and palate.
All of the above
QUESTION: Most likely to cause desquamative gingivitis: Lichen planus, Pemphigus vulgaris, Pemphigoid
All of the above
QUESTION: Non vital bleaching is with? 35% hydrogen peroxide, carbamide peroxide, sodium perborate.
All of the above
QUESTION: OSHA sets bloodborne pathogen standard for dentistry, HIV HBV
All of the above
QUESTION: Secondary herpes? lip, gingival, palate
All of the above
QUESTION: What muscles help in retention of lower complete denture: palatoglossus, superior pharyngeal constrictor, mylohyoid genioglossus.
All of the above
What causes erosion? Chemical, gastric reflux, Bulimia
All of the above
What the collimator does: reduce the: 1) volume of tissue being irradiated and 2) reduce the amount of scatter radiation by 60%
All of the above
QUESTION: Causes of Hairy tongue? antibiotic, corticosteroid, hydrogen peroxide
All of the above - Mostly in heavy smokers, poor oral hygiene, general debilitation, hyposalivation, radiotherapy, fungal/bacterial overgrowth, certain meds.
QUESTION: Reason for splint in palatal torus removal: prevent infxn, flap necrosis, hematoma formation
All of the above Mainly: hematoma formation
QUESTION: Lab & clinical remount, why are they done? Establish and maintain VDO, correct errors in capturing VDO
All of the above - remounts are done if CO needs to be corrected or if VDO is incorrect
Differences between 245 and 330 burs:
All other dimensions the same except for length. Other options were shape, what angle they form. - 245 bur is 3mm in length while 330 is 1.5mm.
What type of caries detection is the Difoti used for? Class I Class II, Class III
All the above
QUESTION: When does enamel hypoplasia occur? Altered .............. formation
Altered matrix formation (BELL STAGE)
QUESTION: A kid is on recall appointment and is not cooperative. You should do voice control followed by?
Alternating appraisal
: compared to ameloblastoma - younger age, slower growth, does not infiltrate - Usually associated w/ impacted teeth
Ameloblastic Fibroma
QUESTION: X-ray: A painless, well-circumscribed radiolucency and radioopacity in the posterior mandible of 11 yrs old boy. What is the differential diagnosis?
Ameloblastic fibro - Odontoma
is a most aggressive & the most common epithelial odontogenic tumor. Mostly in mandibular molar area. Solid, well-defined, multicystic or polycystic ("soap bubble") lesion - most aggressive kind and requires surgical excision
Ameloblastoma
QUESTION: Know the ....................... : Hypoplastic pitting enamel
Amelogenesis Imperfecta
= malfunction of the proteins in the enamel: ameloblastin, enamelin, tuftelin and amelogenin. People afflicted with amelogenesis imperfecta have teeth with abnormal color (yellow, brown or grey) and have rapid attrition, excessive calculus deposition, and gingival hyperplasia.
Amelogenesis imperfecta
QUESTION: Pictures of teeth, premolars just erupted. Thick dentin, thin enamel, pulps not obliterated, and no teeth contact -
Amelogenesis imperfecta - in X-ray shows open contacts
QUESTION: Radiographic picture with large decay and radiolucency. In addition to periapical radiolucency, what another thing do you see?
Amelogenesis imperfecta (tooth lacks enamel)
Know where L.A. metabolized? Amides made in Esters in
Amides made in P450 enzyme of liver. Esters in pseudocholinesterase of plasma.
Metabolized in liver cytochrome P450 enzyme
Amino Amides
- Lidocaine - Mepivacaine - Prilocaine - Ethidocaine - Bupivacaine - Ropivacaine - Articaine
Amino Amides ("i" before -caine)
- Cocaine - Procaine - Chloroprocaine - Tetracaine - Benzocaine
Amino Esters
Metabolized by plasma/liver esterase, releases PABA
Amino Esters
Which is least likely to predict future caries? -Amount of sugar intake -Frequency of sugar intake -Amount of caries and restorations
Amount of sugar intake
What does not have an effect on clasp flexibility?
Amount of undercut o Metal, width, and length all have an effect on clasp flexibility
chronic endodontic lesion has what type of bacteria
Anaerobes
What happens when you take an impression & lip immediately swells?
Angioedema (allergy reaction)
tongue tied - congenital oral anomaly that may decrease mobility of the tongue tip & is caused by an unusually short, thick lingual frenulum from tongue to FOM.
Ankylglossitis-
QUESTION: Bilateral swelling of parotid cannot be caused by:
Anorexia - Bilateral usually caused by infections. Unilateral - sialoliths or obstruction. **I think this is wrong but not sure about the "Bilateral" Parotid Gland Enlargement: - MC: Pleomorphic Adneoma -Mikulicz Disease -Sjogren Syndrom -DIabetes -Cystic fibrosis -Dehydration -Starvation/Malnutrition -Sarcoidosis
........... Law: Root surface of abutment teeth have to be greater than root surface of pontic.
Ante's Law
QUESTION: Reason for Incisive guide table?
Anterior guidance - When making a guide table.... Lift the pin up about 2 mm
QUESTION: Site of infection most likely to enter cavernous sinus? Anterior triangle of face, naso-labial cyst
Anterior triangle of face,
Which way is the articular most displaced?
Anterior-medially.
QUESTION: : can be safely applied to tissues, but will kill most living organisms
Antiseptic
- indifferent Apathy Empathy Sympathy
Apathy
Pt is 13 years old and has a non-vital maxillary central. The apex is still open what do you do? A. Apexogenesis B. Apexification C. Pulpectomy D. Nothing
Apexification
tx of a non vital tooth with incomplete apex formation and pulp exposure using calcium hydroxide to achieve apical closure
Apexification
Tx for traumatic pulp exposure on max incisor that root has not completed formation?
Apexogenesis
QUESTION: Patient has ulcer at mucolabial fold, it goes away and comes back, what could it be?
Aphthous
= recurrent ulceration that are almost always painful. It occurs on freely movable mucosa that does not overlay bone.
Aphthous stomatitis
A class II caries is:
Apical to contact
Where does caries start?
Apical to proximal contact.
Root-end resection/excision of the apicla portion of the root
Apicoectomy
A chancre due to Syphilis mostly resembles: 1) Cancer 2) Herpes 3) Herpangina 4) Apthous Ulcer
Apthous Ulcer
QUESTION: Bechets syndrome produces what type of mouth lesion? Apthous Ulcers Apthous stomatitis Recurrent, herpes
Apthous Ulcers - Behçet disease/syndrome is a rare immune-mediated small-vessel systemic vasculitis that often presents with mucous membrane ulceration & ocular problems. Triple-symptom complex of recurrent oral aphthous ulcers, genital ulcers, and uveitis.
QUESTION: Ulcer on tongue that repeats every 4 months?
Apthous ulcer
What is best way to determine value: -Open eye as wide as you can -Half close eyes (squint) to increase sensitivity to better select value. -Arrange the shade guide in increasing value (from light to dark)
Arrange the shade guide in increasing value (from light to dark)
QUESTION: If a dentist seals a caries lesion on the tooth, what would be the most likely result? 1. Arrest caries 2. Extension caries 3. Discoloration of tooth 4. Micro-leakage
Arrest caries
QUESTION: Know how to determine if a patient is a high caries risk?
Assessment
At what point do you check the proper placement of teeth?
At the tooth try in appt
QUESTION: Pt goes home from elective orthognathic sx and in 24hrs, without sign of inflam or edema, but a fever of 102oF-
Atelectasia (or pneumotosis - depending on answers) - Atelectasia and pneumotosis = most common cause of fever within 24 hour of GA
................. is wearing away from natural dentition.
Attrition
QUESTION: ......................... Syndrome - symptom where you sweat near cheek area when eating. Often after parotid surgery.
Auriculotemporal syndrome (Frey syndrome)
QUESTION: What principle has to do with a patient's self-governance & privacy?
Autonomy
QUESTION: Voice control method used with children's -
Aversive conditioning (punishment to deter unwanted behavior, ex. hand over mouth)
What causes the most retention of crown? Axial taper, surface area, surface roughness, retention grooves
Axial taper,
Which is a characteristic of a gold inlay?
Axial walls converge toward the pulpal floor (axial pulpal walls = divergent prep) - From facial to lingual, the axiopulpal line angle of an onlay preparation is longer than the axiogingival line angle (if it were not, the preparation would be undercut and the onlay would not seat). For an MOD onlay prep, the axial walls must converge from the gingival walls to the pulpal wall (for the same reason, the onlay would not seat if they diverged).
Which of the following represents a dental program in which eligible patients receive services at specified facilities from a limited number of dentists? A. An open-panel B. A closed-panel C. A capitation group D. A prepaid group
B. A closed-panel
Pt has veneers from 6-11, which fluoride do you use to not stain the veneer? A. Stannous Fluoride B. Sodium Fluoride C. Acid Fluoride
B. Sodium Fluoride
QUESTION: Which of the following represents the variability about the mean-value of a group of observations? A. Sensitivity B. Standard deviation C. t-Statistic D. Specificity
B. Standard deviation
= abnormal, uncontrolled growths or lesions that arise in the skin's basal cells, which line the deepest layer of the epidermis.
BASAL CELL CARCINOMA
Crosslinking factor of P-MMA? BIS-GMA, benzoyl peroxide
BIS-GMA, - Bis-GMMA- provides the CROSS LINK
QUESTION: Dentinogenesis imperfect type I is a part of osteogenesis imperfect. Has ...................... or it can be a separate inherited dominant trait without OI (DI type II)
BLUE SCLERA
QUESTION: What determines lingual border of Mandibular impression? and Buccal?
BOTH Superior Pharyngeal Constrictor/ mylohyoid muscle and buccal is masseter.
QUESTION: Kids have higher pulse, basal metabolic activity & higher respiratory rate but lower
BP
QUESTION: What is the best predictor for pulpal anesthesia? Concentration of anesthetic Volume of anesthetic Back pressure Type of anesthetic
Back pressure - back pressure anesthesia stops hemorrhage, anesthesia after 30 sec, patient doesn't feel it
Guy has treatment plan that is going to be combination syndrome so what is the ultimate goal when you make his cd upper and rpd lower: Balanced occlusion on both anterior and posterior teeth of mouth during centric relation OR wanting balancedocclusion (didn't mention ant vs post teeth, during excursive movement)
Balanced occlusion on both anterior and posterior teeth of mouth during centric relation
QUESTION: The modified pontic how should it touch the gum?
Barely touch it
The most radiopaque in composite is:
Barium (it is a metal)
QUESTION: Oral path picture of .........................: round bluish lesion on side of lip
Basal Cell carcinoma
QUESTION: Painless ulcer, upper lip, it grew bigger after 2 weeks -
Basal cell carcinoma
QUESTION: If you don't obtain informed consent, what kind of offense is this?
Battery
QUESTION: What happen when patient doesn't sign the consent?
Battery - health care provider commits a battery if the provider performs a procedure for which the patient has not given consent.
You have a patient who wants an all porcelain on number 8 - the incisal edge keeps breaking off and u have to come in to repair, why does it keep breaking off? -Because the anterior guidance and the protrusive movements/ -clearance space was not properly calculated/maintained
Because the anterior guidance and the protrusive movements/
You have a patient who wants an all porcelain on # 8 - the incisal edge keeps breaking off and you have to come in to repair, why does it keep breaking off?
Because the anterior guidance and the protrusive movements/clearance space was not properly calculated/maintained
QUESTION: Why are you afraid of having infection in anterior triangle (i.e. upper lip)?
Because there are valve-less veins that can send infection back to the brain. (Cavernous sinus infection)
When will you bleach teeth in anterior veneer prep? After prepping veneer and then bleach Before veneer prep, wait for 2-3 weeks After cementing veneer and bleach
Before veneer prep, wait for 2-3 weeks
QUESTION: when the kid is afraid and you use a sibling or someone older to show how they should behave
Behavior Modeling:
QUESTION: providing positive reinforcement for approximation of behavior you are desiring
Behavior shaping:
QUESTION: Photo of a black person w/ unilateral eye & lip, unable to close. ID the condition?
Bell's Palsy
= unilateral facial paralysis with no known cause, except that there is a loss of excitability of the involved facial nerve. The paralysis onset is abrupt & most symptoms reach their peak in 2 days. One theory of its cause is that the facial nerve becomes inflamed within the temporal bone, possibly with a viral etiology.
Bell's palsy
QUESTION: Herpes simplex is most common cause for
Bell's palsy
QUESTION: Giant cell lesion found in bone, what test would you run to help with diagnosis? calcium levels, Complete blood count Bence Jones
Bence Jones (from multiple myeloma),
QUESTION: Cross-linking in polymers leads to what?
Better Strength
When opening a dental practice, what makes it more successful?
Better communication
What is wrong about retention pin? Better retention with bigger pin. follows axial, 0.5mm in DEJ.
Better retention with bigger pin.
#5 cervical lesion Class V onto root:
Bevel enamel, 90 butt margin on cementum
QUESTION: Cherubim: ............... jaw ...................
Bilateral jaw expansion
Component of composite:
Bis-GMA + dimethacrylate monomer (TEGMA, UDMA, HDDMA) + filler (silica) + photoinhibitor (camphorquinone) - Filler = wear resistance, translucency - Photoinhibitor: begins polymerization when external energy (light) applied
QUESTION: What population has the worst survival rate for SCC?
Black
Which population has the most number of UNRESTORED caries?
Blacks
You are about to prep a tooth for PFM crown, patient also needs teeth bleached, how do you go about it? - A. Bleach and prep 1st, then wait 2 weeks B. Bleach last after prep and crown C. Bleach first, wait 2 weeks, prep tooth, then restoration.
Bleach first, wait 2 weeks, prep tooth, then restoration.
QUESTION: Where do you inject if infiltration in the area will not be able to avoid the infection?
Block
QUESTION: What is the mechanism of local anesthetics?
Blocks Na channels intracellularly
QUESTION: Which one is associated with dentinogenesis imperfecta? • Blue sclera • hypodontia
Blue sclera - Other characteristics of this condition: opalescent teeth, affects both primary and permanent, teeth are bluish-brown and translucent, enamel is lost early.
QUESTION: When looking at a radiograph, what zone of caries are you looking at?
Body zone Demineralization
Radiographic decay most closely resemble which zone of carious enamel? Body zone, dark zone, translucent zone, surface zone
Body zone,
QUESTION: Neonate with numerous nodules on alveolar ridge. What is it? • Eruption cyst • Bohn's nodule • Congenital cyst of newborn
Bohn's nodule - Bohn's nodule , keratin-filled cysts of salivary gland origin, on junction of hard/soft palate + buccal/lingual of dental ridges, away from midline.
QUESTION: Patient comes to your office, complains about how other dentists did really bad job, and tells you how you are the best dentist in the world. What mental condition is she suffering from?
Borderline Personality Disorder
QUESTION: Patient says, "I've been brushing like you showed me but I still have cavities." What do you do? a. Go over OHI b. Tell him you understand that it is frustrating
Both
What's the difference between an enamel hatchet & gingival marginal trimmer?
Both chisels but GMT has curved blade and angled cutting edge while Enamel HA has cutting edge in plane of handle
QUESTION: Medicare is a federal program that provide health care for elderly. It does not cover dental. T or F
Both statements are true
QUESTION: Dentists have to have proper accommodations for disable people. Dentists have to treat HIV people the same as others.
Bothstatements are true
QUESTION: What is the primary retention for mandibular denture?
Buccal shelf
QUESTION: Which muscle will not interfere with the denture base? • Buccinator • Lateral pterygoid • Masseter
Buccinator
What muscle covers dentures flanges & doesn't affect stability?
Buccinator - the buccinators does not affect stability!!
QUESTION: The denture base completely covers what muscle a. Medial pterygoid b. Lateral pterygoid c. Masseter d. Buccinator
Buccinator (Fibers of buccinator and buccal shelf)
QUESTION: Which muscle separates 2 potential infection spaces from a maxillary 2nd molar?
Buccinator or Masseter
After caries removal, sound tissue is in cementum. How do you restore?
Build up with GI and place composite
QUESTION: Dentist can diagnose which of the following?
Bulimia (reflected in oral condition)
QUESTION: The dentist charges separately for core build up and the crown but the insurance company says that the core builds up is part of crown. What is this called?
Bundling
can occur on the insurance carrier end. It's the systematic combining of distinct dental procedures by third-party payers that results in a reduced benefit for the patient/beneficiary. Downcoding Upcoding or overcoding Bundling Unbundling
Bundling
QUESTION: How to determine the angle of the incisal table?
By the horizontal plane (occlusal plane) of occlusion and a line in the sagittal plane between incisal edges between maxillary and mandibular central incisors.
QUESTION: A study is designed to determine the relationship between emotional stress and ulcers. To do this, the researchers used hospital records of pt's diagnosed with peptic ulcer disease and pt. diagnosed with other disorders over the period of time from july 1988 to july 1998 . The amount of emotional stress each pt. is exposed to was determined from these records. This study is: A) Cohort B)Cross-sectional C) Case-study D)Historical Cohort4 E)Clinical Trial
C) Case-study I think its A) Cohort (retrospective )
You did a prep with high speed + diamond bur and tooth is sensitive, what is it about bur and handpiece that it caused sensitivity? A) Desiccation B) Traumatized dentin C) Heat
C) Heat
QUESTION: Proper order for treatment planning - A. maintenance care B. reevaluation, C. emergency care, D. definitive treatment, E. disease control,
C, E, B, D, A
Which of the following systems is thought to malfunction in the hereditary form of angioneurotic edema?
C-1 esterase.
Change in vertical angulation when taking a PA will cause what? A. Distortion B. Magnification C. Elongation or foreshortening
C. Elongation or foreshortening
QUESTION: While the dentist is preparing a large carious lesion in Tooth #30 for a restoration, a pulp exposure occurs. The patient angrily shouts at the dentist, "Your incompetent 'creep'- -you're responsible for this problem!"- Of the following possible responses the dentist could make, which one is the most emphatic? A. Calm down, I can still restore your tooth adequately. B. Not when I'm preparing a tooth with caries like you had. C. I can see that you're very upset. You thought the tooth could be restored and now this problem has occurred. D. If you took care of your mouth the way you should, I wouldn't have been close to the pulp. E. I'm sorry this happened, but we must get on with the procedure.
C. I can see that you're very upset. You thought the tooth could be restored and now this problem has occurred
What is the material in reinforced IRM that give it strength? A. amalgam powder B. Zinc phosphate C. Poly methyl methacrylate (PMMA) D. Titanium powder
C. Poly methyl methacrylate (PMMA)
During the child's first visit, the dentist requested that the parents wait in the reception room. The child cries moderately, but tearfully, throughout the dental examination and prophylaxis. The dentist "gave her permission" to cry while he/she worked and then took no notice of her crying. Her crying diminished in intensity over time and then stopped. With respect ONLY to the crying behavior, the dentist has A. used positive reinforcement. B. used negative reinforcement. C. extinguished the behavior. D. ignored the problem.
C. extinguished the behavior.
QUESTION: Efficacy, what study would you do?
CASE CONTROL
- TISSUE overgrowth in wrong location
CHORISTOMA
- Philadelphia chromosome 22 (chromosomal translocation)
CML (Chronic myelogenous leukemia)
QUESTION: = limited SCLERODERMA (usually only in lower arms & legs, sometimes face & throat)
CREST Syndrome
Best imaging for sinusitis or sinus infection: CT, cclusal radiograph, PA radiograph, Panoramic.
CT - Know that sinuses are best viewed with Waters technique, but this was not in answer choice neither was none of the above as a choice. Answer will either be Waters or CT!
Six months ago you did a RCT on central with an open apex (young pt). You place calcium hydroxide in canal and waited the 6 months. You open the canal but can still pass #70 file through the apex. What would you do? -Calcium hydroxide -Zinc oxide eugenol -Gutta percha
Calcium hydroxide
__________ is contraindicated in pulpotomy in child (primary teeth) bc it causes irritation, leading to resorption in primary teeth
Calcium hydroxide
Fox plane is parallel to
Camper's line (alar of nose - mid tragus line) - for anterior-posterior plane - Fox plane is parallel to interpuppillary line - for anterior plane
Photo initiator of resin composite?
Camphoroquinone
QUESTION: Ectodermal dysplasia: partial or complete anodontia
Can be both
QUESTION: Which is associated w/ burning mouth?
Candida
QUESTION: If pt undergoes radiotherapy for cancer, the most common oral infection that necessitates drug tx in this stage is?
Candida albicans
QUESTION: What oral manifestation is often seen in children with HIV?
Candidiasis
Bur used for polishing -
Carbide have more threads, STEEL FOR POLISH
- indicate quantity, tells how many Nominal Categorical (nominal) Ordinal Interval Cardinal
Cardinal
QUESTION: The problem with this study is that you don't know if the disease came from drinking or not. What study is it? By: drinking/nondrinking Followed a group for 6 years -> Gave patients survey about their treatment ->
Case Control Followed a group for 6 years -> cohort Gave patients survey about their treatment -> cross sectional
Myestena Gravis patients are involved in a study. The doctor is conducting a study and is trying to find out how many of these patients has periodontitis. What study is he conducting?
Case control study I thinks its Cross-sectional bc no comparing the ones that have perio to the ones that dont
People with a condition (case) are compared to people without a condition (control) but who are similar in other characteristics study that compares people that have the disease to people that do not have the disease. Also, looks back to see how the risk for the disease is compared to actually getting that disease. - start with disease and look backwards for exposure - ex. How did people react to the new mouthwash vs nonusers - only studies a certain group with a specific characteristic. Case control study Cohort study Cross sectional study Longitudinal Study Clinical Trial
Case control study Analytical epidemiology
QUESTION: Most important factor when placing a composite in posterior teeth?
Case selection and technique
- is like black hair, blonde hair Nominal Categorical (nominal) Ordinal Interval Cardinal
Categorical (nominal)
Thermionic emission where?
Cathode - Thermionic emission = electron emission from a heated metal (cathode). The cathode has its filament circuit that supplies it with necessary filament current to heat it up.
- Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus are often the associated. - Symptoms include: decrease/loss of vision, chemosis (edema of eye conjunctiva), exophthalmos (bulging eyes), ptosis, headaches (1st sign) and paralysis of the cranial nerves that course through the cavernous sinus.
Cavernous sinus thrombosis (CST)
- This infection is life-threatening and requires immediate TX. Infections in upper front teeth are within the area of the face known as the "dangerous triangle". The dangerous triangle is visualized by imagining a triangle with the top point about at the bridge of the nose and the two lower points on either corner of the mouth.
Cavernous sinus thrombosis (CST)
= blood clot formation w/in the CS at the base of the brain, which drains deoxygenated blood from the brain back to the heart. Usually from an infection from nose, sinuses, ears, teeth or Forunculo.
Cavernous sinus thrombosis (CST)
When prepping the amalgam, which is incorrect? Cavo surfaces is _______ than 90 degrees
Cavo surfaces is greater than 90 degrees - Ideal cavo margin (margin between tooth and your prep) is 90 degree
• Usually 30-50 years old, African-American Female • Mandibular anterior VITAL teeth • Asymptomatic periapical radiolucencies, which transform to radiopacities • No treatment required
Cemento-osseous dysplasia aka CEMENTOMA:
- usually occurs in the anterior region of the mandible, starting as a radiolucent lesion that eventually calcifies. -DOES NOT affect pulp vitality. Asymptomatic = no bone expansion. Periapical cemental dysplasia; periapical osseous dysplasia
Cementoma (periapical cemental dysplasia)
QUESTION: Early childhood caries affects?
Centrals and molars
Centric Relation: Centric Occlusion:
Centric Relation: Man to Max Centric Occlusion: teeth
QUESTION: Which of the following is the earliest clinical sign of a carious lesion? A. Radiolucency B. Patient sensitivity C. Change in enamel opacity D. Rough surface texture E.Cavitation of enamel
Change in enamel opacity
Digital image: which is digital detector?
Charge coupled device.
QUESTION: Your office is fee schedule and pt needs new crown but pt used up all of her allowance (or something like that)? what do you do?
Charge the same fee
QUESTION: Purpose of addition of tin and iron to metal ceramic allows: Chemical bond, ovalent bond with porcelain
Chemical bond,
- Autosomal dominant condition characterized by abnormal bone tissue in the lower part of the face. In early childhood, both the mandible & maxilla become enlarged as bone is replaced with painless, cyst-like growths.
Cherubim
QUESTION: Want to compare 2 groups of people, male and female for something, what test do you look at? Multiple regression, Chi square Test, T-test
Chi square Test,
: tests correlation b/w two independent variables T test Z test Chi-square test
Chi-square test
QUESTION: What test measures 2 nonparametric data? Chi-square, normal distrubition, spearman, wilcoxin, kruskal wallis
Chi-square,
QUESTION: Two common VARIABLE..what statistical test would you use? Chi-test, T-test, correlation analysis, standard deviance
Chi-test,
Chisel vs spoon application:
Chisels are intended primarily to cut enamels, but spoons remove caries & carve amalgams
= saturation Metamerism Hue Chroma Value
Chroma
QUESTION: When you add a different color to a resin, you increase what?
Chroma
QUESTION: What prevents corrosion on a noble metal? Chromium nickel
Chromium
Another name for chronic desquamative gingivitis?
Cicatricial pemphigoid
Allergic stomatitis of the mouth is commonly seen because of what flavors in a toothpaste?
Cinnamon
Which has the highest C factor or stress on it? \ class # and #
Class 1 & class 5
SNA 82 AND SNB 80, what's the facial profile? 82-80 = ANB = 2 degrees so pt is
Class I
QUESTION: Female w/ ANB angle = 6 degrees, what skeletal classification?
Class II (protrusive maxilla or retrognathic mandible)
QUESTION: SNA 76 AND SNB 78, what's the facial profile? 76-78 = ANB = -2 so pt is
Class III
SNA AND SNB 78, what's the facial profile? 78-78 = ANB = 0 so pt is
Class III
— Use randomization and blinding to compare effects of treatment with non-treatment. This is the Gold Standard for establishing cause and effect. - Trials to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of medications or medical devices by monitoring their effects on large groups of people. - may be conducted by government health agencies such as NIH, researchers affiliated with a hospital or university medical program, independent researchers, or private industry.
Clinical Trial Experimental epidemiology
QUESTION: Which one is related to a dental insurance, that only allows you to go to a group of dentists at a specific location? - Closed Panel open panel
Closed Panel
QUESTION: Company offers dental insurance to its employees that can go to selected dentist, what is this example of?
Closed panel
QUESTION: Insurance allows pt to only see certain set of providers.... PPO, HMO, Closed panel
Closed panel
QUESTION: Which LA causes vasoconstriction?
Cocaine - Cocaine has intrinsic vasoconstrictive activity
QUESTION: What parameter study lets you have a risk quotient?
Cohort
QUESTION: Which type of study determines relative risk ratio:
Cohort
General population is followed through time to see how it developes a disease, and then the various exposure factors that affect the group are evaluated — PROSPECTIVE study where there is more than one sample/cohort and evaluations are done to see how certain risk factors the groups have are related to developing a certain disease. - ex. how will/does people react to using new mouthwash vs nonusers -RETROSPECTIVE evaluate the effect a specific exposure has had on a population Case control study Cohort study Cross sectional study Longitudinal Study Clinical Trial
Cohort study Analytical epidemiology
QUESTION: Study among smokers & nonsmokers in a period of 6 years (2000-2006) to develop disease? Cohort, cross sectional
Cohort,
QUESTION: studying for the next 10 years
Cohort:
QUESTION: Pt with maxillary complete denture - retained mandibular anteriors and not lower RPD. Pt shows: denture anteriors teeth doesn't show, flabby anterior ridge, tuberosities flabby and enlarged, lower anterior teeth extruded above plane of occlusion and atrophy of lower posterior ridge.
Combination syndrome = Kelly syndrome:
QUESTION: How do you lower value in a restoration? STAIN w/ .
Complement color or orange - when you add a complement color, the colors mix & turn grey, thus changing value
GI and composite modified with polyacid groups, used in low-stress-bearing areas (less wear resistant than composite but releases fluoride) Root caries and Class V. RMGI is better. - RMGI = GI with added resin | Compomer = Composite resin with added GI components.
Compomer:
Pt had a bunch of little pits in #8 central incisor, how would you fix it? Composite over pits only, or over entire tooth, or veneer w/ porcelain,
Composite over pits only
QUESTION: X-ray of compound Odontoma ............... odontoma - looks like a tooth more defined; .............. odontoma - giant mass that is radiopaque but doesn't look like a tooth.
Compound Complex
Post-op sensitivity on MOD so removed a portion of the occlusal & placed more composite. What was cause: Fracture Microleakage Inadequate margins and water coming out of the tubules Acid etch Compression pulling on cusps
Compression pulling on cusps
= periapical inflammatory disease that results from a reaction to a dental infection. It causes more bone production rather than bone destruction in the area (most common site is near the root apices of premolars and molars). - appears as a radiopacity in the periapical area due to the sclerotic reaction.
Condensing osteitis
QUESTION: All are lesion are radiolucent except?
Condensing osteitis (radiopaque)
QUESTION: A patient presents with malocclusion and a unilateral, slowly progressing elongation of her face. This elongation has caused her chin to deviate away from the affected side. The MOST probable diagnosis is which of the following? A. Ankylosis B. Osteoarthritis C. Myofascial pain D. Condylar hyperplasia
Condylar hyperplasia
Rotation involves what structures?
Condyle
Which anatomical components are responsible for rotation of the mandible?
Condyle & articulating disk
= epidermal manifestation attributed to the epidermotropic human papillomavirus (HPV).
Condyloma acuminatum
Indents on incisal edge with narrowing at mesial and distal?
Congenital syphilis (Hutchinson's incisors and mullberry molars)
Which of the following is a factor for smooth caries & sugar in-take? -Consistency -volume
Consistency
QUESTION: What is the best way to treat a developmentally disabled patient?
Consistency - Disabled pt, should be treated by flatterness, permissible, consistency
QUESTION: Systematic desensitization- 3 steps:
Construct a hierarchy, relaxation exercises, associate components of hierarchy with relaxation state
Dentist who work with HEMA (methacrylate, acrylic) can have what kind of complication? Contact dermatitis Anaphylaxis Immune mediation reaction Arthus phenomena
Contact dermatitis - Think acrylic allergy due to monomer
QUESTION: patient goes to the dentist and needs to pay something before seen:
Copayment
QUESTION: ................. - when open mouth can dislodge maxillary denture (mand denture = .............. )
Coronoid process masseter
QUESTION: Treatment of sarcoidosis? Corticosteroids, antibiotics
Corticosteroids,
QUESTION: Child with granulomatous gingival hypertrophy and bleeding rectal-anus has what?
Crohn's - Crohn's = chronic inflammatory bowel disease that affects the lining of the GI tract.
QUESTION: Oral granulomas, apthous ulcer, rectal bleeding is seen in: a. Wegener's granulomatosis b. ulcerative colitis c. Crohn's disease
Crohn's disease
— study in which the health conditions in a group of people which are assumed to be, a sample of a particular population (a cross section) is assessed at ONE time. - all variables measures simultaneously at one point in time - Example: It was observed that there was less caries in certain geographic areas. Higher fluoride in water supplies was suspected as the probable cause Case control study Cohort study Cross sectional study Longitudinal Study Clinical Trial
Cross sectional study Analytical epidemiology
QUESTION: Research done to determine caries rate at a nursing home. What kind of study is this?
Cross-sectional
QUESTION: Researcher wants to find incidence of oral cancer in nursing home what study?
Cross-sectional
QUESTION: : influence of confounding covariates is reduced because each crossover patient serves as his or her own control and are statistically efficient and so require fewer subjects than do non-crossover designs (even other repeated measures designs).
Crossover study advantages
If you have a bubble in an impression for a crown that is not visible, what is going to happen with the crown when comes from the lab and you try to seated in the mouth?
Crown does not seat
Small void in die, crown was processed, what will happen?
Crown will seat in die, but not on tooth
Zinc phosphate cement is used as luting agent. The initial acidity may elicit a traumatic response if: a. Only a thin layer of dentin is left btwn cement and pulp b. very thin mix of cement is used c. tooth has already a previous traumatic injury d. No cavity varnish is used D. all of the above
D. all of the above
Which of the following acronyms is only used for kids? PI, DEFT, DMF, OHI-S,
DEFT DEFT = for primary dentition (e=extraction)
QUESTION: What is best to sterlize carbide burs?
DRY HEAT or unsaturated chemical vapor -> no corrode or dull - Ethylene oxide is for heat-sensitive instruments
.......... films (overexposed/image too dense): due to incorrect mA (too high), exposure (too long), incorrect kVp (too high).
Dark
What's the characteristic of a remineralized tooth/arrested caries? color... strength... more resistant to...
Darker, harder, more resistant to acid or further decay/caries
QUESTION: By reducing film speed from D to E & still keeping film density the same. What would you need to change?
Decrease Exposure time
How does penumbra affect the contrast of an x-ray?
Decrease in contrast
You are correcting the VDO of a patient, your articulator emminentia is set at 20 degrees, you later correct it to 45 degrees. What do you do next? Adjust bennet angle, new centric relation record, increase the VDO, Decrease incisal guidance, or increase compensating curve.
Decrease incisal guidance, or increase compensating curve.
- increase spatulation time, increase water temperature, use of slurry water, decreases water: powder ratio --->
Decrease setting time
What decreases setting time of Gypsum:
Decrease water: powder ratio.
QUESTION: Why doesn't anesthesia work when you have an infection?
Decreased pH (acidic environment) leads to more ionized form (less nonionized)
Alginate (irreversible hydrocolloid) Setting time: -Increased water: ................. expansion
Decreases
Zinc in amalgam, what is used for?
Decreases oxidation of other elements (deoxidizer) Zinc acts as a deoxidizer, which is an O2 scavenger that minimizes the oxides formation of other elements in the amalgam alloys during melting.
What does staining do for ceramics? Decreases ............ Alters ..........
Decreases value. Alters chroma
Which artery supplies the TMJ?
Deep auricular, maxillary, superficial temporal...MADS - MADS: Middle meningeal from maxillary, ascending pharyngeal, deep auricular, superficial temporal.
The process of induced root development or apical closure of the root by hard tissue deposition (NONVITAL)
Definition of apexification:
If there is water while you are condensing amalgam, what happens? severe expansion, corrosion delayed expansion decreased compressive strength
Delayed expansion
What happen to amalgam with moisture contamination? delayed .....
Delayed expansion
: Clinically, the dental crowns appear normal while radiographically, the teeth are characterized by pulpal obliteration, short blunted roots, & sometimes, PARL. The teeth are generally mobile, frequently abscess and can be lost prematurely.
Dential Dysplasia
QUESTION: Which one can lead to ameloblastoma?
Dentigerous Cyst
QUESTION: What cyst is ameloblastoma most likely to stem from?
Dentigerous cyst
a periradicular radiolucent lesion of endo origin on the radiograph may be any of these histological dx except one -cyst -granuloma -abscess -dentigerous cyst
Dentigerous cyst
QUESTION: Radiographic picture: upside down molar with lucency around crown, what is it?
Dentigerous cyst STARTS AT CEJ
QUESTION: Some teeth appear to be clinically normal, but exhibit (1) globular dentin, (2) very early pulpal obliteration, (3) defective root formation, (4) periapical granulomas and cysts, and (5) premature exfoliation. The condition is known as which of the following? A. Shell teeth B. Dentin dysplasia C. Regional odontodysplasia D. Amelogenesis imperfect E. Dentinogenesis imperfecta
Dentin dysplasia
QUESTION: 12 y/o boy's X-ray shows roots are short & open apex. Sister also has same condition. What condition is this? DI - autosomal dominant AI - autosomal recessive Dentin dysplasia - autosomal dominant
Dentin dysplasia - autosomal dominant
QUESTION: ....................Imperfecta = poorly mineralized dentin, enamel frequently fractures from the teeth leading to rapid wear and attrition of the teeth.
Dentinogenesis
QUESTION: Osteogenesis imperfecta is usually associated with/seen with? a. Dentinogenesis Imperfecta (DI) b. Amelogenesis imperfecta c. hypercementosis d. cleidocranial dysplasia
Dentinogenesis Imperfecta
What is seen with Osteogenesis Imperfecta?
Dentinogenesis Imperfecta
= band of red atrophic or eroded mucosa affecting the attached gingiva. Unlike plaque-induced inflammation, it is a dusky red color & extends beyond the marginal gingiva, often to the full width of the attached gingiva and sometimes onto the alveolar mucosa.
Dequamative gingivitis
QUESTION: Which would be located in the floor of the mouth and be "doughy"? A Ranula B. Dermoid cyst C Lymphoepithelial cyst
Dermoid cyst - dermoid cyst is a firm, dough-like, sac-like growth on or in the skin that is present at birth & range in size.
............................. effects: has threshold, severity of effect is dose-related
Deterministic
QUESTION: Hand-Schuller-Christian triad:
Diabetes insipidus, exophthalmos, & lytic bone lesions (Langerhans dis).
QUESTION: How do you treat lidocaine overdose?
Diazepam
Retruded tongue habit with full denture means what? Difficulty ...........
Difficulty swallowing
QUESTION: Which oral medication would you give to tx vaginal candidiasis? Nystatin, griseofulvin, Monistat, Diflucan (fluconazole)
Diflucan (fluconazole)
QUESTION: self-funded group dental plan in which the employee is reimbursed based on a percentage of dollars spent for dental care provided, and which allows employees to seek treatment from the dentist of their choice.
Direct Reimbursement:
QUESTION: Fluoride does all the following, except?
Direct action on plaque
Advantage of a direct composite vs. a veneer? (# of appointments)
Direct composite is only 1 appointment vs. veneer is at least 2
Which procedure is most unsuccessful in primary tooth with deep caries? Direct pulp cap, indirect pulp cap, pulpectomy, partial pulpectomy, pulpotomy
Direct pulp cap,
Which anatomical components are responsible for rotation of the mandible?
Disc and condyle (lower)
QUESTION: Destroy majority of microorganisms but not bacterial spores. - Bacterial spores = benchmark organism for sterilization
Disinfection
QUESTION: Insufficient indirect retention on RPD when what happens?
Distal extensions lift away from mucosa
Max molar on mesial slope of mesial lingual cusp, where do you have wear on lower teeth? Mesial or distal incline of either mesial facial or mid facial cusp?
Distal incline of midfacial cusp
Where do you attach a non-rigid retainer from a FPD?
Distal of mesial abutment & mesial of the distal abutment - Keyway = lock & key for non-ridge retainers, is located on the mesial of the distal abutment to prevent stress on the distal tooth (most likely to fail)
Main function of the occlusal guard:
Distribute occlusal forces more evenly.
What do you not do if your crown doesn't fit?
Don't change the cement ratio mixture
cord build up + post in one that is cast, for retention of core & to prove support to crown - Dowel = post, dowel core = vertical stop (ferrule)
Dowel post =
QUESTION: Dentist does the treatment for 2 crowns but the insurance company paid for one crown, what is it?
Downcoding
QUESTION: You performed a two surface restoration and coded it that way. Insurance came back with coding it as only one surface restoration. What is this called? Downcoding or upcoding
Downcoding
is defined by the ADA as "a practice of third-party payers in which the benefit code has been changed to a less complex and/or lower cost procedure than was reported except where delineated in contract agreements." Downcoding Upcoding or overcoding Bundling Unbundling
Downcoding
QUESTION: Which method of sterilization does not corrode instruments/burs? Dry Heat, Ethylene oxide
Dry Heat,
QUESTION: Which method of sterilization does not dull carbide instruments?
Dry heat
deform (without fracture) under tensile strength; ability to stretch into wire - greatest ductility to least: gold, silver, platinum, iron, nickel, copper, aluminum, zinc, tin, and lead.
Ductility -
Gold casting wrong? Due to hygroscopic expansion or setting expansion
Due to hygroscopic expansion - Plaster expands during casting so gold casting will be smaller than expected
QUESTION: HTN pt. you just gave 4 carpules of 2% xylocaine with 1:100k epi. BP went up to 200/100. what's possible mechanism/cause?
Due to vasoconstrictor injected into venous system.
...................... of action: - diffusion away from site of action - MAJOR FACTOR, depends on vascularity of tissue surrounding the nerve. - protein binding: high protein bound à prolong duration (ex. bupivacaine, etidocaine, tetracaine)
Duration
QUESTION: Dentin dysplasia looks like dentinogenesis imperfect WITH ONE DIFFERENCE? radiographically..... Dysplasia has....
Dysplasia has radiolucency.
QUESTION: When the dentist enters the operatory, the patient, who is new to the office, stands close to the wall, has his arms folded, and is looking at the floor. The dentist should initiate communication by saying which of the following? A. Let's get going; I've got a lot to do. B. What are you angry about? C. Didn't my assistant get you seated? D. You seem uncomfortable; did you have a bad dental experience? E. Hi, I'm Doctor Wilson, what brings you here today?
E. Hi, I'm Doctor Wilson, what brings you here today?
How do you differentiate bw and endo/perio lesion? what test?
EPT
which should you NOT do to a traumatic tooth
EPT
Tx of root surface caries, what kind of dentin should not be restored?
Eburnated dentin (Sclerotic dentin)
QUESTION: What goes away from mouth by itself?
Ecchymosis - Ecchymosis - a discoloration of the skin resulting from bleeding underneath, typically caused by bruising.
= X-linked conditions in which there are abnormalities of 2 or more ectodermal structures (ex. hair, teeth, nails, sweat glands, salivary glands, cranial-facial structure, digits). During tooth bud development, it frequently results in congenitally absent teeth (in many cases, a lack of a permanent set) and/or in the growth of teeth that are peg-shaped or pointed. - Teeth develop abnormally causing anodontia or oligodontia (partial). Retained primary teeth. CONICAL shaped anterior teeth.
Ectodermal dysplasia
QUESTION: Congenitally missing teeth often seen in?
Ectodermal dysplasia
QUESTION: Which is not associated with dentogenesis imperfecta?
Ectodermal dysplasia because the enamel is the ectoderm, dentin is mesoderm I think
Fordyce granules is what?
Ectopic sebaceous gland
QUESTION: Pt is under oral sedation. You should monitor everything except? • Respiration • Oxygen saturation level • Electo cardiogram • Skin and oral mucosa color
Electo cardiogram
Least reliable test on primary teeth
Electric pulp test (also not good after trauma of perm teeth)
- to walk in their shoes, share the emotional state they are feeling Apathy Empathy Sympathy
Empathy
What instrument would not be used to bevel the gingival margin of an MOD prep?
Enamel Hatchet
bw endo ad perio which tx do first
Endo, then perio may be combineed with periapical surgery
QUESTION: Nasopalatine cyst treatment?
Enucleation
QUESTION: Most malignant cancer in oral cavity?
Epidermoid carcinoma (SCC)
QUESTION: Child formed blisters/ulcerations with minor lip irritation?
Epidermolysis bullosa
QUESTION: Which pemphigoid like-lesion most often in infants? Pemphigus vulgarius Pemphigoid Erythema multiform Epidermolysis bullosa
Epidermolysis bullosa - small blisters that develop from mild provocation over areas of stress—ie elbows and knees
= group of inherited connective tissue diseases that cause blisters in the skin & mucosal membranes. It's due to a defect in anchoring between the epidermis and dermis, resulting in friction and skin fragility. Its severity ranges from mild to lethal., usually affects infants/children.
Epidermolysis bullosa (EB)
= benign hyperplasia of fibrous CT, which develops as reactive lesion to chronic mechanical irrigation produced by flange of poor fitting dentures.
Epilus Fissuratum
Patient has bilateral white lines @ occlusal plane, what is primary microscopic finding?
Epithelial hyperkeratosis, frictional keratosis, linea alba.
Baby with nodules on the palatal, what is it? • bone nodulus • Epstein pearls • congenital epulus • bohn nodule (hard/soft palate)
Epstein pearls - Epstein pearls are whitish-yellow cysts that form on the gums and roof of the mouth in a newborn baby.
Which one is a chemical cause of tooth destruction?
Erosion - Type of wear from gastric acids: erosion.
QUESTION: Target lesions?
Erythema Multiforme (also has positive nikolsky sign)
QUESTION: Guy with lesions on his tongue that seem to move locations? other name for it
Erythema migrans
QUESTION: Migratory glossitis picture: red-white borders - other name for it
Erythema migrans
= skin condition of unknown cause, possibly mediated by deposition of immune complexes (mostly IgM) in the superficial microvasculature of the skin & oral mucous membrane that usually follows an infection or drug exposure.
Erythema multiforme
In smoker's soft palate, there are red points. What could it be? Erythroplakia, initial stages of SCC, nicotinic stomatitis (hard palate),
Erythroplakia,
QUESTION: Lesion commonly with dysplasia and carcinoma in situ --
Erythroplakia,
QUESTION: What presents with severe dysplasia? Erythroplakia, white sponge nevus
Erythroplakia,
QUESTION: What is the main benefit of immediate complete denture?
Esthetics
Advantage of inlay over amalgam?
Esthetics, less tooth reduction
QUESTION: Replacing words like LA with sleepy juice is called as
Euphemism (relabeling)
QUESTION: Most likely dx indicator of pit and fissure caries is what? -Explorer catch -xray, -adjacent tooth decalcify, -contralateral tooth thingy
Explorer catch
QUESTION: What determines composite class 2 prep?
Extent of caries, Access
What does Medicaid cover?
Extractions, one-time denture, children until 18.
QUESTION: Finding out whether a pt is listening:
Eye contact
QUESTION: PSA numb palatal tissue T / F
F
QUESTION: What can't the patient say if upper anterior are too superior and forward for denture teeth?
F and V
QUESTION: Temperatures for autoclaves is governed by:
FDA
QUESTION: if you find problems with a medical conditions occurring with a certain drug, who do you contact? OSHA, FDA, EPA
FDA,
QUESTION: Hinge axis:
Face-bow
QUESTION: Which cranial nerve affected bell's palsy?
Facial nerve (7th)
Alesion of non-endo origin remains at the apex of the suspected tooth regardless of xray cone angulations -T or F
False
QUESTION: American disabilities act does not include HIV:
False
What is true about EPT? -it is more reliable than cold testing for necrotic teeth -it gives relative health satus of pulp -tells if there are vital nerve fibers
False true true
Pt complains of high fees of dentist, how should the dentist answer? Fee is fine according to the geographic area, it is fair and reasonable, I have to make a living too
Fee is fine according to the geographic area,
What is the weakest porcelain?
Feldspathic
QUESTION: How does a dowel post & core help prevent vertical fracture? Ferrule, Ventilating groove, bevel, vertical stop
Ferrule,
QUESTION: What is the advantage of a fiber post over a cast post?
Fiber post has the same modulus of elasticity as dentin
= benign tumors composed of fibrous/CT tissue.
Fibroma
QUESTION: Which one resembles Epilus Fissuratum -
Fibroma (both share trauma as etiology)
QUESTION: - ground glass appearance, diffuse expansion of the mandible ("orange peel")
Fibrous Dysplasia
= bone disorder where scar-like (fibrous) tissue develops in place of normal bone. This can weaken the affected bone & cause it to deform or fracture.
Fibrous dysplasia
QUESTION: What is the isthmus of Y (where nasal floor (straight radiopaque line) and maxillary sinus (curved radiopaque line) start and meet). What are the two anatomical factors that border this?
Floor of nasal cavity & maxillary sinus
less filler content
Flowable
QUESTION: Focal White females vital edentulous one lesion:
Focal Cemento-Osseous Dysplasia • 30-50 white female • Posterior mand / asymptomatic solitary lesion
QUESTION: There was a picture of fibroma but the term fibroma was not used instead they used another name:
Focal Fibrous Hyperplasia
= small, raised, pale red, yellow-white or skin-colored bumps/spots that appear on the penis shaft, labia, scrotum, or the vermilion border of the lips. No pathology.
Fordyce granules (Sebaceous Prominence)
Most common medication for pulpectomy / pulpotomy
Foromcresol
If the palate is very deep, what happens to the vibrating line? More pronounced Forward Backward
Forward - In the palate class III variation, there is a high vault in the hard palate. Soft palate has an acute drop and a wide range of movement. The vibrating line is much more anterior and closer to the hard palate. This gives a narrow posterior palatal seal area.
QUESTION: A pontic in the bridge shows the metal, why? Under-reduction Framework was not done well
Framework was not done well
The patient retires & loses health benefits. The treatment is done on the next day. The pt requests that the dentist enter the previous day's date and the dentist does so. What is this called?
Fraud
Pt has problems on one side of their face when they eat, he/she recently had parotid surgery, also had to do with something with their nerve A. Papillon Leferve B. Frey's Syndrome
Frey's Syndrome (strong salivation)
QUESTION: Too labially placed upper anterior teeth. What sounds are hard to say:
Fricative (F-V)
..................... sounds ("f/th" sounds) are made by allowing the maxillary incisors to nearly touch the slightly inverted lower lip. - check .....................
Fricative sounds -Check labial incline of anterior teeth
QUESTION: What do Gardners and Peutz-Jeghers syndrome have in common? -and what other diease also has this in common?
GI polyps - GI polps in Gardner's, Peutz-Jegher, Crohn's
Class II prep into cementum, how should you restore? Hybrid, GI, non-restorable
GI,
Recently placed gold inlay on upper tooth is opposing lower amalgam, what is the most common reason for pain afterwards? __________ shock
Galvanic shock - Galvanic shock Sensitivity - choose this if only question says opposing dissimilar metal.
, a variant of familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), is an autosomal dominant disease characterized by GI polyps, multiple osteomas, and skin/soft tissue tumors. Cutaneous findings of Gardner syndrome include epidermoid cysts, desmoid tumors, and other benign tumors.
Gardner syndrome
QUESTION: Which syndrome includes multiple osteomas?
Gardner's (Multiple facial osteomas & skin nodules)
QUESTION: Syndrome associated with multiple odontoma-
Gardner's syndrome
QUESTION: Girl with caries into the pulp on tooth #3 - radiograph shows alternating RL/path at inferior border of mandible (a.k.a "onion skin", bacterial) ->
Garre's Osteomyelitis aka chronic osteomyelitis
QUESTION: A 26-month old child w/ 12 carious teeth. How to treat? a. General Anesthesia b. Oral sedation c. Nitrous oxide d. local anesthesia
General Anesthesia
QUESTION: A patient is going to the dentist and has never had local anesthetic. He recently got a flu vaccine and is now afraid of needles. The fear is due to what? Location Generalization Translation
Generalization
Pano, what is the round opacity under #24 and #25: Genial tubercles, nutrient canal, zygomatic process of maxilla, normal anatomy
Genial tubercles,
QUESTION: Lesion hurts after eating spicy food, has white lesions with red borders that move:
Geographic tongue
= inflammation of mucous membrane of tongue, usually on dorsal surface. - Characterized by areas of smooth, red depapillation (loss of lingual papillae) which migrate over time. Cause is unknown but condition is benign.
Geographic tongue (benign migratory glossitis, erythema migrans)
- multilocular radiolucent benign jaw condition, most common in anterior max/man, & in younger people, especially women. They are characterized by large lesion that expand the cortical plate & can resorb root + move teeth.
Giant Cell Granuloma
: Initial presentation during the 1st (primary) herpes simplex infection is of greater severity than herpes labialis(cold sores), which is often the subsequent presentation. It's the most common viral infection of the mouth, affects both the free & attached mucosa.
Gingivostomatitis Herpetica
QUESTION: 4 yrs old patient lives in community w/ 0.25 ppm fluoride intake, what do you give? Give her systemic fluoride (0.5 mg/day) Apply fluoride Change diet to more fluoride intake Prescription fluoride rinse
Give her systemic fluoride (0.5 mg/day)
Which indicated for high caries risk or multiple class Vs?
Glass Ionomer
divergent walls (2-50 per wall), 300 bevel margins for better fit, skirt - extend beyond line angle - resistance/retention: 2-50 of taper per wall as tall as possible. - Primary retention is from wall height & taper. - Secondary retention is from retention grooves, skirts, and groove extensions.
Gold inlay/onlay Prep:
QUESTION: Reduction dimension for functional/non-functional cusps in gold and PFM Gold: functional = non-function = PFM =
Gold: functional = 1.5, non-function = 1. PFM = 1.5-2mm
QUESTION: A successful practice is built on - friendship Cpmmunication Good clinician-patient relationship
Good clinician-patient relationship
QUESTION: Pt has calcified falx cerebri, multiple OKCs, bifid ribs. What syndrome does the patient have?
Gorlin Goltz syndrome aka Basal cell bifid rib syndrome.
QUESTION: What does multiple OKC tell you?
Gorlin-gotz syndrome (also called basal cell nevus syndrome)
QUESTION: Patient has congenital epulis. What is the histology most similar to?
Granular cell tumor
= tumor that can develop on any skin or mucosal surface, but occurs on the tongue 40% of the time. It's pseudoepitheliomatus hyperplasia: resembles SCC & congenital epulis. It is seen in inflammatory papillary hyperplasia, chronic hyperplastic candida, & blastomycosis.
Granular cell tumor (Granular cell nerve sheath tumor, Granular cell schwannoma)
Periapical lesion biopsied after apicoectomy of RCT treated tooth, tooth still sensitive tooth, with neutrophils, plasma cells, nonkeratanized stratified epithelium (islands of), and fibrous connective tissue -abscess, -granuloma, -cyst
Granuloma (granuloma: a mass of granulation tissue, typically produced in response to infection, inflammation, or the presence of a foreign substance)
Silver turns porcelain (PFM) what color?
Green
What is the most practical way to seat a casting at the time of cementation?
Grind the inside away since the other answer
QUESTION: Patient is ready to hear your treatment plan, all of the following are true except?
Guarantee the success of treatment!
Addition silicones (PVS) releases?
H2 (as secondary reaction).
QUESTION: ............... used in in-office bleaching
H2O2 - 35%
Normal tissue overgrowth. It grows at the same rate as surrounding tissues.
HAMARTOMA-
QUESTION: Once a year, you have to check for one of the following: HIV HEP B HEP C
HEP B
YOU WANT TO HAVE .......... KVP AND ........... mA for MOST penetration
HIGH Kvp LOW mA
QUESTION: Know about capitation: Dentist is paid a fixed fee to see patients enrolled in program; ............. = capitation dental plan
HMO
QUESTION: Condyloma acuminatum (genital/venereal wart) is caused by which virus?
HPV
QUESTION: Mix MAOI and epi to get?
HTN
QUESTION: What is usually seen with affected hypertrophic filiform papillae?
Hairy tongue
What is true of Strep. mutans? • Can live in plaque • Can live on gingival • Can live in a child with no teeth • Has to live on a non-shedding surface
Has to live on a non-shedding surface
QUESTION: created by OSHA to make sure employees know about hazardous/toxic materials
Hazard Communication Standard:
QUESTION: Precontemplation/contemplation/action definition Precontemplation stage of change are not even thinking about changing their drinking behavior. They may not see it as a problem, or they think that others who point out the problem are exaggerating. Contenplation: Individuals in this stage of change are willing to consider the possibility that they have a problem, and the possibility offers hope for change. However, people who are contemplating change are often highly ambivalent. They are on the fence. Contemplation is not a commitment, not a decision to change.
Health behavior:
When treating elderly patients what should be your concern?
Health of patient
Most of the x-ray is converted to?
Heat
CASE: Lower natural anterior teeth, upper PFM anterior teeth. Lowers had incisal wear facts, what do you think this is due to? - Same patient: a picture of him doing incisal guidance, what is this patient doing? - Same patient: when he does anterior guidance, what is happening to the TMJ? Translation or Rotation
Heavy incisal guidance (this was the most logical answer, as PFM vs natural teeth, natural teeth wear off) Incisal guidance (lower teeth and upper teeth were at edge to edge position) Translation
When soldering, what is the most important factor?
Height
QUESTION: What test for every year?
Hep B
QUESTION: Sjogren's Synd associated with all EXCEPT Herpes Keratoconjunctivitis SLE
Herpes
QUESTION: Which disease is caused by the virus that causes acute herpetic gingivostomatitis?
Herpes simplex 1
The main reason of breaking of RPD clasp?
High Module of Elasticity (less likely to change shape - less deformation = VERY RIGID)
Lipid solubility afects anethetic potency higher values = ............... potency (higher or lower)
Higher
Which ethiticity has most caries in kid population (highest caries incident)?
Hispanics
QUESTION: Which are the two most imp. steps for diagnosis:
History and clinical examination
Highest chance of leakage under rubber dam? Holes too wide, Holes too far apart, Holes too close
Holes too close
QUESTION: Which plane is most important on anterior guidance:
Horizontal/occlusal
Guy has no upper teeth and palatal tori that extends to soft palate. What type of major connector to use? Horseshoe, AP, Palatal strap
Horseshoe,
What's not found on the OSHA poster?
How many days each employee is allowed to work with that chemicals
= color Metamerism Hue Chroma Value
Hue
QUESTION: Which color characteristic is dependent on spectral wavelength?
Hue
QUESTION: Which represents position on the spectral wavelength?
Hue
QUESTION: The causes of Verrucous xanthoma?
Human papilloma virus - Xanthoma = fatty deposits under skin
Syphilis: ............... triad
Hutchinson triad interstitial keratitis, Hutchinson incisors, and 8th nerve deafness.
Most commonly accepted theory of dentin sensitivity? ..... theory
Hydrodynamic theory
QUESTION: What ion gets replaced in hydroxyapatite by fluoride?
Hydroxyl
Post-operative MOD composite pain, most likely due to?
Hyper-occlusion
QUESTION: Soreness all along the ridges?
Hyperocclusion
QUESTION: Where do you find giant cells? Hyperthyroidism, Hypothyroidism, Hyperparathyroidism, Hypoparathyroid
Hyperparathyroidism,
What causes varices on the tongue?
Hypertension
QUESTION: #1 cause for problems during IV sedation?
Hypoxia
DaignoDent is Class #
I - ONLY OCCLUSAL CARIES
Which of these is NOT an important reason for a clinician to be able to distinguish remineralization?
I put color. I have no idea what this was asking.
QUESTION: Patient complains of pain in relation to a particular tooth. The best answer/reply of the dentist would be: If you came here earlier things would not be bad If you took more care this would not have happened I will take care of everything
I will take care of everything
ANB = -4 degrees : Class ?
III
ANB is -6 degrees, what's the facial profile? Class ?
III
QUESTION: What section states the purpose of the research?
INTRO (ABSTRACT)
which is the process of absorbing water leads to alginate expansion.
Imbibition,
What won't affect metal casting seated on master cast?
Impression inaccuracies - It won't fit the tooth but will fit the cast.
QUESTION: What is the most effective way of bleaching teeth?
In-home vital bleaching
QUESTION: What do Freud and Erikson say about anxiety?
Inability to overcome a conflict in a particular stage that will lead to anxiety. Inadequate resolution becomes anxiety - An inadequate resolution would indicate a child's insecurity and anxiety. - An Adequate Resolution would mean that a child was able to overcome the conflict in each stage and develop properly. This applies similarly to the other 8 stages.
Most common reason for Amalgam fracture occuring in a primary tooth: Inadequate ......
Inadequate cavity prep (especially the isthmus area)
What could the reason be if you see opaque white porcelain in the incisal 1/3 facial of the PFM crown:
Inadequate reduction of the inciso facial part of the tooth
QUESTION: Definition of disinfectants -
Inanimate objects (non-living)
- new cases
Incidence
QUESTION: is when number of people like to get disease in given time
Incidence
QUESTION: If you have leukoplakia for biopsy, do you incise or excise for biopsy?
Incision - incise multiple areas w incisional biopsy
QUESTION: Pt has composite restoration with severe pain with localized swelling, Tx is?
Incision & Drainage
QUESTION: SCC on tongue, what you do?
Incisional
#10 PFM on a patient looks longer than #7. All of the following may be the reason why the crown looks like this except? Incorrect shade insufficient tooth prep too thick metal too thick porcelain
Incorrect shade
If denture teeth were set to a 20-degree condylar setting when the teeth need to be at 45 degrees, what will need to be changed? • Incisal guidance increased • Posterior cusps decreased • Increase compensating curve
Increase compensating curve - Or DECREASE INCISAL GUIDANCE (to compensate for increase in condylar guidance). Steep condylar path requires steep compensating curve, and decreased incisal guidance)
Protrusion denture causes dislodging.
Increase compensating curve!!
QUESTION: Radiographic Picture looks washed out/too light, no contrast, what was adjusted? • Decrease kvp • Increase kvp • Increase time • Less developing solution
Increase kvp
Why do we lute all ceramic crowns with composite/resin? Increase strength, color stability, sealing of margins, enhance retention
Increase strength, (i thought it was sealing of margins from DD) - Composite Resin - the luting material of choice to cement a ceramic crown and can provide the strongest bond.
QUESTION: Beveling in acid etching composite:
Increase surface area
The condylar guidance is increased from 20 to 45 degrees, what do you do?
Increase the compensatory curve
What can't occur with the addition of stain? Increase value, decrease value, increase chroma, increase hue, decrease chroma
Increase value
Which is not a symptom of combination (Kelly) syndrome?
Increased VDO
Pt complains "it feels loose" from a new bilateral distal extension RPD. Why? retainers are passive on the abutments Thin flanges bases Deflective Occlusal contacts Indirect retainer
Indirect retainer(lack of)
: consists of one or more rests, their minor connectors, and proximal plates adjacent to edentulous areas. o Located on the opposite side of fulcrum line, assist direct retainer to prevent denture displacement o Should be placed far from distal extension base
Indirect retainers
QUESTION: Infection around a tooth & can't numb patient, why?
Infection reduces the free base amount of anesthetic (lowers pH)
Filtration is a mechanism where the low quality, long wavelength x-rays are absorbed from the exiting beam. Aluminum disks absorb lower penetrating x-rays. Inherent filtration = Total filtration =
Inherent filtration = glass, oil Total filtration = aluminum
QUESTION: Fluorosis does what?
Inhibits remineralization Fluoride induces enamel hypoplasia (hypocalification), which is a characteristic of fluorosis that is caries resistant.
QUESTION: Patient always had internal derangement with clicking. All of a sudden, no noise and open max 30 mm. What happened? Myofascial pain, Lockjaw, Internal derangement w/o reduction
Internal derangement w/o reduction
Where is the MOD inlay hitting when it contacts early during seating?
Interproximal
QUESTION: FPD seats during framework try-in but when come back for final cementation, the FPD holds up/doesn't seat. Why?
Interproximal (porcelain over contoured) - Check proximal contacts first when cast that fits on die cannot be seated on the teeth in the mouth.
- is like ordinal but the values are EQUALLY SPACED - 10, 15, 20, Nominal Categorical (nominal) Ordinal Interval Cardinal
Interval
QUESTION: RMGI: What is the advantage beside fluoride release?
Ionic bond btwn enamel and dentin - GI forms ionic bonds
Most inaccurate impression material?
Irreversible hydrocolloid
Which material cannot be used to get cast impression? o Reversible hydrocolloid o Irreversible hydrocolloid o Polysulfide o PVS
Irreversible hydrocolloid
If you have pain, what would be the hardest to anesthetize? a. Irreversible pulpitis and maxillary b. Irreversible pulpitis and mandibular c. Necrotic pulp and maxillary d. Necrotic pulp and mandibular
Irreversible pulpitis and mandibular - When irreversible pulpitis, the teeth that are hard to anesthetize are the mandibular molars > mandibular premolars > maxillary molars & premolars > mandibular anterior teeth. - fewest problems w/ the maxillary anterior teeth
CASE: pt with tooth that has sensiitivity that lingers with thermal test, sinus tract, and positive to percussion, what does the pt have?
Irriversible pulpitis Acute periapical abscess
QUESTION: What happens when a kid with primary teeth ingests fluoride?
It affects their permanent teeth.
Impressions, what's wrong with polyether?
It's hard & engages undercuts.
Why don't you use GI resin cement in cementation of all ceramic restoration?
Its expansion could cause cracking of porcelain.
How far do you extend the pulpal floor in class I amalgam cavity on primary dentition? - 1mm into dentin - Just into dentin
Just into dentin (total prep should 1.5 mm so 1 mm for enamel & ~ 0.5 mm for dentin
QUESTION: Most interproximal caries lesion happens where?
Just under/below the contact
QUESTION: Which electron level has the highest binding energy? N K L O R M
K - K is located closest to the nucleus -> highest energy
In pt with completely edentulous maxilla & partially edentulous mandible with preserved anterior teeth, they have severe anterior maxillary resorption combined with hypertrophic and atrophic changes in different quadrants of maxilla and mandible. What syndrome?
KELLY Syndrome (Combination syndrome) -
QUESTION: Which type of Kennedy classification doesn't have a modification?
Kennedy Class IV
In which classification is a direct retainer very important?
Kennedy class 2
QUESTION: Describes a denture with bilateral edentulous space anterior to natural teeth:
Kennedy class 4
QUESTION: Lesion looks like SCC?
Keratoacanthoma
= relatively common low-grade tumor that originates in the pilosebaceous glands & closely resembles squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).
Keratoacanthoma (KA)
QUESTION: A picture of basal cell or on the face crater like with a crust in the middle
Keratoancathoma ...... keratoacanthoma has a bump with a crusty crater in the middle, but BCC can be pink, waxy/pearly, or skin colored or brownish. BCC is more reddish/can be flat while keratoacanthoma has a crust and looks really gross
= rare benign but locally aggressive developmental cystic neoplasm. It often affects the posterior mandible but can extend to maxillary. Usually, a lucent uniloclar lesions extending along mandible, presents with swelling & pain, & has a high reoccurrence rate. - Originates from epithelial cell rests (stratified squamous keratinizing epithelium). - basal cell nevus syndrome (a.k.a. Gorlin's syndrome, multiple OKC's seen)
Keratocystic odontogenic tumor (OKC)
QUESTION: 4-year-old kid, best position? Knee to knee with head on dentist lap Knee to knee with head on parent's lap
Knee to knee with head on dentist lap
: ability for the beam to penetrate tissues, energy mA or Kvp
Kvp
QUESTION: Abscess, give LA, decreased in effect, why?
LA is unstable in low pH or LA is in ionized form, needs to be in free base form or unionized form to cross membranes
QUESTION: 3⁄4 gold crown advantageous except for?
LESS retention than full crown
- Usually an enlargement of the parotid or lacrimal gland
LYMPHOEPITHELIAL CYST:
All of the following are an indication for putting a temporary on a deep caries and restoring at a later time except? Lack of time due to it being an emergency appt, weakened dentin under cusps, to assess pulp condition
Lack of time due to it being an emergency appt, ???
What helps in carious progression but it is not the primary inititator for caries?
Lactobacillus
= rare disease w/ clonal proliferation of ....................... cells, abnormal cells deriving from bone marrow and capable of migrating from skin to lymph nodes. - ...................... disease is associated - Oral signs: bad breath, sore mouth, loose teeth. Lesion are sharply punched out radiolucency & teeth appear as FLOATING IN AIR
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) Hand-Schüller-Christian
QUESTION: What does tuberculosis lesion in the oral cavity look like?
Large ulcer - Painful nonhealing indurated often multiple ulcers - Most frequently affected sites were the tongue base & gingiva. The oral lesions look like irregular ulceration or a discrete granular mass.
Which of the following is not ideal abutment-pontic connection? Lateral Incisor-Central Incisor Central Incisor-Lateral Incisor, Canine-Lateral Incisor
Lateral Incisor-Central Incisor - worst cantilever -> lateral abutment with central pontic
QUESTION: What is the rarest cyst?
Lateral Periodontal Cyst
Which muscle mainly responsible for positioning and translating condyles?
Lateral pterygoids
QUESTION: What happens if you increase water in gypsum stone?
Less expansion and strength (b/c particles are farther apart) increase setting expansion...?
QUESTION: Picture: young person that is fatigued and has a jacked-up mouth, looks like multi pyrogenic granuloma, very inflamed and red gums.
Leukemia
QUESTION: o Says bleeding gums o 20 yr. old patient o Been bruising easily
Leukemia picture
QUESTION: - blue/grey/white mucosa that blanches. It disappears when stretching. Mostly bilateral. No treatment.
Leukoedema
QUESTION: A patient presents with a bilateral, grayish-white lesion of the buccal mucosa. This lesion disappears when the mucosa is stretched. Which of the following is the MOST likely condition? A. Leukoedema B. Leukoplakia C. Lichen planus D. White sponge nevus
Leukoedema
QUESTION: Pemphigus: which was a vesicular disease & which layer it effects? Lichen Planus and pemphigoid = pemphigus =
Lichen Planus and pemphigoid = sub epithelial pemphigus= suprabasilar vesicular disease.
QUESTION: Desquamative gingivitis is associated with which 2 conditions?
Lichen planus & pemphigoid
Desquamative gingivitis is associated with which two conditions:
Lichen planus and pemphigoid
QUESTION: What anesthesia do you give IV for ventricular arrhythmia? a. Quinidine b. Lidocaine
Lidocaine
QUESTION: Which pair of anesthetics is most likely to cause cross allergy?
Lidocaine and mepivocaine
............ films (underexposed/image not dense enough): due to incorrect mA (too low) or exposure (too short), incorrect focal-film distance, or cone too far from the patient's face, or film is placed backwards.
Light
QUESTION: Non-working movement, which one is true?
Lingual cusps of upper molars hit lingual inclines of facial cusps of mandibular molars.
QUESTION: Pt bites down after cementing down and deviates to the right #30:
Lingual incline of the buccal cusp
Which of the following is seen with hyperplastic (or was it associated with) foliate papilla: hairy tongue, Lingual tonsil hyperplasia, median rhomboid glossitis, lymphadenopathy
Lingual tonsil hyperplasia
Resistance to lingual displacement of 3⁄4 crown? facial wall of groove, lingual wall (of groove), facial aspect of prep
Lingual wall (of groove),
QUESTION: How to deal with angry patient? Listen and validate emotion, agree with patient, ignore anger then investigate after
Listen and validate emotion,
QUESTION: When do use base metal opposed to gold?
Long span bridges (FPD) - need it be more rigid = more base metal
filter absorbs:............... wavelength.
Long wavelength.
—TIMED study that looks at a certain set of people (same people) over a long period of time. Hypothesis Generating Observational Studies Descriptive studies - time, place, person Ecologic studies - use groups rather than individuals Correlation studies - measure linear relationship between two factors within defined groups, no cause and effect established Case control study Cohort study Cross sectional study Longitudinal Study Clinical Trial
Longitudinal Study
External oblique ridge & hyoid bone, tongue
Look at file
Identify the following on x-ray: External oblique ridge, genial tubercle, Stylo hyoid ligament on x-ray
Look at file
Nose vs lip line in radiograph
Look at file
They liked to ask intermaxillary suture a lot which comes up clear on radiograph and it looks like a fracture (which is an answer choice), but it's not.
Look at file
QUESTION: How do you determine the severity of fluorosis?
Look at the two worst teeth? - Higher the fluoride level, greater degree of enamel change
When you want to cement crown, what is the sequence?
Look inside the crown (internal fit), contacts, then margin
Mercury poisoning effects?
Loss of hair was a choice (I looked it up, and I think that is the answer)
Symptoms of actinic cheilitis?
Loss of vermillion border
QUESTION: What problem causes bilateral angular cheliits? high vertical dimension low interocclusal space high occlusal distance Low VDO
Low VDO
QUESTION: What problem causes bilateral angular cheliits? high vertical dimension, low interocclusal space, high occlusal distance, Low VDO
Low VDO
Property of interocclusal recording material?
Low resistance to jaw closure
Fox plane landmarks:
Lower alla upper tragus and interpupillary distance
QUESTION: Most common place for periapical cemental dysplasia:
Lower anteriors
Which one of the following is usually an issue for denture patients? Upper denture or Lower denture
Lower denture
QUESTION: Most common location for mucocele?
Lower lip
QUESTION: Patient has bilateral submandibular infection; tongue is elevated due infection -
Ludwig's Angina - Ludwig angina = bilateral cellulitis of submandibular & sublingual spaces.
= serious bilateral cellulitis (CT infection) of the floor of the mouth, usually occurring in adults with concomitant dental infections & if left untreated, may obstruct the airways, necessitating tracheotomy. - Symptoms: swelling, pain and raising of the tongue, swelling of the neck and the tissues of the submandibular & sublingual spaces, malaise, fever, dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) and, in severe cases, stridor or difficulty breathing.
Ludwig's angina
QUESTION: Actinomycosis of jaw presents how?
Lumpy Jaw
............ is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system becomes hyperactive and attacks normal, healthy tissue. This results in symptoms such as inflammation, swelling, and damage to joints, skin, kidneys, blood, the heart, and lungs.
Lupus
QUESTION: Patient (young child) w/ nodules on right side of tongue that are fluid filled the rest of the mouth is WNL, no other systemic signs a. Neurofibromatosis b. Lymphangioma c. Granular cell tumor
Lymphangioma
- involves Lymphocytes. Chronic............................ runs a variable course (older patients may survive years even without treatment). Lymph node enlargement is the main pathologic finding. May be complicated by autoimmune hemolytic anemia.
Lymphocytic leukemia
QUESTION: What is most common with Sjogren's syndrome? Lymphoma pleomorphic adenoma, increased sweating and osteoarthritis.
Lymphoma
Patient receives a blow to the chin. He has a MOD inlay placed on the maxillary molar 3 months earlier. Now the patient has a vague pain on biting, there are no other symptoms. Why? maxillary sinusitis, M-D fracture
M-D fracture
QUESTION: Pulpal anatomy dictates a triangular access cavity preparation in the
MAXILLARY CENTRAL INCISOR.
QUESTION: Local anesthesia: PSA does not numb (what root) of Maxillary M1
MB
QUESTION: Pontic length on a bridge, what's most important? AP dimension, MD dimension
MD dimension
QUESTION: Cement onlay & you see black lines few months later:
MICROLEAKAGE
X-ray with cone cut. What's wrong? horizontal, vertical, misaligned xray tube head incorrect beam centering
MISALIGNED XRAY TUBE HEAD, incorrect beam centering.
MOD amalgam that exceeds 1/3 distance of cusp height, what would you do? MOD amalgam, MOD composite, MOD onlay, MOD inlay
MOD onlay,
Best diagnostic eval for TMJ disc?
MRI.
Best imaging for TMJ (soft tissue, disc & condyle of TMJ):
MRI.
Edentulous space is wider than adjacent anterior tooth, how to match them?
Make pontic line angles closer and deeper interproximal embrasures
QUESTION: Reline for Kennedy class one:
Make sure rpd is seated
deform (without fracture) under compressive strength; ability to form a thin sheet - Greatest malleability to least: gold, silver, lead, copper, aluminum, tin, platinum, zinc, iron, and nickel
Malleability -
QUESTION: A patient has acromegaly and needs dentures. Which denture will not fit? Maxillary or Mandibular
Mandibular
QUESTION: Which teeth roots are retained under an overdenture? PICK roots from dense bone areas such as
Mandibular Canine - Pref = canine -> premolars -> incisors -> molars - Bilateral, symmetrical, with healthy attached gingiva, adequate perio support (>1/2 root in bone), limited/no mobility
= unknown etiology characterized by persistent or accelerated growth of the condyle when growth should be slowing or ended. - Slowly progressive unilateral enlargement of the head & neck of the condyle causes crossbite malocclusion, facial asymmetry, and shifting of the midpoint of the chin toward the unaffected side. The patient may appear prognathic.
Mandibular condylar hyperplasia
Nutrient canals seen radiographically are most common where?
Mandibular incisors
QUESTION: What tooth is most likely to have occlusal caries?
Mandibular molar
QUESTION: Who is in control of writing the material safety data sheet (MSDS):
Manufacturer
What is true of amalgam within a year after placement Marginal leakage increases as restoration ages Marginal leakage decreases as restoration ages No marginal leakage
Marginal leakage decreases as restoration ages - b/c it gets filled with corrosion products
Mandibular denture border sitting on what muscle due to its orientation of its fiber?
Masseter
QUESTION: What muscle can you impinge on with denture? Masseter, medial pterygoid, lateral pterygoid
Masseter
Posterior buccal extention of a mandibular complete denture is limited by:
Masseter muscle
Premolar most likely to have 3 canals?
Max 1st
ECC (early childhood caries) is usually in what location? a. Max incisors and molars b. Man incisor and molars c. Max canine d. Man canine and molar
Max incisors and molars - Primary max incisors (B&L), then primary molars, mandibular unaffected bc tongue blocks
What does a bigger SNA means?
Maxilla is more protrusive
QUESTION: What is the inverted Y made up of?
Maxillary sinus & floor of nasal cavity
QUESTION: Which of the following is most likely to be interpreted as toothache by the patient?
Maxillary sinusitis - can cause pain or pressure in the maxillary (cheek) area (e.g., toothache, headache)
Primary stress bearing area/retention: - ridges in RPD, hard palate
Maxillary:
Radiographically, the acute apical abscess -is generally of large size than other lesions -may not be evident -has more diffuse margins than another lesion
May not be evident
QUESTION: .................... syndrom - Café au lait spots (coast of Maine)—bone and skin disorder—brown spots!
McCune Albright's Syndrome
.................. Syndrome — polyostotic fibrous dysplasia—areas of radiolucent/radiopaque---potential for malignant transformation
Mccune-Albright Syndrome
QUESTION: What do you use for average Q? Mean, median, mode
Mean,
QUESTION: If you have an infection in the lateral pharyngeal space, what muscle is involved?
Medial pterygoid
Trismus includes what muscle?
Medial pterygoid.
QUESTION: Healthy 36-year-old, red patch on palate, redness in middle of tongue: - Kaposi sarcoma - Syphilis - Median rhomboid glossitis -> Candidiasis - Gonorrhea
Median rhomboid glossitis
QUESTION: — smooth red area of tongue that lacks the lingual papillae
Median rhomboid glossitis
= area of redness & loss of lingual papillae, situated on the dorsum of the tongue in the midline immediately in front of the circumvallate papillae. MRG created by a chronic fungal infection, and usually is a type of oral candidiasis.
Median rhomboid glossitis (MRG)
QUESTION: What sector of government provides funding for dental care? Medicaid, Medicare, grant, HMO
Medicaid,
QUESTION: If you need a medical record from your patient's physician, your patient needs to give you a permission to do that. Based on which principal/policy? Medicaid/Medicare CDC, OSHA, blood borne, There wasn't HIPAA
Medicaid/Medicare
QUESTION: Government spends most of the money in Medicare, Medicaid, HMO.
Medicare,
QUESTION: Most aid for finance: Medicaid, Medicare, hmo
Medicare,
visual effect in which a color appears differently under different light sources Metamerism Hue Chroma Value
Metamerism:
QUESTION: Administer 600 mg of prilocaine. What possible result? Can be treated with.....
Methemoglobinemia - can be treated with methylene blue
The strength of Zinc Oxide Eugenol (IRM) can be increased by adding what?
Methylmethacrylate (MMA) Zinc oxide eugenol is IRM but there's an extra component that makes it IRM which is the methylmethacrylate, which is an inactive ingredient.
Most attrition of enamel is against what? (porcelain not an option in the answer) a) Enamel b) Amalgam c) Hybrid resin d) Microfill resin
Microfill resin.
QUESTION: Veneer after a month time has some brown stain: not enough cement at margin, Microleakage
Microleakage
QUESTION: Pt had veneers cemented with light cured resin. Now, comes back few weeks later with brown staining at gingival margins. Why? Microleakage, not enough cement, etc
Microleakage,
QUESTION: Modified ridge lap pontic has what kind of contact?
Minimal contact w/ residual ridge
QUESTION: Pt has occasional sores on mucolabial fold on mandibular arch that healed without scarring after a week or so?
Minor Aphthous ulcer. Ulcer healing with scar tissue: major
QUESTION: What connects major connector with occlusal rest seats?
Minor connector
MOST esthetic pontic: Saddle, steins, sanitary, conical ridge lap, Modified ridge lap
Modified ridge lap
Vertical BWX are better than horizontal BWX because?
More alveolar bone
Burs for smoothing out preps? More flutes and shallow more flutes and deeper less flutes and shallow less flutes and deeper
More flutes and shallow (this is what red burs are)
Why do you use a cool glass slab? More powder incorporated , less powder incorporated, decrease working time
More powder incorporated
QUESTION: Why do you bevel when placing anterior composite?
More surface area
C factor in class 1 composites, which one is correct?
More walls, higher C Factor
QUESTION: Patient comes with recurrent herpetic stomatitis on the lips and history shows no signs of primary herpetic gingivostomatitis. Why?
Most primary infections are subclinical.
When tx planning an RPD for a pt what's the first thing you do? find undercuts, find abutments, mount casts, extract hopeless and perio teeth.
Mount casts.
How do you treat bruxism?
Mouthguard - Stress causes immune weakness which leads to disease and bruxism.
How do you make a crown narrower?
Move line angles more facially (closer together)
= caused by ruptured salivary duct, commonly seen on the lower lip, & usually due to trauma. - NEVER ON THE ...................
Mucocele GINGIVA
Most common malignant major:
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma
= plasma cell cancer, a type of WBC normally responsible for producing antibodies. Initially, there are often no symptoms. When advanced bone pain, bleeding, frequent infections, and anemia may occur. Complications may include amyloidosis (buildup of amyloid proteins).
Multiple myeloma (plasma cell myeloma)
o monoclonal neoplastic expansion of immunoglobulin secreting B cells o multiple punched out bone lucencies o high M protein in serum o bence jones protein in urine (light chains) o tx: chemo -> poor prognosis
Multiple myeloma/plasma cell myeloma:
QUESTION: Asked which statement was correct for HIPPA?
Must give privacy form to pt but you don't need confirmation of receipt, fax and email standard, etc.
QUESTION: ............................ is the benchmark for disinfection
Mycobacterium
Which muscle helps border hold in the posterior lingual flange?
Mylohyoid - Other muscles that help are: palatoglossus, superior pharyngeal constrictor, genioglossus (lingual border of mandibular impression)
QUESTION: Mand CD interfere with what muscle in lingual side?
Mylohyoid.
Most immediate sign after high occlusion on a bridge?
Myofacial pain
Man comes in after years of TMD with reduction and is now only able to open 25mm w/ with muscle pain. What's his disorder?
Myofacial pain syndrome - myofacial pain syndrome , can cause clicking, limited opening, pain, internal derangement without reduction has no noises or clicking but limited opening to < 30mm
High school football player wears a mouthguard. He has crepitation of left TMJ & trigger zone tenderness to palpation of left temporalis area, stiffness upon wakening: Myofacial pain syndrome, TMJ dislodgement
Myofacial pain syndrome,
QUESTION: Pic of ....................... pt. Usually in post. mandible, no symptoms, moves teeth, cortical expansion and root displacement, always radiolucent and honeycombed pattern
Myxoma
Is the isthmus the same for inlay and amalgam ->
NO - isthmus is convergent for amalgam & divergent for inlay.
QUESTION: Giant cell lesion is most like histology of congenital epulis of the newborn. T or F
NO! —Granular cell Myeloma
Periapical abscess what do you do? what do you NOT do>
NOT do rct first incise and drain first prescribe antibiotics and wait to do rct
QUESTION: Carbamazepine is used for Trigeminal Neuralgia, do not use to treat constant, fascial pain. Use
NSAIDS
QUESTION: Which one is soft tissue involvement, not bone?
Nasolabial Cyst
QUESTION: A patient has a swelling under the upper lip that is by her lateral incisor and raises the ala of the nose from the outside. What is it?
Nasolabial cyst
QUESTION: Radiolucency radiating from root of central incisor toward midline, could be all of the below except: lateral periodontal cyst, nasopalatine cyst, some sort of fibrous dysplasia, nasolabial cyst
Nasolabial cyst
Not a bone cyst?
Nasolabial cyst b/c it occurs outside of bone & is a soft-tissue cyst
QUESTION: Which one not seen radiographically?
Nasolabial cyst - Because this cyst is extra osseous, it is not likely to be seen on a radiograph.
= rare non-odontogenic, soft-tissue, developmental cyst occurring inferior to the nasal alar region. Derived from epithelial cells retained in the mesenchyme after fusion of the medial & lateral nasal processes + maxillary prominence or due to the persistence of epithelial remnants from the nasolacrimal duct extending between the lateral nasal process and the maxillary prominence. - Patient usually presents with a slowly enlarging asymptomatic swelling.
Nasolabial cyst (nasoalveolar cyst, Klestadt`s cyst)
QUESTION: X-ray- heart shaped near central incisors
Nasopalatine
Prolonged, unstimulated night pain suggests which of the following conditions of the pulp? --mild hyperemia -pulp necrosis -reversible pulpitis -no specific conditioon
Necrosis
Tooth did not respond to thermal & EPT but response to palaption and percussion DX
Necrosis
Chronic periradicular abcess indicates
Necrotic pulp
what does radiolucency at furcation of primary M1 in 5 year old usually indicate? -erupting permanent 1PM -necrotic pulp -normal anatomy
Necrotic pulp
CASE 5 year old pt, fell down 2 months ago and hit his #E (central) when he fell, the tooth is now discolored, what do you suspect? there is a red swollen lesion on the gingiva of tooth #E, what is it most likely -periapical cyst -periapical granuloma -sinus tract What do you recommend to do with this tooth?
Necrotic pulp Sinus tract XB
- minor salivary gland disease presents on the palate which is most commonly confused with carcinomas due to the ulcerated presentation. Heals without scarring.
Necrotizing sialometaplasia
QUESTION: = painless ulcer on hard palate, goes away on its own w/ no scarring
Necrotizing sialometaplasia
QUESTION: The mucosa of the hard palate is the usual intraoral site for which of the following conditions? - Mucocele - Sialolithiasis - Minor aphthous ulcer - Major aphthous ulcer - Necrotizing sialometaplasia
Necrotizing sialometaplasia
QUESTION: How should prep an RCT for cast post?
Need at least 4 mm of GP to preserve apical seal
---fibrous bone replaces normal bone...Liche nodules, café aulet Spots-
Neurofibromatosis
QUESTION: .................................. clinical presentations: Café au lait, lisch nodules of the iris
Neurofibromatosis
= autosomal dominant disorder that causes tumors to grow in supporting cells that make up the nerve & myelin sheath - Patients usually present with an uninflamed, slowly enlarging, asymptomatic lesion that varies greatly in size from tiny nodules to large pendulous masses. The lesion is rarely painful. café au lait spots & lisch nodules!
Neurofibromatosis (benign tumor of peripheral nerves)
QUESTION: Café-Au-Lait - —neural tumors. all these bumps all over it's disgusting. Also called ........................... Disease
Neurofibromatosis **Von Recklinh. Disease McCune Albright Syndrome - Polyostoic FIBROUS DYSPLASIA also has café au lait spots
= commonly see multiple OKCs and palmar pitting, plantar keratosis (odontogenic keratin cyst, KCOT)
Nevoid basal cell carcinoma (Gorlin syndrome)
QUESTION: What to do if you increase VDO after mounting?
New CR and remount
o ..................'s sign is when the epithelium can just be rubbed off of an unaffected area HISTO: vesicles are suprabasilar and there is presence of acanthylosis Asoc with.......
Nikolsky Pephigus
QUESTION: A kid presents for bilateral enlargement, painless, etc. (they are implying Cherubim), what is the Tx?
No Tx required
After RCT in maxillary molar, what tx would you do for sinus track
No tx
QUESTION: 8-year-old boy, when will he behave better? Mom inside the dental office Dad inside the dental office Nobody inside
Nobody inside
- names or ID something Nominal Categorical (nominal) Ordinal Interval Cardinal
Nominal
QUESTION: Dentist refers a difficult case to a specialist, what ethic principle is this?
Non maleficence - Having non-maleficence is knowing your limitations and referring patients out to specialist
QUESTION: Dentist keeps on current dental medicine to provide current standard of care. What part of the ethical code does this relate to?
Non-maleficence
QUESTION: Something about dentist needs to keep up to date with new technology and learn and practice new procedures:
Non-maleficence
QUESTION: Contact on buccal portion of lingual cusp of maxillary molar, what kind of interference? Non-working lateral, working, protrusive
Non-working lateral,
QUESTION: Young patient with traumatic bone cyst, what tx? None, spontaneous healing Surgical exploration curettage of the osseous socket and bony walls intralesional steroid injections
None, spontaneous healing
Lab overbulks porcelain, why?
Not enough reduction on tooth, compensate for 20% shrinkage
QUESTION: Nevoid BCC and palmar melatonin indicative of:
OKC
- Bone infection = "onion skin" appearance
OSTEOMYELITIS:
Where is it acceptable to leave unsupported enamel?
Occlusal wall of class V amalgam - It's not a bearing surface so you can leave unsupported enamel in class V
Large MOD composite, what's disadvantage?
Occlusal wear
Best to see siaolilith in Wharton's? Occlusal Water's PAN PA
Occlusal.
QUESTION: Soap bubble lesion in x-ray, what is it? Giant cell, Odontogenic Myxoma
Odontogenic Myxoma, often seen with impacted tooth - Soap bubble lesion= odontogenic myxoma
QUESTION: What else most often seen with nevoid basal cell carcinoma?
Odontogenic keratocyst
QUESTION: Which highest incidence of recurrence? • Odontogenic keratocyst • Dentigerous cyst
Odontogenic keratocyst - High recurrence, Intrabony, posterior mandible but anywhere; BCNS association
= uncommon benign odontogenic tumor arising from embryonic CT associated with tooth formation. As a myxoma, this tumor consists mainly of spindle shaped cells and scattered collagen fibers distributed through a loose, mucoid material (soap bubble appearance)
Odontogenic myxoma
= benign tumor of odontogenic origin, commonly in mandible. It starts off lucent but develops small calcification to be radiodense lesion, can give rise to dentigerous cyst, divided into 2 categories: - ............. Odontoma - irregular calcified lesions w/ no distinct tooth components - .................Odontoma - identifiable tooth components
Odontoma Complex Compound
QUESTION: Characteristic of Ectodermal Dysplasia is?
Oligodontia (some missing teeth, > 6 teeth, not all teeth) hypohidrotic (reduced sweating) or anhidrosis (lack of sweating)
From pt images, which amalgam filling has the lowest Copper content?
One that looks corroded.
QUESTION: You are doing a composite slot on mesial and distal of 1st molar, you decide to connect the composites by crossing the oblique ridge, why?
Only answer that made sense was that when oblique ridge is less than 1.5mm so you involve it
What indicates the design of composite class I preparation Only incorporates pits of lesion 2mm pulpal floor depth 45-degree bevel cavosurface
Only incorporates pits of lesion
.....................of action depends on: - Injection site - Nerve morphology/sensitivity o A-δ & C fibers (conduct pain sensation) are blocked w/ lower [LA] than Aα motor fibers. - Tissue pH: more acidic/ionization -> slower - pKa of drug: pKa - pH = log [ionized/unionized] o High PKa -> slow onset. MORE RAPID ONSET -> AGENT w/ LOW PKA VALUES.
Onset
QUESTION: Round yellow-white bump underneath tongue? Lymphoepithilial cyst? Yellowish cyst on floor of mouth?
Oral lymphoepithelial cyst
QUESTION: You would relieve a mandibular denture in the area of the buccal frenum to allow which muscle to function properly?
Orbicularis oris
- : order or rank o Ex. Low, medium, high or highschool, college, graduate school Nominal Categorical (nominal) Ordinal Interval Cardinal
Ordinal
QUESTION: GI mild, moderate severe -
Ordinal
- Blue sclera seen in? .......................... .imperfecta
Osteogenesis
QUESTION: Radiographs of a patient's teeth reveal that the crowns are bulbous; the pulps, obliterated; and the roots, shortened. These findings are associated with which of the following? Porphyria Pierre Robin syndrome Amelogenesis imperfecta Osteogenesis imperfecta Erythroblastosis fetalis
Osteogenesis imperfecta
= aggressive malignant neoplasm that arises from primitive transformed cells of mesenchymal origin (and thus a sarcoma), that exhibits osteoblastic differentiation, & produces malignant osteoid. - most prevalent in children & young adults. - Paget's disease of the bone -> THIS - in x ray:SYMMETRICALLY WIDENED PDL SPACE, SUN-RAYAPPEARANCE
Osteosarcoma
QUESTION: Most common primary malignant tumor of young people?
Osteosarcoma
QUESTION: Uniform widening of PDL and there is resorption in the bone: osteosarcoma, fibrous dysplasia
Osteosarcoma
QUESTION: Widening of PDL is early sign of what?
Osteosarcoma
QUESTION: Enlarge PDL and radiolucency at mandibular angle?
Osteosarcoma sunburst
Where does fluoride localize/accumulates?
Outer enamel
Most likely for amalgam to fail? Outline cavity design, poor condensation
Outline cavity design,
QUESTION: Anterior teeth, which pontic is best?
Ovate or modified ridge
Dentist did not accept a copayment and did not report it to the 3rd party (insurance)?
Overbilling
QUESTION: 50 lb. patient given 5 carps of 2% lido with 1:100k epi. During procedure 20 min later, he started twitching his arms and legs & went unconscious (convulses), why? Overdose of lidocaine, overdose of the epi (causes HTN), allergy
Overdose of lidocaine,
QUESTION: Patient feels fullness of upper lip after delivery of complete denture:
Overextended labial flange
QUESTION: What system is best for soldering adjusted FPD framework?
Oxygen something, use a torch
QUESTION: Most common gland in Pleomorphic adenoma: MOST COMMON SITE major Minor...
PAROTID GLAND* PALATE
= localized collection of pus in gingival soft tissue. Pus is produced as a result of necrosis of non-vital pulp tissue or occlusion of a deep periodontal pocket.
PARULIS (GUM BOIL): Parulis
whatt is intial tx of a combination perio and endo lesion?
PErform Endo with RCT first and then perio SRPs
A fixed partial denture keeps breaking, why?
POOR FRAMEWORK
QUESTION: Patient is given oral habit reducing appliance to prevent an oral habit, what is this considered?
POSITIVE PUNISHMENT
A behavior modification device (ie thumb sucking deterrent) is an example of:
POSITIVE PUNISHMENT (negative consequence that decreases negative behavior)
QUESTION: Which one is related to employee insurance, where you get a discount from the insurance and also you can go to a dentist of your preference? PPO, HMO
PPO,
QUESTION: Young person w/ fever & oral vesicles: Fever =
PRIMARY herpes stomatitis
QUESTION: - cotton wool appearance of skull
Paget's Disease
= chronic bone disorder where bones become enlarged & deformed - dense but fragile. Seen in pts OLDER pts. Dentures stop fitting. Develops slowly. COTTON WOOL appearance, hypercementosis, and loss of lamina dura. - Labs - INCREASE serum ALKALINE phosphatase but normal serum phosphate and calcium. Risk of osteosarcomas.
Paget's Disease (Osteitis Deformans)
QUESTION: Which one most likely has potential (high incidence) for malignant transformation? osteomas, Paget's disease
Paget's disease
QUESTION: Denture does not fit anymore as a result of?
Paget's disease Dentrures become too small
Which of the following has the potential for undergoing spontaneous malignant transformation? A. Osteomalacia B. Albright's syndrome C. Paget's disease of bone D. Osteogenesis imperfecta E. von Recklinghausen disease of bone
Paget's disease of bone
Adenoid cystic carcinoma: high grade salivary malignancy, most common malignancy o ........... most common o .............. microscopic pattern o spreads through ................. space
Palate MC "Swiss cheese" perinueral spaces**
Patient gets recurrent herpetic lesions very often with gingivostomatitis. What should be done? (herpetic gingivostomatitis) Acyclovir Palliative tx Systemic antibiotics Steroids
Palliative tx - Treatment includes fluid intake, good oral hygiene and gentle debridement of the mouth. In healthy individuals, the lesions heal spontaneously in 7-14 days without scarring.
Best view for zygomatic arches:
Panoramic (fracture would be submentovertex projection)
QUESTION: Lesion in lip with cauliflower shape:
Papilloma
QUESTION: The most common between five choices? 1- Papilloma 2- Rhabdomyoma 3- Leiomyoma 4- Lymphangioma 5- Neurofibromatosis
Papilloma
QUESTION: The restraining of uncooperative 2 yr. child should be done by. Dentist, Assistant, Parent
Parent
QUESTION: .................... gland - Chronic sialodochitosis
Parotid
QUESTION: Warthin tumor is most common in what gland?
Parotid (don't get mixed up with Wharton's duct)
QUESTION: Photo ID: gum boil
Parulis
QUESTION: How should distal extension RPD fit in comparison to other RPDs?
Passive clasp fit
QUESTION What can tell best thing to tell you about caries?
Past caries history
QUESTION: When is the best case to use an inlay? Patient with
Patient with low caries index
Pano, with short upper roots?
Patient's didn't put tongue on the top of their mouth. ??????
= autoimmune disorder where antibodies attack hemidesmosomes. Blisters and vesicles develop—
Pemphigoid o DIFFERENT than Pemphigus vulgaris because—less severe and HISTO: vesicles are SUBepidermal and NO acanthylosis.
= autoimmune type II hypersensitivity reaction, has acanthylosis, & Tzanck cells. Antibodies are directed against the epithelium, target the desmosomal Dsg3 and cause sloughing.
Pemphigus
A patient has painful lesions on her buccal mucosa. A biopsy reveals acantholysis and a suprabasilar vesicle. Which of the following represents the MOST likely diagnosis? A. Pemphigus B. Psoriasis C. Erythema multiforme D. Bullous lichen planus E. Systemic lupus erythematosus
Pemphigus
QUESTION: Pic that looked like herpangia in back of palate. Question stated there are Nikoski signs, what is it?
Pemphigus - Erythema multiform & pemphigus vulgaris both show Nikolsky sign
= blurring at edge of structure on radiograph -
Penumbra
What is teh test to dx chronic periradicular periodontitis
Percussion
Test performed to differentiate endo vs perio lesion
Percussion perio lession are sensitive to lateral percussion
Perio lesion spreads through.... evaluate ....
Periapical region pulp vitality
differance bw perio and endo periapicla lession, which one has teh best prognosis -perio started from endo -endo started from perio
Perio started from endo
sensitive to percussion
Periodontal abscess
= gingival nodule composed of cellular fibroblastic connective tissue stroma, which is associated with the formation of randomly dispersed mineralized products (bone, cementum-like tissue, or dystrophic calcification).
Peripheral ossifying fibroma
QUESTION: Which of the following reactive lesions of the gingival tissue reveals bone formation microscopically?
Peripheral ossifying fibroma
QUESTION: Disable patient comes in and not cooperative, how should you act?
Permissiveness (give patient freedom & treat in the way patient feel comfortable)
QUESTION: : intraoral melanin pigmentation & multiple intestinal polyps
Peut-jeghers syndrome
= autosomal dominant disorder characterized by the development of benign hamartomatous polyps in the GI tract & hyp agonists for the insulin receptor, pigmented macules on the lips and oral mucosa (melanosis)
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
QUESTION: - multiple melanotic macules and gastrointestinal polyposis
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
QUESTION: AOT (Adenomatoid odontogenic tumor) radiograph picture (Exact picture used)
Phone pictures
QUESTION: : When mandible and all of supporting muscles are in their resting posture, Muscle guided position Definition of.......
Physiologic rest position
How do you improve the success of calcium hydroxide on a direct pulp cap?
Place GI liner over calcium hydroxide
When you have a short crown for PFM, what do you do to increase retention of the crown?
Place proximal boxes & vertical grooves to increase retention.
You place a CaOH on the tooth for a direct pulp cap, what else is needed?
Placement of a liner
Which high speed bur gives a smoother surface?
Plain cut fissure bur = best cross cut fissure have a higher cutting efficiency
Smooth surface caries most likely due to?
Plaque
Most common salivary gland tumor:
Pleomorphic adenoma
Most common salivary gland benign major or minor:
Pleomorphic adenoma (benign mixed tumor)
QUESTION: Pt complains of a marginal stain on #8, what do you do?
Polish it
What is the acid in glass ionomer? Phosphoric acid, Polyacrylic acid
Polyacrylic acid
What component of cement contributes to adhesion? Polycarboxylic acid, benzoyl peroxide, others,
Polycarboxylic acid, - Polyacrylic side group -> chelation between carboxyl groups and calcium in tooth.
Most rigid impression material:
Polyether
Which is hardest one to remove from the oral cavity (STIFFEST)?
Polyether.
Which one most likely to get stuck in mouth?
Polyether.
You have a pt. with a composite filling that complains of pain to cold during chewing, you ditch it out with a bur, no more pain. What was the cause of the pain?
Polymerization Shrinkage
What causes most post-op sensitivity in direct inlay:
Polymerization shrinkage
QUESTION: Which of the following is frequently accompanied by melanin pigmentation (cafe-au- lait spots)? A. Osteomalacia B. Hyperparathyroidism C. Osteogenesis imperfecta D. Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia
Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia (Mccune-Albright Syndrome)
gets affected by latex, sulfur in latex gloves retards the setting of PVS.
Polyvinyl siloxanes (PVS).
Best material to oppose a porcelain crown?
Porcelain
QUESTION: Greatest wear on enamel of the opposing tooth: amalgam, porcelain, microfill, hybrid composite, Porcelain (zirconia)
Porcelain (zirconia)
Which of the following will be not be good against enamel? - enamel, amalgam porcelain, hybrid resins unfilled resins
Porcelain, Hybrid resins - Hybrids have silica filler, which increase hardness wear resistance & is the most abrasive.
Which radiograph would you use to view a fracture of the mandibular symphisis?
Posterio-Anterior also Mand occlusal works too. Lateral oblique for fractures in angle, body and ramus.
QUESTION: IF you are making a crown but before you begin, when you do equilibration, what are you trying to achieve to get rid of the non- working interference?
Posterior dissocculusion??
QUESTION: If you both condyle break, what you get? open bite where?
Posterior open bite
Which denture base is not light cured? a. Pressure formed b. Injectable molding c. Some other type of molding d. Pour or fluid resin technique
Pour or fluid resin technique
QUESTION: Pt. says, "I do not have time to quit smoking." What stage is s/he in? Precontemplation, contemplation, action, denial
Precontemplation,
Two class III lesions adjacent to each other (kissing lesion). Which one do you prep first & which will be filled first?
Prep larger 1st Restore smaller 1st
QUESTION: Most technique sensitive part of placing veneers? Preparation, color match, impressing
Preparation,
QUESTION: Primary purpose of plaster index of occlusal surface of max denture before removing the denture from the articulator and cast:
Preserve face-bow transfer
QUESTION: When do you remove palatine torus?
Prevents seating of denture & formation of posterior seal
QUESTION: What slows the metabolism of lidocaine?
Propranolol - stays in system longer because propranolol slows down heart -> slower blood delivery to liver -> metabolism of lidocaine is slower -> stays in system longer
QUESTION: Oral cytology smears are MOST appropriately used for the diagnosis of which of the following?
Pseudomembranous candidiasis
QUESTION: Inferior Alveolar Nerve tract infection involves what space?
Pterygomandibular space
Which is the only surface not beveled for an onlay?
Pulpal
Why are traumatized primary incisors discolored?
Pulpal Necrosis & Pulpal Bleeding
What to do it its a primary 2nd M with furcation but restoreable?
Pulpectomy
7 year old pt fractured the right central incisor 3 hors ago. a clincal exam reveals 2 mm exposure of a bleeding pulp TX? -pulpectomy and apexification -pulpotomy with calcium hydroxide -direct pulp cap with calcium hydroxide -one-apt root canal tx
Pulpectomy and apexification
7 year old boy has a vital pulp exposure of 1st perm maxillary molar what to do?
Pulpotomy
child had caries exposure on primary 1st molar what to do
Pulpotomy
what to do if its any other primary tooth with no furcation involvement
Pulpotomy
QUESTION: Multiple Myeloma radiographic appearance?
Punched out lesions
................... is a relatively common, tumor like, exuberant tissue response to localized irritation or trauma. It can occur anywhere in the oral cavity & develops rapidly. - 2 lesions, peripheral ossifying fibroma & peripheral giant cell granuloma, are clinically identical it when they occur on the gingiva. Peripheral ossifying fibroma & peripheral giant cell granuloma only occur on the gingiva or alveolar mucosa.
Pyogenic granuloma
MRI uses what electromagnetic wave?
RADIOWAVES
A molar is superaerupeted, but has irreversible puppitis, waht do you do?
RCT & crown Other options were EXT, just do crown)
How do you protect roots under an overdenture -
RCT with cast copings
QUESTION: Cement for porcelain onlay HAS TO BE .............
RESIN
indirect and direct retainers o NEVER MAJOR CONNECTORS RETENTION STABILITY SUPPORT
RETENTION
muscle, nerves Radiosensitive OR RadioRESISTANT:
RadioRESISTANT:
Bone marrow, reproductive cells, lymphoid cells, immature cells, intestine. Radiosensitive OR RadioRESISTANT:
Radiosensitive:
= noncancerous cyst-like swelling of CT consisting of collected mucus from a ruptured salivary gland caused by local trauma.
Ranula
QUESTION: -> blue mass under tongue, blue nodule on the floor of mouth, fluctuant
Ranula
QUESTION: Trauma to floor of mouth • Mucocele • Submandibular hemangioma • Ranula
Ranula
QUESTION: temperature - kelvins is Celsius is
Ratio Interval (32 is freezing) is interval
QUESTION: If contamination occurs after etch,
Re-etch
: Why elastomer is not a good interocclusal record?
Rebound when mounting
passively touches above the height of contour, middle 1/3 of the crown - Functions: o Provide stability & reciprocation against retentive arm o Denture is stabilized against horizontal movements o Acts as indirect retainer (prevent minor rocking)
Reciprocal clasp:
QUESTION: When do you replace class 2 composite?
Recurrent decay
QUESTION: What does histoplasmosis oral lesion look like?
Recurrent herpes - Painful, ulcer with irregular borders, similar to cancer
X-rays filters are used for?
Reduced intensity of electron beam, selectively absorbs low energy photons.
QUESTION: Disadvantage of reduced saliva?
Reduced retention
Penumbra is affected by all except: • Moving x-ray tube • Moving film • X-ray dimensions/field/scatter • Film-object distance (decrease) •
Reduction of film target distance
You have a tooth, no pulp, but periapical radiolucency, you do access and fina no canal, what do you do?
Refer to specialist
What is the most important etiologic factor in getting caries? Saliva pH Refined sugar Fluoride tx saliva flow
Refined sugar
QUESTION: What is the basis for classification of different FPD pontics:
Relation of the pontic to the supporting tissue
QUESTION: Saliva and denture, which one is correct? Relationship that leads to denture and tissue adhesion, no relationship
Relationship that leads to denture and tissue adhesion,
Distal extention lower RPD, when you push on that area & the indirect retainer rest comes up, how do you tx? Reline Tell them to use denture adhesive Tighten clasps
Reline (if its excessive -> altered cast)
Most critical for pulpal protection is?
Remaining dentin thickness (2mm)
QUESTION: If teeth on the wax try- in don't occlude like they did on the articulator what do you do?
Remount, redo teeth and retry
Class III that extends to facial. The restoration is stained but margins are perfectly sealed. However, they have bad color & pt wants it fixed. What should you do?
Remove 1 mm prep and add more composite
QUESTION: Setting condylar inclination on articular using protrusive, what do with the pin?
Remove the pin (lift up)
QUESTION: Immediate denture and has undercuts and tuberosity, what do you do? Remove tuberosity, remove both don't remove any
Remove tuberosity,
QUESTION: Autistic kids have what characteristic?
Repetitive behavior
QUESTION: Recently placed a class III comp, pt isn't happy with it and has a huge staining on margins what to do? Replace, remove on margins and place composite, extract/implant, etc
Replace,
What do you use to cement a veneer? • Resin cement • Polyacrylic acid (etchant for GI)
Resin cement
Sensitivity of pulp in regards to cement, which is correct?
Resin ionomer and glass ionomer cause highest pulp sensitivity.
QUESTION: Pt comes in w/ interim partial denture. If you fabricate it in cast partial, how is it gonna be different? Aesthetics of teeth Retention Resistance to occlusal loading
Resistance to occlusal loading - cuz interim doesn't have rest seats)
If a Class III prep is subgingival?
Restore with GI, followed by composite
What is the point of putting a dowel post on an RCT tooth?
Retain core, metal set into root canal to provide support to crown
engages undercut below height of contour, gingival 1/3 of the crown (suprabulge) - engage in undercut to prevent movement
Retentive clasp:
QUESTION: What's the best way to prevent proximal dislodgement/fracture of class II amalgam filling? • Retentive grooves (for proximal resistance) • converging axial walls (B&L walls) • depth of prep
Retentive grooves (for proximal resistance) • converging axial walls (B&L walls)
Proximal retention in class II box for amalgam?
Retentive grooves, convergence of facial lingual walls, bevel on axiopulpal line angle, all of the above, none of the above
Which space is NOT involved/associated with Ludwig's angina? Sublingual Submandibular Retropharyngeal Submental
Retropharyngeal
Fracture of the condylar neck & Ramus what xray
Reverse towne projection
QUESTION: Syneresis & imbibition applies to which impression material?
Reversible hydrocolloid. Irreversible is not an option
QUESTION: Which articular disease most often accompanies Sjogren's syndrome? A. Suppurative arthritis. B. Rheumatoid arthritis. C. Degenerative arthrosis. D. Psoriatic arthritis. E. Lupus arthritis.
Rheumatoid arthritis.
: In PFM, porcelain fractures because the junction should be?
Right angle, not round - Junction between tooth & metal = right angle - Junction between metal & porcelain should be rounded
QUESTION: Requirement of a major connector?
Rigidity
QUESTION: What one of the following increasing in the US?
Root caries
QUESTION: You get mucocele due to?
Rupture of salivary ducts (trauma related)
QUESTION: What sound do you use to check if VDO and anterior teeth are set correctly for denture teeth?
S sound
QUESTION: Asked about what sound will determine VDO?
S sound. This will bring teeth slightly together with 1-1.5 mm separation. This is the "closest speaking space"
QUESTION: Pt has been a smoker (60 pack yr. history) & has ulcer in lower lip. Ulcer is non-indurated; what's the most probable diagnosis?
SCC
QUESTION: Chewing Betel nut can lead to -> SCC, xerostomia, gingival recession
SCC,
QUESTION: What happened in 1997:
SCHIP (state children insurance health program) - SCHIP (State Children's Health Insurance Program) provides matching funds to states for health insurance to families with children. It covers uninsured children in families with incomes that are modest but too high to qualify for Medicaid.
....................... sounds (hissing, "s/sh" sounds) allow maxillary incisors to nearly touch the mandibular incisors. - Check ..............
SIBILANT sounds -Check VDO
More # of blades on carbide burs:
SMOOTHER, DECREASED CUTTING EFFICIENCY
ANB = .... + ........... , normal ANB is
SNA - SNB 2 degrees
QUESTION: Sjogren syndrome laboratory test:
SS-A / SS-B (also ANA or Rheumatoid factor)
(rocking, horizontal forces): minor connector (lingual plates, guide planes, etc) RETENTION STABILITY SUPPORT
STABILITY
(rigidity, vertical forces): Denture base, major connector, and rests RETENTION STABILITY SUPPORT
SUPPORT
.................... tumors: most are benign but the parotid glands still are where most malignant (cancerous) salivary gland tumors start. Classified as:
Salivary gland Major and Minor
QUESTION: TB is similar to?
Sarcoidosis
abnormal collections of inflammatory cells (granulomas) that can form as nodules
Sarcoidosis:
= bacterial infection caused by group A Streptococcus. It begins with a fever & sore throat. Sometimes, chills, vomiting, & abdominal pain. The tongue may have a whitish coating, appears swollen, and have "strawberry"-like (red & bumpy) appearance. The throat and tonsils may be very red and sore, and swallowing may be painful.
Scarlet fever
QUESTION: Widening of PDL and loss of mandibular ramus:
Scleroderma
= chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by hardening (sclero) of the skin (derma) & CT. Blue fingers, hair loss, skin hardness & skin that is abnormally dark/light. - symmetrical widening of PDL and deposition of collagen in organs leads to organ failure.
Scleroderma (systemic sclerosis)
QUESTION: A child with no decay but deep pits and fissures, what is the Tx plan?
Sealants
QUESTION: Patient has deep grooves but no decay on permanent molars, what do you suggest?
Sealants
mechanical microretention binding to tooth
Sealants -
In performing normal dental diagnostic procedures, the operator receives the greatest hazard from which type of radiation? A. Direct primary-beam B. Secondary and scatter C. Gamma
Secondary and scatter
How to remove a gold inlay?
Section isthmus and remove in 2 pieces
QUESTION: The most unreliable etch system?
Self-etch (all in 1 system - etch, prime, bond)
- percent of persons with the disease who are correctly classified as having the disease - True Positive (TP) - Those that actually have it - False negative (FN) - Those that are misdiagnosed as not having it
Sensitivity
..................... tests identifying diseased persons.
Sensitivity
QUESTION: What is the purpose of the voice control technique?
Sets boundaries -> Aversive conditioning
QUESTION: Least chance of needle injury? Setting up, Cleaning up, Recap
Setting up,
When you receive a crown back and want to seat it what is the first thing you check for? a. Shade (Aesthetics) or internal b. Proximal contacts c. Margins
Shade (Aesthetics) or internal
QUESTION: Patient's chief complaint is #8 and #9 don't look right. Picture shows nothing is wrong with #9. #8 has extra enamel at the incisal-distal aspect. What do you do? put composite on both teeth, put a crown shave the inciso-distal aspect of #8.
Shave the inciso-distal aspect of #8.
QUESTION: Some histology question about the paratoid gland. Mentions "SAUSAGE LINKS": Answer is
Sialodochitis
= inflammation of the duct system of a salivary gland. On sialography, it may appear as segments of duct dilation & stenosis. This is sometimes termed the 'sausage link appearance'.
Sialodochitis (ductal sialadenitis)
QUESTION: Transillumination of soft tissues is useful in detecting which of the following problems in a child? Sialolithiasis, Koplik's spots, aortic stenosis, sickle cell disease
Sialolithiasis,
What turns a PFM green?
Silver - Silver (Ag) is not considered noble; it is reactive & improves castability but can cause porcelain "greening."
................ syndrome - autoimmune destroy glands
Sjogren's
QUESTION: ..................... syndrome: destruction of salivary and tear ducts -> dry mouth
Sjogren's
QUESTION: Complications of ................... syndrome - keratoconjunctivitis,
Sjogren's
debris that consist of hydroxyapatite + altered denature collagen that fills the dentinal tubules. Removed by etchant.
Smear layer:
Where does fluoride work the best? A. interproximal B. Pit and fissure C. Smooth surfaces
Smooth surfaces
Where does fluoride work the best? A. interproximal B. Pit and fissure (I saw this somewhere and it said smooth surfaces, pit and fissure is prr/sealant) C. Smooth surfaces
Smooth surfaces
QUESTION: You suspect child abuse. Who do you call?
Social services
What mouthwash is good for children with caries to rinse with?
Sodium Fluoride (NaF)
QUESTION: Intraoral picture of nasopalatine cyst by incisive papilla on backside of #7 & 8. The foramen and nasopalatine canal is where the incisive papilla is and if there's a cyst there then what does it look like clinically?
Soft tissue is swelling and discolored.
QUESTION: Picture of Odontogenic Myxoma:
Soups bubbles.
- percent of persons without the disease who are correctly classified as not having it - True Negative (TN)-Those who are ACTUALLY disease free - False positive (FP)- Those that are misdiagnosed as not as being disease free
Specificity
QUESTION: : Proportion of truly nondiseased persons who are so identified by a screening test (measures "how good a test is at correctly identifying nondiseased persons).
Specificity
QUESTION:, true negative !!!
Specificity
QUESTION: You were looking for a disease in a study, disease was not present, what's this called? -
Specificity!
QUESTION: Going from a D speed film to digital film, What's the speed difference?
Speed increases
Amalgam large condenser with lateral condensation is used in:
Spherical
What type of amalgam needs to be condensed more?
Spherical
Hyperplastic lingual tonsils may resemble which of the following? a. Epulis fissuratum. b. Lingual varicosities. c. Squamous cell carcinoma d. Median rhomboid glossitis. e. Prominent fungiform papillae.
Squamous cell carcinoma (foliate papillae, not fungiform papillae)
= caused by infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV). When the papilloma's are found on the skin, they are more commonly referred to as warts or verrucas. - most common benign neoplasm of EPITHELIAL TISSUE ORIGIN. - It appears as apedunculated (foot-shaped), or sessile whitish cauliflower-like mass on the tongue (posterior border), lips, gingiva, or soft palate.
Squamous cell papilloma
QUESTION: Function of minor connector?
Stability
QUESTION: Main purpose of buccal flange of Mx denture?
Stability
QUESTION: Purpose of Major Connector Stability and Rigidity Stability and Retention Retention and Rigidity Rigidity and Esthetics
Stability and Rigidity
QUESTION: Purpose of the reciprocating arm of clasp:
Stabilization
(lingual mandibular salivary gland depression, static bone cyst, stafne bone cyst) = depression of the mandible on the lingual surface. - normal anatomical variant, as the depression is created by ectopic salivary gland tissue associated with the submandibular gland & does not represent a pathologic lesion.
Stafne defect
Pano Radiograph of mandibular gland depression:
Stafne defect (also called salivary bone cyst (another name for stafne bone cyst) on PAN)
QUESTION: An outlier has the biggest effect on which of the following?
Standard deviation
QUESTION: 1997 law passed that state must look after children that cannot afford healthcare -
State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) AKA Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
QUESTION: Sterilization most destructive to burs & causes rusts: Steam heat, dry heat, unsaturated vapor, chemical, ethylene oxide
Steam heat,
QUESTION: Maxillary sinusitis bacteria: Tx of choice:
Strep pneumonia - Drug for max sinusitis: Amox with clavulanic acid (for b-lactamase strep)
QUESTION: Which of the following causes cavernous sinus thrombosis: A) Subcutaneous abscess of upper lip B) Subcutaneous abscess of lower anterior region
Subcutaneous abscess of upper lip - Infections in upper anterior teeth are within the "dangerous triangle" area, which is visualized by imagining a triangle with the top point about at the bridge of the nose and the two lower points on either corner of the mouth.
Where will you place the margins in an anterior PFM prep:
Subgingival
QUESTION: Sialolithiasis (calcified salivary stone) is found where?
Submandibular Duct (Wharton's)
QUESTION: Sialoliths are most common in what gland?
Submandibular gland & duct
QUESTION: Infection on the mandibular buccal side of premolars is most likely to go where?
Submandibular space
QUESTION: Mandibular 2nd molar infection spreads to what space?
Submandibular space
QUESTION: You are extracting a mandibular 3rd molar and the distal root disappears into which space?
Submandibular space
Fracture of the zygomatic arch what xray
Submentovertex projection
Where to the condyles go in CR?
Superio-anterio-Medial
QUESTION: What is function of rest?
Support (To resist the horizontal tissue force)
What is the most important thing for retention?
Surface area
QUESTION: When making a denture base, the hamulus is too close to the retromolar pad? don't put base on hamulus don't put base on retromolar pad surgery increase vd
Surgery,
QUESTION: How do you treat painful sialolith in Wharton's duct initially? Moist heat Dilation of duct Surgically remove sublingual gland Surgically remove submand gland
Surgically remove submand gland (cannulate the duct and remove stone) (massage or lemon drops not an option) - If it is a smaller stone, moist heat is the first option
- to be concerned about someone, do not have to share the same emotional state as them. Apathy Empathy Sympathy
Sympathy
QUESTION: You gave local anesthetic, BP went down to 100/50 and HR went down too, what could it be due to?
Syncope
, which is the exudation of the liquid component of a gel leads to alginate shrinkage.
Syneresis.
- Collagen/CT multi-system disease. Unknown cause. Women 10x more frequently. Avg age = 31yo. - Presents: Malar rash, kidney problems 50% of time & lead to organ failure. Pericarditis is a frequent complication - Warty vegetation's on valves = Libman-Sacks endocarditis. Oral lesions if evident- palate, B mucosa, gingiva.
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
D to E will reduce radiation by 30-40% D to F will reduce radiation by 60% F to digital reduce radiation by 40%
T
QUESTION: Most dental procedures for the elderly are paid for by out of pocket cash.
T
QUESTION: Hazardous communication regulation a. train worker right after you hire (T/F) b. train worker when new hazardous product in office (T/F)
T T
QUESTION: Lichen planus: Targets what cells
T lymphocyte
: used to compare whether the means of 2 groups are statistically different—assume that standard deviation is unknown. Small sample size T test Z test Chi-square test
T test
QUESTION: Analyze statistical difference between two means?
T-test
Patient can't speak English well, she doesn't work, she has TMJ problems, she is on meds. Which one will not affect her oral hygiene prognosis?
TMJ problems - Rationale here is; she may not be able to afford hygiene procedure, she might not understand doctor's recommendations, and her meds can contribute to hygiene issues. TMJ problem was not serious enough, as in she can open her mouth to clean her teeth.
Pemphigoid = D = DEEPER (sub epithelial separation) than pemphigus S = SURFACE (epithelial separation)
TRUE
How do you decrease the width of an artificial tooth?
Take the facial line angle labially (closer together) and increase the interproximal embrasure
What do u not use when beveling gingival margins?
Tapered diamond - Causes enamel fracture
QUESTION: Why take plaster index?
Teeth are then put back exactly in their original position aided by plaster key
QUESTION: If worker didn't get Hep B vaccine because he is more concerned about HIV?
Tell him it's easier to get hep B -> must sign that they legally don't want
How to reduce stress & dental anxiety?
Tell-show-do
QUESTION: Dental anxiety can be caused by patient's helplessness. What would reduce it?
Telling the patient to raise her/his hand when feels pain
What branch off facial nerve gets damaged the most during TMJ surgery?
Temporal
QUESTION: Which of the following explains why mandibular molars should NOT be placed over the ascending area of the mandible? A. The denture base ends where the ramus ascends. B. The molars would interfere with the retromolar pad. C. The teeth in this area would encroach on the tongue space. D. The teeth in this area would interfere with the action of the masseter muscle. E. The occlusal forces over the inclined ramus would dislodge the mandibular denture.
The occlusal forces over the inclined ramus would dislodge the mandibular denture.
QUESTION: Patient has all clinical signs of herpes (w/ lesion on corner of mouth that comes and goes) which medication do you recommend? -
The one that ended with a vir. (no acyclovir in the answer choices) Valcyclovir (Valtrex)
Patient had occlusal amalgam on tooth #30 few weeks ago, one day the dude went to Chinatown and was having lunch with his hommies. He bit down on something and the amalgam broke off. He came back to your office demanding how could this happen with a new filling. What should be crossing your mind?
The prep was not deep enough.
What would cause displacement of odontoblastic processes? Thermal Dessication Mechanical Chemical
Thermal
What is the most accurate pulpal test to determine vitality of a tooth with a full-gold crown? Electric testing Percussion test Palpation test Thermal test
Thermal test
What causes displacement of odontoblastic nuclei in the dental tubules? Thermal, mechanical, chemical, caries, dessication
Thermal, - related to hydrodynamic theory I think so I put thermal
Zinc phosphate pH is 3.5, what is the significance of that?
This might also cause pulp sensitivity
QUESTION: Main disadvantage to desensitization?
Time
why would you do a pulpotomy in a mandibular first molar of a 7 year old?
To continue physiological root development
Patient is going to get dentures and he has palatine tori, why should it be removed? To increase peripheral seal, Because the mucosa is too small and it will hurt him
To increase peripheral seal
Why do a functional cusp bevel on a crown prep?
To prevent cusp fracture & for proper casting/fabrication of the crown - Bevel on functional cusp for extra room for porcelain. Ideal is 2 mm reduction.
How far do we extend a maxillary complete denture?
To the Hamular notch
QUESTION: What is the #1 risk factor for oral cancer?
Tobacco
Coefficient of thermal expansion is most for which material?
Tooth <gold (most) < amalgam< filled resin < unfilled resin (8x. highest)
QUESTION: At what visit do you test phonetics in complete denture?
Tooth try-in
QUESTION: Lichen planus, what do you treat with?
Topical corticosteroids or anti-histamines
What can you see on a radiograph? Lingual ridge height Root dehiscence Trabeculation pattern PDL
Trabeculation pattern - others are either B-L view and technically you can only see the space of the PDL not actual PDL?
QUESTION: Patient is bothering the dentist, dentist got upset. The assistant drops instruments in the floor & the dentist was so piss that he had it out with the assistant. What you you call that reaction ?
Transference - Transference is a unconscious redirection of feelings from one person to another
QUESTION: What is the best way to preserve the anterior guidance?
Translating the horizontal & vertical relationship onto the incisal table
TMJ Upper compartment - Lower compartment - Rotation or Translation
Translation Rotation
What is the shape of the access of mandibular 1st molar? A. Square B. Trapezoid
Trapezoid
QUESTION: Most probable reason for Turner Tooth? Syphilis, Trauma at birth, Trauma when young
Trauma when young
QUESTION: What gives you Turners incisors: Syphilis Trauma during delivery Trauma during pregnancy Trauma when young
Trauma when young
What causes TMJ ankyloses?
Trauma.
= nothing inside, not a true cyst b/c not epithelial lined so pseudocyst that heals by itself. It scallops around the roots of the tooth.
Traumatic bone cyst (simple bone cyst)
A patient has a RPD and a firm, swelling under the buccal flange midway between incisors and molars. What is it?
Traumatic neuroma
QUESTION: Mandibular Denture. Lump hurts & is anterior to posterior areas. What caused it?
Traumatic neuroma
For occlusal caries, where is base & cone?
Triangle point is at enamel and base to dentin, dentin base to tip at pulp. (apex to the pulp)
Acute (primary) herpetic gingivostomatitis arise between 6 months and 5 years, with peak prevalence btwn 2-3 years of age. Development before 6 months is rare due to protection of maternal anti-HSV antibodies.
True
QUESTION: Hazard Communication Standard states - every chemical hazard has to be evaluated then reported to employer & employees
True
QUESTION: Informed consent - figure out if patient is able to understand and sign
True
Remineralized teeth are stronger than regular enamel. True or False
True
White ppl have least oral carcinoma. Black men have the worst rate of SCC.
True
= abnormality found in teeth & presents as a portion of missing or diminished enamel on permanent teeth. Most likely occurs when developing permanent tooth is damaged by periapical infection in overlying deciduous tooth, leading to enamel defect.
Turner's hypoplasia
QUESTION: Herpes lesion intraorally, how do you treat? Palliative, acyclovir?
Tx is supportive—topical before eating, analgesics, maintain fluid/electrolyte balance, anti-viral agents. DO NOT GIVE CORTICOSTEROIDS.
Type # - false rejection of null hypothesis (false negative/incorrect regection) = less dangerous in terms of research
Type I
Type # -false acceptance of null hypothesis (false positive/failure to regect) - less problematic bc no conclusion is made from a rejected null. But type 2 is more dangerous medically bc a patient is diagnosised as HEALTHY when they actually have the HIV.
Type II
Two things that account for a successful posterior composite restoration?
Type of resin and type of prep
- separating of a dental procedure into component parts with each part having a charge so that the cumulative charge of the components is greater than the total charge to patients who are not beneficiaries of a dental benefit plan for the same procedure. Downcoding Upcoding or overcoding Bundling Unbundling
Unbundling
QUESTION: Doctor billed insurance couple of procedures, when actually there is a global procedure that combines them all, what did he commit?
Unbundling
QUESTION: What best characterizes rapport?
Understanding patient's feeling and talking with patient
QUESTION: 4-5-year boy is scared of?
Unknown
is defined by the ADA as "reporting a more complex and/or higher cost procedure than was actually performed." Downcoding Upcoding or overcoding Bundling Unbundling
Upcoding or overcoding
QUESTION: Which one applies to OSHA guideline?
Update it once a year!
Pulp capping:
Use CaOH & in order to protect the pulp, put 2mm thickness of liner/base above CaOH
QUESTION: MS (multiple sclerosis) more or less anesthetic?
Use Mepivicaine (no epi)
QUESTION: One patient left, and before getting another patient, how would you clean your operatory?
Use disinfecting spray -> let it sit for 10 minutes and then wipe off
QUESTION: What is the best way to treat a tooth supported lower denture? (over denture)
Use metal copings to cover teeth
QUESTION: Which one is not useful in managing caries in elderly?
Use of 1.1% fluoride as a standard of care
QUESTION: Patient is in your office for a treatment plan, all of the following should be done when you explain the proposed treatment to the patient, except? Use professional terminology the risk of not getting a procedure done, the fee of the procedure,
Use professional terminology
QUESTION: Which position depends on patient's posture (sitting up vs laying down)? VDO VDR centric relation
VDR R = rest
QUESTION: Herpes zoster (VZV) - treatment?
Valacyclovir treats herpes labialis
QUESTION: ): Tx for herpes simplex/herpes zoster
Valcyclovir (Valtrex)
= black & white, brightness Metamerism Hue Chroma Value
Value
QUESTION: Crown #9 and #10. One of the crowns looks very light (white). What did the dentist pick wrong? Hue Chroma Value
Value
When you have color index of 100, which of the following is effected?
Value - Color value is 0 = black while 100 = white
- ........... is the most critical of the 3 parameters when attempting to match an adjacent natural tooth; .................. is the least important. Metamerism Hue Chroma Value
Value most hue least
Most important when selecting shade? Value, translucency, chroma, hue, color
Value,
Opaque coming through on veneer, what's the problem?
Veneer under prepped
QUESTION: If a dentist notices that a large but acceptable composite is too light a few weeks after placing it, what should he do?
Veneer with composite
QUESTION: Most likely site for SCC? Lateral tongue Ventral tongue Palate Ventrolateral tongue
Ventrolateral tongue
QUESTION: Pt presents with amalgam restorations in good shape and the dentist suggest to change them for composites due to systemic toxicity of the amalgam. What ethic principle is the dentist is violating?
Veracity
= is an uncommon variant of SCC. Usually seen in those who chew tobacco or use snuff orally. Most patients with verrucous carcinoma have a good prognosis due to rarity of metastasis. - large broad based exophytic papillary leukoplakic lesion
Verrucous carcinoma (VC, "Snuff dipper's cancer")
Which one has the best prognosis? Verrucous carcinoma in vestibule verrucous carcinoma floor of mouth SCC floor of mouth SCC in other areas
Verrucous carcinoma in vestibule
If you take a PA and the tooth is foreshortened, why did it happen?
Vertical angulation was too large
Diketones activate by?
Visible light
QUESTION: Xerostomia is present in all of the following except? Options were: Sjogren's syndrome, Vit C. Deficiency (Other parotid problems)
Vit C. Deficiency - Xerostomia is rarely due to a vitamin deficiency
= benign cystic tumor of the salivary glands containing abundant lymphocytes and germinal centers
Warthin tumor (adenolymphoma)
QUESTION: 40 y pt w/ all 32 teeth. No cavities. Has stain & catch in pit of molar. what do you do? a. Watch & observe b. sealant c. composite
Watch & observe ?????
What is least likely to cause baby bottle caries? a. Breast milk at night b. Formula made with fluoridated water c. Water with no fluoride d. juice
Water with no fluoride
If you have lesion of maxillary sinus, what kind of radiograph do you take?
Waters
Which is most important x-ray for diagnosis of maxillary sinus? occlusal, panoramic, MRI, Waters
Waters.
QUESTION: When do you check phonetics for a CD/CD? (what appointment)
Wax try-in
QUESTION: What determines max. dose for anesthetic for a child?
Weight
Best way to decrease gingival irritation w/ home bleaching?
Well-fitting custom trays
Border molding of lingual mandibular portion done by what movement?
Wetting of lips with tongue
QUESTION: When do you know that is it a non-odontogenic pain?
When pain is not relieved with LA
QUESTION: When do you restore a lesion? -When there is cavitation -When it's half through enamel -When it passes CEJ -When you see it on x-ray
When there is cavitation
Why you perform apexification (non-vital)?
When you have necrosis on an open apex tooth
QUESTION: Patient has bilateral white lines @ occlusal plane, what is primary microscopic finding?
White Sponge Nevus
= autosomal dominant, usually presents bilaterally/symmetrically. It usually appears before puberty. Often mistaken for Leukoplakia but leukoplakia differs in that it presents later on in life. - Shows up as thick bilateral white plaque w/ spongy texture, usually on buccal mucosa but sometimes on labial mucosa, alveolar ridge or FOM. Very rarely, gingival margin + dorsum of tongue.
White sponge nevus
Which race has a higher F in DMFT index?
Whites
QUESTION: "W" on the rubber dam clamp means it is?
Wingless
When will the BULL rule be utilized with selective grinding?
Working side
QUESTION: Ectodermal dysplasia: which of the following is correct? autosomal dominan atosomal recesssive X-linked
X-linked
How do you prevent penumbra? o Should be produced from a point source to blurring of the edges of the image o Strong beam to penetrate o X-ray should be parallel
X-ray should be parallel (reduce object-film distance)
With furcation involvement, Tx when primary 1M, non restorable or root resorption
XB
what to do If its a primary 1st M with furcation involvement
XB
QUESTION: Mandibular tori in first premolar and canine. If you were to remove the tori, would you have the patient sign an informed consent of lingual nerve injury?
Yes
What mechanical property effects permanent composition for RPD clasps? Stiffness Yield strength Ductility Hardness
Yield strength
What property of RPD framework will limit adjustments of clasps? a. Yield strength b. Ductility c. Stiffness
Yield strength
QUESTION: 82 y/o pt comes w/ younger person who hands the dentist paper saying the pt has a legal guardian. Now what?
You must have consent of this guardian before treating the 82 y/o pt.
QUESTION: All are the qualities of a double blind study except?
You need 2 control groups.
QUESTION: What's true about child abuse cases?
You'll see at least 2 a year.
used to compare the means of 2 groups are statistically different if the variances like standard deviation are known. Large sample size. T test Z test Chi-square test
Z test:
What do you use to fill a root canal on the primary tooth?
ZOE w/out catalyst - Lack of catalyst gives it adequate working time to fill canals
What do you fill a root canal with on a primary tooth? • Gutta percha • Sealer alone • ZOE with accelerator • ZOE without accelerator
ZOE without accelerator
Which cement is the easiest to remove after procedure?
Zinc Phosphate cement
The main component of any root sealers is?
Zinc oxide
QUESTION: Panic attacks usually produce a sense of unreality, a fear of impending doom, a fear of losing control.
a fear of impending doom,
QUESTION: If there is an adverse reaction to a medication in the office, who do you notify? a) FDA b) CDC c) HIPPA d) OSHA e) EPA.
a) FDA
QUESTION: HAZARD COMMUNICATION LAW: a) created by OSHA b) What does it control: amalgam, sharps, blood
a) created by OSHA b) amalgam
QUESTION: Who is at least risk for HEP B infection? a) food servers b) Down syndrome c) drugs addicts
a) food servers
QUESTION: Conditioned stimulus? a. Dental chair b. High blood pressure c. Fear d. Anxiety
a. Dental chair
QUESTION: Dentist potential for abuse not likely due to a. Vulnerability b. Pressure of being perfect c. Knowledge and access to drugs d. Stress
a. Vulnerability
QUESTION: Dentist is doing research on 5 unrelated patient with different background. He record data ......etc. Dentist is doing what kind of research? a. clinical trial b. cohort c. sectional
a. clinical trial
The prognosis for bleaching is favorable when the discoloration is caused by a. necrotic pulp tissue b. amalgam restoration c. precipitation of metallic salts d. silver-containing root canal sealers
a. necrotic pulp tissue
QUESTION: You work at a HMO office and the patient has used up all his yearly benefits, what can you do? a. still accept the same fee under the HMO b. Charge your regular fee like you would for cash pt
a. still accept the same fee under the HMO
Dentist places sodium fluoride on patient with GI fillings rather than acidulated fluoride because -
acid of fluoride will wear away at GI. TRUE
QUESTION: Which of the following is the endocrine involvement that is related to the jaw deformity? a. acromegaly b. cherubism c. Albrights d. pagets
acromegaly
QUESTION: Pt had erythematous and gingival enlargement over past 5 weeks. And increased report of bruising on body - cause is
acute leukemia: Specifically, AML
QUESTION: best med for herpes, CMV =
acyclovir
The most stable elastic impression in moisture environment? a. polyether b. additional silicone c. condensation silicone d. polysulfide
additional silicone.
Most stable impression material or provides best dimensional quality:
additional silicones (aka PVS)
QUESTION: Which of the following has the best survival rate? a. squamous cell carcinoma b. adenocarcinoma c. osteosarcoma
adenocarcinoma
QUESTION: Peri-neural invasion is seen in: adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC), Pleomorphic adenoma, low grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma, OKC
adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC), - ACC tumor has a marked tendency to invade nerves. Perineural invasion is seen in about 80% of all specimens.
QUESTION: Radiolucent lesion Between maxillary canine-lateral with radiopacity inside:
adenomatoid tumor (AOT) - REMEMBER lesion goes to apex
QUESTION: Pt has general soreness along ridges from complete denture, what should you do? reline, adjust occlusion
adjust occlusion
Put wedge in (before or after) matrix
after
QUESTION: Denaturation of the proteins - what type pf serialization?
alcohol and autoclave;
QUESTION: What are the hep B vaccine rules by OSHA?
all must always be offered and able to get the vaccine
QUESTION: Adding a vasoconstrictor to local anesthesia does all the following EXCEPT: a. Decreases rate of absorption b. Increases duration of action c. Minimizes toxicity and helps homeostasis d. all of above
all of above
Which material is used as a filter in X-ray machines?
aluminum,
QUESTION: Hypodontia- FEWER number of teeth 1. max deficiency 2. man deficiency 3. mid-face deficiency 4. cortical bone deficiency 5. alveolar bone deficiency
alveolar bone deficiency - Less teeth -> reduced alveolar ridge development so the vertical dimension of the lower face is reduced
QUESTION: Having hypodontia will prevent/undermine formation of what? alveolus maxillary arch mandibular arch
alveolus
Huge MOD in posterior -> restore with ......
amalgam
Restoration of class 2 for posterior with heavy occlusion amalgam, composite, microfill
amalgam,
QUESTION: Multiluncency in bone and ramus:
ameloblastoma
Caries in children depend most on
amount, consistency, & time.
QUESTION: Systemic medication for Candida:
amphotericin B
Reasons of reduction of tooth for MOD inlay except:
amt of enamel on teeth
QUESTION: What type of studylets you find causation- analytical, cross-sectional, case-control, cohort
analytical,
QUESTION: Main difference and advantage of using GMT instead of Enamel hatchet? a. bi-angled cutting surface b. angle of the blade c. push/pull action instead of
angle of the blade
Maxillary plane (MxPl):
anterior nasal spines (ANS) - posterior nasal spines (PNS)
QUESTION: Ways to treat kid w/ herpetic gingivostomatitis EXCEPT: a. antibiotics b. gives numbing anesthetic before eating c. has pt rest and drink lots of water
antibiotics
Difference between fear and anxiety - ........... has no specific cause (generalized), ........... has a localized cause, ........... decreases pain ........... increases pain, ........... is painful, ........... is a disease
anxiety fear fear anxiety fear anxiety
QUESTION: Floride supplementation is effective in: everybody, only kids, anyone but most beneficial to children.
anyone but most beneficial to children.
Irreversible pulpitis with open apex -
apexification
indication of perio lesion vs endo lesion
apical radiolucency and pain upon lateral pain pressure
Taurodontism has enlarged pulp chamber in which direction? apical, occlusal or apical AND occlusal
apical,
If a tooth with previous endodontic treatment becomes reinfected, it is best to retreat it conventionally by removing the filling material, debride the canals, and refill. However, if the tooth has been restored with a post, core, and crown, then apical curettage, then an _____ should be performed
apicoectomy and retrofill should be performed.
QUESTION: Patient has mobile upper anterior maxillary tissue that is inflamed. Before making new denture, what do you do? A) gingivectomy B) apply conditioner to existing denture C) make new denture that will immobile the existing tissue D) something else
apply conditioner to existing denture
QUESTION: How many carps of 4% [X] anesthetic should be given if maximum amount that you want to give is 600mg of drug? -
approximately 8 carps (go over calculation) - 4% = 40 mg/mL = 600/40 = 15 mL/1.8ml (in 1 carp) = 8 carps
tx of VITAL toh wiht an open apex & pulp exposure using calcium hydroxide to preserve vitality and encourages the continues develpoement of the root.
apxogenesis
QUESTION: Leathery brown-white lesion? -acute, -chronic, -arrested
arrested
- has ester group, conjugated in plasma - Lidocaine - Mepivacaine - Prilocaine - Ethidocaine - Bupivacaine - Ropivacaine - Articaine
articaine
QUESTION: Patient 2 yrs old and scared, who do you ask to help position the patient? ask parent to position patient for you get assistant to do it you do it yourself
ask parent to position patient for you
if an apical radiolucency is present for a long time with no symptoms and no siinus tract with necrotic pulp -asymptomatic apical periodontitis -asymptomatical chronic periodontits
asymptomatical chronic periodontitis
QUESTION: When do you check for silabount sounds:
at the try-in appt.
Patient feels pain on biting and feeling of fullness in maxillary posterior teeth. No decay noted, why? sinusitis, atypical trigeminal neuralgia
atypical trigeminal neuralgia
QUESTION: Dentist lets the patient sign informed consent -
autonomy
QUESTION: Informed consent -> (which ethics word)
autonomy*
QUESTION: Amelogenesis imperfecta is Autosomal Recessive Autosomal Dominant Sex-linked
autosomal dominant.
QUESTION: Define anxiety according to Freud and K:
aversive inner state that people seek to avoid or escape.
The mesial angle of the ML of max 2nd molar occludes with what on the man 2nd molar a. Mesial MB cusp b. Distal MB cusp c. Mesial DB cusp d. Distal DB cusp
b. Distal MB cusp
QUESTION: What is the name of the federal funded medical care for the elderly and its coverage? a. Medicare wI dental coverage b. Medicare w/o dental coverage c. Medicaid wI dental coverage d. Medicaid w/o dental coverage
b. Medicare w/o dental coverage
QUESTION: Dentist charge for $500 for a crown. insurance only covers $400. Dentist waves copayment ($100) but still let insurance knows that he charges $500 for crown, what's this action called? a. Down coding b. Overbilling c.Price fixing d.Unbundling
b. Overbilling
QUESTION: 8-year-old patient, 1st dental visit ever, scared of dentist? What's the most likely answer? a. Television b. Parents c. Peers
b. Parents
QUESTION: Adding more monomer increases: a. Expansion b. Shrinkage c. Brittleness d. Harness
b. Shrinkage
QUESTION: What cannot be advertised by a general dentist? a. Cost b. Specialty c. License agreement
b. Specialty
Which of the following safety techniques provides the GREATEST DECREASE in overall radiation-risk to patients? A. Changing from Group D to Group E film B. Switching from round to rectangular collimation C. Using an automatic rather than manual processing switch D. Adding a cervical collar to a leaded apron.
b. Switching from round to rectangular collimation.
QUESTION: A dentist has an ethical obligation to report a colleague in all these situations except? a. working under substance abuse b. advertising on electronic media c. abusing patients
b. advertising on electronic media
The office bleaching changes the shade through all except: a. dehydration b. etching tooth c. oxidation of colorant d. surface demineralization
b. etching tooth
QUESTION: Patients with autism will usually show? a. decreased rate of caries b. heightened sense of lights and sounds c. the compassion to interact with people
b. heightened sense of lights and sounds - Children with autism are easily overwhelmed by sensory overload, which can cause "stimming" (flapping of arms, rocking, screaming, etc). - Autistic children are hypersensitive to loud noises, sudden movement, and things that are felt.
QUESTION: Best scale for gingival index? a. ratio b. nominal c. interval
b. nominal
QUESTION: Which do you not need to show empathy to the patient? a. open-mindedness b. sharing personal experiences c. reflection and showing understanding
b. sharing personal experiences
QUESTION: Benchmark for sterilization:
bacillus spores
Most radiopaque in porcelain: a. barium and zirconium glass b. silica c. quartz
barium and zirconium glass
QUESTION: Pit and Fissure caries is described as two cones: a. Two bases are pointing toward the pulp b. Two apexes are pointing toward pulp>>>> in smooth surface (proximal caries) c. One apex toward the pulp and one base toward DEJ d. base of both triangles facing the DEJ
base of both triangles facing the DEJ
QUESTION: Why don't you set denture teeth on the incline up towards the retromolar pad?
because it dislodges the denture
QUESTION: Discrete, non-tender, soft tissue swelling, what is it - malignancy, benign tumor, bone cancer
benign tumor
QUESTION: Main advantage of doing direct composite over composite onlay? a. less Shrinkage b. better marginal adaptation, seal c. greater hardness and wear resistance
better marginal adaptation, seal ????
Resistance form for amalgam prep: bevel in the...
bevel in the axiopulpal line angle to reduce stress and increase RESISTANCE form. - resistance = keeping the restoration from fracturing, "ways to resist stress" - smooth floor & line angles. Flat walls are right angles of tooth's long axis.
QUESTION: Brush tongue to reduce odor. It removes
biofilm, which can be associated with overgrowth of bacteria due to meds.
QUESTION: Local anesthetics broken down by what:
biotransformation
QUESTION: What race most likely to get oropharyngeal cancer?
black
QUESTION: Lowest 5-year oral cancer survival rate? what race?
black people
Characteristic of a lesion that is remineralized: black, dark, bright black, dark, opaque black, dark, cavitated
black, dark, opaque
Order of bleaching and veneering process:
bleach, wait 2 weeks, prep tooth, cement
Collimation =
block (lead)
QUESTION: Articaine - conjugated at ......................... by esterase
blood Stream (unlike other amides, it metabolized in blood stream).
QUESTION: Articaine(septocaine): metabolized in
blood first. - unique bc it is an Amide, but has an ester group that is metabolized in the bloodstream
QUESTION: Patient got LA injection & started breathing fast, hands and finger are moving, heart rate is up - You injected into a
blood vessel
What is false about LED vs halogen curing lights? a. blue light is 340-370 b. battery powered/cordless LED is acceptable c. LED lasts longer than halogen d. something about a photoinitiator
blue light is 340-370 Blue light is not 340-370, actually 450-750 - We use LED curing light b/c has more narrow spectrum, less heat generated, light bulb last longer & generally smaller.
QUESTION: 1st sign of multiple myeloma:
bone pain (in limbs & thoracic region)
QUESTION: Function of clasp arm?
both stability (reciprocal arm) and retention
There usually is no lesion apparent radiographically in acute periodontitis. However, histologically bone destruction has been noted. -both statements are true -both statements are false -first statement is true, second is false -fist statement is false, second is true
both statements are true
QUESTION: Early Childhood Caries (ECC) are cause by all at night except? - bottle feeding with formula with fluoridated water - breast feeding - sippy cup with OJ - bottle feeding with processed water with no fluoride
bottle feeding with processed water with no fluoride
Crown on number 30, pt tries to close, contact interference deviates to left, lingual incline of buccal cusp needs to be altered buccal incline of the lingual cusp
buccal incline of the lingual cusp
QUESTION: Lichen planus most commonly found on
buccal mucosa
QUESTION: Primary stress bearing area in mandible
buccal shelf
QUESTION: What is main area of support for distal extension RPD? Ridge buccal shelf external oblique ridge
buccal shelf
QUESTION: Primary support for mand:
buccal shelf, 2nd- ridges
QUESTION: Most common most pathogenic location for verrucous carcinoma:
buccal vestibule
QUESTION: Denture will not be displaced by which muscle due to direction of fibers? Masseter, buccinators, lateral pterygoid, medial pterygoid
buccinators,
QUESTION: Means of caries risk assessment for 3 groups: white, black, Hispanic what test do u use to compare? A) chi square b) variance c) t-test
c) t-test
Angular chelitis is caused by all of the following except: a. Fungal infection b. Decreased VDO (causes it, b/c increase interocclusal distance; also cheek biting!!) c. Increased VDO (causes clicking of teeth) d. Other options
c. Increased VDO
A 65 yr. old lady living on 40k pension per year, wants to get dental treatment. She does not have any other physical abnormality besides tooth pain in her molars. From where does the money covered for her treatment come from? a. Medicaid b. Medicare c. Private Insurance d. Others insurance.
c. Private Insurance
Pt has bilateral maxillary tori that extends to the posterior palatal seal. You need to make an upper and lower complete. What should you do? a. Make a post palatal strap b. Make CD around tori, remove tori and allow to heal, reline denture c. Remove tori, then make CD
c. Remove tori, then make CD
QUESTION: Who pay for most of dental care? a. government b. insurance c. cash
c. cash
Experiment was done and error = 0.05 was the goal but when completed it was 0.01. The question asks what type of error was it? a. Type I b. TYPE 2 c. no error:
c. no error Error of less or equal of 0.5 no statistical significance..
QUESTION: For a population, the research divides the number of disease cases by the number of people. By so doing, this investigator will have calculated which of the following rates? a. incidence b. odds ratio c. prevalence d. specificity
c. prevalence
QUESTION: What is it called when a dentist charges several procedures instead of one? a. upcoding b. downcoding c. unbundling d. bundling
c. unbundling
QUESTION: When should the dentist NOT use para-phrasing? a. When trying to speak to a patient in his second language b. When the dentist is upset with what patient says c. when giving factual values
c. when giving factual values
QUESTION: Peutz Jeger syndrome? Not...................., but................... on lips.
cafe au lait freckles
Pulp is vital, pt's a 8 year old. Apex is open. What do you do? A. Apexification B. Apicoectomy C. Pulpectomy D. calcium hydroxide pulpotomy.
calcium hydroxide pulpotomy
Primary tooth got necrosis and the inflammation went down through furcation and affects permanent tooth. What is going to cause to perm tooth? Disturb what layer? or spread what?
can disturb ameloblastic layer of perm successor or spread infection
QUESTION: Pt has multiple white patches that can be scraped off ->
candidiasis
QUESTION: Lesion in the middle of tongue also pt had it on palate before and pt is healthy? Kaposi, candidiasis, Syphilis
candidiasis,
What kind of occlusion if in right lateral movement all posterior teeth are not in occlusion:
canine guidance
Based solely on the sharp transient response of pulp to hot stimuli, what is the periradicular dx -acute apical periodontitis -cannot dx based on information provided -acute apical abscess -irreversible pulpitits
cannot dx based on information provided
QUESTION: Patients with sialadenitis (actini enlarge) caused by sialith in the duct. It is a large, painful sialoth near the orifice of Wharton's duct. What procedure do you do for removal? a. transoral to unblock duct b. extraoral to remove gland c. cannulation & dilation
cannulation & dilation (Cannulate the duct (sialotomy) to remove stone)
QUESTION: Patient get LA injection, he started to breathe a lot, HR goes up, due to what?
cardiovascular response to vasoconstrictor
QUESTION: At the DEJ, diff btw smooth caries ..... occlusal ..... interprox ......
caries (conical), occlusal (apex at occlusal), interprox (apex at DEJ)
QUESTION: Definition of a combination clasp:
cast reciprocal arm and a wrought wire retentive clasp
QUESTION: Weakest part of the gold mod inlay is?
cement layer (cement = weakest part of cast gold restoration)
Pt w/ onlay, 3yrs later sensitivity-
cement wash out?
QUESTION: Most common complication of internal bleaching:
cervical root resorption
Few days after placement of composite restoration complains of pain especially with biting but relieved by cold:
check occlusion
Use of indium (tin & iron) with alloy is mainly to provide ............ with porcelain
chemical bond
QUESTION: Candidiasis in cancer patients due to- chemotherapy, radionecrosis
chemotherapy,
QUESTION: Two groups of 100 ppl, gave them different foods & asked how they felt afterwards. which test to compare the 2 groups answers ->
chi squared test
Reversed occlusal plane on pano -
chin raised too high, patient head/chin tilted too far upward • Chin up = frown • Chin down = steeper smile
QUESTION: Kid under general anesthesia: give
chloral hydrate and midazolam
What rinse is used at home for developmental disabled child to reduce of plaque? NaF, stannous fluoride, chlorohexidine
chlorohexidine
QUESTION: Patient has red gums and is told she has "plasma cell gingivitis". Common cause is?
cinnamon flavoring in the dentrifice
Trans illumination is useful in the diagnosis of Class 1, class 2, class 5, Class 3
class 3
What is the most common? Dentinal dysplasia, amelogenesis imperfecta, dentinogenesis imperfecta, cleft lip (Cleft Lip/palate)
cleft lip (Cleft Lip/palate)
QUESTION: What is not important for an overdenture?
clinical crown size
QUESTION: A study is done to determine the affectiveness of a new antihistamine .To do this, 25 allergic pt‟s are assigned to one of the two groups ,the new drug (13 pt's) , placebo (12 pt's) . The pts are followed for 6 months . This study is called: Cohort, Cross-sectional, Case controlled, historical cohort, clinical trial
clinical trial
S, z, and ch sounds the teeth must be: close together or far apart
close together
QUESTION: What is the main danger in Ludwig's angina?
closing of the airway
QUESTION: You help a child help recognize what they are afraid of and make outward positive connection:
cognitive restructuring (psychotherapeutic process of learning to identify and dispute irrational or maladaptive thoughts)
HOw does a tooth covered witha crown react to pulp testing? what is the best test
cold is better test (thermal)
Best way to dx irreversible pulpitis
cold/ thermal test
Fluoride works in all these ways except: Increases the strength of
collage - Fluoride BREAKSDOWN collagen, is bacteriocidal, fluoroapetite is more resistant to acid attack, decreases solubility of enamel, excreted by kidneys, helps remineralize
The greatest decrease in radiation to the patient/gonads can be achieved by: a. change from D to F speed b. thyroid collar c. filtration d. collimation e. high doses low frequency
collimation
QUESTION: An anterior composite placed 10 years ago without caries, what is the most common reason to make a new one?
color change/staining
Microfill composites are more ....... stable than hybrid
color stable
QUESTION: Pt has flabby anterior tissue:• Caused by what syndrome
combination syndrome • Causes decreased VDO
: What characterizes secondary radiation?
coming off the matter
QUESTION: Reason to not have parent in room with dentist and kid? communication barrier between dentist and child, OSHA violation, HIPAA violation,
communication barrier between dentist and child,
QUESTION: Purpose of placing posterior palatal seal:
compensates for shrinkage
C1 inhibitors are used in angioedema to inhibit the
complement system.
Small occlusal fillings need to be done on posterior, what do you use - amalgam, composite GI
composite
Linear thermal coefficient is most for tooth- gold- amalgam- composite
composite (most)
Class III composite w/ radiolucency under it, this could result from all the following except? liner, recurrent caries, contraction from shrinkage of curing, composite contraction
composite contraction
For a class 3 on a canine, all are appropriate except: gold inlay, composite, amalgam, glass ionomer
composite,
Worse restorative material for canine restoration? gold, glass ionomer, composite, amalgam
composite, - Worst will be Composite > GIC> Amalgam> Gold (according to dental decks composite not given for class 3 DL in canines)
QUESTION: Picture of multiple small teeth within a radiolucency around the canine: compound odontoma, pindborg tumor, calcifying odontogenic
compound odontoma - Tumor of mixed (epithelial and mesenchymal) origin is the odontoma. These calcified lesions take 1-2 general configurations. They may appear as multiple miniature or rudimentary teeth (compound odontoma).
Porcelain is stronger under
compression forces
QUESTION: X-ray, what is the cause of radioopacity on the apex of the infected tooth -
condensing osteitis
QUESTION: Which of the following does not have cauliflower-like, pebbly appearance? Verrucous carcinoma, fibroma, condyloma accuminata, papilloma.
condyloma accuminata,
QUESTION: HPV know the subtypes, 6 & 11 for
condyloma acumintam - HPV types 6 & 11 are most frequently the cause of genital warts
QUESTION: - a third variable or a mediator variable, can adversely affect the relation between the independent variable and dependent variable. This may cause the researcher to analyze the results incorrectly. The results may show a false correlation between the dependent and independent variables, leading to an incorrect rejectionof the null hypothesis.
confounding variants
QUESTION: Steven-Johnson syndrome? (affects 2 places)
conjunctiva and genital problems- Stevens-Johnson syndrome, a form of toxic epidermal necrolysis, is a life-threatening skin condition, in which cell death causes the epidermis to separate from the dermis
Why is there oil in x-ray tube?
cools off the anode.
What component makes a PFM green in the cervical 1/3?
copper - at the margin its copper, other places its silver
QUESTION: Open mouth while maxillary border molding -
coronoid process will block buccal extension
QUESTION: What is expected from a high noble metal? No tarnish or corrosion
corrosion
QUESTION: Inform consent most contain all except:
cost of Tx
QUESTION: I had one about a teacher and doing a survey on kids =
cross sectional
Cut onlay & find out margin of crown w/in 1 mm of interseptal bone a. pack cord, take imp b. crown length surgery----impinges biologic width c. use amalgam
crown length surgery
QUESTION: Which one is not reason for post-op sensitivity Class I comp?
cusp deformation due to shrinkage force
How to account for mesial concavity on maxillary 1st premolar when restoring with amalgam: custom wedge acrylic within matrix normal matrix create overhang and recontour
custom wedge
QUESTION: Nevoid basal cell carcinoma causes -
cyst in the jaws
QUESTION: A recently-introduced local anesthetic agent is claimed by the manufacturer to be several times as potent as procaine. The product is available in 0.05% buffered aqueous solution in 1.8 ml. cartridge. The maximum amount recommended for dental anesthesia over a 4-hour period is 30 mg. This amount is contained in approximately how many cartridges? a. 1-9 b. 10-18 c. 19-27 d. 28-36 e. Greater than 36
d. 28-36 - 0.05% = 0.5 mg/mL = 30m mg/ (0.5 mg/mL) = 60 mL/ (1.8 mL/carp) = 33.3 carp
QUESTION: Heat-cured indirect composite vs direct composite. Which is incorrect? a. Heat composite is harder b. Heat composite is more resistant to abrasion c. Heat composite is done indirectly so Less irritation to tooth due to less shrinkage d. Heat indirect composite has better bonding to the dentin and enamel
d. Heat indirect composite has better bonding to the dentin and enamel
Outliers control: a. mean b. median c. mode d. standard deviation
d. standard deviation
Know what DMFS stands for
decay missing fillied surface
QUESTION: If you feed a person through a tube, then you increase or decrease risk of caries.
decrease
- older investment =
decrease expansion
- Increasing water: powder ratio -
decrease expansion, longer setting time
Gypsum: If you increase water to powder ratio, you have
decrease expansion.
QUESTION: What does acid etching NOT do? Increase surface area, remove debris, increase wettability of enamel, decrease irregularities at cavosurface margin.
decrease irregularities at cavosurface margin.
How to reduce penumbra? moving object, decrease object/source distance, decrease object/film distance
decrease object/film distance
If you add a complementary color yellow, what happens to the hue?
decrease red content of yellow red shade - Side note: adding yellow stain = Inc chroma of basic yellow shade - Pink purple makes yellow à yellow red
Increased trituration time will increase compressive strength/ decrease setting expansion.
decrease setting expansion.
QUESTION: What happens when you increase water/powder ratio of an investment: increase thermal expansion, decrease thermal expansion,
decrease thermal expansion,
QUESTION: Pt with class III will have the mandibular incisal angle? Increased, decreased
decreased
A dentist adjusts the shade of a restoration using a complementary color. This procedure will result in A. increased value. B. decreased value. C. intensified color. D. increased translucency.
decreased value.
Alginate (irreversible hydrocolloid) - mixing faster
decreases setting time
Alginate (irreversible hydrocolloid) -increase water temperature .
decreases setting time.
QUESTION: Mech of action of local anes on nerve axon -
decreases sodium uptake through Na+ axon channels
High caries risk patient, when is he indicated for sealants? Obvious clinical cavitation on the occlusal, deep fissures without caries
deep fissures without caries
QUESTION: Main Disadvantage of gold inlay a. deforms under load b. wear opposing c. cement is soluble (not soluble) d. possible attrition
deforms under load since it is high noble gold and softer, it may have higher creep
QUESTION: Placement of rubber dam affect the color selection by ->
dehydration of tooth gives inaccurate tooth shade
QUESTION: Mechanism of caries indicator: enters the dentin & binds to the .....
denatured collagen.
QUESTION: Talon cusp is for? dent invagenalis dent evagenatus
dent evagenatus
All of the following cause xerostomia except? a. caries b. candidiasis c. dental attrition
dental attrition
QUESTION: What is an example of conditioned stimuli with pt that have had previous bad experiences?
dental chair (all others were responses)
QUESTION: Which cyst is most likely to become neoplastic? a. dentigerous b. residual c. radicular
dentigerous -> Ameloblastoma
QUESTION: Which lesion can become ameloblastomic? dentigerous cyst, lymphedema, epidermoid
dentigerous cyst,
QUESTION: A picture of .................... - Short rooted teeth with periapical lucencies
dentin dysplasia
What will not regenerate after RCT: dentin formation, cementum, PDL, alveolar bone
dentin formation,
What is an example of stimuli in classical conditioning:
dentist
QUESTION: Most eye injury in practice happens to who: dentist, dental assistant, hygienist, custodian
dentist,
- Texture/consistency of dermoid cyst vs ranula: ................... is doughy/rubbery consistency while .................... is more fluctuant, bluish
dermoid ranula
QUESTION: Constantly exposing the pt to get from the fear factor is
desensitation.
QUESTION: incisal guide pin position while checking protrusive, why?
determine condyle guidance
If x-ray is too dark, it was too long in
developer solution. - Dark films (overexposed/image too dense): due to incorrect milliamperage (too high), exposure (too long), incorrect kVp (too high)
Symptoms of pain & tenderness upon palpation of the TMJ are usually associated with which of the following?
deviation of the jaw to the painful side upon opening the mouth.
QUESTION: How do cells first attach- dextran or lextran?
dextran
QUESTION: If you are an employer and you provide your employee with reimbursements for dental care they received from a dentist of their choice it is called: ,
direct reimbursement
After placing a crown with composite resin 6 month ago, there is discoloration around the porcelain gingiva (brown color). What is the cause?
discoloration of resin
What is the oil in the x ray tube for?
dissipate the heat (cooling) - purpose of oil in x-ray tube housing à prevent rust, reduce radiation, dissipate heat to the target, lubricate
What happens when no indirect retainer on distal extension:
distal extension pop up off of tissue
X-ray taken from mesial of max 1st premolar, buccal root will be where? mesial, distal, occlusal
distal,
QUESTION: Secondary Sjogren Syndrome: 3 clinical symptoms
dry eye, dry mouth, rheumatoid arthritis
Coagulation of proteins - what type pf serialization?
dry heat
Which method of sterilization needs higher temperature: steam dry heat oxide pressure
dry heat 160 C or 3200 F
QUESTION: All of the following are differential diagnosis for Dentinogensis imperfecta except? ectodermal dysplasia amelogenesis imperfecta enamel dysplasia dentinal dysplasia enamel hypoplasia (AI)
ectodermal dysplasia
QUESTION: Hypohidrotic child ->
ectodermal dysplasia - Sweating dysfunction, abnormal reduced of sweating due to heat
QUESTION: What do you need to worry about the most with Ludwig's Angina?
edema of glottis
QUESTION: Which is not true of elder abuse: Most of the elder abuse is at victims home Mostly it is by the victim's relative elder's abuse is often over reported and exaggerated
elder's abuse is often over reported and exaggerated
Varicosities in ventral tongue commonly seen in?
elderly
What type of Mercury is in the dental office? Inorganic elemental
elemental
If the head/chin position is too low, the images of maxillary anterior teeth will appear .................. & the mandibular anterior teeth will appear .................... Pano xray
elongated foreshortened.
o Perpendicular to object but not film:
elongation
What happens when you don't have proper vertical angulation when taking x-rays - elongation of the object fuzzy pic
elongation of the object
QUESTION: What is the best to communicate with patient- apathy, empathy, or some other stuff
empathy
QUESTION: A 4 yr. old child management?
empathy and respect
QUESTION: Rapport best with: empathy, sympathy, compassion
empathy,
QUESTION: What do you not use to bevel an inlay prep? a. enamel hatchel b. ging marg trimmer c. flame diamond bur d. carbide bur
enamel hatchel
Most common malignancy in the oral cavity? a. metastatic ca (most common malignancy found in bone) b. basal cell ca (most common type of skin cancer) c. epidermoid ca (aka SCC) d. mucoepidermoid ca (most common salivary gland carcinoma) e. adenoid cystic ca (second most common salivary gland carcinoma)
epidermoid carcinoma
QUESTION: A child is most likely to have which of these pemphigus, pemphigoid, erythema multiform, epidermolysis bullosa
epidermolysis bullosa
Young child/infant exhibits ulcerations of mouth -
epidermolysis bullosa
QUESTION: For a patient with multiple sclerosis A. epinephrine is contraindicated in local anesthetic. B. the amount of anesthetic needed for a given procedure is less than for a normal patient. C. the amount of anesthetic needed for a given procedure is more than for a normal patient. D. a single cartridge of anesthetic will most likely not last as long as it would for a normal patient.
epinephrine is contraindicated in local anesthetic.
QUESTION: Pt taking MAO inhibitors what you CAN NOT give him:
epinephrine, opioids (Meperidine) - Local anesthetics containing EPI are contraindicated in patients taking MAO inhibitors.
Reciprocal anchorage in ortho - bodily movement, tipping, rotation, equal and opposite force
equal and opposite force
QUESTION: Blow cold air on mucosa causing a positive Nikosky sign a) erythema multiform b) herpes c) pemphigoid d) epidermolysis bullosa NO PEMPHIGUS AS ANS CHOICE.
erythema multiform
QUESTION: Only advantage of porcelain over gold:
esthetics.
Which of the following do you not do in cementation of a porcelain crown:
etch enamel with hydrofluoric acid
Condensation silicone release -
ethyl alcohol as by product.
Foreshortening of roots caused by
excess vertical angulation.
QUESTION: Anesthesia of facial nerve will cause all except: • instant muscular dysfunction in half the face • excessive salivation • inability to smile • inability to close eye • corner of mouth will droop
excessive salivation
QUESTION: When the denture wearer says "S" sounds & the posterior teeth are touching, why?
excessive vertical TX: so decrease VDO
QUESTION: How do you treat a ranula? excise (all of it)/excisional, incisional, aspiration
excise (all of it)/excisional,
QUESTION: 6 years old patient has acute lymphatic leukemia (ALL). Her deciduous molar has a large carious lesion and furcation lucency. How will you treat this person? a. pulpotomy b. pulpectomy c. extraction d. nothing
extraction
What is not an advantage of rubber dam when compared to not using it? Improved properties of materials, shortens operative time, facilitates the use of water spray
facilitates the use of water spray
indications fro apicoectomy -rct cant be done by convention means -failed existing RT that cant be re-treated
failed existing RT that cant be re-treated
If patient has: - Decay, microleakage ->
failure of composite
QUESTION: Desensitization works if the base of the behavior problem is
fear
QUESTION: What do general dentists report as being their biggest issue? fearful patients, business/financial issues, staff training
fearful patients,
QUESTION: If a child is afraid, allow the child to express
fears
QUESTION: Who pays for Medicare:
federal program that pays for covered health services for most people 65 years old and older and for most permanently disabled individuals under the age of 65.
What is the best indicator for success of intra-pulpal anesthesia?
feel the back pressure during injection
QUESTION: Panoramic with big radiopacity? - fibrous dysplasia - osseous fibroma - Cementous dysplasia
fibrous dysplasia
35 yo female, picture of a couple of radiolucency lateral to lateral incisors, asymptomatic:
fibrous dysplasia - Monostotic fibrous dysplasia may be completely asymptomatic and is often an incidental finding on x-ray
QUESTION: A patient comes in with rampant decay. What is the primary responsibility of the dentist?
figure out etiology of decay FIRST
Central X-ray needs to be perpendicular to .......... & ...............
film and object
QUESTION: Herpetic whitlow - Herpes on
finger - Herpetic whitlow is an intensely painful infection of the hand involving 1 or more fingers that typically affects the terminal phalanx
QUESTION: Why do we bevel the edge of gold-
finish margins better, marginal stability & better adaptation
QUESTION: Causes of allergic gingivitis include: a. flavoring in toothpaste b. food coloring in foods c. Fluoride in toothpaste
flavoring in toothpaste
HIV patient with oropharyngeal candidiasis, what would you prescribe?
fluconazole
QUESTION: least soluble -
fluorapatite
QUESTION: Glass ionomer, what is the liquid made of? Powder = Liquid =
fluoroaluminosilicate glass; polyacrylic acid
What is NOT the reason why you use resin cement on all porcelain restorations?
for added retention, to fill small openings at margin - All porcelain crowns use resin cement for increased retention (bonded)
o Perpendicular to film but not object:
foreshortening
X-ray beam is perpendicular to the film, not to the tooth, =
foreshortening.
Each of the following can occur as a result of successful RCT tx except what?
formation of reparative dentin
QUESTION: During try-in of mandibular denture, you want to check for
full movement of the tongue & do all working movements
QUESTION: Description of.........................: burning sensation on the tongue, moves around
geographic tongue
QUESTION: Dentist mounted maxillary cast without using facebow, but now wants to increase vertical dimension 4mm: open articulator 4mm, get new CR(most anterior superior), take new facebow, lateral movements
get new CR(most anterior superior),
QUESTION: Purpose of bleaching teeth except?
getting past foramen to treat bone
QUESTION: Regional odontodysplasia: .......... teeth
ghost teeth. (enamel, dentin and pulp are all affected. Non hereditary, eruption is delayed or doesn't occur)
Secondary caries is most likely at ............ margin
gingival
What is not a class I cavity preparation? gingival 1/3 of #19, Lingual pit of #7, Lingual pit of #18
gingival 1/3 of #19,
Which part of composite stains the most facial proxima lingual proximal gingival proximal occlusal
gingival proximal
Zinc eugenol is a good temp filling: gives a good bacterial seal, high compressive strength, high tensile strength, good biologicalseal.
gives a good bacterial seal
65 y/o pt shows several new caries in molars and premolars class V, what material would you use: a) amalgam b) composites c) glass ionomer
glass ionomer
QUESTION: What do you place on a 75 y/o patient with ~ 8 class V carious lesions?
glass ionomer
Zinc phosphate can be used for
gold. - Zinc phosphate is used as a cement for gold & PFM (basically metals). Zirconia can't bond to it so we use GI.
Mandibular plane (MnPl):
gonion - menton
QUESTION: Congenital epulis histological similar to: hemangioma, lymphangioma, granular cell myoblastoma
granular cell myoblastoma
QUESTION: Sarcoidosis? Know that it is (cell type)
granulomatous
longer spatulation, increase water temperature, use of slurry water, less water: powder ratio =
greater expansion, shorter setting time
QUESTION: You fit new completed denture and the patient complains of cheek bite, what will you do? a. grinding buccal of lower teeth b. grinding buccal of upper teeth c. grinding lingual of lower teeth d. grindinging lingual of upper teeth
grinding buccal of lower teeth
QUESTION: Auriculotemporal nerve is severed, what are the symptoms? ............................ sweating
gustatory sweating - Ligation of auriotemporal nerve - disrupt gustory sweating
QUESTION: 4 yr. old kid has hemangioma on his tongue from birth. It grew at the same rate he did. What is it? chroistoma, hamartoma, teratoma
hamartoma,
Hemangioma excised from tongue. Which is it? Choristoma, hamartoma, teratoma
hamartoma, - Hemangiomas - positive test for blanching
QUESTION: Kaposi sarcoma by herpes 8 & most likely on
hard palate
QUESTION: Patient with bipolar disease comes in for dental care, choses not to take his medication and states he is in the "manic phase," what do you expect from treating this patient?: he will have unpredictable reactions during the treatment, he is will be obsessed about is esthetics
he will have unpredictable reactions during the treatment,
Danger zone of Cavernous Sinus thrombosis: What is the first signs/symptoms? a. pre-orbital swelling (bulging eye) b. loss vision c. headache
headache - most common initial symptom of CST is a headache, which develops as a sharp pain located behind or around the eyes that steadily gets worse over time. - Symptoms often start w/ in 5- 10 days of developing an infection in the face or skull, such as sinusitis or a boil.
Most common pulpal damage from cavity prep -
heat, dentin dessication
Filament produces ......... in the X-ray.
heat.
QUESTION: Why do you do triangular access on incisors (ex. max central incisor?) a. to help with straight line access b. help expose pulp horn c. to follow the shape of the crown
help expose pulp horn
EPT does NOT indicate
helth of pulp
QUESTION: Pic with half the tongue (left side) that looks like herpes lesion and other nothing on it-
herpes zoster
QUESTION: Which most closely mimics dental pain: herpes zoster, CMV, herpangina
herpes zoster
All of the following you can use inlay except
high caries risk
QUESTION: If a dentist was able to correctly ID disease free patients w/ the diagnostic study, it has?
high specificity.
Overlap on bitewings due to.
horizontal angulation.
Least important in selecting shade? fluorescence, hue
hue - due to lack of variation in mouth
Tolerates moisture the most - hydrocolloid, polyether, addition silicone, polysulfide
hydrocolloid,
Sensitivity theory - ..... theory
hydrodynamic theory
QUESTION: Fibromas are a result of what dysfunction? Neoplasia, dysplasia, hyperplasia
hyperplasia
QUESTION: In most of the cases, localized fibromas are often: Dysplasia, metaplasia, anaplasia, hyperplasia
hyperplasia
Little girl has AL , radiolucency in furcation of primary 2nd molar what is the tx? -xb -pulpectomy -pulpotomy
i think XB but answer was pulpectomy
QUESTION: What causes bell's palsy?
idiopathic
QUESTION: The 16 yr. old can take the decisions for the elder pts if: If the elders are deaf and dumb, if the boy makes the payment, if the elders are over 60yrs, if the kid has the power of an attorney
if the kid has the power of an attorney
After a couple of months of delivery of upper and lower complete, patient complains of burning of lower lip? Candida or impinges of mental nerve.
impinges of mental nerve.
Most common reason for failed amalgam moisture contamination improper prep design - not enough depth improper titrutration
improper prep design - most likely depth (first), than outline form
QUESTION: If incisal edge of anterior PFM is opaque, it is because they had
improper second plane of reduction
In primary tooth , apical infection on the radio is usally where?
in the furcation
Porosity in PFM - because of .....
inadequate condensation
QUESTION: Most common reason for PFM bridge breakage? Firing schedule, high contact, inadequate design
inadequate design
QUESTION: Reason for cheek biting with dentures? inadequate horizontal overjet, lack of vertical overlap, Increased VDO
inadequate horizontal overjet, - not enough horizontal overlap of posterior teeth, insufficient VDO
Pt complains "it feels loose" from a new bilateral distal extension RPD. Edentulous bilateral and rocking of denture- inadequate seating of denture or inadequate indirect retainers.
inadequate indirect retainer
QUESTION: RPD rocks when you apply pressure on either side of fulcrum line, why?
inadequate indirect retainer
QUESTION: Patient has clicking with dentures -
inadequate resting space, insufficient interocclusal distance
QUESTION: Dentist in his clinic notices a new diseases this is?
incidence
QUESTION: Actinomycosis has abscess, draining fistula, & contains yellow sulfur granules. Tx is
incision & drainage + antibiotics
QUESTION: Reason for parulis -
incomplete root canal
QUESTION: Patient has short lower face and sagging lips. What should you do?
increase VDO (freeway sapce)
Gypsum: If you have decrease spatula/mixing, you decrease expansion. If you have increase spatula/mixing, you ..............
increase expansion
QUESTION: New data regarding caries shows: a. increase in smooth surf caries b. increase in pit/fissure caries c. smooth surf caries and pit/fissure caries is same d. increase in root caries
increase in root caries
QUESTION: Angular chelitis for dentures, you need to
increase interocclusal space. It's associated with overclosure.
Collimator function is all but:
increase penetrability.
QUESTION: Pagets disease -> LAB results
increase serum alkaline phosphatase
Addition of long cross-linking chains in PMMA is for what reason? allow doughy consistency before set, allow for addition of more powder without crazing, increase strength, prevent shrinkage
increase strength,
QUESTION: What can't you change? hue, increase value, decrease value, change chroma
increase value,
QUESTION: Levonordefrin is added to certain cartridges containing mepivacaine to:
increase vasoconstriction.
What does acid etching NOT cause? Acid-etching does not cause. Reduced leakage, better esthetics, increased strength of composites
increased strength of composites
Protein binding affects duration of LA Higher values = ................. duration of action (increases or decreases)
increases
Alginate (irreversible hydrocolloid) - Increased water
increases setting time
If you add BIS-GMA to PMMA (acrylic) ->
increases strength or results in the doughy texture to have more working time
A patient presents for try-in evaluation of balanced occlusion of complete maxillary and mandibular dentures. A dentist notes that protrusive excursion results in separation of posterior teeth. This dentist can best correct this problem by A. changing the condylar inclination. B. increasing the incisal guidance. C. increasing the compensating curve. D. using a flat plane cusp for the posterior teeth.
increasing the compensating curve.
QUESTION: Given a case - what is the dependent variable?
independent variable influences a dependent variable, or variables. Ie: effect of Temperature on plant growth, temp = independent and growth; height, weight, # of fruits = dependent
What does caries indicator do - only stains.....
infected dentin
Clicking in TMJ:
internal derangement with reduction
QUESTION: What is worse outcome of nonvital bleaching (internal bleach for endo)?
internal root resorption /CERVICAL RESORPTION.
QUESTION: Hybrid layer - primer within
intertubular dentin
QUESTION: Antral Y (they also called it an "..........................")
inverted Y - A radiographic anatomical landmark: The Y line of Ennis (Inverted Y). It is created by the superimposition of the floor of the nasal cavity (straight radiopaque line) and the border of the maxillary sinus (curved radiopaque line).
If you have pain, waht would be the hardest to anestisize -irreversible pulpitits and Maxillary -irreversible and mand -necrosis and maxillary -necrosis and mand
irreversible and mand molars then premolars then anteriors
Which is not recommended for final FPD cast impression? • irreversible hydrocolloid • reversible hydrocolloid • PVS • Polyether
irreversible hydrocolloid
Positive to percussion
irreversible pulpitis
Whene heat is applied to the tooth, lingering pain for several minutes indicates
irreversible pulpitis
What is DX for lingering pain to cold and sensitivity to percussion?
irreversible pulpitis & acute periapical abscess
When compared to other materials, which of the following is the main disadvantage of using polyether elastomeric impression materials:
is much stiffer
What is Bennett angle? a. it is the angle that is formed by the non-working condyle and the sagittal plane during lateral movement b. it is the angle that is formed by the condyle and the horizontal plane during protrusive movements. c. It is a difference in condylar inclination between protrusive and lateral movements d. It is the difference between in the condylar and incisal inclinations.
it is the angle that is formed by the non-working condyle and the sagittal plane during lateral movement
QUESTION: Best way to prevent speech problems in complete dentures
keep teeth in same position
QUESTION: "Ghost cells" - k............................ cyst
keratinized calcifying odontogenic cyst
QUESTION: Lesion that resembles SCC. 16 weeks and then disappears. a. papilloma b. keratoacanthoma c. papillary hyperplasia
keratoacanthoma - skin tumor that can occur on sun-exposed areas
Complications of Sjogren's syndrome -
keratoconjunctivitis,
QUESTION: Verrucous carcinoma presents with: • warty lesion • white ulcerated patch • smooth pedunculated lesion • large warty mass- variant of SCC
large warty mass- variant of SCC
Which cantilever bridge would be most destructive of the abutment tooth:
lateral incisor as abutment with central incisor as pontic (larger root surface of pontic than abutment, Ante's Law)
QUESTION: Bennett shift mainly on:
lateral movement or working side
Catalyst of POLYSULFIDE impression material-
lead dioxide.
Wear facets on lingual incline of maxillary lingual cusp & facial incline of mandibular facial cusp on left side? pt has: left nonworking interference, protrusive interference, right nonworking interference, left working interference
left working interference
Differences between 245 and 330 burs: All other dimensions the same except for length shape what angle they form.
length 245 bur is 3mm in length 330 is 1.5mm.
Beveling on upper occlusan rim due to?
length is adequate for esthetics but inadequate interarch space
QUESTION: In Max CD vs opposing Mand bilateral distal extension (Kennedy class 1), why is the anterior of the wax rim beveled?
length is good esthetically but there is not enough interocclusal space @ that length.
Which of the following explains why a properly designed rest on the lingual surface of a canine is preferred to a properly designed rest on the incisal surface? A. The enamel is thicker on the lingual surface. B. Less leverage is exerted against the tooth by the lingual rest. C. The visibility of, as well as access to, the lingual surface is better. D. The cingulum of the canine provides a natural surface for the recess.
less leverage is exerted against the tooth by the lingual rest.
What is importance of light cured vs self-cured in terms of shade balance?
less number of nitrates when you light cure
C factor in class 1 composites, which one is correct?
less walls is lower C factor - for ex, class I composite: 5 bonded/1 unbonded: 5
QUESTION: How do you treat a fearful child? use sedation, let him watch another patient,
let him watch another patient,
QUESTION: Patient shows up with kid that has bleeding gums, problems healing & has discomfort
leukemia
QUESTION: White lesion on movable mucosa that you can't wipe/stretch off?
leukoplakia or white sponge nevus
Histologically, the loss of the rete peg often is a sign of? a. pemphigus b. lichen planus c. pemphigoid d. syphilis
lichen planus - Rete pegs are the epithelial extensions that project into the underlying connective tissue in both skin and mucous membranes. Development of a "saw-tooth" appearance of the rete pegs, which is much more common in non-oral forms of lichen planus.
QUESTION: Pic of 55 yo woman with erosion:
lichen planus (Erosive lichen planus - gingival is magenta to bright red)
QUESTION: Which drug is LEAST likely to result in an allergy reaction? a. epinephrine b. procaine c. bisulfite d. lidocaine
lidocaine
QUESTION: Which of the following anesthetic can be used as topical? butamben, dibucaine, lidocaine, oxybuprocaine, pramoxine, proparacaine, proxymetacaine, tetracaine
lidocaine,
QUESTION: Which composites have more color stability?
light cure due to TEGDMA ( Triethylene glycol dimethacrylate) - HEAT CURED (light cured) RESINS HAVE SUPERIOR COLOR STABILITY
With TEDGDMA and HEMA:
light cure to maintain proper shade
TMJ ligaments purpose is to - limit the movement of mandible, helps open mandible, helps closes mandible
limit the movement of mandible,
QUESTION: Pt presents with a restricted floor of the mouth, only 6 mandibular anterior teeth and diastema b/w several teeth, which of the following major connector is appropriate for this pt:
lingual plate with interruptions in the palate at the diastemas
QUESTION: Which describes ameloblastoma best? (what type of invasion)
local invasion
Wen do you puncture an abscess -localized chronic fluctuation in palpation -localized chronic hard in palpation
localized chronic fluctuant in palpation (hard indicates no pus)
How to prevent metamerism -
look at shade under multiple light sources - Porcelain, look at it with different light sources (metamerism)
QUESTION: Which of these is the most likely to become malignant?
low grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma
QUESTION: What was the problem with x-ray that appears too white? incorrect distance from target to film distance, low mA, low density.
low mA,
When TMJ is in rotational movement, rotation is in the:
lower compartment.
QUESTION: Actinic Chelitis:
lower lip shows epithelial atrophy and focal keratosis -> same as Actinic Keratosis
Fluoride helps prevent caries in all ways except?
lower pH of the oral cavity
QUESTION: Sarcoidosis commonly involved organ:
lungs
QUESTION: Which skin condition has endocarditis and glom-?
lupus
Which syndrome has rash on cheeks, ulcers, kidney, etc?
lupus
: # of x-ray in a beam -> radiation quantity (not quality!), density & patient dose mA or Kvp
mA
QUESTION: What you do first before getting informed consent? make sure patient can sign or has guardian, consult physician, discuss options with relatives, etc
make sure patient can sign or has guardian,
QUESTION: First step before/in treatment planning: make sure patient doesn't need translator, consult with physician about pre-existing medical conditions
make sure patient doesn't need translator,
Mobile mass initially but is now sessile (fixed): indicative of
malignancy
QUESTION: Non-working contacts:
mand buccal cusp lingual incline
QUESTION: Sensitivity after placing composite restoration in posterior is mostly likely caused by? due to resin polymerization shrinkage in: margin or floor.
margin
Muscles elevating the jaw:
masseter, temporal, medial pterygoid and SUPERIOR belly of lateral pterygoid
QUESTION: OSHA does all except:
material safety data sheet MSDS, which is made by manufacturer
QUESTION: Primary support for max denture -
max: ridge, 2nd-palate
QUESTION: Dens in dente are most commonly seen in
maxillary lateral incisor.
QUESTION: Radiolucency at the end of a tooth that looks like there might be an AOT but the patient is having symptoms
maybe periapical cyst
What type of bond is composite on tooth structure? a. chemical bond b. mechanical bond (micromechanical) c. organic coupling d. adhesion
mechanical bond (micromechanical)
QUESTION: New patient comes into office, what do you do 1st visit? Full exam, record probing, med history, impressions.
med history,
Which does not describe the spread of data? median. Range. Variance, stand deviation, standard error
median.
QUESTION: best LA to use w/o vasoconstrictor: a. pro b. benzo c. lido d. articaine e. mepivicane
mepivicane (carbo)
which of the following is the least important factor in referring an endo case to specialist -dilacerations -calcifications -inability to obtain adequet anesthesia -mesial incliniaction of molar
mesial inclination of molar
Which tooth will the matrix band be a problem with when placing a two surface amalgam? to give an idea of the anatomy of the region:
mesial on maxillary first molar b/c of the cusp of carabelli also - mesial Of max 1st premolar (MOST DIFFICULT due to mesialdevelopmental grove, contact is harder) > Distal of max molar
The phenomenon whereby various light sources produce different perceptions of color is called A. fluorescence. B. incandescence. C. opalescence. D. translucency. E. metamerism.
metamerism.
QUESTION: Prilocaine causes ................. when given over 500mg
methemoglobinemia - Symptoms of methemoglobinemia: cyanosis, headache, confusion, weakness, chest pain
QUESTION: If a dentist is reading an article, where should he look for the definition of dependent and independent variables? introduction, summary method, results, discussion,
method ,
For amalgam, the most toxic mercury is: Elemental mercery, ethyl mercury, methyl mercury (organic mercury)
methyl mercury (organic mercury)
Type of mercury most hazardous to dentist health: methyl mercury, ethylmercury, inorganic mercury, elemental mercury
methyl mercury,
You place a conservative composite on a posterior tooth and the patient returns due to sensitivity. What is he most likely reason?
microleakage, trauma to dentin during preparation,
QUESTION: Etchant cleans the tooth & creates
micropores for micromechanical retention.
QUESTION: Filler composites: Larger fillers have
more strength, but do not polish as well
If you decrease water temp (colder), you have .................. for an irreversible hydrocolloid
more working time.
Best way to eval available space for rests-
mounted casts
QUESTION: Patient had SSC removed and now has a lesion on the lower lip, what is it? mucocele, fibroma, SSC
mucocele,
QUESTION: Recurrent intraoral herpes occurs almost exclusively on
mucosa overlying bone. The hard palate is the most common site.
QUESTION: Photo of maxillary sinus with radiopacity in one of the sinus and you have to identify the condition:
mucous retention cyst -> antral cyst
QUESTION: Radiograph of earlobe and turbinate: inferior nasal turbinate, (what type of cyst)
mucous retention cyst or antral pseudocyst in maxillary sinus
QUESTION: Herpes can be diagnosed by exfoliative cytology b/c a characteristic .................... cell appears in the smear of herpes infections.
multinucleated
How do you make sure your all-ceramic restoration does not fracture?
must have NOT LESS than 1.5mm porcelain @ occlusal
QUESTION: 90-year-old patient comes in with son, who has a document mentioning the guardian of the patient -
must have consent from them to treat the patient
QUESTION: Definition of rapport?
mutual openness / harmonious relationship - Rapport = mutual sense of trust and openness between individuals that, if neglected, compromises communication.
Cocaine overdose symptoms? pinpoint pupils or mydriasis
mydriasis (pupil dilation)
QUESTION: Lower denture impression lingual area muscle -
mylohyoid
QUESTION: First sign of increased (we think in reference to VD) occlusion? TMJ, myofascial, attrition, abfraction
myofascial,
The most common non-odontogenic cyst: a. dermoid b. thyroglossal c. lymphoepithelial d. nasopalatine duct cyst
nasopalatine duct cyst
QUESTION: Cocaine is a ................... drug
natural
QUESTION: A 2 y/o child has injested 20mg fluoride pill. What will likely happen? coma, nausea, renal failure, c ardiac arrest
nausea,
Acute mercury toxicity for dentists or subacute mercury poisoning symptoms, the first signs is: , other are
nausea, other are muscle weakness (hypotonia) and hair loss.
pH of ZOE (3), zinc phosphate: pH of
near 7 3.5—acidic irritates pulp
Radiolucency is seen in PA under the furcation of primary molar, what could this be due to> -necrotic pulp -roots are reabsorbing -perm tooth caused it
necrotic pulp
An adult patient presents with multiple, soft nodules and with macular pigmentation of the skin.
neurofibromatosis
QUESTION: Clinical picture with nodules & café au lait spots:
neurofibromatosis
Which of these conditions have supernumerary teeth & lisch nodule on iris?
neurofibromatosis
QUESTION: Allergy to ................. is most common
nickel
QUESTION: RPD denture frame or PFM, what metal is responsible for allergic reaction? nickel, chromium, cobalt copper
nickel
Wat tx is required with a tooth that has a draining sinus tract that has been treated via RCT
no further tx
QUESTION: With mandibular bilateral distal extension RPD, when you place pressure on one sides the opposite side lifts and vice versa, what is the problem? a. no indirect retention used b. rests do not fit c. acrylic resin base support d. occlusion
no indirect retention used
Aphthous ulcers in ...................... tissue herpes in .............................. tissue keratinized or non-keratinized
non-keratinized keratinized
Aphthous ulcers in ........................ tissue herpes in ....................... tissue
non-keratinized keratinized
QUESTION: Something about nonverbal vs verbal communication: which is less reliable?
nonverbal
PA xray of #R/L looks like
normal bc perm tooth is erupting underneath
QUESTION: Retentive clasp is
not base metal alloy.
QUESTION: The dentist cements the porcelain veneer with light cured resin and the patient returns with brownish discoloration at the margins, why?
not enough cement or microleakage (depends on duration of pt return) Few weeks to 1 month = microleakage
QUESTION: P-significant value is equal to 0.01, your theory should be right, so you you will reject
null hypothesis
QUESTION: What's not the reason for rising dental costs?
number of dental students in dental schools
There was an x-ray pointing with arrow to the lower lingual anterior.
nutritional canal.
QUESTION: X-ray: Dentiogenesis Imperfecta - ....................... pulp chamber
obliterated pulp chamber (looks like all white teeth) PHONE PICTURE
You have an amalgam that is deficient at the margin by 0.5mm (concavity) and no signs of recurrent decay. What do you do: remove and replace, observe/monitor, repair with amalgam
observe/monitor,
QUESTION: Most important dimension that ensures the metal connector between abutment and pontic is sufficient (in 3-unit fpd bridge)?
occlusal-gingival
pt has - Sensitivity ->
occlusion, debonding
QUESTION: Strength of abutment connection to pontic which is more important?
occlusogingival width
QUESTION: Reciprocal clasp is placed
on or above the height of contour.
QUESTION: Garre's (proliferative periostitis) and Ewing sarcoma are both
onion skin
Isthmus of MOD prep extends over 1/3 of intercuspal dimension, how to treat? amalgam, crown, onlay, inlay crown
onlay, - Inlays when less than 1/3 intercuspal dimension is prepped
a pt with a non vital tooth & fistula that is draining around the gingival sulcus. what kind of abscess? -endo and perio at the same time -perio then endo -only endo -only perio
only endo
QUESTION: How is Acyclovir selective toxicity mechanism of action?
only phosphorylated in infected cells and inhibits viral mRNA - Acyclovir is selective and low in cytotoxicity as the cellular thymidine kinase of normal, uninfected cells does not use acyclovir effectively as a substrate.
In restoring a canine protected occlusion, with anterior overbite of about 2mm. The buccal cusps of posterior teeth should be flat, BECAUSE they will guide the protrusion. a. both are true b. only the second statement is true c. both are false d. only the first statement is true
only the first statement is true
QUESTION: The pKA of an anesthetic will affect what. Metabolism, potency, peak effect, onset
onset
QUESTION: What complementary color to darken porcelain & decrease value? gray, orange, ochre, violet
orange
Frankfort Plane:
orbitale - porion
Your office uses perio scale 1= gingivitis 2= mild perio 3= moderate/severe etc, what type of scale is this? Nominal, ordinal, ratio, cardinal
ordinal,
QUESTION: Gardner's syndrome has multiple
osteoma, odontoma and intestinal polyps
QUESTION: An 18-year-old male complains of tingling in his lower lip. An examination discloses a painless, hard swelling of his mandibular premolar region. The patient first noticed this swelling 3 weeks ago. Radiograph indicate a loss of cortex and a diffuse radiating pattern of trabeculae in the mass. Which of the following is the MOST likely diagnosis? a. leukemia b. dentigerous cyst c. ossifying fibroma d. osteosarcoma e. hyperparathyroidism
osteosarcoma
QUESTION: Patient has paresthesia and growth in mandible: is going to be (young patient)
osteosarcoma
QUESTION: Paget's disease can lead to
osteosarcoma (malignancy)
Which electron shell has highest power?
outermost shell
Picture of a deep amalgam w/ overhang: What is wrong with marginal ridge of DO amalgam of #29? All of the following except ? Occlusal wear, over carving, wedge not placed right, overcarved
overcarved
QUESTION: Classic condition, which is an example? -
pain (as in, you see dentist, you assume pain is coming)
QUESTION: Working side interferences are seen on what surfaces?
palatal inclines of buccal cusp of upper and buccal incline of lingual cusp of lower; (the nonworking cusps on the final side are interfering) - In MIP or CO, the buccal incline of palatal cusp of upper and lingual incline of buccal cusp of lower. - Balanced side interferences are buccal incline of palatal cusp of upper and lingual incline of buccal cusp of lower (it's the working cusps interfering)
What parts of tooth prep can be managed by operator/dentist: parallelism, surface area, length, circumference
parallelism,
QUESTION: Patient comes in with 1-year-old child, how do you do exam?
parent and dentist are knee to knee, baby's head is in dentist's lap
- major salivary glands consist of the
parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands.
QUESTION: picture of #30 RCT tooth -> gum boil
parulis
QUESTION: Where does the retentive clasp engage on abutment:
passively on the suprabulge - Retentive clasp-- gingival third of the crown w/I the undercut (suprabulge), Reciprocal Clasp-- middle third of the crown
QUESTION: Immunofluorescence used for dx of: pemphigus LP
pemphigus
QUESTION: Sloughing of gingiva epithelium in maxillary and mandibular arches: pemphigus or pemphigoid
pemphigus
White film w/ positive Nikolsky -
pemphigus, tx w/ incisional biopsy
- The area around the umbra is called the ........................... It's the zone of unsharpness along the edge of the image; the larger it is, the (more or less) sharp the image will be.
penumbra or partial shadow Less Larger Penumbra—DECREASE contrast, less sharpness
Best way to dx a acute periradicular periodontitis sensitive to... -cold -percussion
percussion
How do you test a tooth to differentiate bw chronic perio and supperative perio -cold test -percussion -EPT
percussion
the best method to test newly erupted primary teeth
percussion
QUESTION: X-Ray: Black women, middle aged, anterior radiolucency (can be radio opaque), vital teeth: cemento osseous dysplasia, periapical cemental dysplasia
periapical cemental dysplasia
QUESTION: #25 has radiopaque lesion at apex. It has normal PDL, vital, tissues normal, no caries or existing restoration?
periapical cemento- osseous dysplasia
prognosis is poorest with endo or perio lesions
perio
End lesions is drained throgugh.... and complet .....
periodontal ligament space, complet RCT and wait several months to eval healing
DMFT is for
permanent teeth (no 3rd molars or primary teeth)
DMF index -> measures how
permenant dentition is affected by caries
Why would you do apical surgery -When the apical portion of canal cannot be cleaned -persistent apical pathology after RCT -apical fracture -over extension of material interference with healing
persistent apical pathology after RCT
QUESTION: What is the most common site of enamel caries? • pit and fissure • at the contact point • slightly incisor to contact • slightly cervical to contact
pit and fissure
QUESTION: Lidocaine is not metabolized in ........... but in ...............
plasma (but in liver)
QUESTION: What acid is in GI cement? silicate glass powder & polyacrylic acid
polyacrylic acid
explains why the dentist should provide a postpalatal seal in a complete maxillary denture? The seal will compensate for:
polymerization and cooling shrinkage.
QUESTION: In Gardner's Syndrome, there may be cancerous transform of what?
polyps in intestine
Most stability: hydrocolloid reversible hydrocolloid irreversible polysulfide (polyvinyl sulfide, the smelly one) *PVS and polyether were not option
polysulfide
What material would you not use for a single crown: a) polyether b) polysulfide c) PVS etc
polysulfide
Which of the following is the best for tear strength - polysulfide / polyether
polysulfide
BWX, Tooth #18 has mesial amalgam restoration with overhang and very light contact. What lead to this? A wedge was not placed right poor adaptation of matrix band
poor adaptation of matrix band
QUESTION: MOD amalgam with hole why?
poor condensation - condensation removes mercury (gamma mercury removed)
Ante's law: 3 abutments, one being lateral, with 2 pontics, prognosis is good, poor, excellent
poor,
Wear of enamel due to ................ on opposing
porcelain
QUESTION: 6-year-old int. disabled child. Treatment is a recall. Would you give sedation, antianxiolytic, voice control positive reinforcement
positive reinforcement
QUESTION: Providing reward for desired behavior:
positive reinforcement
QUESTION: When do you most likely get a puncture wound: pre procedure, during, post-proceduring cleanup, needle recapping
post-proceduring cleanup,
QUESTION: Metastasis is most common to
posterior mandible.
Pt wearing a complete dentures & is cheek biting:
posterior teeth set up with no horizontal overlap.
QUESTION: Sarcoidosis is mainly related to which organ?
predominately a pulmonary disease
QUESTION: What is the statistical measure for the total number of cases per population, regardless of time of onset?
prevalence
QUESTION: The purpose of the rest seat is:
prevent displacement
QUESTION: Anti-retraction valves - used to prevent aspiration of patient materials into some dental handpieces and waterlines - prevent patient to patient cross-contamination.
prevent patient to patient cross-contamination.
Keyhole for post /core is to
prevent rotation - post = key, hole = keyhole
QUESTION: Cast post and core - you put extra slit - what is that for?
prevent rotation (keyway)
Collimating device on the x ray does all except:
prevents fogging.
QUESTION: Patient has dental fear, what is most likely due to?
previous traumatic dental procedure
except ................- plasma + kidney - Lidocaine - Mepivacaine - Prilocaine - Ethidocaine - Bupivacaine - Ropivacaine - Articaine
prilocaine
QUESTION: Stages of syphilis that is most infectious: primary and secondary, primary, secondary, tertiary, primary secondary and tertiary
primary and secondary, - In secondary syphilis, the bacteria have spread in the bloodstream and have reached their highest numbers.
QUESTION: Majority of health service in USA:
private insurance
QUESTION: If acromegaly is not controlled, lower jaw
protrudes
Upper molar crown has a wear facet in porcelain on the MB inclination of MB cusp. Most likely associated with? Interference in .
protrusion & working interference
QUESTION: #30 gold crown has wear located on the MB cusp of the MB incline, cause -
protrusive and working side movement
QUESTION: Etchant does all except
provide chemical bond
What is the main reason for removing complete dentures at night?
providing rest to tissues
QUESTION: Lining of nasolabial cyst -
pseudostratified squamous
Pano: arrow pointing b/w posterior wall of maxilla and posterior wall of zygomatic process of maxilla:
pterygomaxillary fissure - Tear drop shaped in max sinus - pterygomaxillary fissure Look at file
QUESTION: The dentist is performing a block of the maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve into which anatomical area must the local anesthetic solution be deposited or diffused? a. pterygomandibular space b. pterygopalatine space c. retropharyngeal space d. retrobulbar space e. canine space
pterygopalatine space
Lateral periodontla abcess is best diferentiated from the acute apical abscess by? -pulp testing -radio appearance -probing patterns -percussioin -palpation
pulp testing (vitality test)
Pulpal pain that only occur at nighht with no stimulation
pulpal necrosis
What complex endo dx could be completely asymptomatic but should require endo therapy -pulpal necrosis and acute periradicuar periodontitis -normal pulp and acute periradicular periodontitis -pulpal necrosis and chronic periradicular periodontitis -normal pulp and normal periapex
pulpal necrosis and chronic periradicular periodontitis
Fastest growing tumor? a. oncocytoma b. pyogenic granuloma c. pleomorphic adenoma
pyogenic granuloma
QUESTION: Fast growing Lesion on gingiva that blanches and bleeds easily when pressed?
pyogenic granuloma
QUESTION: Picture said: "erythematous, bleeding swelling" mandibular swelling right next to premolars on right side?
pyogenic granuloma
QUESTION: Which lesion shows the most rapid change in size? • fibroma • pyogenic granuloma
pyogenic granuloma
QUESTION: Patient is female and pregnant and is said to have this enlargement and picture has it on the corner of her mouth (vermillion border) and she said it just developed; the picture had it shown as a boil and very red. It bleeds and is not painful
pyogenic granuloma (other option that could have made sense bc I didn't know what it was a varix (dilated vein) - Common in pregnancy & in normal condition
QUESTION: Pink growth on palatal between canine and 1st PM? Papilloma, pyogenic granuloma, peripheral ossifying, irritation fibroma
pyogenic granuloma,
QUESTION: You take an x-ray at a certain mA, KvP and exposure time is 8 seconds when the beam is 10 inches away. What if everything were the same except the beam was 20 inches away?
quadruple the exposure time
QUESTION: In radiobiology, the "latent period" represents the period of time between A. cell rest and cell mitosis. B. the first and last dose in radiation therapy. C. film exposure and image development. D. radiation exposure and onset of symptoms
radiation exposure and onset of symptoms
QUESTION: If you have a study of confounding variable - minimize confounding variables by ...............
randomizing - minimize confounding variables by randomizing groups, utilizing strict controls, and sound operationalization practice all contribute to eliminating potential third variables.
QUESTION: Lady presents w/ blue swelling under tongue?
ranula
Both onset of action & duration of action depend on: dose & lipid solubility (potency) - Lipid solubility (potency): Increased lipid solubility, .............. penetration + duration
rapid
QUESTION: Based on Frank behavioral rating scale, what is the rate that indicates positive rapport with dentist? #
rating 4
QUESTION: Pulse + BP + Kelvins, what kind of measurement? nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio
ratio
QUESTION: It is required mandatory to report all except: child abuse, reaction to drug, etc
reaction to drug,
QUESTION: What is the most definite way to distinguish ameloblastoma from OKC? a. smear cytology b. reactive light microscopy c. reflective microscopy
reactive light microscopy
QUESTION: Most injury/percutaneous cuts happen when
recapping needles
QUESTION: History of lesions that go away after 1 week -
recurrent aphthous ulcers
QUESTION: Most common reason for replacing posterior composites: inadequate margins, fracture of composite, recurrent caries
recurrent caries, - Two main causes of posterior composite restoration failure: secondary caries and fracture (restoration or tooth)
QUESTION: Primary herpetic stomatitis? Reactivation of the primary can cause
recurrent herpes infection
Collimation does everything except: reduce pt exposure, reduce operator exposure, film fog, reduce average energy of x-rays
reduce average energy of x-rays (energy is unchanged) - Scatter radiation decreases with change to rectangular collimator, film fog , scattered radiation that reaches the film, unwanted darkness à decreased by collimation decreases and image quality increases.
the use of intensifying screens -> ................ the radiaiton increase or reduce
reduce the radiation
All of the following reasons to restore erosion lesion except one, which one? a. prevents future erosion b. reduced sensitivity c. esthetic
reduced sensitivity
QUESTION: An examination of a complete denture patient reveals that the retromolar pad contacts the maxillary tuberosity at the occlusal vertical dimension. To remedy this situation, which of the following should be performed a. reduced the maxillary tuberosity by surgery b. covers the tuberosity with a metal base c. increases the occlusal vertical dimension d. reduces the retromolar pad by surgery e. omit coverage of the retromolar pad by the mandibular denture.
reduced the maxillary tuberosity by surgery
Collimation in x-rays -.
reduces low energy radiation.
What does collimation do? reduces x-ray beam size/diameter & volume of irradiated tissue, OR. reduces area of exposure.
reduces x-ray beam size/diameter & volume of irradiated tissue, - usually with circle diameter of 2.75 in.
After surveying and designing which is the first step you do?
reduction the axial for proximal plate
QUESTION: All of the following are congenital except... a. dentinal dysplasia b. amelogenesis imperfecta c. regional odontodysplasia d. ectodermal dysplasia
regional odontodysplasia (or odontogenesis imperfecta)
QUESTION: How do you compare between 2 constant variables? Chi squared regression analysis
regression analysis
QUESTION: The power of a statistical analysis is ultimately to:
reject the null
QUESTION: Pt has worn denture for 19 years, now he has a sore on buccal with swelling, what do you do? Refer out, biopsy, cytology, relieve denture in area and re-evaluate in 2 weeks
relieve denture in area and re-evaluate in 2 weeks
QUESTION: Definition of Operant extinction?
removal of reinforcements that decrease a behavior - disappearance of a previously learned behavior when the behavior is not reinforced.
Primary stability for an edentulous CD on maxillary?
residual ridges Palate #2
Increasing intercuspal space affects ...... form
resistance
Marginal ridges help with....... form
resistance
Loss of marginal ridge affects ........
resistance and retention
Fluoride spot makes enamel more
resistant to future caries.
EPT test for pulpal:
responsiveness (not health) - testst whether the tooth is responisive or not that is
QUESTION: Pontic of 3-unit FPD should
rest gently on the soft tissue & should not blanch tissues.
QUESTION: A flabby, maxillary anterior ridge under a complete denture is frequently associated with A. V shaped ridges. B. Class II patients. C. osteoporosis. D. retained natural mandibular anteriors.
retained natural mandibular anteriors.
Removing cusp affects ........ form
retention
Removing cusp affects......... form
retention
QUESTION: Dentist has to reduce a weak cusp during onlay preparation is to: a) outline form b) resistance form c) retention form
retention form - Cuspal coverage - retention form
Imbibition and syneresis affect which one the most a. reversible hydrocolloid b. impression compound c. polysulfide d. silicone
reversible hydrocolloid.
Conical shaped caries w/ broad base with apex towards pulp is commonly seen in? a. root caries b. smooth caries c. pit/fissure caries
root caries
Common feature between porcelain veneer and all-ceramic crown preparation -
rounded internal
QUESTION: Retention of denture is impacted by
saliva flow (THIN & watery saliva is better and aids in adhesion)
QUESTION: Picture of an ulcerated tumor on palate? SCC, salivary gland tumor, tori
salivary gland tumor,
: X-ray of Stafne defect, only option was
salivary inclusion defect.
QUESTION: Strawberry tongue is seen in
scarlet fever (Also, Kawasaki disease & toxic shock syndrome)
QUESTION: What is primary source of radiation to the operator when taking x-rays? radiation left in the air scatter from the patient scatter from the walls leakage from the x-ray head
scatter from the patient
QUESTION: Ortho pt: has never had a restoration? What would you do? sealants, do nothing,
sealants
Pictures of molars in 16 y/o - does it need sealants, no treatment, Class I.
sealants, ??? bc age?
Fordyce granule is what? • salivary gland • sebaceous gland • sweat gland
sebaceous gland
QUESTION: Which of the following is the leading payer for dental treatment? Insurance self-pay
self-pay
QUESTION: Home bleaching causes what?
sensitivity
What is not an indication for restoring class V abrafaction? a. sensitivity b. esthetics c. prevention of decay d. prevention of further structure loss e. restoring physiological contour
sensitivity
QUESTION: Uncooperative 2-year-old, what are they scared of?
separation anxiety
What didn't cause the unaesthetic opacity of crown? under-prepared tooth, too thick metal, shade selection, too thick base porcelain
shade selection
QUESTION: Empathy is not: shared personal experiences, Imagination, understanding
shared personal experiences
QUESTION: Something about what is the best x-ray: Short ................... high ...............
short wavelength, high energy
QUESTION: The closest a dentist should get to their patient is? Tap their .............
shoulder
By having excess amount of monomer in acrylic, it can create excessive amounts of what: shrinkage, expansion, thermal conduction
shrinkage,
QUESTION: Patients with sialadenitis (actini enlarge) caused by
sialith in the duct.
QUESTION: You give patient a maxillary denture and they come back with generalized soreness under the denture. no sore spots or anything visible clinically, what's causing this? allergy, significant malocclusion
significant malocclusion (gross occlusal misalignment)
QUESTION: Repairing porcelain veneer with composite microetch, etch, silanate, resin
silanate,
When pouring gypsum material into an impression, which material will cause the least amount of bubbles? Polysulfide, polyether, silicone, irreversible hydrocolloid
silicone,
QUESTION: Turners tooth - # of teeth affected
single tooth affected
what is the clinical "hallmark" of chronic periradicular abscess -Large periradicular lesion -sinus tract drainage -granulation tissue in the periapex -cyst formation
sinus tract drainage
Collimation control of ........... & .......... xray beam
size & shape.
QUESTION: Where is the biggest storage of fluoride in tissues?
skeletal tissue
The usual metabolic path of ingested fluoride primarily involves urinary excretion with remaining portion in?
skeletal tissue
pKa affects onset of LA higher values = ........... onset of action (faster or slower)
slower
- minor glands include
small mucus-secreting glands located throughout the palate, nasal and oral cavity.
QUESTION: Etch removes the ........... layer & exposes ...................
smear layer & exposed collagen fibers to form hybrid layer with resin
Microfill have the .......... finish compared to hybrid composite resin . hybrid has: ............. which are ......... will pick up stain
smoothest (smaller particle) (has microfill + bigger ones for better fill), which are rougher Rougher will pick up stain easier.
QUESTION: You delivered a set of complete dentures. Why do you take impression of max denture and mount it to articulator? (clinical remount):
so you don't have to take facebow registration again (preserve facebow)
QUESTION: Eye contact, smiling, and telling pt doing good job (praising) is what type?
social reinforcement
Child patient - you smile, tell him good job, and pat him on the shoulder. These are examples of negative reinforcement, social reinforcement, token reinforcement.
social reinforcement,
Types of Fluoride used in toothpaste: sodium fluoride, Stannous fluoride sodium monofluorophosphate
sodium fluoride,
QUESTION: Bleach most often used in internal bleaching:
sodium perborate
Best clinical determinant of root caries? sensitivity to cold sensitivity to sweets soft spot on tooth
soft spot on tooth - visual & tactile methods are used for detect caries
QUESTION: Most likely to cause cavernous sinus thrombosis: valve infected by endocarditis, soft tissue abscess in upper lip
soft tissue abscess in upper lip (veins of face don't have valves)
You have pano, what can't you do without intraoral photos?
space analysis
QUESTION: Ectodermal dysplasia - ........... hair
sparse hair
QUESTION: Dentist finds a group of individuals are free of (do not have the) dental disease:
specificity - Specificity (without disease) and sensitivity (with disease)
QUESTION: "if test determines those who do not have the disease is... specificity, sensitivity, validity.
specificity,
QUESTION: Lateral boarder of the tongue picture looked like
squamous cell carcinoma.
Very well-defined round radiolucency posterior mandible below inferior alveolar canal on a panoramic
static bone cyst (stafne defect).
Ameloblastoma histology: stellate reticulum in bell stage, epithelium in net flex pattern
stellate reticulum in bell stage, - stellate reticulum is a group of cells located in the center of the enamel organ of a developing tooth.
Polyether, disadvantage compared to other elastomeric?
sticks to teeth/hard to remove from teeth,
QUESTION: Effects burnishability in gold - yield .....
strength
What happens to amalgam if it is contaminated with water/moisture? Decrease in .....
strength
QUESTION: Function of filler in resin—
strength (reduces polymerized shrinkage & increases hardness)
QUESTION: Difference b/t dentist and home bleaching -
strength of peroxide
Functional cusp bevel:
structural durability
QUESTION: Lichen Planus and pemphigoid = which one is subepithelial and which one is suprabasilar vesicle??
sub epithelial, and pemphigus is suprabasilar vesicle.
QUESTION: Infxn of mnd 2nd pm goes into
submandibular space
3 factors that affect caries initiation:
substrate, bacteria, host susceptibity
QUESTION: Osteosarcoma in x ray:
sun burst and symmetrical widening of PDL.
What is reason for the altered cast technique when doing a distal extension RPD? support retention, esthetics,
support
QUESTION: Child came with a history of aggressive behavior and is crying, then should the dentist show empathy sympathy control
sympathy
Alginate impression in 100% humidity, why will shrinkage occur?
syneresis,
QUESTION: If you want to increase patient's VDO by 4mm, what do you do? take new CR take new facebow adjust articulator change condylar angulation increase VDR
take new CR
QUESTION: Making F sound -
teeth touches lip
QUESTION: Young patient is scared b/c he has no control what to do?
tell him to raise his hand if he needs a break/ you to stop
QUESTION: If there is an elderly woman in your chair & you think there might be abuse. What do you have to do? Tell family tell human health services
tell human health services
What determines fluoride supplementation for a city -
temperature
Pt with an RCT in a molar tooth, after one year a cyst form, the tooth was extracted, after another year the cyst was bigger what happened? Bad endo, the dentist did not curettage well when the extraction was done
the dentist did not curettage well when the extraction was done
QUESTION: A denture tooth falls off the denture after processing, why?
there was some wax that was not removed
Most reliable way to test bitality of a tooth
thermal test
QUESTION: If doing a denture try-in, where would the teeth touch compared to vermilion border when saying "F" sound?
they would just touch (wet/dry lip line)
You have a test that is not accurate but gives consistent result:
this means test is reliable
QUESTION: Which 3 things determine the posterior palatal seal?
throat form, tissue type and fovea location - dentist look at before placing palatal seal - vibrating line, throat configuration, tension of tissue throat form, tissue type and fovea location.
More corrosion of amalgam is in which phase?
tin-mercury phase (gamma 2 phase) -Noble metals (gold, pd, platinum) are CORROSION RESISTANT while silver & tin erode - most common corrosion products found with conventional amalgam alloys are oxides and chlorides of tin - silver tarnish but copper & tin corrode
you did a pulpotomy on a 7 year old pt pulp exposed decayed tooth #30, why?
to allow completion of root formation (apexogenesis)
What is function of opaque porcelain EXCEPT: -mask metal framework -to help come up with a base/stump shade -for initial bond to metal -to decrease contamination of additional porcelain with metal in ensuing firing and baking procedures
to decrease contamination of additional porcelain with metal in ensuing firing and baking procedures
QUESTION: Dislocation of condyle- mandible deviates
to opposite side
QUESTION: What's the purpose of an indirect retainer?
to prevent distal extension from lifting up
Which statement is NOT correct about "Paraphrasing"?
to put in your own words (i think this is wrong) - Paraphrasing: repeating, in one's own words, what someone has said. This serves to confirm one's understanding, validate a patient's feelings, convey interest in the patient's experience (thereby building rapport), and highlight important points.
QUESTION: What is the primary reason for putting epi in LA?
to slow its removal from the site. PROLONG DURATION OF ACTION
In an edentulous patient, the coronoid process can A. limit the distal extension of the mandibular denture. B. affect the position and arrangement of the posterior teeth. C. limit the thickness of the denture flange in the maxillary buccal space. D. determine the location of the posterior palatal seal of the maxillary denture.
too bulky at max distobuccal
QUESTION: Coronoid process displace upper denture if:
too bulky at max distobuccal
Pano - max centrals look abnormally wide -position of pt head is
too far back - If pt is positioned too far backward, the anterior teeth image will be so wide that the outline of the crowns cannot be discerned.
Which of the following would result in inaccurate terminal hinge record? acutely apprehensive patient, severe skeletal cl III, tooth contact, muscle pain,
tooth contact,
QUESTION: DMFT - measures the amount of
tooth decay
which is NOT endodontic in origin
tooth with wide sulcular pocket nnot extending to apex
Which teeth do you perform pulp evaluation on? -only tooth -tooth and neighboring tooth -tooth, neighboring tooth, and contralateral tooth
tooth, neighboring tooth, and contralateral tooth
QUESTION: What does the facebow do?
translates the relationship of the maxilla to the terminal hinge axis using a 3rd point of reference
QUESTION: Ranula are due to? sialolith mucus plug trauma fibrous plug
trauma
QUESTION: Turner's tooth is caused by:
trauma or local infection
QUESTION: Picture said: "scalloped border, tooth is vital, patient is asymptomatic"
traumatic bone cyst
QUESTION: What would most cause a man to have anxiety? traumatic past experience, finances, peers, unpleasant staff
traumatic past experience,
QUESTION: First step in tx planning is? treat the initial pain and discomfort of the pt. see how you can make a preventitive plan, treat all restorations.
treat the initial pain and discomfort of the pt.
Maxillary 1st molar access opening -
triangular
- If the head/chin position is too high (a lack of negative vertical angulation, the occlusal plane of the teeth will then appear horizontal or, with a positive occlusal plane, as a "frown line.") = reverse smile line
true
Antivirals (wrong match)- azt with herpes zoster
true
QUESTION: Consent - do not need to discuss the witness signature (I think)
true
QUESTION: Definition of Empathy - Patient wanted to give you paperwork, and you acknowledge their concerns
true
QUESTION: multiple myeloma -> plasma cell
true
Lasers and LED lights don't cure all resins b/c some resins photoinitiatiors have require light sources is out of range: t or f reason as well
true and correct logic.
Big artifact in pano which was a ghost of a necklace.
true.
QUESTION: First step in realigning a distal extension denture you must first-
try in the framework
QUESTION: Patient is very young and fearful first time you meet them -
try to talk to them, go down at their height.
Oral signs of ...................... = cervical lymph nodes, larynx, and middle ear. .............. oral lesions are uncommon - usually chronic painless ulcers. - Primary lesions usually enlarged lymph nodes. - Secondary lesions on tongue, palate and lip. Rare is leukoplakic areas.
tuberculosis
: X-ray tube target metal is made out of:
tungsten (target = tungsten/filter = aluminum)
The area on the film that represents the image of a tooth is the
umbra, or complete shadow.
Most lab complain that the tooth is
under reduced.
QUESTION: Elderly abuse is often:
underreported
QUESTION: Cellulitis most of the time is Ludwig's angina is & a complication is edema of
unilateral. bilateral GLOTTIS.
QUESTION: Cause of geographic tongue:
unknown
Excessive depth of the posterior palatal seal usually results in A. unseating of the denture. B. a tingling sensation. C. greater retention. D. increased gagging.
unseating of the denture.
QUESTION: Keratosis happen where in the mouth? a. palate b. buccal mucosa c. floor of mouth d. upper lip
upper lip
Cavernous sinus problem - due to infection of
upper lip/canine space, infection from max ant teeth
what do you do to find which tooth is involved in the periapical abcess? (waht do you use)
use gutaperch
QUESTION: Which of the following are necessary for a test to be accurate: Specificity, reliability, validity
validity
Which one can human eye see, hue vs value vs chroma?
value - More rods than cones so eyes are more sensitive to value
QUESTION: Histogram is used to show (standard deviation): mean, correlation of 2 variables, variance
variance
Pt with bilateral asymptomatic blue stuff under tongue? a. hemangioma b. varices
varices
Tell patient that he needs to take of amalgam fillings bc they are not good for his health (hazardous): not practicing
veracity (truthfulness)
QUESTION: Smokeless tobacco:
verrucous carcinoma
Elongation & foreshortening occurs when there is excessive
vertical angulation
QUESTION: If you hear teeth clicking in denture patient it is due to?
vertical dimension = too little VDR
QUESTION: If the palatal vault is too deep:
vibrating line is more pronounced and forward - The higher the vault, the more abrupt & forward the vibrating line is.
45 yr. old woman. Anterior crown placed 10 years ago & color doesn't match natural teeth now, appears clinically acceptable & has good margins, what will you do? a. vital bleaching b. new crown c. microetch and composite bond
vital bleaching
#8 PFM is too light but good margins and been there for 10 years -
vital night guard bleaching
DIfferential dx of periodontal abcess & periradicular abscess
vitality
Loss of filliform papilla- ____________ deficiency
vitamin B deficiency
QUESTION: As LA becomes more ionized, it becomes more
water soluble.
Polysulfide gives out?
water.
Best diagnostic image for pathology in max sinus: waters, CT, MRI, periapical, pan
waters,
When is onlay indicated?
when cuspal coverage is needed or when cusp is undermined by not enough dentin
QUESTION: Contraindication of sealant:
when you have rampant or gross caries
QUESTION: Buccal cheek of 60 yrs man, not wipeable? Leukoplakia candida, white spongy nevus
white spongy nevus Leukoplakia: more on floor 50%, tongue 25%
QUESTION: All porcelain crown on #8 is too light but it is a good crown. What would u do
whiten the other teeth. (vital tooth bleaching)
QUESTION: When trying to change person, what is most important? trying to determine whether they are
willing to change
QUESTION: Lichen planus more common in male or female?
women.
QUESTION: Ductility - gold's ability to be
worked into different shapes
QUESTION: Wear on buccal of maxillary premolars due to, due to mandibular movement working or nonworking?
working
The mesiobuccal incline on the mesiobuccal cusp of mand molar (with stainless steel crown) has wear. This is because of movement in which direction(s):
working and protrusive movement
Endo abscess with no sinus tract can pus drain through the PDL?
yes
How is FACT witness is different from expert specialist? - fact witness = individual, who has personal knowledge of events pertaining to the case & can testify as to things they have personally observed or witnessed. They may not offer opinions, which are the province of the expert witness - Expert witnesses offer opinions, unlike a fact witness, that may assist the judge in understanding technical knowledge in order to support their ability to make a sound ruling in a case. An expert witness can be a credentialed specialist in fields.
yes
QUESTION: If kid complained and whined in the beginning but at the end, is very good:
you compliment how well they were at the end of the procedure.
QUESTION: Latent period is time between when
you exposed patient & clinical reaction to x-ray.
QUESTION: What is a 2 yr. old most afraid of? 4 yr. old? • 1-3 yr. old: • 4-6 yr. old:
• 1-3 yr. old: SEPARATION • 4-6 yr. old: UNKNOWN - pediatric fears correlated with age
How do you bevel occlusal floor (gave list of instruments) • 13, 8 • 15, 80 (GMT) • 15, 95
• 15, 80 (GMT)
Best way to determine outcome of disease? • Med history of the patient • ESR lab results
• ESR lab results
What is not included in the ADA code of ethics? • Licensure by credential • Advertising • patient values • Fees
• Fees
Radiographic picture: Floating tooth not in bone, opacities in lesion, what is it? • Whole jaw cyst • Ameloblastoma • Keratocyst • Dentigerous cyst • Langerhans X
• Langerhans X
QUESTION: Where would you look in a scientific journal to find the dependent and independent variables • Intro • Materials • Methods • Conclusion • Summary
• Methods
Fuzziness on outside of radiograph due to: • Umbra • Penumbra
• Penumbra
QUESTION: 73yo woman makes $23,000/year. how should she receive dental care? • Medicaid • Medicare • Private insurance
• Private insurance single individual max 16,700 family of four max 34,600
To make sure casting seats, do the following EXCEPT: • Increase thermal expansion of investment • Mix cement thin • Remove internal nodule with occlude
• Remove internal nodule with occlude
QUESTION: When you find VDO & the max tuberosity touches retromolar pad, what should you do? • Make metal extension on mand RPD • Surgery on max tuberosity • Surgery on retromolar pad • Open VDO
• Surgery on max tuberosity
QUESTION: Pedo 1st visit. Multiple carious teeth on anteriors. During anesthesia is well cooperative and doesn't cry or move. Once begin tx, begins to cry. What do. • Keep working • Voice control • More anesthesia • Oral sed • N20
• Voice control
QUESTION: Man. Lingual flanges are affected by • geniglossal • mylohyoid
• mylohyoid
Insurance question about adverse selection (adverse selection deals with the idea that those at higher risk are more likely to buy an insurance policy. If the price for the policy is the same for nonsmokers and smokers, it is more likely that smokers will buy the insurance, because it is more "worth it" to them—because they are at higher risk for disease. This is averse to the insurance. So the prices need to be different. • only take pt with high risk • only take pt with low risk • take both • something about taking pt of all ages
• only take pt with high ris
QUESTION: Post-herpetic neuralgia cause by: (VZV) herpes zoster, HSV 1, HSV 2, CMV
(VZV) herpes zoster, Complication of long term shingles infection
Porcelain Strength: From weakest to strongest
(weakest) Feldspathic porcelain <Leucite-reinforced ceramic < Castable glass < Glass-infiltrated alumina (strongest)
A researcher conducting a research between students self studying and those attending lectures what is the independent variable? students participating in research, material studied, Students results, Lecture of self study
- ATTENDING LECTURE or SELF STUDY (INDEPENDENT VARIABLE) - STUDENTS RESULT (DEPENDENT VARIABLE)
QUESTION: How do you treat actinic cheilitis?
- According to wiki, its 5-fluorouracil or imquimide - block DNA synthesis, but I'm not sure if those were even answer choices.
Active screw (post) vs. inactive post?
- An active post is one that engages (screws into) the dentin in the canal space. Traditionally, the major concern about active posts has been the potential for vertical fracture of the tooth during placement of the post. Active posts are indicated when the canal length is insufficient to gain adequate retention with a passive post. - Inactive post = cement retained.
can be differentiated since it usually does not occur over bone, doesn't form vesicles, and isn't accompanied by fever or gingivitis.
- Aphthous
QUESTION: Pt comes in saying she's been to 5 different dentists the last 6 months. A few minutes later, she's telling you how great of a dentist you are and that she'll refer all of her friends to you. This example of: Borderline personality disorder (BPD) paranoia schizoid.
- Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a serious mental illness marked by unstable moods, behavior, and relationships.
QUESTION: What is not on cocaine overdose? pinpoint pupil or mydriasis
- Cocaine OD—mydriasis - Opiate OD—pinpoint pupil
QUESTION: Initial treatment for OKC is enucleate or resect?
- Conservative treatment generally includes simple enucleation, with or without curettage
QUESTION: Emancipated minor: if the kid is under 18, know exceptions of how they become emancipated minor
- Emancipated minor assumes most adult responsibilities before reaching the age of majority (usually 18). If she/he graduated from high school, has been married, has been pregnant, or responsible for his or her own welfare and is living independently of parental control and support.
QUESTION: Epulis fissuratum is most similar cellularly to: fibroma, granuloma cell tumor
- Fibroma (and a question about how to treat a patient with old denture and epulis - usually make new denture or modify; don't just wear same denture)
When preparing for a porcelain veneer: - Gingival third: # mm veneer reduction - Facial third: # mm veneer reduction Mine asked what was in the mid 1/3 reduction
- Gingival third: 0.3 mm veneer reduction - Facial third: 0.5 mm veneer reduction
QUESTION: Patient has upper denture, when he removes it, there is unilateral lesion on the palate. What could it be?
- Herpes
Bur used that converges F and L walls? #245, 7901, 169 (tapered bur, 0.9 diameter)
- If 169 is not thre, pick 245.
QUESTION: Cavernous sinus infection would most likely come from, maxillary sinus, paranasal sinus, frontal sinus, anterior maxillary teeth
- Infections in upper anterior teeth are within the "dangerous triangle" area, which is visualized by imagining a triangle with the top point about at the bridge of the nose and the two lower points on either corner of the mouth.
Primary stress bearing area/retention: - buccal shelf (slow resportion, access determined by buccinator attachment)
- Mandibular
What cannot be seen with a PA? pterygoid hamulus, coronoid notch, mental foramen, mand. Canal
- Mandibular foramen (too posterior & inferior)
What structure can you not see on a PA radiograph? - Hamular process Visible - Mental Foramen Visible - Coronoid process Visible - Mandibular foramen
- Mandibular foramen (too posterior & inferior)
- top layers of the skin slip away from the lower layers when slightly rubbed. Most often seen in......
- Nikolsky sign Pemphigus
QUESTION: Lesion on the palate that verrucous and pedunculated
- Papilloma
QUESTION: Best indicator for success of denture is
- Ridge
QUESTION: Most Cariogenic? Sucrose
- S.mutans adheres to the biofilm on the tooth by converting sucrose into an extremely adhesive substance called dextran polysaccharide.
..................... no threshold & no dose-related, probability of effect /likelihood that something will happen effects are associated with long-term, low-level (chronic) exposure to radiation. Increased levels of exposure make these health effects more likely to occur, but do not influence the type or severity of the effect.
- Stochastic
Something in maxilla Antral pseudocyst? does it need tx?
- The mucocele is destructive and requires surgery while the Antral Pseudocyst (mucous retention pseudocyst) does not require intervention and will dissipate.
14-year-old with MOD restoration, decay interproximally and undermined enamel in all cusps. - onlay - inlay - crown
- crown (b/c all cusp has undermined enamel)
Something that causes teeth to look longer has to do with angulation
- how much tilt up and down DOWN = longer
pH that enamel starts to demineralize
- pH = 5.5
Extraradicular biofilm theory recommends endo with: -Crown down, -debridement, -Ca(OH)2 therapy (irrigate and debride)
-Ca(OH)2 therapy (irrigate and debride)
QUESTION: Patient has occlusal rims prepared and bevels the max, why? -VDO and length of max occ rim was adequate -vdo was incorrect bur length of occ rim was adequate -Always bevel max occ rim -Length of occlusal rim as adequate but VDO was wrong
-Length of occlusal rim as adequate but VDO was wrong
TMJ pain are mostly related to:
-V3.
Patient is complaining about a very light colored anterior PFM crown she had done sometime ago, there is nothing clinically wrong with the crown. What do you do Doctor? -re-do the crown, -put a darker shade composite on crown -bleach natural teeth
-bleach natural teeth
Acute abscesses that require drainage are usual -firm localized lesion -fluctant -local lesion -generlized from lesion
-fluctant -local lesion
What type of fluoride is in water? -sodium fluorosilicate -sodium fluoride -fluorosilicic acid
-fluorosilicic acid (hydrofluorosilicate)
There is a study that shows there is extraradicular plaque in an infected tooth. What does this mean that the dentist might need to do: -mechanochemical irrigation and debridement of the canal -doing surgical endo (apicoectomy)
-mechanochemical irrigation and debridement of the canal
Which of the following conditions indicates that a periodontal, rather than endo problem exists? -acute pain to percussion with no swelling -pain to lateral percussion with a wide sulcular pocket -a deep narrow sulcular picket to the apex with exudate
-pain to palpation of the buccal mucosa near the tooth apex
During apexogenesis, all of the above with the root EXCEPT? -root lengthening -root apex closing -root revascularization
-root revascularization
QUESTION: Unauthorized use of elderly's ATM card is not a sign of abuse but in some situation, it is under consideration
. (Both are true)
You notice a void on occlusal of cast. Crown will: a. Fit on die and not on tooth b. Fit on tooth and not on die c. Fit on both d. Not fit on either
. Fit on die and not on tooth
What is the correct method of excavation of deep caries? a. Large bur from periphery to the center b. Large bur from center to periphery c. Small bur from periphery to center d. Small bur from center to the periphery
. Large bur from periphery to the center - use the largest bur that fits, and go around the periphery and then towards the deepest
For a lesion in enamel that has remineralized, what most likely is true? 1. The enamel has smaller hydroxyapatite crystals than the surrounding enamel 2. The remineralized enamel is softer than the surrounding enamel 3. The remineralized enamel is darker than the surrounding enamel 4. The remineralized enamel is rough and cavitated
. The remineralized enamel is darker than the surrounding enamel
QUESTION: A patient who has a moderate bony undercut on the facial from canine-to-canine needs an immediate maxillary denture. There is also a tuberosity that is severely undercut. This patient is best treated by A. reducing surgically the tuberosity only. B. reducing surgically the facial bony undercut only. C. reducing surgically both tuberosity and facial bony undercut. D. leaving the bony undercuts and relieving the denture base.
. reducing surgically the tuberosity only
For adults, black males for untreated decay..
.DMFT
QUESTION: 4.5 y/o child with 0.75ppm fluoride in their water requires how much fluoride to be supplement?
0 mg
How much fluoridation supplement would you give to a 5 y/o drinking 0.75ppm F in their water?
0 ppm
QUESTION: 3 y/o patient lives in area with 0.4 ppm fluoride. How much do you supplement?
0 ppm
QUESTION: How much epi for a cardio pt? # mg
0. 04mg
Max dose of epi for cardio pt:
0.04mg (2 carps of 1:100k epi, 1 carp of 1:50k epi , or 4 carp of 1:200k epi max = 4 carps)
Axial pulp should be? ______ mm into DEJ
0.2 - 0.5 into DEJ
- Max dose of epi for healthy person:
0.2 mg (8 carp of 1:100k epi)
QUESTION: Fluoride is given to children in schools usually by rinse with what concentration? 0.05 daily, 0.2 daily, 0.05 weekly, 0.2 weekly
0.2 weekly
QUESTION: How do they administer Fluoride in schools?
0.2% Fluoride rinse 1x week
4 y/o pt with 0.4 ppm fluoride Supplement?
0.25mg/day
How much tooth structure needs to be removed on the mid facial for a porcelain veneer?
0.5 mm
Usual/recommended water fluoridation-
0.7 ppm
QUESTION: The appropriate/optimal amount of fluoride in the community water:
0.75-1.2 ppm
Diameter of 245 bur?
0.8 mm
- Dential Dysplasia Type # - radicular: shorter roots, obliterated pulp chamber.
1
How many mg of fluoride in 1 L of water at 1 ppm:
1 mg
QUESTION: 7-year-old patient has no fluoride in drinking water. What do you give them systemically...? 5 mg, 1 mg, 0.25 mg
1 mg,
QUESTION: Supplementation for 10-year-old with no other fluoride source? 1 mg/day or 1 mg/week
1 mg/day
Position of incisal portion of matrix band? # mm above adjacent marginal ridge
1 mm above adjacent marginal ridge.
How long after vital tooth bleaching can you bond resin to it? 24 hours, 3 days, 1 week
1 week
QUESTION: How long should you wait after bleaching to do a composite on an anterior tooth?
1 week at least
Patient (6 yo), the treatment of choice for a necrotic pulp on permanent first molar would be: 1. Apexification (Non vital) 2. Apexogenesis (vital) 3. Root Canal Treatment
1. Apexification (Non vital)
Piaget proposed 4 stages of cognitive development: = extends from birth to the acquisition of language 1. Sensorimotor stage 2. Pre-operational stage 3. Concrete operational stage 4. Formal operational stage
1. Sensorimotor stage
Patient has a veneer on incisal edge, small piece of porcelain chipped off and wants you to fix the chip only, what is the sequence of events:
1. microetch/micro abrasion, 2. acid-etch, 3. silanate, 4. bonding agent (MAS Bonding) - Silane = porcelain tx to help it stick to bonding agent
QUESTION: Which order will sensation disappear? touch, temp, pressure pain,
1. pain, 2. temp, 3. touch, 4. pressure
QUESTION: 7-year-old child lives in area with 0.2 ppm fluoridated water, what do you supplement?
1.0 mg/day
QUESTION: Pt has fillings and full porc. Crowns, but b has decalcification on class V?
1.1 % NaF
QUESTION: What fluoride tx would you used in a pt with amalgams, PFM's, composite restorations, implants?
1.1% NaF
QUESTION: What's the concentration of acidulated phosphate fluoride is used in the dental office?
1.23%
Facial reduction for PFM at gingival 3rd is #mm
1.5mm
QUESTION: How much reduction would you do for a PFM crown on anterior?
1.5mm on facial incisal plane, not incisal angle
QUESTION: A 77 years old female 110 lbs. weight requires removal of mandibular teeth under local anesthesia. She is apprehensive. The appropriate dose of IV diazepam to sedate her? a. 5 mg b. 10 mg c. 15 mg d. 20 mg
10 mg - 2mg for midazolam IV, 10 mg diazepam IV
QUESTION: Dentist has 300/1000 patients with periodontitis; last year only 200 had periodontitis, what is the incidence for this year:
10%
QUESTION: Incidence of caries in your office this year is 300 out of 1000, last year it was 200, so what is it for this year?
10% - Incidence refers to NEW cases so the answer is (300-200)/1000 = 100/1000 = 0.1
In-home bleaching kit, what's the percentage?
10% carbamide peroxide
QUESTION Material used for mouthguard vital bleaching -
10% carbamide peroxide
QUESTION: Typical pulse for a 4-year-old is 12 year old.... adult....
110 (12 yr. old is 75, adult is 70)
QUESTION: 3.6ml of 4% prilocaine contain how much anesthesia? a. 72 mg b. 80 mg c.144 mg d. 360 mg
144 mg - 4% prilocaine = 40 mg/mL; 3.6 mL x 40 mg/mL = 144 mg
QUESTION: The maximum allowable adult dose of mepivacaine is 300 mg. How many milliliters of 2% mepivacaine should be injected to attain the maximal dosage in an adult patient? a. 5 b. 10 c. 15 d. 20 e. 25
15 - 2% mepivicaine = 20mg/ml; 300mg/20 = 15 mL
QUESTION: Fluoride - toxic dose
15 mg/kg
QUESTION: Verrucous leukoplakia - HPV # & #
16 &18
What bur do you use to shape convergent walls for amalgam
169
QUESTION: Patient has 1 ppm fluoride in water. What is that equal to in mg/L?
1mg/L
- Dential Dysplasia Type # - coronal: pulp enlarged, "thistle" tube appearance,
2
Minimum incisal reduction in anterior PFM: #mm
2 mm - Mostly for esthetics & thickness of porcelain (translucency layer)
When do you see microleakage with composite restoration done without rubber dam? Same amount of time as if done with rubber dam 2 weeks later 2 months later
2 weeks later
QUESTION: Kid with primary herpes infection. What is the age of infection? 2 y/o, 4 y/o, 8 y/o, 10 y/o
2 y/o,
QUESTION: Increase PID distance from 8 to 16, exposure time change from 0.5sec to? 0.25, 1, 2, 3...... with paralleling technique.
2,
Class II composite done without rubber dam, how long until you see microleakage - 2-4 weeks, 4-6 weeks, same time as with rubber dam on
2-4 weeks,
QUESTION: The strength of soldered connector of FPD in enhanced by? 1. Using higher carat solder 2. Increasing height 3. Increasing width 4. Increasing gap
2. Increasing height
Piaget proposed 4 stages of cognitive development: = starts when the child begins to learn to speak at age 2-7. 1. Sensorimotor stage 2. Pre-operational stage 3. Concrete operational stage 4. Formal operational stage
2. Pre-operational stage