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1.WhattwobonesmeetatArticulare?(Ar:the
pointofintersectionbetweentheshadowofthe
zygomaticarchandtheposteriorborderofthe
mandibularramus)
a.zygomaticbone
b.mandible
c.sphenoid
d.temporal
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2.Whenlookingataceph,whatislevelwith
FrankfortHorizontal?
a.zygomaticarch
b.GoGn
c.SN
d.ANSPNS

4.Howdoesthecondylemoveonthebalancing
side?
a.upward,forward,andmedial
b.downward,forward,andmedial
c.upward,backward,andlaterally
d.downward,backwardandlaterally

5.WhatisthelastmovementinPosseltsenvelope
whenclosing?
a.Hinge
b.translation

6.Whatusuallyhappensifyouseatthemandible
fromCOtoCR?
a.decreasetheverticaldimension
b.increasetheverticaldimension

a.zygomaticarch

b.downward,forward,andmedial

a.Hinge

b.increasetheverticaldimension

7.Howmanymmcanapatientopeniftheyhavea
closedlock?
a.42mm
b.60mm
c.11mm
d.23mm

d.23mm

8.Whatisanalternativetoheatsterilization?
a.phenol
b.ethyleneoxide
c.gluteraldehyde

c.gluteraldehyde

9.Whenextractingmaxillaryfirstbisonlyand
leavingthemolarsinClassII.
a.alsoleavethemaxillaryfirstmolarsmesially
rotated
b.tipthemaxillaryfirstmolarcrownsmesially
c.donotclosealltheextractionspace
d.alsoextractthemandibularfirstbis
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10.Whichhasnoproprioceptors?
a.Pulp
b.muscles
c.TMJ

a.Pulp

11.Whatcanmanifestitselfasmyositis?
a.Osteosarcoma
b.condensingosteitis
c.osteomyelitis

a.Osteosarcoma

12.Whatcausestherotationofthehead?
a.occiput
b.C1
c.C2

c.C2

13.Intheprimarydentition,aterminalplane
occlusionusuallyturnsinto
a.ClassI
b.ClassII
c.ClassIII

a.ClassI

14.Whensuperimposingonthemandible,whatdo
younotsuperimposeon?
a.symphysis
b.angleofthemandible
c.themandibularcanal
d.mentalforamen
e.inferiorcryptof3rdmolar

c.themandibularcanal

15.Whathappensinarchlengthfromdeciduousto
permanentdentitionwhenmeasuringfromthe
mesialofthefirstmolars?
a.increasesalot
b.increasesalittle
c.decreasesalot
d.decreasesalittle
e.staysthesame

d.decreasesalittle

16.Wherearetheprimatespaces?
a.mesialtomaxillarycanineanddistalto
mandibularcanine
b.distaltomaxillaryandmandibularlateralincisors
c.distaltomaxillaryandmandibularcanines
d.mesialtomaxillarylateralincisorsanddistalto
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d.mesialtomaxillarylateralincisorsanddistalto
mandibularcanine

17.Howmanydegreesaretherenormallybetween
SNandFH?
a.2
b.4
c.7
d.9

c.7

18.HowmanybranchesarethereofCNVII?
a.2
b.4
c.5
d.7

c.5

19.Whatdevelopsfromtuberculumimpar?
a.Thyroid
b.thymus
c.tongue

c.tongue

20.Whatshowstherotationalgrowthofthe
mandible?
a.bendingofcanalandcondylarneckangle
b.increaseinverticaldimension
c.increaseinthelengthofthemandible

a.bendingofcanalandcondylarneckangle

22.WhatcomesfromMeckelscartilage?
a.maxilla
b.tuberculumimpar
c.CNVI
d.Malleus

d.Malleus

23.Whatdoesnotoccurinhyalinization?
a.physiologictoothmovement
b.boneresorption
c.pdlresorption
d.medullaryresorption

a.physiologictoothmovement

24.WhatisPeakVelocityHeight?
a.maximalgrowthspurtfrombirthtopuberty
b.birthto2years
c.conceptiontobirth
d.frompubertyforupto24monthsafter

d.frompubertyforupto24monthsafter

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25.Whatisadiagnostictooltodistinguishbetween
skeletal,sexualandPVHmaturity?
a.plastermodels
b.hand/wristfilm
c.PAceph
d.Photographs

b.hand/wristfilm

b.Pagetsdisease
26.Whichofthefollowingwouldbeconsideredto
haveawormianboneorcottonwoolappearance?
a.fibrousdysplasia
b.Pagetsdisease
c.Eosinophilicgranuloma

Fibrousdisplasiahasgroundglassappearance
andexpansileradiolucentlesions
Eosinophilicgranulomaisanexpansilelytic
radiolucency.

27.WhatbonesformtheLambdoidalsuture?
a.2occipitalandoneparietal
b.2parietalandoneoccipital
c.2frontalandoneparietal
d.2parietal

b.2parietalandoneoccipital

28.Whichboneispurelyintramembranous?
a.parietalandfrontal
b.ethmoid
c.temporal

a.parietalandfrontal

29.Whichboneisnotapartoftheorbit?
a.sphenoid
b.frontal
c.vomer
d.maxilla

c.vomer

30.Howmanybonesareinthecraniofacial
complex?
a.8
b.14
c.20
d.22

31.Supernumeraryteetharefoundin.
a.Gardnerssyndrome
b.Marfanssyndrome
c.Mandibulofacialdysostosis
d.Cleidocranialdysplasia
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32.Osteoclastscomefrom?
a.Blood
b.PDL
c.Bone

a.Blood

33.Underminingresorptionoccurs:
a.InPDL
b.Inmedullaryspaces
c.Isphysiologic

a.InPDL

34.Whichgrowthsitesarenotincranium?
a.Syndesmoses
b.Periosteum
c.Synchondroses
d.Synostosis

a.Syndesmoses

35.WhichorganhelpsretainCa2+?
a.Heart
b.Skin
c.Kidney
d.Spleen

c.Kidney

36.Whathappenswithhypocalcemia?
a.Musclehyperactivity
b.Decreaseincardiacoutput

b.Decreaseincardiacoutput

37.Whichmusclepullslipupwhensmiling?
a.Risorius
b.Orbicularisoris
c.Labialissuperioris

c.Labialissuperioris

38.Whataresomeeffectsofacleftedsoftpalate?
a.hypernasalspeech
b.Snoring
c.Alloftheabove
d.Noneoftheabove

c.Alloftheabove

39.WhatistheincidenceofCleftPalate?
a.1in100
b.1in500
c.1in750

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40.WhatistheincidenceofCleftpalatein
AmericanIndianpopulation?
a.Higherthanwhites
b.Lessthanwhites

a.Higherthanwhites

41.Whenisthebesttimeforabonegraftforacleft
patient?
a.Whengrowthiscomplete
b.Whenhalfofthecaninerootisformed

b.Whenhalfofthecaninerootisformed

42.WhichisNOTfoundincleftpalates?
a.Impactedcentrals
b.Rotatedincisors
c.Missinglaterals
d.Posteriorcrossbite

a.Impactedcentrals

43.Whatistheoriginofthemedialpterygoid
muscle?
a.Sphenoid
b.Condyle
c.Ramus

a.Sphenoid

44.Whatcoversthecondyle?
a.Looseconnectivetissue
b.Denseconnectivetissue

b.Denseconnectivetissue

45.Whatisthelocationofthemandibularcanal?
a.Abovetheocclusalplane
b.Belowocclusalplane

a.Abovetheocclusalplane

46.WhatisaffectedearlyinRheumatoidArthritis?
a.Cartilage
b.Bone
c.Synovia

c.Synovia

47.Whatarethecharacteristicsofan
Ameloblastoma?
a.Occursinthethirdmolararea
b.Highrecurrenceafterremoval
c.Usuallyoccursbeforeage20

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48.Whatistheriskofbacteremia?
a.Septicemia
b.Infectiveendocarditis
c.Meningitis

49.AccordingtoRicketts,theFrankfortHorizontal
mostcloselyparallels
a.Palatalplane
b.SN
c.OcclusalPlane
d.MandibularPlane

50.Whatisthemostdifficultpointtoidentify?
a.Bpoint
b.N
c.Apoint
d.Go

51.Whatistheusualcauseoftwolinesatthe
mandibularborder?
a.Asymmetry
b.Magnification
c.Incorrectpositioningofpatient

b.Infectiveendocarditis

a.Palatalplane

c.Apoint

b.Magnification

52.Whichiscorrectwhenlookingatadeveloped
lateralcephalogram?
a.Leftmandibleishigherandbigger
b.Leftmandibleislowerandsmaller
c.Rightmandibleishigherandsmaller
d.Rightmandibleislowerandbigger

d.Rightmandibleislowerandbigger

53.Whywouldthemandiblebesmalleronaceph
taken3yearslater?
a.Headrotated
b.Patientmoved
c.Patienttooclosetoxraysourceoninitial

c.Patienttooclosetoxraysourceoninitial

54.WhataresymptomsofTMD?
a.Pain
b.Locking
c.CondyleDislocation
d.Alloftheabove
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55.WhatwouldyoudotothekVpormAto
visualizearootfracture?
a.IncreasekVp
b.DecreasekVp
c.IncreasemA
d.DecreasemA

a.IncreasekVp

56.Whicharenotcentriccuspsinposterior
crossbite?
a.Lingualcuspsofthemaxillaryfirstmolar
b.Buccalcuspsofthemaxillaryfirstmolar

a.Lingualcuspsofthemaxillaryfirstmolar

57.Onaviewofalateralcephwiththesecond
molarsandEspresent,howoldisthept?
a.13years
b.9years
c.11years
d.15years

58.Whatkindofboneisformedafterinitialortho
movement?
a.Woven
b.Composite
c.Bundle

59.Atwhatstagearedevelopmentalproblems
caused?
a.Fetal
b.Embryonic

c.11years

a.Woven

b.Embryonic

60.Nasalseptumisusuallydeviatedwhere?
a.Superior
b.Inferior
c.Inferior1/3

c.Inferior1/3

61.TreacherCollinsautosomaldominant.Ifoneof
theparentsandthefirstchildisaffected,whatis
chancenextchildwillbeaffected?
a.1%
b.25%
c.50%
d.100%

c.50%

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62.IfalowerincisortoGoGnchangedfrom105to
95,howmanymmofmand.spaceisnecessary?
a.10mm
b.8mm
c.6mm
d.4mm

d.4mm
1mmper2.5degrees.

63.Whatcausesthemetabolicratetoincrease?
a.Thyroid
b.GrowthHormone
c.Alltheabove
d.Noneoftheabove

c.Alltheabove

64.Whichisacorrectstatementregardinginplant
researchifusingitforanchorage?
a.Thereisnomovementoftheimplant
b.Therewasslightmovement(<.1microns/yr)
c.Thereislittlemovement
d.Thereismoderatemovement

65.Whathappensifyoudrinkexcessivesoda?
a.Dentinbecomesexposed
b.EnamellayerdecreasesduetolowpH
c.EnamellayerdecreasesduetohighpH
d.Noneoftheabove

a.Thereisnomovementoftheimplant

b.EnamellayerdecreasesduetolowpH

66.Whichcranialboneistotallymembranously
formed?
a.Temporal
b.Sphenoid
c.Inferiorturbinate
d.Noneoftheabove

a.Temporal

67.Howmanycartilagesareintheinferior1/3of
thenose?
a.1
b.3
c.5

68.Mean=100Variance=64,howmanystandard
deviationis116?
a.1
b.2
c.3
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b.2
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d.4

69.Whatvariesthemostwhenyougofromasmall
toalargesample?
a.Mean
b.Median
c.Mode

70.Esthetically,howmuchroomdoyouneedfor
animplant?
a.3mm
b.5mm
c.7mm
d.10mm

71.Howdoyoutreataverticalrootfracture?
a.Extract
b.RootCanalTherapy
c.RCT&Crown
d.Nothing

72.Ifyoufindinternalresorption,whatisyour
treatment?
a.Watchandwait
b.ImmediateRCT
c.Extract
d.Stopallorthodontictreatment

b.Median

c.7mm

a.Extract

b.ImmediateRCT

73.Whyisthereagreaterbreakdownofbonein
patientswithgingivalinflammation?
a.Osteoporosis
b.Higherprostaglandinlevels
c.Higherphosphataselevels

b.Higherprostaglandinlevels

74.WhatisthewidestcervicalvertebraefromC1
toC5?
a.C1
b.C2
c.C4
d.C5

a.C1

75.Whatistheleaststablesurgicalmovement?
a.Mandibularadvancement
b.Mandibularsetback
c.Maxillarydownfracture

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76.Anexposedradiographicfilmshouldremainin
thefixersolution
a.Aslongasitremainedinthedeveloper
b.Untilthefilmfirstclears
c.For5minat70degreesF
d.Foratleast10minutes

c.For5minat70degreesF

77.Averylightradiographiscausedbythe
followingEXCEPT
a.Tooshortexposuretime
b.Wrongsideoffilmbeingtowardthetube
c.Whitelightbeingleakedintothedarkroom

c.Whitelightbeingleakedintothedarkroom

78.WhichofthefollowingstructuresdoNOT
appearradiolucentonaradiograph?
a.Medianpalatinesuture
b.Anteriornasalspine
c.Mandibularcanal

b.Anteriornasalspine

79.Thedensityofaradiographisdecreasedby
a.increasingthemilliamperes
b.Increasingtheexposuretime
c.Increasingthedevelopingtime
d.Increasingthetubepatientdistance

d.Increasingthetubepatientdistance

80.Whatbonebridgesthecranialbaseandthe
facialskeleton?
a.Sphenoid
b.Maxilla
c.Temporal
d.Frontal

b.Maxilla

81.Ifthereisnocorrelationbetweentwosetsof
data,whatisthecoefficientofcorrelation?
a.0
b.1
c.10
d.100

a.0

82.WhathappenstoApointduringanRME?
a.Movesforward
b.Movesdownward
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c.Movesbackward
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a.Movesforward

83.WhichsuturesgetsplitwithanRME?
a.Palatal
b.Circummaxillary
c.Circumzygomatic
d.Alloftheabove

d.Alloftheabove

84.Whichboneshaveairinthem?
a.Ethmoid
b.Temporal
c.Sphenoid
d.Frontal
e.Alloftheabove

e.Alloftheabove

85.Wheredoesthefrontalsinusdrain?
a.Inferiornasalmeatus
b.Middlenasalmeatus
c.Superiornasalmeatus
d.Alloftheabove

b.Middlenasalmeatus

86.HowmanymmsaretherebetweentheCEJto
crestofhealthybone?
a.0mm
b.2mm
c.4mm
d.7mm

b.2mm

87.Whatdoyoususpectishappeningwhena
patienthasclickingafter30mmofopening?
a.TrigeminalNeuralgia
b.Anteriordisplaceddisc
c.Torndisc
d.Arthriticcondyle

b.Anteriordisplaceddisc

88.Apatientcomestoyouafteranautoaccident
withashifttotheright,whatisthecause?
a.TrigeminalNeuralgia
b.Leftcondylarfracture
c.Rightcondylarfracture
d.BellsPalsy

c.Rightcondylarfracture

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89.Onalateralceph,whatiselongatedinEagles
Syndrome?
a.Styloidprocess
b.Coronoidprocess
c.Tuberosity
d.Symphysis

a.Styloidprocess

90.Themandibularcondyleiscomposedof
a.HyalineCartilage
b.FibrousCartilage

a.HyalineCartilage

91.WhichsutureisNOTattheposteriorborderof
themaxillarytuberosity?
a.Zygomatico
b.Pterygo
c.Palatine
d.Sphenoid
e.Noneoftheabove

92.Thepalategrowsdownby
a.Appositiononthelingual
b.Sutural
c.Alloftheabove
d.Noneoftheabove

e.Noneoftheabove

c.Alloftheabove

93.WhatisthemajordifferencebetweenAperts
andCrouzonssyndromes?
a.Slantoftheeyes
b.Syndactaly
c.OneisClassIIandtheotherisClassIII
d.Noneoftheabove

b.Syndactaly

94.Forafemaleatmenarche,whichstatementis
true?
a.Mostgrowthiscomplete
b.Mostgrowthisyettocome

a.Mostgrowthiscomplete

95.Basedonbonedensity,whichteetharethe
bestforanchorage?
a.Maxillarysecondmolars
b.Maxillaryfirstmolars
c.Mandibularfirstmolars

c.Mandibularfirstmolars

96.Whichwouldyouusetocompare2means?
a.ttest
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a.ttest
b.Chisquare
c.Correlation

a.ttest

97.Whencorrelating3variables,whichwouldyou
use?
a.ttest
b.Chisquare
c.Correlation

b.Chisquare

98.Thedistancebetweentwomagnetsdecreases
by50%,theforceincreasesby?
a.50%
b.100%
c.200%
d.400%

d.400%

99.Apatienthadahorizontalrootfractureatthe
apex5yearsago,notreatmentwas
done,andtherearenosymptoms.
a.Youcanbeginorthotreatmentrightaway
b.Youshouldhaveendodoneandthen
commenceorthotreatment
c.Youshoulddoendo,andanapicoectomyand
thencommenceorthotreatment
d.Youshoulddonothing

a.Youcanbeginorthotreatmentrightaway

100.Ifyouhaveanopenapexwithnecrosis
a.Youcancommenceorthotreatmentrightaway
b.Youshouldhaveendodoneandthenortho
c.Youshoulddoapexificationandthenortho
d.Youshoulddonothing

c.Youshoulddoapexificationandthenortho

101.Duringaoneyearperiodoftreatmenta
femalepatient,younoticethatsheisshiftingtothe
rightwithanopenbiteontherightgettingworse.
Whatisthecause?
a.Resorptionoftherightcondyleorhyperplasiaof
theleftcondyle
b.Resorptionoftheleftcondyleorhyperplasiaof
therightcondyle

a.Resorptionoftherightcondyleorhyperplasiaof
theleftcondyle

102.Accordingtonormalvalues,themaxillary
lateralshouldbewhatproportionofthecentral?
a.1/9
b.2/9
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103.Whenwouldntyoulevelthecurveofspee?
a.Inmaxillarydownfracturesurgery
b.Inmandibularsurgery
c.Alloftheabove
d.Noneoftheabove

104.Inusingaunilateralheadgear,whicharm
shouldbelongandout?
a.Theoneinwhichyouwanttodistalize
b.Theoneyouwanttomaintainthecurrentmolar
relationship
c.Itdoesntmatter

105.Whatarethesideeffectsofabionator?
a.Maxillaryincisorsprotrudeandmandibular
incisorsretrude
b.Maxillaryincisorsretrudeandmandibular
incisorsprotrude

a.Inmaxillarydownfracturesurgery

a.Theoneinwhichyouwanttodistalize

b.Maxillaryincisorsretrudeandmandibular
incisorsprotrude

106.Whichofthefollowingisnotformedfrom
ectoderm?
a.Skin
b.Nails
c.Hair
d.Dentin
e.Cementum

d.Dentin

107.Whataresomepossiblecausesofacleft
palate?
a.Heredity
b.Drugs
c.Alloftheabove
d.Noneoftheabove

c.Alloftheabove

108.Whendoesacleftpalateform?
a.2weeks
b.6weeks
c.11weeks
d.20weeks

b.6weeks

109.Whichofthefollowingbestcharacterizesa
skeletalcrossbite?
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skeletalcrossbite?
a.Maxillarymolarstippedlingual,mandibular
b.Maxillarymolarstippedbuccal,mandibular
molarstippedbuccal
molarstippedlingual
b.Maxillarymolarstippedbuccal,mandibular
molarstippedlingual

110.Onanarticulator,changeintheanterior
posterioriscontrolledbywhat?
a.Condylarangulation
b.Bennettangle
c.Eitherangle

111.Afterrootresorptionhasoccurredduring
orthodontictreatmentandtreatmentisstopped,
whathappenstotherootresorption?
a.Itslowlystops
b.Itcontinuestogetworse
c.Itstops

112.Tochecktheperiodontalconditioninthe
posterior,whichwouldyouuse?
a.VerticalBitewing
b.HorizontalBitewing
c.Occlusal
d.Panorex

b.Bennettangle

c.Itstops

a.VerticalBitewing

113.Whenevaluatingthesmileline,wheredowe
puttheincisors?
a.Smiletogingivalmargin
b.Smiletoteeth
c.Relaxedliptoteeth

b.Smiletoteeth

114.Istheremoreofariskofbonelossand
periodontaldiseaseiftherootsarenotparalleland
aretooclose?
a.Yes
b.No

b.No

115.Howlongdoesittakefortheapexofarootto
close?
a.6months
b.1year
c.23years
d.5years

c.23years

116.Whatisthetimethatthesphenooccipital
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116.Whatisthetimethatthesphenooccipital
synchondrosisunites?
a.8to10years
b.10to12years
c.12to14years
d.15to16years

117.Whichofthefollowingarecharacteristicsof
adenoidfaces?
a.Highpalateandconstrictedmaxillaryarch
b.Flaredincisors
c.ClassIIItendencies
d.Openbite

118.Thefibrocartilagebetweenthetemporalarea
andbasionaroundtheoccipitalcondyleand
functions:
a.Forlateralgrowth
b.Forfrontalgrowth
c.Forcushioninganydirectforcesortoprotect
frompressureoftransferforces

b.10to12years

characteristicsofadenoidfaces?
a.Highpalateandconstrictedmaxillaryarch

c.Forcushioninganydirectforcesortoprotect
frompressureoftransferforces

119.Whenwireisincreasedinlengththeload
deflectionrate
a.Increases
b.Decreases
c.Staysthesame
d.Noneoftheabove

b.Decreases

120.Apatientwithnospacingofthedeciduous
dentitionwillhave
a.Crowdinginthepermanentdentition
b.Normalpermanentdentition
c.Spacingofthepermanentdentition
d.AClassIIImalocclusion

a.Crowdinginthepermanentdentition

120.Apatientwithnospacingofthedeciduous
dentitionwillhave
a.Crowdinginthepermanentdentition
b.Normalpermanentdentition
c.Spacingofthepermanentdentition
d.AClassIIImalocclusion

a.Crowdinginthepermanentdentition

121.Thegreatestamountofmandibulararch
lengthmeasuredfromthemesialofonemolarto
themesialoftheotherwilloccuratwhatage?
a.3

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b.6
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b.6

122.Whenatoothismovedbodily
a.Osteoblasticactivityoccursonthecompression
sideandosteoclasticoccurson
thetensionside
b.Osteoclasticactivityoccursonthepressureside
andosteoblasticoccursonthe
tensionside

b.Osteoclasticactivityoccursonthepressureside
andosteoblasticoccursonthe
tensionside

123.Inordertohavebodilymovementyouneed:
a.Aforceandamoment
b.Aforce
c.Amoment
d.Acouple

a.Aforceandamoment

124.Incisorliabilityrefersto
a.Thespaceneededforthemaxillaryincisors
b.Theproclinationofthemaxillaryincisors
c.Theretroclinationofthemaxillaryincisors

a.Thespaceneededforthemaxillaryincisors

125.Apatientwithacleftpalateonlyisbest
retainedwith
a.Ananteriorbridge
b.Aposteriorbridge
c.Partialdenture
d.Retainerwithapontic

126.Ifyoursamplesizewasoriginally25andyou
increaseditto400,youwouldincreaseyour
accuracyby
a.4times
b.40times
c.4000times
d.Noneoftheabove

127.Thebestmeasureofthelimitsofasample
are
a.Range
b.StandardDeviation
c.Mean
d.Specificity
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d.Retainerwithapontic

A.
Marginoferrorisequalto1/squarerootofthe
samplesize.

b.StandardDeviation

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128.Resorptionisinfluencedby
a.Hypothyroidism
b.Nutrition
c.Appliancetype

a.Hypothyroidism

129.Whatdoesnothappenduringtootheruption
a.Elongationoftheroots
b.Occlusalmovement
c.Mesialmovement
d.Growthofthealveolarbone
e.Resorptionofdeciduoustoothroots

c.Mesialmovement

130.Younoticeapatientthatis9yearsoldwitha
spacebetweentheincisors.Thisconditionis:
a.Normal
b.Causedbythefrenum
c.Theuglyducklingstage
d.Pathologic

a.Normal

131.YourpatienthasClassImolarandcanine
occlusioninbotharchesandeverythingisnormal.
Thereisspacingintheanteriormaxillarysegment.
Theproblemis:
a.Mandibularteetharetoolarge
b.Maxillaryteetharetoosmall
c.Basalboneinthemaxillaryarchistoolarge
d.Noneoftheabove

b.Maxillaryteetharetoosmall

132.Agoodmeasureoftheseverityofa
malocclusionistheABlineto
a.Occlusalplane
b.Mandibularplane
c.Frankforthorizontal
d.Facialplane

133.Whatisthebestpointfromwhichtomeasure
theprotrusionoftheupperincisor?
a.SNA
b.Facialangle
c.Frankforthorizontal

134.Iftheangleofconvexityisnormallyzeroand
youmeasure5,whattypeofmalocclusionisit?
a.ClassI
b.ClassIIdivI
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d.Facialplane

a.SNA

c.ClassIIdiv2
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b.ClassIIdivI
c.ClassIIdiv2
d.ClassIII

c.ClassIIdiv2

135.Cephalometricsisbestusedtodetermine
a.Skeletalpattern
b.Dentalpattern
c.Dentalpatternrelatedtotheskeletalpattern
d.Noneoftheabove

c.Dentalpatternrelatedtotheskeletalpattern

136.Theoptimumforcetoretractacanineis
a.50to75grams
b.75to100grams
c.100to150grams
d.150to300grams

c.100to150grams

137.Whichtoothislowestinthemandibleatage
8?
a.Lateralincisor
b.Firstbicuspid
c.Secondbicuspid
d.Canine

c.Secondbicuspid

138.WithacervicalheadgearKloentypewiththe
bowsbentlowerthantheocclusalplane:
a.Itwouldextrudetheteeth
b.Intrudethemolarwhiledistalizing
c.Produceadistalmovementwithextrusionofthe
crownsbymovingtherootstoa
largerarc

139.Individualswhoarelateintheirmaturation
showlargerincrementsofgrowththanthose
individualswhomatureearly.
a.True
b.False

140.Themandibulargrowthrateinfemaleshas
beenfoundtobe:
a.Twiceaslargefor14to16yearoldswhen
comparedto16to20yearolds
b.Similarfor14to16yearoldswhencomparedto
16to20yearolds
c.Primarilyinthemandibularplanearea
d.Greaterinverticalgrowththaninanterior
posterior
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c.Produceadistalmovementwithextrusionofthe
crownsbymovingtherootstoa
largerarc

a.true

d.Greaterinverticalgrowththaninanterior
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141.Softtissueresponsesafteradoublejaw
surgicalprocedure,whencomparedwithasingle
jaw
a.Showgreaterchangesindoublejawsurgery,
withmorefullnessofthelips
b.Showfewerchangesthansinglejawsurgery,
duetolessmovement
c.Showsimilarchanges,exceptinthelowerlip
andchin.
d.Showagreaterreductionintheupperandlower
lipwiththedoublejawsurgical
procedure

142.Patientswithseverenasopharyngeal
obstructionwhoundergoadenoidectomywill
changefrommouthopenbreathingtomouth
closedbreathingapproximately
a.10%ofthetime
b.50%ofthetime
c.80%ofthetime
d.Rarely

143.Thermaldebondingofbracketsisan
alternativetotheusualtechniqueemployed.When
ceramicBracketsaredebondedbythermalmeans,
bothmoretimeandahighertemperatureare
requiredthanforthedebondingofstainlesssteel
brackets,assumingatwopasteadhesivesystem
used.
a.True
b.False

144.Subgingivalirrigationoforthodontically
bandedfirstmolarswitheitherasolutionof
chlorhexidineorisotonicsalinesolutionproduces
a:
a.Virtualcessationofgingivalpapillarybleeding
b.Limitedeffectongingivalpapillarybleeding
c.Greatereffectwithchlorhexidinethanwith
isotonicsaline
d.Greatereffectwithisotonicsalinethanwith
chlorhexidine

145.Bondedmolarsencouragebetterperiodontal
healthofadultsandadolescentsthanbanded
molars
a.True
b.False
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b.Showfewerchangesthansinglejawsurgery,
duetolessmovement

c.80%ofthetime

a.True

c.Greatereffectwithchlorhexidinethanwith
isotonicsaline

b.False

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146.Whichofthefollowingvariablesdonotseem
associatedwiththeabilitytoprojectagingival
smileline?
a)iandii
b)i,iiiandiv
c)ii,iii,andiv
d)Alloftheabove
i.Upperliplength
ii.Incisorclinicalcrownheight
iii.Mandibularplaneangle
iv.Palatalplaneangle

147.InutilizingtheWitsAnalysis,thechoiceof
occlusalplanecanaltertheresults.Ifthefunctional
occlusalplaneisusedasopposedtothebisected
occlusalplane,ahighercorrelationtotheANB
angleisnoted.

a)iandii

a.True

a.True
b.False

148.Patientstreatedwitharchlengthexpansion
proceduresinthemixeddentition:
a.Maintaintheexpansionforanindefinitetime
periodaftertreatment
b.Relapsetotheoriginalarchlengthimmediately
aftertreatment
c.Losearchlength,inthemajorityofcases,until
thearchlengthislessthanthepretreatmentarch
length
d.Relapsetotheoriginalarchlengthafteran
averagetimeof7yearsposttreatment

149.Whencomparedtometalbrackets,aproblem
associatedwithceramicbracketsistheincreased
frictionduetotheroughnessofthebracket
interface
a.True
b.False

150.Maxillaryincisorretractionduringorthodontic
treatmentleadsto:
i.Forwardmandibulardisplacement
ii.Distalmandibulardisplacement
iii.Condylardisplacement
iv.Growthofthenoseandchin
a)iandiv
b)iiandiii
c)ivonly

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d.Relapsetotheoriginalarchlengthafteran
averagetimeof7yearsposttreatment

a.True

d)Noneoftheabove

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151.IfyouknowthevalueofXandwithwhichtest
youcanfindoutthevalueofY:
a.Coefficientofvariance
b.Regression

152.Amolarwithaperiodontalconditionanda
furcationinvolvementofIII,youintendto
uprightandintrudeit,whathappenstothe
furcation?
a.Decreased
b.Increased
c.Sameornotchanged
d.Gingivalrecession

153.Whereareadrenocorticosteroidsproduced?
a.Thalamus
b.Pituitary
c.Thyroid
d.Adrenalgland

154.A13yearoldpatientneedsanimplantofthe
maxillaryincisor,atwhattimeshouldit
bedone?
a.Immediatelyfollowingorthodontictreatment
b.Oncegrowthiscompleted
c.Intwoyears

b.Regression

c.Sameornotchanged

d.Adrenalgland

b.Oncegrowthiscompleted

155.Theposteriorpointoftheanteriorcranialbase
isthe
a.Sphenoid
b.Basion
c.SellaTurcica

a.Sphenoid

156.Thehammockligamentisrelatedto
a.Eruption
b.TheTMJ
c.Thedigastrics

a.Eruption

157.WhichofthefollowingtissuesdoesNOTgrow
interstitially?
a.Muscle
b.Bone

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158.WhatisNOTamajorcauseofmalocclusion?
a.Drugs
b.Habits
c.Hereditary
d.Endocrineimbalances
e.Noneoftheabove

e.Noneoftheabove

159.Acromegalyiscausedbyadisturbanceinthe
a.Anteriorpituitarygland
b.Posteriorpituitarygland
c.Hypothalamus

a.Anteriorpituitarygland

160.Whichpartofthemaxilladoesgrowth
increasethearchlength?
a.Condyle
b.Tuberosity
c.Alveolus

b.Tuberosity

161.Atwhatpointdoesthepalatecloseinfetal
life?
a.2weeks
b.6weeks
c.12weeks
d.20weeks

c.12weeks

162.Whendoprimaryteethstarttocalcifyinthe
fetus?
a.4weeks
b.14weeks
c.24weeks
d.8months

b.14weeks

163.Whichboneisnotpartofthebonyorbit
a.Sphenoid
b.Vomer
c.Temporal
d.Lacrimal

164.Wheredoesthesecondbranchofthe
trigeminalnervepassthrough?
a.ForamenRotundum
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b.Vomer

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165.Thefacialnerveisderivedfromwhich
branchialarch?
a.First
b.Second
c.Noneoftheabove

a.ForamenRotundum

b.Second

166.Fromwhereistheincusderived?
Embryologicallyitisderivedfromthefirst
pharyngealarchalongwiththerestofthebonesof
mastication,suchasthe
maxillaandmandible.
a.Meckelscartilage
b.Thefirstbranchialarch
c.Tuberculumimpar

a.Meckelscartilage

167.Fromwheredoesthealaofthenosederived?
a.LateralNasalprocess
b.Mediannasalprocess
c.Maxilla

a.LateralNasalprocess

168.GrowthdoesNOToccurat
a.Fibroussutures
b.Syndesmoses
c.Synchondroses
d.Synostoses

d.Synostoses

169.Wheredoesthemandibularforamenlie?
a.Belowandanteriortothemandibularmolars
b.Belowandposteriortothemandibularmolars
c.Aboveandposteriortothemandibularmolars
d.Aboveandanteriortothemandibularmolars

c.Aboveandposteriortothemandibularmolars

170.Whichsutureseparatestheoccipitaland
parietalbones?
a.Sagittal
b.Lambdoid
c.Occipitomastoid
d.Parietomastoid

b.Lambdoid

171.Thepartsofthesphenoidboneincludeallof
theseEXCEPT
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a.Anteriorclinoidprocess
b.DorsumSellae
c.Cribriformplate
d.Hypophysealfossa

c.Cribriformplate

172.Whichofthebelowistheposteriorborderof
themaxillarytuberosity?
a.Theposteriorpartofthepterygomaxillarysuture
b.Theanteriorpartofthepterygomaxillarysuture

b.Theanteriorpartofthepterygomaxillarysuture

173.Whichofthebelowistheanteriorborderof
thepterygoidplate?
a.Theposteriorpartofthepterygomaxillarysuture
b.Theanteriorpartofthepterygomaxillarysuture

a.Theposteriorpartofthepterygomaxillarysuture

174.Thecribriformplateispartofwhichbone?
a.Sphenoid
b.Ethmoid
c.Mastoid
d.Temporal

b.Ethmoid

175.Whichsuturesdoesmaxillaryexpansion
affect?
a.Midpalatal
b.Circummaxillary
c.Circumzygomatic
d.Alloftheabove

176.Thelimitofmaxillaryexpansionisdictatedby
a.Theamountoftippingyoucangetbytheteeth
b.Nothing,youcangetalltheexpansionyouwant
c.Zygomaticarches
d.Howlargethepalatalsutureis

177.Aftermaxillaryexpansion,howlongdoesit
taketoreestablishthesuture?
a.46weeks
b.23months
c.46months
d.9months

178.Whichofthebelowistrueaboutthesuture
expandinginmaxillaryexpansion?
a.Itexpandsmoreanteriorlythanposteriorlyand
moreinferiorlythansuperiorly
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d.Alloftheabove

c.Zygomaticarches

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moreinferiorlythansuperiorly
b.Itexpandsmoreposteriorlythananteriorlyand
moreinferiorlythansuperiorly
c.Itexpandsmoreanteriorlythanposteriorlyand
moresuperiorlythaninferiorly
d.Itexpandsmoreposteriorlythananteriorlyand
moresuperiorlythaninferiorly

179.Howmanybranchesdoesthefacialnerve
have?
a.2
b.3
c.4
d.5

180.Fromwhichbonedoesthemedialpterygoid
musclearisefromthepterygoidfossa?
a.Sphenoid
b.Ethmoid
c.Temporal
d.Nasal

a.Itexpandsmoreanteriorlythanposteriorlyand
moreinferiorlythansuperiorly

d.5

a.Sphenoid

181.Fromwheredocellsforbonedeposition
originate?
a.Osteoclasts
b.Blood
c.Mesenchymalcells
d.Chondrocytes

c.Mesenchymalcells

182.WhichofthefollowingareNOTcommon
characteristicsofclefts?
a.Missinglateralincisors
b.Impactedcentralincisors
c.Deficientmaxilla
d.Normalmandible

b.Impactedcentralincisors

183.Whatcausesaprobleminacleftpatients
speech?
a.Aninabilitytobuildupintraoralpressure
b.Alargetongue
c.Anarrowmandible
d.Alloftheabove

a.Aninabilitytobuildupintraoralpressure

184.Anisolatedcleftofthesoftpalategivesa
problemwith
a.Missingteeth
b.Deficientmaxilla
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185.WhichofthefollowingisNOTassociatedwith
cleidocranialdysostosis?
a.Missingclavicals
b.FrontalandParietalbossing
c.Manyuneruptedsupernumeraryteeth
d.Protrusivemaxilla
e.Alloftheaboveareassociatedwithcleidocranial
dysostosis

d.Protrusivemaxilla

186.Whatarethechancesthatachildwillinherit
thetraitifanautosomaldominant
individualandanoncarrierhaveachild?
a.25%
b.50%
c.75%

b.50%

187.Whatarethechancesthatasecondchildwill
havethecharacteristicifoneparentis
affectedbyanautosomaldominantcharacteristic
andtheotherisnotandtheyalready
haveonechildwiththecharacteristic?
a.25%
b.50%
c.75%
d.100%

b.50%

189.Whatismostlikelythecauseofmalocclusion
incerebralpalsy?
a.Bonemalformation
b.Neuraldysfunction
c.Musculardysfunction

c.Musculardysfunction

188.Mostanomaliesoccurinwhichperiod
a.Preembryonic
b.Embryonic
c.Fetal
d.Neonatal

b.Embryonic

190.Whenshouldanalveolarbonegraftinacleft
sitebeperformed?
a.Whenthecaninerootis1/3formed
b.Whenthecaninerootis2/3formed
c.Whenthecentralrootis1/3formed
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191.WhatarethearticularsurfacesoftheTMJ
linedby?
a.Synovialfluid
b.Athinsynovialmembrane
c.TMJligament

192.Asuddenchangeinocclusion,openbiteand
painareassociatedwith
a.Rheumatoidarthritis
b.Osteoarthritis
c.Thepsyche

193.Whichofthefollowingtestsareusedto
diagnoseananteriorlydisplaceddisk?
a.Arthrogram
b.Tomograms
c.Cephalogram
d.Panorex

194.TMJpaincanbecausedby
a.Myositis
b.Trauma
c.Dentalproblems
d.Intracapsularproblems
e.Alloftheabove
f.Noneoftheabove

b.Athinsynovialmembrane

b.Osteoarthritis

a.Arthrogram

e.Alloftheabove

195.ApatientpresentswithTMJandmusclepain
thatcrossesthemidline.Whataresome
likelyexplanations?
a.Itisofosteolyticorigin
b.Itisofpsychogenicorigin
c.Itisofmuscularorigin

b.Itisofpsychogenicorigin

196.Apatientpresentswithamandibularshiftto
therightonopening.Theymayhave
a.Rightcondylarresorption
b.Leftcondylarresorption
c.Rightpterygoidparalysis
d.Leftpterygoidparalysis

a.Rightcondylarresorption

197.Instrumentsthatcannotbeheatsterilizedcan
besterilizedwith:
a.Highheat

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198.Abdominalthrustsonachildshouldbe
performed
a.Abovethenavelandabovethesternum
b.Abovethenavelandbelowthesternum
c.Belowthenavelandabovethesternum
d.Belowthenavelandbelowthesternum

c.Ethyleneoxide

b.Abovethenavelandbelowthesternum

199.Ifachildswallowsabandandisconscious
withcoughing,thedoctorshould:
a.Rushthechildtothenearestemergencyroom
b.PerformtheHeimlichmaneuver
c.Staywiththepatientandencouragecoughing
d.Watchandwait

c.Staywiththepatientandencouragecoughing

200.Anexperimentalsituationwasgiveninwhich
theresearcherwantedtocomparethe
meansoftwogroups.Whichstatisticaltestwould
youuse?
a.Chisquare
b.Ttest
c.Correlations

b.Ttest

201.Anexperimentalsituationwasgiveninwhich
theresearcherwantedtodeterminethe
effectsofthreecontinuousvariablesonafourth
variable.Whichstatisticaltestwould
youusehere?
a.Chisquare
b.Ttest
c.Analysisofvariance

c.Analysisofvariance

201.Anexperimentalsituationwasgiveninwhich
theresearcherwantedtodeterminethe
effectsofthreecontinuousvariablesonafourth
variable.Whichstatisticaltestwould
youusehere?
a.Chisquare
b.Ttest
c.Analysisofvariance

c.Analysisofvariance

202.Whatisaffectedthemostbyextremevalues?
a.Median
b.Mean
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c.Sensitivity

203.Whichofthefollowingistheabilitytodetecta
diseaseifthediseaseispresent?
a.Sensitivity
b.Plausibility
c.Variance

a.Sensitivity

204.Whichvariabledoesresearchmeasureafter
manipulatingthingsintheexperiment?
a.Independent
b.Dependent
c.Noneoftheabove

b.Dependent

205.Whatisthexrayfiltermadeof?
a.Copper
b.Tungsten
c.Aluminum
d.Carbide

206.Onastandardlateralcephalogram,which
sideofthemandibularborderislowerand
moremagnified?
a.Right
b.Left
c.Dependsontheasymmetry
d.Noneoftheabove

207.Howfarawayisthemidsagittalplaneofthe
patientfromthexraysourceonalateral
cephalogram?
a.36inches(3feet)
b.60inches(5feet)
c.108inches(9feet)

208.Whatisthemostreasonableexplanation
whenthemandibleappearssmallerona
successivecephalometricradiograph?
a.Thefirstoneiswrong
b.Thepatientdidntgrow
c.Thepatientsheadwastilted

209.Whatshouldyouchangewhenyouusea
doublefilmpacketforaperiapical
radiograph?
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c.Aluminum

a.Right

b.60inches(5feet)

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radiograph?
a.IncreasethemA,butnotthekVp
b.DecreasethemA,andincreasethekVp
c.DecreasethekVp,butnotthemA
d.Donothing

d.Donothing

210.Whatshouldyoudotodecreasethecontrast?
a.IncreasethekVp
b.DecreasethekVp
c.IncreasethemA
d.DecreasethemA

a.IncreasethekVp

211.Whichaffectsthepenetrationofanxray?
a.MA
b.Time
c.KVp

c.KVp

212.Whichradiographwouldyouusetoseethe
maxillarysinuses?
a.Tomogram
b.LateralCephalogram
c.PosteriorAnteriorCephalogram
d.WatersView

d.WatersView

213.Whatistheposteriorborderoftheforamen
magnumcalledonacephalogram?
a.Basion
b.Opisthion
c.Axithion
d.Posteriorborderoftheforamenmagnum

b.Opisthion

214.AccordingtoRicketts,whichplaneisnearly
paralleltotheFrankforthorizontal?
a.Occlusal
b.Palatal
c.Facial

b.Palatal

215.WhatistheaveragedifferencebetweenSN
andFrankforthorizontal?
a.3degrees
b.7degrees
c.10degrees
d.13degrees

b.7degrees

216.Onaverage,whatisthepercentageofANS

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216.Onaverage,whatisthepercentageofANS
Metotheanteriorfacialheight?
a.35%
b.55%
c.65%

217.Wheredoyousuperimposethemandibleon?
a.Thethirdmolarcrypt,theoutercorticalpartof
thesymphysisandonthelower
borderofthemandibularcanal
b.Thethirdmolarcrypt,theinnercorticalpartof
thesymphysisandonthelower
borderofthemandibularcanal
c.Thethirdmolarcrypt,theinnercorticalpartof
thesymphysisandonthe
mandibularcanal
d.Thethirdmolarcrypt,theoutercorticalpartof
thesymphysisandonthe
mandibularcanal

b.55%

c.Thethirdmolarcrypt,theinnercorticalpartof
thesymphysisandonthe
mandibularcanal

218.Theradiopaquelinethatpassesobliquely
throughtheorbitsonaposterioanterior
cephiswhichbone?
a.Ethmoid
b.Sphenoid
c.Temporal
d.Parietal

b.Sphenoid

219.Whichpointisassociatedwiththeoccipital
condyle?
a.Fulcrumpoint
b.Boltonpoint
c.Basionpoint

b.Boltonpoint

220.Whichratioisusedtoseetherelationship
betweenthelowerincisorsandthechin?
a.Holdawayratio
b.Rickettsratio
c.Boltonratio
d.Jarabakratio

221.Whatisthenameoftheintersectionbetween
theBoltonnasionlineanda
perpendicularfromsella?
a.Witzregistrationpoint
b.Broadbentregistrationpoint
c.Jarabakregistrationpoint
d.Holdawayregistrationpoint
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a.Holdawayratio
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pogonionrelativetotheinclinationofmandibular
incisors

b.Broadbentregistrationpoint

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222.Whatisthenameofthemidlinepointatthe
mostinferiorpointofthemaxillary
alveolus?
a.Supradentale
b.Subdentale
c.Labialdentale

a.Internalmeatus
b.Maxillarytuberosity
c.Earrod
d.FrankfortHorizontal

224.Whatarecommonandstablereferencelines
whentracingsuccessivecephs?
a.NasionBpoint
b.NasionApoint
c.Frankforthorizontal
d.FacialAxis

225.Whichmalocclusioniscommonlyfoundwith
aninterincisalangleof165degrees?
a.ClassI
b.ClassIIdiv1
c.ClassIIdiv2
d.ClassIII

226.Whichappraisalisadeterminationofthe
relationshipbetweenthemaxillaandthe
mandible?
a.Wits
b.SNA
c.FacialAxis
d.Eline

227.ArticulationofthebelowwithC1permitsthe
rotationofthehead.
a.Odontoidprocess
b.Dens
c.Alloftheabove
d.Noneoftheabove

228.Whereisthearticulartuberclelocatedrelative
tothesigmoidnotch?
a.Anterior
b.Posterior

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a.Supradentale

c.Earrod

c.Frankforthorizontal

c.ClassIIdiv2
Normalis135

a.Wits

d.Noneoftheabove

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229.Whathappenstothefacialangleandthe
mandibularplaneangleasapersonages?
a.Thefacialangleincreasesandthemandibular
planeangledecreases
b.Thefacialangledecreasesandthemandibular
planeangleincreases
c.Thefacialangledecreasesandthemandibular
planeangledecreases
d.Thefacialangleincreasesandthemandibular
planeangleincreases

230.Wheredoesgrowthoccurinordertomake
roomforthemaxillarymolars?
a.Alveolarprocess
b.Maxillarytuberosity
c.Ramus
d.Alloftheabove

d.Thefacialangleincreasesandthemandibular
planeangleincreases
FAincreases,MPAdecreases,mandiblerotates
forwardandincreasesposteriorfacialheight.
FA:FHNPo

b.Maxillarytuberosity

231.Resorptionoftheanteriorborderoftheramus
allowsforwhatkindofgrowth?
a.Increaseinmandibularcorpuslength
b.Allowsforverticalgrowth
c.Decreaseinramalheight
d.Allowsfortuberositygrowth

a.Increaseinmandibularcorpuslength

232.Whichkindofgrowthinthefaceiscompleted
first?
a.Height
b.Width
c.Theyoccuratthesametime

b.Width

233.Whicharemostrelated?
a.Dentalage,peakheightvelocity,skeletalage
b.Dentalage,skeletalage,sexualage
c.Peakheightvelocity,skeletalage,sexualage
d.Peakheightvelocity,dentalage,sexualage

c.Peakheightvelocity,skeletalage,sexualage

235.WhichistheBESTwaytodeterminea
personsremaininggrowthpotential?
a.Serialcephs
b.Handwrist
c.Familyhistory
d.Chronologicalage
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236.Howisthesphenoidboneform?
a.Partlybyendochondralboneformation
b.Entirelybyendochondralboneformation
c.Entirelybyintramembranousboneformation

237.Howaretheparietalandfrontalbones
formed?
a.Partlybyendochondralboneformation
b.Partlybyintramembranousboneformation
c.Entirelybyendochondralboneformation
d.Entirelybyintramembranousboneformation

238.Whichboneossifiesuponterminationof
growthinthedistalphalanges?
a.Palatalbone
b.Sesamoidbone
c.Occipitalbone
d.Femurbone

239.Whataresomecharacteristicsofaskeletal
openbite?
a.Atallperson
b.Antegonialnotchingandalowmandibularplane
angle
c.Antegonialnotchingandahighmandibularplane
angle
d.AntegonialnotchingandahighWits

240.Acurveofthemandibularcanaland
inclinationofthecondylarheadisacharacteristic
ofwhat?
a.Rotationofthemandible
b.AClassIIImalocclusion
c.Askeletalopenbite
d.Askeletaldeepbite

241.WhichofthefollowingisNOTformedby
endoderm?
a.Nails
b.Skin
c.Hair
d.Cementum
e.alloftheabove

242.Whichstructureismostlikelytogrowintoa
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a.Partlybyendochondralboneformation

d.Entirelybyintramembranousboneformation

b.Sesamoidbone

c.Antegonialnotchingandahighmandibularplane
angle

a.Rotationofthemandible

e.alloftheabove

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242.Whichstructureismostlikelytogrowintoa
personstwenties?
a.Chin
b.Nose
c.Maxilla
d.Mandible

b.Nose

243.Whichsystemisthefirstformedinthe
embryo?
a.Muscular
b.Vascular
c.Neural
d.Lymph

c.Neural

244.Whathappenstothemandibularplaneangle
whenthedownwardgrowthofthe
maxillaplustootheruptionisgreaterthanthe
growthoftheramus?
a.Itincreases
b.Itdecreases
c.Itstaysthesame

a.Itincreases

245.Thearchlengthfromthemandibularsecond
molartothecontralateralsecondmolar
shouldbeaboutwhatpercentageofthatdistance
inthemaxillaryarch?
a.50%
b.73%
c.91%
d.100%

c.91%

246.Whichcuspofthemandibularrightsecond
molarmovesthroughthefacialcuspsof
themaxillaryrightsecondmolarwhenaperson
movesfromrightlateralexcursionto
centricocclusion?
a.Mesobuccal
b.Distobuccal
c.Mesolingual
d.Distolingual

a.Mesobuccal

247.Whichcuspofthemaxillaryfirstmolar
occludesonthemesialmarginalridgeofthe
mandibularsecondmolarinanidealcentric
occlusion?
a.Mesobuccal
b.Distobuccal
c.Mesolingual
d.Distolingual

d.Distolingual

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248.Ifapersonhassteeppremolarcusps,then
theorthodontistshouldfinishthispatient
with.
a.Equilibration
b.Openbite
c.Deeperoverbite
d.Sharpercanines

c.Deeperoverbite

249.Whatadditionalpieceofinformationwould
yougatheratyourrecordsvisittoobtain
condylarinclination?
a.ACRbite
b.ACObite
c.AProtrusivewaxbite
d.Lateralexcursivewaxbites

c.AProtrusivewaxbite

250.Howdoesthenonworkingcondylemove?
a.Downwardforward,andmedially
b.Downward,backward,andmedially
c.Downward,forward,andlaterally
d.Downward,backward,andlaterally

a.Downwardforward,andmedially

251.Whathappenstothebalancingsideincanine
protectedocclusion?
a.Thecanineistheonlythingtouching
b.Groupfunction
c.Itisoutofocclusion

c.Itisoutofocclusion

252.Whichofthefollowingcausefrequent
balancingsidecontacts?
a.Lingualcuspsofthemaxillaryfirstpremolars
b.Lingualcuspsofthemandibularfirstpremolars
c.Lingualcuspsofthemaxillarysecondmolars
d.Lingualcuspsofthemandibularsecondmolars

c.Lingualcuspsofthemaxillarysecondmolars

253.Noncentriccuspsinaposteriorcrossbiteare
the
a.Upperlingualandthelowerbuccal
b.Upperlingualandthelowerlingual

a.Upperlingualandthelowerbuccal

254.Whichofthefollowingisaviabletreatment
planwhenthereislesstoothmassonthe
upper?
a.Extract2maxillarypremolars
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a.Extract2maxillarypremolars
b.Extract2mandibularpremolars
c.Extract1lowerincisor
d.Extract4premolars

c.Extract1lowerincisor

255.WhichofthefollowingdoesNOToccurwhen
apersonswallows?
a.Masseterscontract
b.Tongueisontheroofofthemouth
c.Theteethareinocclusion
d.Suprahyoidsrelax

d.Suprahyoidsrelax

256.Whenapersongoesfromcentricocclusionto
centricrelation,whichofthefollowingis
true?
a.Overbitedecrases
b.Overjetincreases
c.Verticaldimensionincreases
d.Alloftheabove
e.Noneoftheabove

d.Alloftheabove

257.InPosseltsdiagramwhatisthefinalmotion?
a.PureHinge
b.PureRotation
c.Halfrotation,halfhinge
d.Noneoftheabove

a.PureHinge

258.Ofthefollowing,whichistrue?
a.A1mmCO/CRshiftisacceptable
b.A1mmlateralshiftisacceptable

a.A1mmCO/CRshiftisacceptable

259.Whathappenstoarchlengthasone
progressesfromtheprimarytopermanent
dentition?
a.Itincreases
b.Itdecreases
c.Itstaysthesame

260.Whereisthemandibularprimatespace?
a.Betweenthelateralandcanine
b.Betweenthecanineandfirstmolar
c.Betweenthepermanentfirstmolarandthe
primarysecondmolar

261.Whichofthebelowarepossiblearchforms?

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b.Itdecreases

b.Betweenthecanineandfirstmolar

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261.Whichofthebelowarepossiblearchforms?
a.BonwillHawleybasedonamathematical
model
b.Catenarybasedonapendulumswingingfrom
twopoints
c.BradeyTrifocalbasedontrifocalellipse
d.Alloftheabove

262.OfteninthetreatmentofaClassIIcaseina
nongrowingpatientwithupperpremolar
extractions,whichofthebelowarepossible
outcomes?
a.Themaxillaryfirstmolarsaremeanttobeleft
withasmallamountofmesial
rotation
b.Thereisasmallspacebetweenthecanineand
thepremolarmeanttobeleft
c.Themaxillaryfirstmolaroccludeswiththe
buccalgrooveofthemandibularfirst
molar

d.Alloftheabove

a.Themaxillaryfirstmolarsaremeanttobeleft
withasmallamountofmesial
rotation

264.WhichcharacteristicofaClassIIdivision2
malocclusionthatismostproneto
relapse?
a.Rotatedcentrals
b.Mesiallyrotatedmaxillaryfirstmolars
c.Deepbite

c.Deepbite

265.Whatarepossiblereasonsforapatientto
haveaClassIocclusionononesideanda
ClassIIontheother?
a.Archasymmetry
b.Skeletalasymmetry
c.Midlinediscrepancy
d.Alloftheabove
e.Noneoftheabove

d.Alloftheabove

266.Whathappenstoanterioropenbitesin
children?
a.Theywillremain,regardlessifahabitisstopped
b.Theymayclosespontaneously
c.Theywillturnintoaskeletalopenbite

267.Whenatoothemerges,howmuchroothas
beenformed?
a.2/3
b.
c.1/3
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268.Howlongdoesittakefortherootapextobe
completelyformedaftertootheruption?
a.6months
b.1year
c.23years
d.5years

c.23years

269.Whatisthetreatmentofaninterdentalcrater?
a.Osseousresection
b.Apicalrepositioning
c.Distalwedge

a.Osseousresection

270.Whatisthetreatmentofaonewalleddefect?
a.Uprighting
b.Extrusion
c.Alloftheabove
d.Noneoftheabove

c.Alloftheabove

271.Whatisthetreatmentofathreewalled
defect?
a.Apicalrepositioning
b.Distalwedge
c.Guidedtissueregeneration

272.Whatisthetreatmentofanabradedmaxillary
centralincisorwithagingivalmargin
lowerthantheothercentral?
a.Intrudingtheabradedtoothandrestoringthat
tooth
b.Apicalrepositioning
c.Gingivectomyontheothercentral

273.Whatisthemostpredictablewaytoprotracta
molar?
a.Usetherestofthearchasanchorage
b.UseaTPA
c.Useanimplant

274.Howlargeshouldacrownonanimplantbe
foranaplasticmaxillarylateralincisor?
a.Samesize
b.2/3widthofthemaxillarycentral
c.5/8widthofthemaxillarycentral
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c.Guidedtissueregeneration

a.Intrudingtheabradedtoothandrestoringthat
tooth

c.Useanimplant

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275.Whatisthebacteriathatcausesperiodontal
disease?
a.Stapholococcusareus
b.Streptococcusalbicans
c.Porphyromonasgingivalis

276.Whichbacteriumisinvolvedinjuvenile
periodontitis?
a.Stapholococcusareus
b.Streptococcusalbicans
c.Porphyromonasgingivalis
d.Actinobactilusactinomycetemcomitans

c.Porphyromonasgingivalis

d.Actinobactilusactinomycetemcomitans

277.Whatisthebestwaytotellifatoothis
ankylosed?
a.Lookingatthebonelevelcomparedtoadjacent
teeth
b.Tappingonit,listeningtothewayitsounds
comparedtoothers
c.Luxatingit

a.Lookingatthebonelevelcomparedtoadjacent
teeth

278.Whatisthebesttreatmentforanimpacted
maxillarycentralincisor?
a.Extractit
b.Exposeitandperformtheclosederuption
technique
c.Exposeitandallowittocomeinonitsown

b.Exposeitandperformtheclosederuption
technique

279.Whatshouldtheinterfacebetweenanimplant
andbonebe?
a.Suchthattheimplantdoesnotmoverelativeto
adjacentbone
b.Suchthatitactslikeapdl
c.Suchthatitabsorbstheshockofmastication

a.Suchthattheimplantdoesnotmoverelativeto
adjacentbone

280.Apatienthaslostamandibularfirstmolar,the
secondmolaristippedmesially,and
youwanttouprightthesecondmolar.Which
shouldbeevaluatedinyourdecision
whethertoextractthethirdmolar?
a.Presenceofmaxillarythirdmolaronthatside
b.Ponticspaceneeded
c.Distanceofthemandibularthirdmolartothe
ramus
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281.Whatistheforcetodislodgeanimplant?
a.100g
b.250g
c.500g
d.600g
e.Noneoftheabove

e.Noneoftheabove

282.WhatwillhappentoaclassIIIfurcationdefect
afteruprightingthetooth
orthodontically?
a.Itwillremainthesame
b.Itwillgetworse
c.Alloftheabove
d.Noneoftheabove

a.Itwillremainthesame

283.Howshouldafractureonthemaxillarycentral
incisorwithanecroticpulpinagrowing
childbetreated?
a.Extraction
b.Apexificationwithcalciumhydroxide
c.Forcederuption
d.Implant

b.Apexificationwithcalciumhydroxide

284.Whataresomecontraindicationsto
orthodonticmovementwhenapatientpresents
withamaxillaryincisorthathadpreviouslyhada
horizontalfractureintheapicalthird
oftheroot,whichhasnowhealed?
a.Ifithadendoperformed
b.Ifithadapicoectomyperformed
c.Alloftheabove
d.Noneoftheabove

285.Aradiolucencyappearsinsidethepulpcanal
andisexpanding.Thepatienthaspainin
thistooth.Whatisitandhowshoulditbetreated?
a.Externalresorptionandendodontictherapy
shouldbeinitiated
b.Internalresorptionandendodontictherapy
shouldbeinitiated
c.Externalresorptionandorthodontictreatment
shouldstopimmediately
d.Internalresorptionandorthodontictreatment
shouldstopimmediately

286.Whathappenstothefrictioninsliding

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d.Noneoftheabove

b.Internalresorptionandendodontictherapy
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286.Whathappenstothefrictioninsliding
mechanicswhenforcesareparalleltothe
archwire?
a.Increase
b.Decrease
c.Staysthesame

287.Ifyoutipmaxillarycentralincisorstoward
eachotherwithspringsonaHawleytoclose
adiastema,whereisthecenterofrotation?
a.Intheapical1/3oftheroot
b.Inthecenteroftheroot
c.Inthecenteroftheentiretooth

c.Staysthesame

a.Intheapical1/3oftheroot

288.Whichistrueifyouprovidealingualforceand
lingualroottorquetoamaxillaryincisor
dependingontheM/Fratio?
a.Crowntip
b.Roottip
c.Bodilymovement
d.Alloftheabove

d.Alloftheabove

289.Whatisparallelforcesinoppositedirections?
a.Moment
b.Couple
c.Rotation

b.Couple

90.Whereareheliciesplaced?
a.Inareasofthesmallestbendingmoment
b.Anywhere
c.Inareasofthelargestbendingmoment
d.Alloftheabove

c.Inareasofthelargestbendingmoment

291.Whichsideismoreforceproducedin
asymmetriccervicalheadgear?
a.Sidewiththelongerouterbowandwiththe
outerbowfurtherfromthecheek
b.Sidewiththeshorterouterbowandwiththe
outerbowfurtherfromthecheek
c.Sidewiththelongerouterbowandwiththeouter
bowclosesttothecheek
d.Sidewiththeshorterouterbowandwiththe
outerbowclosesttothecheek

a.Sidewiththelongerouterbowandwiththe
outerbowfurtherfromthecheek

292.Whatisasideeffectofanasymmetric
headgear?
a.Crossbiteofthemolarofthesamesideofthe

a.Crossbiteofthemolarofthesamesideofthe
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a.Crossbiteofthemolarofthesamesideofthe
longerouterbow
Morelikelytogetcrossbiteonsidewiththelonger
b.Crossbiteofthemolaroftheoppositesideofthe
bowifexpansionisnotintroduced.
longerouterbow

293.Howcanyoupreventmolarcrowntipwitha
Kloehntypecervicalheadgear?
a.Liftingtheinnerbowocclusally
b.Liftingtheinnerbowgingivally
c.Liftingtheouterbowgingivally
d.Liftingtheouterbowocclusally

c.Liftingtheouterbowgingivally

294.Howcanyoucountertheeffectsonthe
molarsofatipbackbend?
a.Useahighpullheadgearwithalongouterbow
b.Useahighpullheadgearwithashortouterbow

b.Useahighpullheadgearwithashortouterbow

295.Whataresomeproblemsthatoccurifthereis
alackoflingualcrowntorqueonthe
mandibularmolars?
a.Crossbites
b.Extrusionofmolars
c.Extrusionofpremolars
d.Alloftheabove
e.Noneoftheabove

d.Alloftheabove

296.Whateffectdoesahighpullheadgearhave
onApoint?
a.Itmovesitposteriorly
b.Itmovesitanteriorly
c.Itmovesitdown
d.Itmovesitup
e.Itstaysthesame

e.Itstaysthesame

297.Whatistheratiooftheamountofbonyvs.
softtissueadvancementinan
advancementgenioplasty?
a.1:1
b.1:2
c.1:3
d.1:4

a.1:1

298.Whichistheleaststable?
a.Maxillaryimpaction
b.Maxillarydowngraft
c.Mandibularadvancement
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299.Whichprocedurewouldyouperformfora
hyperdivergentpatientwithalonganterior
faceheight?
a.2jaw,maxillarydowngraftandmandibular
advancement
b.2jaw,maxillary3pieceandmandibular
advancement
c.Atleastmaxillaryimpaction

300.Ifyoudoamaxillaryimpactionfora
hyperdivergentpatientwhoalreadyhasaclassI
occlusion,thenyoualsoneedtoconsider?
a.Mandibularadvancement
b.Maxillaryadvancementormandibularreduction
c.Nothing

301.WhendoyoulevelthecurveofSpeeina
brachyfacialpatient?
a.Beforesurgery
b.Duringsurgery
c.Aftersurgery

c.Atleastmaxillaryimpaction

b.Maxillaryadvancementormandibularreduction

c.Aftersurgery

302.Whatwouldyouwantpresurgicallyifapatient
weretohaveamandibular
advancementonly?
a.Maximumretractionofthelowerincisors
b.Maximumretractionoftheupperincisors

a.Maximumretractionofthelowerincisors

303.Whatisasideeffectaftermaxillaryimpaction
surgery?
a.Nasaltiprises
b.Alarbasewidens
c.Nasaltipdrops
d.Alarbasenarrows

b.Alarbasewidens

304.Howmuchacidisinacidetch?
a.10%
b.20%
c.30%
d.40%

d.40%

305.Whathappensinosteopetrosis?
a.Increasedradiopacity
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b.Decreasedradiopacity
c.Ahoneycombedappearanceofbone

306.Adifferentialdiagnosisforamultilocular
radiolucencyincludesallofthefollowing
except?
a.Ameloblastoma
b.Centralgiantcellgranuloma
c.Cementoblastoma

307.Howdoesamucoceledifferfromatruecyst?
a.Itlackssaliva
b.Itlacksanepitheliallining
c.Itfluctuatesinsize

308.Whichofthefollowingistrueabout
Ameloblastomas?
a.Theyfluctuateinsize
b.Theyareradiopaque
c.Theydonotfrequentlymetastasize

309.Wheredoyoufindsupernumeraryteeth?
a.GardnersSyndrome
b.Cleidocranialdysostosis
c.Alloftheabove
d.Noneoftheabove

310.Whatisassociatedwithprimaryherpetic
gingivostomatitis?
a.Fever
b.Lymphadenopathy
c.Gingivallesions
d.Alloftheabove
e.Noneoftheabove

311.Problemswithheartvalvescancause
a.Ludwigsangina
b.Infectiveendocarditis
c.RheumaticFever
d.AorticStenosis
e.Alloftheabove

c.Cementoblastoma

b.Itlacksanepitheliallining

c.Theydonotfrequentlymetastasize

a.GardnersSyndrome

d.Alloftheabove

e.Alloftheabove

312.PresenceofthehepatitisBsurfaceantigenin
apatientsbloodmeansthatthepatient
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c.Potentiallyinfectious

314.Whichofthefacialbonesarenotpaired?
a.Palatal
b.Maxilla
c.Vomer
d.Nasal

c.Vomer

315.TransferringtheFrankforthorizontalbetween
serialcephs:
a.Doesnotcreateacommonreferenceline
b.Doescreateacommonreferenceline
c.Changesthemeasurements

b.Doescreateacommonreferenceline

316.Whatisaforceactingatdistancealongany
givenaxis?
a.Aforce
b.Acouple
c.Amoment

317.Wheremusttheforcebetoproduceacounter
clockwiserotationofthemaxillawith
highpullheadgear?
a.Distaltothecenterofresistance
b.Mesialtothecenterofresistance
c.Throughthecenterofresistance

318.Whatisthecorrelationcoefficientwhentwo
variablesarelinearlyrelated?
a.0
b.1
c.10
d.100

319.Whenweusedoublefillpackage,whatsetting
shouldchangeonthemachine?
a.kVp
b.mA
c.Time
d.Donothing

320.Whereisameloblastomamorecommon?
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c.Amoment

a.Distaltothecenterofresistance

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320.Whereisameloblastomamorecommon?
a.Infemalesandintheangleofthemandible
b.Inmalesandintheangleofthemandible

b.Inmalesandintheangleofthemandible

321.Whatisthetreatmentofatoothwithasulcus
depthof5mmandunevengingival
marginswithadjacentteeth?
a.Apicalrepositioning
b.Distalwedge
c.Gingivectomy

c.Gingivectomy

322.Whatisthemostpredictablesitetogeta
bonegraftfrom?
a.Ramus
b.Iliaccrestofthehip
c.Chin

b.Iliaccrestofthehip

323.Whataresomepossibleproblemsassociated
withimplants?
a.Dehiscence
b.Unfavorablecrown/rootratio
c.Alloftheabove
d.Noneoftheabove

c.Alloftheabove

324.Aproblemofamissingpapillabetweenteeth
isprobablydueto?
a.Unfavorablerootposition
b.Crownshape
c.Perioboneloss
d.Alloftheabove
e.Noneoftheabove

d.Alloftheabove

325.Whatisthebacteriathatisthecauseofbone
lossduringorthodontictreatment?
a.BacteroidesGingivalis
b.Actinomyces
c.Porphyromonasgingivalis
d.Staphylococcusareus

a.BacteroidesGingivalis

326.Whichofthefollowingaretrueforteethwith
perioinvolvement?
a.Canbecausedbyorthotreatment
b.Hasperiodsofremissionandexacerbation
c.Bacteriacanbetransmittedfromonepatientto
theother
d.Alloftheabove
e.Noneoftheabove

d.Alloftheabove

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327.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtruewhen
extractingaprimarycaninetooearly?
a.Maypreventimpactingteeth
b.Teethmayshift
c.IncreaseinOJandOB

328.Ashorterhorizontaldistancemeasuredfrom
ArtoPTMindicateswhat?
a.Maxillaryhyperplasia
b.Maxillaryhypoplasia
c.Mandibularhyperplasia
d.Mandibularhypoplasia

329.Whatisthemostinferiorpointofmaxillary
alveolusonaceph?
a.Supradental
b.Subdentale
c.Apoint

330.Whatarethesequelaofhavinginadequate
lingualcrowntorqueonmandibular
molars?
a.Createscrossbites
b.Elongationoflingualcusps
c.Alloftheabove
d.Noneoftheabove

331.Whereispalatalexpansionmore
pronounced?
a.Inferiorlyandposteriorly
b.Inferiorlyandanteriorly
c.Superiorlyandposteriorly
d.Superiorlyandanteriorly

332.Wheredoesthetemporalboneappearona
PAceph?
a.Superiorly1/3oforbit?
b.Middle1/3oforbit
c.Inferior1/3oforbit

333.Whichofthefollowingparticipatesinthe
formationofthealaofthenose?
a.Medialnasalprocess
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a.Maypreventimpactingteeth

b.Maxillaryhypoplasia

a.Supradental
AKAprosthion

c.Alloftheabove

b.Inferiorlyandanteriorly

c.Inferior1/3oforbit

b.Lateralnasalprocess
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b.Lateralnasalprocess

334.Whichofthefollowingisresponsibleforthe
formationofthemalleus?
a.Meckelscartilage
b.Theincus
c.Tuberculumimpar

a.Meckelscartilage

335.Howmanyminuteswithoutoxygencanthe
brainsurvive?
a.2
b.4
c.6
d.7
e.8

c.6

336.Whichpartofthefacehasboth
intramembranousandendochondralsutures?
a.Upperandmiddle
b.Upperandlower
c.Middleandlower
d.Upperonly

c.Middleandlower

337.Whatdoestheuppersecondpremolar
occludewithinaClassIII?
a.Mandibularsecondpremolarandfirstmolar
b.Mandibularfirstmolaronly
c.Mandibularfirstandsecondmolar
d.Mandibularsecondmolaronly

b.Mandibularfirstmolaronly

338.Whatisthemoststabletoothposition?
a.CR
b.MaximumIntercuspation
c.Freewayspace

339.Whatisthebestradiographictechniqueto
seeTMJsofttissue?
a.Arthrography
b.Tomograms
c.MRI
d.CTscan

a.CR

c.MRI

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thumbsuckinghabit?
a.RPE
b.Crib
c.Extraction
d.Donothing

341.Whatisthefacialarteryabranchof?
a.Externalcarotidartery
b.Internalcarotidartery
c.Lingualartery
d.Thyroidartery

342.Howmanyminuteswithoutoxygenuntilthe
brainisdead?
a.2
b.4
c.6
d.7
e.8

347.WhenyougofromCOtoCRyoudowhichof
thefollowing?
a.IncreaseOJ
b.DecreaseOB
c.DecreaseOJ
d.A&B
e.B&C

d.Donothing

a.Externalcarotidartery

c.6

d.A&B

348.WhatisthebestRadiographictechniqueto
seeTMJsofttissue?
a.CATscan
b.Tomogram
c.MRI
d.Bitewing

c.MRI

349.WhentakinganintraoralPAwithtwofilms
(duplicates),whatdoyouneedtoadjustto
ensurequality?
a.IncreasekVP
b.DecreasekVP
c.Increasemilliamps
d.Decreasemilliamps

a.IncreasekVP

358.Apatienthasathumbsuckinghabitattheage
offive,youshould.
a.Dosurgery
b.StartwithahabitbreakingapplianceASAP

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b.StartwithahabitbreakingapplianceASAP
c.Punishthechild
d.Donothing

360.Whattypeofbonecanyounotuseforridge
augmentation?
a.Hydroxyapetite
b.FDDB
c.Hipgraft

361.Whichofthefollowingisnotacommon
symptomofTMD?
a.ADO
b.pain
c.headaches

a.Hydroxyapetite

a.ADO
sign,notsymptom.

363.Thefacialarteryisbranchof?
a.Internalcarotid
b.Externalcarotid
c.Maxillary
d.Internaljugular

b.Externalcarotid

368.WhatsuturesareaffectedwithRPE?
a.Circummaxiallry
b.Circumzygomatic
c.Midpalatal
d.Alloftheabove

d.Alloftheabove

370.Whatisthesmallestboneinthehead?
a.Lacrimal
b.Frontal
c.Stapes
d.Mandible

c.Stapes

376.Whendoingamaxillaryimpaction,what
factorsaretakenintoconsideration?
a.Restinglip/tooth
b.Fullsmileliptooth
c.Alloftheabove
d.Noneoftheabove

379.WhenNiTiisactivateditgoesfrom?
a.Austenitictomartensitic
b.Martensitictoaustenitic
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a.Austenitictomartensitic

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380.Firstsignofpermanentdeformationisknown
aswhat?
a.Threshold
b.Proportionallimit
c.Elasticlimit

b.Proportionallimit

383.Whatdoyounotsuperimposethemandible
on?
a.Thirdmolarbuds
b.Inferiorborder
c.Mentalforamen
d.Symphysis

c.Mentalforamen

398.InPagetsdiseasewhichofthefollowinglab
testsareelevated?
a.SerumAlkalinephosphatase
b.WBCcount
c.PTT
d.Serumglucose

a.SerumAlkalinephosphatase

399.Howshouldapatientbepositionedfortaking
apanoramicXR?
a.Chinparalleltothefloor
b.Frankforthorizontalparalleltothefloor
c.Occlusalplaneparalleltothefloor
d.Noneoftheabove

c.Occlusalplaneparalleltothefloor

400.Howshouldapatientbepositionedfortaking
acephalometricXR?
a.Patientstaringatadistantpointinthehorizon
(Naturalheadposition)
b.Alertfeedingposition
c.Chinparalleltothefloor
d.Noneoftheabove

401.Heattreatedelgiloyhasthesamestiffnessas
?
a.NiTi
b.StainlessSteel
c.TMA
d.CopperNiTi

a.Patientstaringatadistantpointinthehorizon
(Naturalheadposition)

b.StainlessSteel

402.Moststainlesssteelwiresaremadeof?
a.18%Chromium
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b.10%Nickel
c.8%Nickel
d.a&b
e.a&c

403.Patientwithrotatedmaxillaryincisors,deep
bite,largeOJ.Whatismostlikelyto
relapseaftertreatment?
a.OJ
b.OB
c.Rotations

e.a&c

c.Rotations

404.Onthenonworkingside,thecondylemoves?
a.Downward,forward,laterally
b.Downward,forward,andmedially

b.Downward,forward,andmedially

406.Witsanalysisuseswhichplaneforreference?
a.Frankfort
b.Occlusal
c.SN
d.Palatal

b.Occlusal

407.Whatmuscleprotrudesthemandible?
a.LateralPterygoid
b.Medialpterygoid
c.Buccinator
d.Masseter

a.LateralPterygoid

408.Periodontaldiseaseiscausedfromallbut
whichofthefollowing?
a.Biologicwidthimpingement
b.Occlusion
c.PoorOH
d.Increaseinvirulentoralflora

409.Whatcausesblacktriangles?
a.Crownshape
b.Boneloss
c.Rootposition
d.Alltheabove

411.Inwhattypeofsurgerydoyounotneedto
levelbothmaxillaryandmandibular
arches?
a.Mandibularadvancement
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b.Occlusion

d.Alltheabove

c.Threepiecemaxillae
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a.Mandibularadvancement
b.Maxillarydowngraft
c.Threepiecemaxillae

412.Ifyouseeanunconsciouspersonlyingonthe
floorwhatdoyoudofirst?
a.ActivateEMS
b.LookforID
c.StartCPR
d.Nothing

413.Howmanychromosomesarethereina
somaticcell?
a.23
b.1
c.46
d.47

c.Threepiecemaxillae

a.ActivateEMS

c.46

417.Correlationisgenerallyexpressedasa:
a.Wholenumber
b.Ratio
c.Fraction
d.Percentage

c.Fraction

422.Wherethereisnocorrelationr=what?
a.>1
b.<1
c.0
d.noneoftheabove

c.0

423.Tomaximizemandibularadvancement,one
canextract?
a.Lower1stbicuspids
b.Upper1firstbicuspids
c.Alowerincisor
d.Nothing

a.Lower1stbicuspids

424.Patientwithimpactedcanines3mmabove
mucogingivaljunction,whatshouldyoudo?
a.Exposeusingclosederuptiontechnique
b.Bracketandgraftlater
c.Bracketandbringintoarch
d.Nothing

a.Exposeusingclosederuptiontechnique

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425.Growthofthemandibleisbetweenwhattwo
growthcurves?
a.Generalandneural
b.Generalandgenital
c.Neuralandlymphoid
d.Noneoftheabove

a.Generalandneural

426.Atbirththecrownsofwhichprimaryteeth
havebeencalcified?
a.Mandibularincisors
b.Mandibular1stmolars
c.Maxillarycanine
d.Maxillary1stmolars

a.Mandibularincisors

427.Characteristicsofanameloblastoma?
a.Tendtorecur
b.Donotmetastisize
c.Occuratangleofmandible(thirdmolararea)
d.Alloftheabove

428.Whichofthefollowingisnotaradiolucent
lesion?
a.Cementoblastoma
b.Dentigerouscyst
c.Ameloblastoma

430.Ifperformingapexificationwithcalcium
hydroxidehowlongdoyouwaitbeforeyou
startorthotreatment?
a.Immediately
b.Never
c.6months
d.12months

431.Toalignmarginalridgeswhatkindofbend?
a.1storder
b.2ndorder
c.3rdorder
d.4thorder

432.Whatisthemostcommoncauseof
mandibularanteriorcrowding?
a.Latemandibulargrowth
b.Poororthodontics
c.Thirdmolarserupting
d.Noneoftheabove
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d.Alloftheabove

a.Cementoblastoma

a.Immediately

b.2ndorder

d.Noneoftheabove

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433.WhatismostcommonlyseeninHepatitisB?
a.Jaundice
b.Highfever
c.Weakness
d.Nosymptoms

d.Nosymptoms

434.Whichofthefollowingaregenerallyplacedin
thesharpscontainer?
a.Scapel
b.Wires
c.Bands
d.Alloftheabove

d.Alloftheabove

435.Accordingtosomeone(1997),whatisthe
effectofreversepullheadgear?
a.IncreaseinSNA
b.Tippingofmaxillarymolars
c.Tippingofpalatalplane

a.IncreaseinSNA

438.Inlatematuringgirls,PVHoccurs?
a.611monthsbeforemenstruation
b.1824monthbeforemenstration
c.morethan24monthsbeforemenstration

439.Whatsurgicalprocedureisthemost
unstable?
a.Maxillarydownfracture
b.Mandibularadvancement
c.RPE
d.Threepiecemaxilla

c.morethan24monthsbeforemenstration
15mosisaverage

a.Maxillarydownfracture

440.Inanormaldevelopment,whathappensto
thearchlength?
a.Remainsthesameorslightlyincreases
b.Remainsthesameorslightlydecreases
c.Decreasessignificantly
d.Increasessignificantly

b.Remainsthesameorslightlydecreases

445.Whatvariabledoyouchangeifyouwantto
observechangesintheexperiment?
a.Confoundingvariables
b.Independentvariables
c.Dependentvariables
d.Noneoftheabove

c.Dependentvariables

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448.Whatistheprimaryosteon?
a.Wovenbone
b.Maturespongybone
c.Maturecancellousbone
d.Cartilage

449.Apatienthasa2mmgingivaldiscrepancyof
theuppercentralincisorsandtheincisal
edges.Iftheupperrightcentralincisorsgingival
marginismoreapicalthanthatofthe
caninewhatshouldyoudo?
a.Builduptheedges
b.Extrudetheincisor
c.Intrudethecanine
d.Nothing

450.Howmanycraniofacialbonesarethere?
a.8cranial
b.14facial
c.22total
d.alloftheabove

451.Ifthereisasignificantcraterbetweenthe
maxillaryPMs,whatdoyoudo?
a.Osseousrecountouring
b.ExtrudethePM
c.Extract
d.Nothing

453.Incentricocclusion,wheredoesthe
distolingualcuspofthemaxillary1stmolar
occlude?
a.Mesialmarginalridgeofmandibular2ndmolar
b.Centralfossaofmandibular1stmolar
c.Centralfossaofmandibular2ndmolar
d.Noneoftheabove

454.Wheniscondylarhypoplasiamostcommon?
a.Earlychildhood
b.Earlyadultlateadolescent
c.Lateadult

455.Ifapatientwasinanaccidentandthechin
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a.Wovenbone

b.Extrudetheincisor

c.22total

a.Osseousrecountouring

a.Mesialmarginalridgeofmandibular2ndmolar

b.Earlyadultlateadolescent

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deviatestotheright,whichlateral
pterygoidisworking?
a.Left
b.Right
c.Neither
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459.AtypeIIIfurcationisdetectedbefore
orthodontictreatmentwhatdoyoudo?
a.Openflapcurettage
b.Intrudethetooth
c.Bonegraft
d.Membraneregeneration

a.Left

a.Openflapcurettage

464.Whatamountofoverbiteisnecessaryfora
bondedbridge?
a.0.5mm
b.12mm
c.23mm
d.34mm

a.0.5mm

465.Youaremostlikelytogetamagnifiedimage
if?
a.Increaseobjecttofilmdistance
b.Decreaseobjecttofilmdistance

a.Increaseobjecttofilmdistance

466.WhatisthedifferenceindegreesfromFHto
SN?
a.4
b.7
c.11
d.15

b.7

467.Whatisthedifferencebetweenprimary
osteonsandsecondaryosteons?
a.Primaryosteonsiswovenbone
b.Primaryboneisfinewovenbone
c.Primaryosteonhasorderedosteocytes
d.Primaryosteonshascanaliculiperpendicularto
medullarycanal

a.Primaryosteonsiswovenbone

470.Whichismostcloselyassociatedwith
opisthion?
a.Bolton
b.Basion
c.Condylion
d.Occipitalcondyle
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472.OnPAradiograph,whatistheobliquelineon
theorbit?

a.Temporalline(seeYenarticle)

471.Whatisopisthion?

a.Mostposteriorpointonforamenmagnum

473.Whatisthemidpointonaperpendicular
betweensellaandBoltonnasion?

a.Broadbentregistrationpoint

474.WhatisRickettsEline?

a.SofttissuePototipofnose

475.Whatisthebestcephalometriicmeasurement
forincisorpositiononthechin?

a.Holdawayratio

476.IfyouincreasetheKvpyoudowhattothe
contrast?
a.Increase
b.Decrease
c.Nochange

b.Decrease

477.Patienthasantegonialnotchonceph,howdo
youknowifrightorleftsidewhenthe
notchisontheinferiorborderofthemandible?
a.Rightsidewillbemagnified
b.Leftsidewillbemagnified
c.Youwont

a.Rightsidewillbemagnified

478.Whatisthefiltermadeof?
a.Copper
b.Aluminum
c.Zinc
d.Gold

b.Aluminum

479.Whathasnoeffectonthepenetratingpower?
a.KVp
b.Mamps
c.Wavelengthofthephotons
d.Exposuretime

d.Exposuretime

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480.Ifyouhaveadoublefilmofperiapical,what
doyouneedtodo?
a.IncreaseKVp
b.IncreaseMamps
c.Increaseexposuretimes
d.Nothing

481.Ifyoubuyanewcephmachine,butits5mm
greaterdistancebetweenobjectand
filmwhathappens?(15.5cminsteadof15.0cm)
a.Slightlyenlarged
b.Significantlyenlarged
c.Nochange

483.Ifyouaredoingresearchoncephs,butone
groupisononemachineandthesecond
groupisonanothermachine.Whataffectonyour
results?
a.Factorinamagnificationbetweenthetwo
machines
b.Cantusethedata
c.Noeffect

484.FHisatthelevelofwhatstructure?
a.Zygomaticarch
b.Keyridge
c.Mandible
d.Occiput

486.WheredoesthepetrousbonelieonaPA
cephradiograph?
a.Upper1/3oforbit
b.Inferior1/3oforbit?
c.Roofoforbit
d.Flooroforbit

487.WhatisthetranscranialXRleastreliablefor
viewing?
a.Condyleshape
b.Glenoidfossa
c.Jointspace
d.Rangeofmotion

d.Donothing

a.Slightlyenlarged

a.Factorinamagnificationbetweenthetwo
machines

a.Zygomaticarch

d.Flooroforbit

a.Condyleshape

488.Whatcoversthearticulatingsurfaceofthe
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condyle?
a.DensefibrousCT
b.Perochondrium
c.Synovialmembrane

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489.Thetuberculumimpargivesrisetowhat
structure?
a.Tongue
b.Thyroidgland
c.Thymus

490.Thepositionofthemandibularforamenis
where?
a.Abovetheocclusalplane
b.Belowtheocclusalplane

491.Whattypeofboneisformedafterinitialortho
movement?
a.Cancellousbone
b.Spongybone
c.Wovenbone
d.Lamellarbone

a.DensefibrousCT

a.Tongue

a.Abovetheocclusalplane

c.Wovenbone

492.Howmanybonesareinthecraniofacial
complex?
a.8cranial
b.14facial
c.22total
d.alloftheabove

c.22total

494.ApositiveHepatitisBsurfaceantibody
indicateswhat?
a.Infectious
b.Immune
c.Infected

B.Immune

499.Ifusingaunilateralheadgeartocorrecta
ClassIImolarontherightside,apossible
sideeffectwouldbeacrossbitedevelopingon
whichside?
a.Right
b.Left
c.Neither
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503.Peakincidenceofdentaltraumaoccurs
betweenwhatages?
a.67
b.810
c.1214
d.1516

504.Whenatoothisankylosedtheamountofthe
ridgedefectdependsmainlyupon:
a.Theamountoffacialgrowthafterankylosis
b.Theadjacentteeth

b.810

a.Theamountoffacialgrowthafterankylosis

507.Spacediscrepanciesofupto___mmcan
usuallyberesolvedwithoutextractionof
someteethotherthanthirdmolars?
a.2
b.4
c.6
d.8

b.4

508.Spacediscrepanciesgreaterthan10mm
______requireextraction?
a.Sometimes
b.Never
c.Almostalways
d.Noneoftheabove

c.Almostalways

509.Serialextractionappliestopatientswhomeet
whichofthefollowingcriteria?
a.ClassIMolarrelationship
b.Normaloverbite
c.Largearchperimeterdeficiency(10mmormore)
d.Alloftheabove
e.Noneoftheabove

510.Thegoalofserialextractionisto:

511.Thekeytosuccessofserialextractionisto
extractthefirstPMs:
a.Beforethecanineserupt
b.afterthecanineserupt
c.never

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d.Alloftheabove
FromGraberchapterbyJackDale.
Indications:
Hereditarycrowding>10mm
Crescentresorptionofprimarycanines.

a.TransferincisorcrowdingposteriorlytothePM
extractionsite

a.Beforethecanineserupt

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512.Thebestmethodforassessingthecompletion
offacialgrowthis:
a.Superimpositionofserialcephs
b.Handwristfilms
c.Cervicalvertebrae
d.Noneoftheabove

a.Superimpositionofserialcephs

513.Aftermaxillarytoothextractionintheanterior
regiontheridgewidthisreducedinthe
buccolingualdimensionoverthenext6monthsby
whatpercentage?
a.11%
b.18%
c.23%(over6months)
d.33%(over5years)

c.23%(over6months)

515.Whenplacinganimplanttheheadofthe
fixtureshouldbehowmanymmapicaltothe
desiredgingivalmargin?
a.2
b.3
c.4
d.5

c.4mm

516.Theestimatedhealingtimeforanimplantin
themaxillais?
a.12months
b.34months
c.46months
d.68months

d.68months

517.Theestimatedhealingtimeforanimplantin
themandibleis?
a.12months
b.34months
c.46months
d.68months

c.46months

518.Whatisusedinfiltration?
a.Aluminum
b.Tungsten
c.Gold
d.Silver

520.Clockwisemomentaroundmaxillarymolar,
wheredoyouputyourforce?
a.DistaltoCenterofresistance
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b.MesialtoCenterofreisistance
c.Abovecenterofresistance
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521.Whatcancausemyofacialpain?
a.Myocardialinfarction
b.Parotitis
c.Myositis
d.Alloftheabove

522.Whatisresponsiblefordetectingdiscomfort
andpain?
a.Proprioceptors
b.Nociceptor
c.Noneoftheabove
d.Alloftheabove

b.MesialtoCenterofreisistance

d.Alloftheabove

b.Nociceptor

523.Whichlacksproprioceptors?
a.Pulp
b.Gingiva
c.Tmj
d.Skeletalmuscle

a.Pulp

524.Wherearecleftsmoredominant?
a.WhitesequaltoIndians
b.Indians>whites

b.Indians>whites

525.Whichisnotimportantwhendecidingtobring
caninesintolateralposition?
a.Restorationsoncentrals
b.Classificationandmandibleposition
c.Colorofcanines
d.Shapeofcanines

a.Restorationsoncentrals

526.Ifyouhavea5mmdeepprobingdepthon
buccalsurfaceofmolaranditdoesnotgo
throughfurcationwhatdoyoudo?
a.GTR
b.Osseousrecontouring
c.Nothing
d.Hemisection

b.Osseousrecontouring

527.Whatkindofboneisfetalbone?
a.Lamellar
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b.Woven
c.Spongy
d.Cancellous

528.Whenyouhaveaverticalrootfracturewhat
doyoudo?
a.Extract
b.Extrudeandrestore
c.Nothing
d.?

529.Whatistheidealpercentageofthelower
facialheight?
a.45%
b.55%
c.35%
d.65%

530.WhatdoesRickettsmeasure?
a.Frankforthorizontal
b.SN
c.Palatalplane
d.Occlusalplane

532.Ifyouarepreparingforamandibular
advancementwhichisthebesttreatment?
a.Extractlower1stPMs
b.Extractlower2ndPMs
c.Extractupper1stPMs
d.Extractlowerincisor

b.Woven

a.Extract

b.55%

a.Frankforthorizontal

a.Extractlower1stPMs

534.Syndromesassociatedwithcleftsinclude:
a.PierreRobins
b.TreacherCollins
c.Crouzons
d.Aperts
e.VanderWoude
f.Alltheabove

f.Alltheabove

537.Whichisreducedincleftpatients?
a.Upperfacialheight
b.Lowerfacialheight
c.Neither
d.Both

d.Both

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538.Limitsofsurgicalprocedures?
a.Maximpaction:anteriorlimit=910mm
b.=56mm
c.Maxillaryadvancement=56mm
d.Maxillaryexpansion=56mm
e.Mandibularadvancement=910mm
f.Mandibularsetback=10mm

539.Whatisthenormalintermolarwidthinadults?
a.3335mm
b.3639mm
c.3942mm
d.none

540.Whatisthenormalintermolarwidthfor
adolescents?
a.3335
b.3639
c.3942
d.none

541.Whatistheleaststablesurgicalprocedure?
a.Max.downfracture
b.Man.Advancement
c.Man.Setback
d.LefortII

542.Howdoyouminimizetippingwhenretracting
canines?
a.Usenarrowbracket
b.Maximizeintrabracketmoment
c.Useuprightingspring
d.Somethingelse

e.Mandibularadvancement=910mm
Proffittsays56mm.

a.3335mm

a.3335

a.Max.downfracture

b.Maximizeintrabracketmoment

543.Whatisthelargestinaninfant?
a.Widthofhead
b.Depthofhead
c.Verticalsizeofhead

a.Widthofhead

544.Whichdimensionfinishesgrowingfirst?
a.Width(breadth)
b.Depth
c.Vertical

a.Width(breadth)

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549.Whatisthesignificanceofashortposterior
cranialbase?
a.Mandibularprognathism
b.Anteriorxbite
c.Maxillaryretrognathism
d.Alloftheabove

d.Alloftheabove

553.Threewalleddefect,whatwillhappenifstart
orthodontics?
a.Nothing
b.Getbetter
c.Getworse

c.Getworse

d.Bonefromrib
554.Whatiseffectivebonegraftforalveolarcleft?
a.Bonefromcadaver
b.Bonefromchin
c.Bonefromcalvaria
d.Bonefromrib

Iliaccrestisbest.Particulateautogenous
cancellousbone.
ChinOKbutnotmuchbone.
Calvarianotasgood.
Riboktouseforprimarygraftasaninfantbutvery
oldtechnique.

555.Whatistheproperageforapatienttohave
analveolarbonegraftifacleftpatient?
a.2/3ofrootofcanineformed
b.age16
c.none
d.age6

a.2/3ofrootofcanineformed

556.InRickettsanalysiswhatismostparallelto
FH?
a.Zygomaticarch
b.Keyridge
c.Palatalplane
d.Occlusalplane

c.Palatalplane

557.WhateffectspenetrationofXRs?
a.KVp
b.Mamps
c.Exposuretime

558.Wheredoespartoftemporalbonecrossorbit
onPAceph?
a.Bisectorbit?
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a.KVp

c.Lower1/3oforbit

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b.Upper1/3oforbit
c.Lower1/3oforbit
d.Flooroforbit

559.Whatistheminimumamountofforceneeded
tocausedisintegrationofbonearound
andimplant?
a.50g
b.100g
c.200g
d.400g
e.noneoftheabove

c.Lower1/3oforbit

e.noneoftheabove

561.IfStandarddeviationis1,andmeanis10,
35%ofpeoplewouldbeincludedinrange
from11to___?
a.11.5
b.12
c.10
d.9

562.WhatforamendoesV2passthrough?
a.Ovale
b.Rotundum
c.Spinosum
d.magnum

563.Whendoyounothavetolevelthecurveof
speepresurgically?
a.Brachyfacial
b.Shortlowerfacialheight
c.Deepbite
d.alloftheabove

566.Whichboneispartiallyendochondral
formation?
a.Sphenoid
b.Frontal
c.Parietal

567.CalcificationofwhatisassociatedwithEagles
syndrome?
a.Stylohyoid
b.Sphenomandibular
c.Lateralpterygoid
d.Digastric
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d.9

b.Rotundum

a.Brachyfacial

a.Sphenoid
Greaterwingsareintramembranous.

a.Stylohyoid

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573.Hypothyroidisminagrowingchildexhibits?
a.Retardationofgrowthoflongbones
b.Mentalretardation
c.Lateineruptionofdentition
d.Alloftheabove

d.Alloftheabove

574.Incidenceofcleftsinpopulationis:

a.1:700

575.Howdoesonedifferentiatebetweendental
andskeletalcrossbite?
a.Decreasepalatalwidth
b.Lingualcrowntorqueofuppermolars
c.Distalcrowntorqueofuppermolars
d.Buccalcrowntorqueofuppermolars
e.Lingualcrowntorqueoflowermolarsandbuccal
crowntorqueofuppermolars

e.Lingualcrowntorqueoflowermolarsandbuccal
crowntorqueofuppermolars

583.Inordertoproduceacounterclockwise
rotationofthemaxillawithahighpullheadgear
theforcemustbe_______tothecenterof
resistance?
a.Mesial
b.Distal
c.Occlusal
d.Gingival

a.Mesial

584.WhenweuseadoublefillpackageofXR
whatshouldweadjusttoensurequality
XRs?
a.KVP
b.MAmps
c.Exposuretime
d.Donothing

d.Donothing

587.Atoothhasasulcusdepthof5mmand
unevengingivalmarginsontheadjacentteeth,
howdoyoutreat?
a.Gingivalgraftsontheadjacentteeth
b.Gingivectomyonthetoothinquestion
c.Notreatment
d.Extrudeandrestore

b.Gingivectomyonthetoothinquestion

588.Themostpredictablesitetogetabonegraft
fromis?
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fromis?
a.Hip
b.Knee
c.Skull
d.Cadaver

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591.Whichmicroorganismismostcommonly
associatedwithbonelossduringortho
treatment?
a.P.gingivalis
b.Bacterodesgingivalis
c.A.mycosis

595.Ectodermaldysplasiahaswhichofthe
followingclinicalmanifestations?
a.Bluesclera
b.Noteeth
c.Nosweatglands
d.Alloftheabove

604.AfterRPE,themidpalatalsuturereorganizes
in:
a.12months
b.23months
c.46months
d.69months

606.Whichisthemoststablesurgicalprocedure?
a.Mandibularadvancement
b.Maxillaryimpaction
c.Maxillarydownfracture
d.Mandibularsetback

608.Mostanamoliesthatsurviveandmanifest
themselvesoccurduring?
a.Theembryonicstage
b.Thefetalstage
c.Theblastulastage
d.Noneoftheabove

607.ThetemporalboneonaPAcephappearsas
alineon?
a.Superior1/3oftheorbit
b.Middle1/3oftheorbit?
c.Inferior1/3oftheorbit
d.Noneoftheabove
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a.Hip

b.Bacterodesgingivalis

d.Alloftheabove

c.46months

b.Maxillaryimpaction

b.Thefetalstage

c.Inferior1/3oftheorbit

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609.Inordertodistalizeamaxillaryrightmolar
withanasymmetricheadgearyoumust?
a.Cuttheleftsideshort
b.Cuttherightsideshort

610.Functionalappliancescause:
a.Proclinationoflowerincisors
b.Retroclinationofupperincisors
c.Both
d.Neither

617.Whichorganisresponsibleforcalcium
conservation?
a.Liver
b.Kidney
c.Spleen
d.Brain

618.Thetensionsideoftoothmovementhaswhat
componentshistologically?
a.Wovenbone
b.Fibroustissue
c.Both

619.Intramembranousboneformationcomes
from:
a.Condensationofmesenchyme
b.Endoderm
c.Ectoderm

622.Whatistheresultofadistalsteprelationship
intheprimarydentitionwithno
mandibulargrowth?
a.ClassI
b.ClassII
c.ClassIII
d.Noneoftheabove

625.Bonesresultingfromintramembranous
formationare:
a.Frontal
b.Parietal
c.Nasal
d.Maxillae
e.Mandible

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a.Cuttheleftsideshort

c.Both

b.Kidney

a.Wovenbone

a.Condensationofmesenchyme

b.ClassII

f.alloftheabove

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628.Themidpointbetweentheanteriorand
posteriorclenoidprocessisthe:
a.Sellaturcica
b.Ethmoidpoint
c.Basion
d.Pterygoidpoint

a.Sellaturcica

629.IftwobicuspidsareextractedinaClassIIDiv
1nongrowingpatient,whatfunctional
cuspliesinanembrasure?
a.DLcuspofmaxillaryfirstmolar
b.MLcuspofmaxillaryfirstmolar
c.MLcuspofmaxillarysecondmolar
d.Lcuspofmandibularpremolar

b.MLcuspofmaxillaryfirstmolar

630.FromalinefromBoltonsPointtoNasion,the
perpendicularfromsellaintersects
wayupandthepointisknownas:
a.Boltonspoint
b.Broadbentsregistrationpoint
c.Posteriorclenoidprocess

b.Broadbentsregistrationpoint

633.Inan.022slotsizesystem,themaximalslot
sizemeasurementsare:
a.18x25
b.22x22
c.22x28
d.22x25
e.25x22

c.22x28

637.ThemostlikelyHGtypetobeusedina
patientwithupper4extractionsandlowangle
wouldbe:
a.Cervical
b.Highpull
c.Combination
d.Jhook

a.Cervical

638.TheactivationphaseofasuperelasticNiTi
involveswhatstate?
a.Austenitic
b.Martensetic
c.Crystallinetoamorphous
d.Amorphoustocrystalline

b.Martensetic

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639.Ifbothparentshavenocleftbutonesibling
does,whatarethechancesthatacleftwill
occurinanewsibling?
a.100
b.50
c.5
d.0

b.50

640.Thepointfurthestawayfromglabellais:
a.Apoint
b.BPoint
c.Subspinale
d.Pogonion

d.Pogonion

641.Thefacialnerve(VII)hashowmanybraches?
a.One
b.Three
c.Five
d.Ten

c.Five

642.Decreaseincellnumberis:
a.Metaplasia
b.Hypertrophy
c.Hyperplasia
d.Atrophy
e.Hypoplasia

e.Hypoplasia

645.IfanRPEisused,itisnecessarytotake
radiographstocheckthatthemidpalatal
suturehassplit:
a.True
b.False

646.Ahelixisplacedinthewirewhenleveling:
a.Wherewirewilleasilybend
b.Wherewirewillnoteasilybend
c.Inthecenterofthewire

647.Anewlyemployedpersonnelshouldhave
Hep.Bshotsmadeavailabletohim/her:
a.Aftersixmonthsofwork
b.Assoonaspossible
c.Never
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b.False

b.Wherewirewillnoteasilybend

b.Assoonaspossible

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648.Forsuperimposition,themandibular
landmarkswhicharemostconsistentare:
a.3rdmolarcrypts
b.mandibularcanal
c.innerpartofsymphysis
d.alloftheabove

649.Theorthognathicsurgicalproceduremost
likelytocausepostoperativeTMJsounds
suchaspoppingorcrepitationis:
a.LefortIosteotomy
b.Mandibularsubapicalosteotomy
c.Mandibularadvancement
d.Mandibularsetback
e.Mandibularalveolaradvancement

650.Duringpostorthodonticstreatmentonemight
expectthefollowingtooccur:
a.Reductioninrootlength
b.Reducedalveolarbonesupport
c.Crowding
d.Rotation
e.Alloftheabove

651.Theassessmentofmandibularmovementsas
adiagnosticprocedureinevaluating
TMJdisorders:
a.Hasnobearingonthefunctionalcapacityofthe
stomatognathicsystem
b.IsnecessarytodeterminewhethertheTMDis
muscularorintracapsularora
combinationofboth
c.Iscriticalfortheevaluationofmandibular
dysfunction
d.Isunreliable

652.Whenconsideringtheoptionwhethertoband
orbondthepermanentmolars,whichof
thefollowingstatementsistrue?
a.Thegingivalattachmentsareseverelydamaged
byjudiciousbanding
b.Heplaqueindexinbandedpermanentsecond
molarsisthesameasbonded
secondmolars
c.Bondedsecondpermanentmolarsexhibitthe
samegingivalreactionsasbanded
permanentsecondmolars
d.Inthelongrunthereisnodifferenceinthe
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d.alloftheabove

c.Mandibularadvancement

e.Alloftheabove

c.Iscriticalfortheevaluationofmandibular
dysfunction

d.Inthelongrunthereisnodifferenceinthe
gingivalhealthofbandedorbondedpermanent
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d.Inthelongrunthereisnodifferenceinthe
gingivalhealthofbandedorbondedpermanent
secondmolars

653.Theimpactionofmandibularthirdmolarsafter
orthodontictreatmentisassociated
with:
a.Theverticalcomponentofgrowth
b.Higherthanusualmandibularplaneangles
c.Excessivelylargeascendingrami
d.Shortmandibularbodies
e.Alloftheabove

654.Intrusionofincisorsinadultpatientswhich
marginalbonelossshouldbeavoideddue
toincreaseriskofboneloss:
a.True
b.False

655.Teeththathavebeentreatedendodontically,
priortothestartoforthodontictreatment
willdiplay:
a.Agreatertendencyforrootresorption
b.Alessertendencyforrootresorption
c.Nopredictablepatternofrootresorption

e.Alloftheabove

b.False

c.Nopredictablepatternofrootresorption

656.Whichofthefollowingeffectsdoesthelip
bumperhaveonthemandibularteeth?
a.Minimaltippingwiththepredominantchanges
beingtheencouragementofnormal
upwardandforwarderuptionoftheincisors
b.Controlledincisortippingwiththecenterof
rotationattheCEJ
c.Controlledincisortippingwiththecenterof
rotationattheapex

c.Controlledincisortippingwiththecenterof
rotationattheapex

657.Stabilityofdeepoverbitecorrectionis:
a.Morefavorableingrowingindividuals
b.Morefavorableinnongrowers
c.Notrelatedtowhetherthedeepbitewas
correctedduringthegrowthphase

c.Notrelatedtowhetherthedeepbitewas
correctedduringthegrowthphase

658.Relapseofoverjetandsagittalmolar
relationshipfollowingtheuseoftheHerbst
appliancecanbeattributedto:
a.Aneuromuscularmandibularposition
b.Anteriormovementofthemaxillarymolarsand
incisors

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b.Anteriormovementofthemaxillarymolarsand
incisors
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incisors
c.Thevariabilityofposttreatmentmaxillaryand
mandibulargrowth

659.Whenasymptomaticnonectopicimpacted
mandibularthirdmolarsarefollowedfroma
meanageof20to24years,whatpercentageof
themolarsareexpectedtoeruptinto
anormalposition?
a.70%
b.57%
c.45%
d.33%
e.20%

d.33%

660.Whichofthefollowingdescribesgingival
recessionwhenitoccursinadults?
a.Itoccursapproximately68%ofthetime
b.Itoccursinthemandibularteethmorethanin
themaxillary
c.Itoccursmoresymmetricallythan
asymmetrically
d.Alloftheabove

d.Alloftheabove

661.When300gramsofforceisappliedfor3
monthstotitaniumimplantsusedfor
orthodonticanchorageinexperimentalanimals,
theyaresuccessfulapproximately
what%ofthetime?
a.99%
b.94%
c.72%
d.58%
e.30%

b.94%

662.MostTMJproblemsareinducedby:
a.Poorocclusionormalocclusion
b.Orthodontictreatment
c.Orthodontictreatmentwith4firstpremolar
extraction
d.Alloftheabove
e.Noneoftheabove

663.TMJproblemsinthegeneralpopulation:
a.Occurthesameormorethaninthe
orthodonticallytreatedpopulation
b.Occurmoreinfemalesthanmales
c.Areoftenstressrelatedwithaccompanying
musclespasmsandtrismus
d.Areusuallyduetopathologyorderangements
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e.Noneoftheabove

e.Alloftheabove

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d.Areusuallyduetopathologyorderangements
e.Alloftheabove

664.Recentresearchshowsthatthemeanshear
bondstrengthofbracketadhesiveusing
Fluoridereleasingetchinggelissignificantlyhigher
thanwhenusinganonfluoridated
gel?
a.True
b.False

b.False

665.Astudyevaluatingserialextractioncasesat
least10yearsoutofretentionindicated
that:
a.Amorestableresultachievedintheserial
extractioncasesthanincasesthathad
premolarsextractedaftertheyfullyerupted
b.Nodecreaseinpostretentionintercaninewidth
c.Thatonly23%ofthesampledemonstrated
clinicallyunsatisfactorymandibular
alignmentbythepostretentionstage
d.Alloftheabove
e.Noneoftheabove

e.Noneoftheabove

666.Whataffectsthepenetrationtothepatientthe
most?
a.KVp
b.Distance
c.Intensifyingscreens
d.Exposuretime

a.KVp

667.Whatdidnotoriginatefromectoderm?
a.Enamel
b.Dentin
c.Cementum
d.Hair
e.Nails
i.aandb
ii.bandc
iii.dande

ii.bandc

668.Inreality,howfaristheCEJfromthealveolar
crest?
a.1mm
b.2mm
c.3mm
d.4mm

b.2mm

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669.Apatientwantslongercrownsoftheupper
incisors,labialsulcusis4mm,whatwill
youdo?
a.Gingivectomy
b.Gingivectomyandosseoussurgery
c.Extrudeincisors

670.ACTHisfromwhatgland?
a.Pituitary
b.Adrenal
c.Thyroid
d.Mammary

671.Whatisthetooththatoccludewithits
oppositeposteriorandanteriorantagonist?
a.Maxillarycanine
b.Mandibularcanine
c.Maxillarylateralincisor
d.Mandibularlateralincisor
e.Noneoftheabove

672.Whatrelapsesthemost?
a.Maxillarydowngraft
b.Mandibularadvancement
c.Maxillaryadvancement
d.Mandibularsetback

673.Marylandbridge,howmuchoverbitedoyou
need?
a.1mmorless
b.12mm
c.23mm
d.45mm

a.Gingivectomy

b.Adrenal

a.Maxillarycanine

a.Maxillarydowngraft

a.1mmorless

674.Whatarecorrelatedthemost?
a.Sexualage,skeletalage,andPVH
b.Skeletalage,dentalage,andPVH

a.Sexualage,skeletalage,andPVH

675.Whatisthepeakheightvelocity?
a.12forgirls
b.14forboys
c.both

c.both

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677.EffectofRPE?
a.APanteriorisexpandedmorethanposterior
b.AP,posteriorisexpandedmorethananterior
c.Pryramideffect,inferiorisexpandedmorethan
superior
d.aandc
e.bandc

d.aandc

678.WhatarethesymptomsofaHepBinfection?
a.None
b.Juandice
c.Fever
d.bandc

a.None

679.Youdoanexperimentwithtwokindsof
cements,youcountthenumberofcarious
lesionsfromeachpatient.Whatstatwillyouuseto
comparethemeannumberof
cariouslesionsbetweenthetwogroups?
a.Chisquaretest
b.Ttest
c.ANOVA
d.Pvalue

b.Ttest

680.Youwanttopredictthecephmeasurement
withmandibularrotation,whatstatwillyou
use?
a.Correlation
b.ANOVA
c.Ttest
d.Pvalue

a.Correlation

681.Meanscoreis100,Varianceis64.Howmany
SDswill116fall?
a.1
b.2
c.3
d.4

b.2

682.HowtoactivateassymetricalHG?
a.LongerouterbowonClassIIside
b.WiderangleoftheouterbowoftheClassIIside
c.LongerouterbowontheClassIside
d.WiderangleoftheouterbowontheClassIside

a.LongerouterbowonClassIIside

683.Sensitivityis:
a.Positiveifdiseasepresent

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a.Positiveifdiseasepresent
b.Positiveifdiseaseabsent

684.HowissuperelasticNiTideactivated?
a.Frommartensitictoaustenetic
b.Fromaustenstictomartensetic

685.Firstmolarrotates,mesialgoeslingual
relativeto2ndPM.Ifyouputstraightwirein,
whatwillhappen?
a.Premolarextrusion
b.Molarmovesbuccally
c.Molarmoveslingually

686.EffectofcervicalHG:
a.Mandiblerotatesbackward
b.Palatalplanetipping
c.Both

687.PatientsaidthatpainstartedfromrightTMJ
downtomasetterareathenacross
midlinetoleftangleofthemandible.Whatdoyou
suspect?
a.Psychogenicpain
b.Myosistitis
c.Internalderangement

688.Internalrootresorptionwhatshouldyoudo?
a.Rootcanaltherapy
b.Observe612monthswithXRandpulptests
c.Nothing

689.Functionalappliance:
a.Increasemandibularlengthmorethanfixed
appliance
b.Uprightlowerincisors
c.Proclinelowerincisors
d.aandb
e.a,b,andc

690.Statistics.Ifthereisnocorrelation,whatisthe
value?
a.0
b..25
c..5
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a.Positiveifdiseasepresent

a.Frommartensitictoaustenetic

b.Molarmovesbuccally

c.Both

a.Psychogenicpain

a.Rootcanaltherapy

e.a,b,andc

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691.1standarddeviationishowmuch?
a.
b.1/3
c.2/3

692.Whatwillbeaffectedthemostisyouhavea
largersample?
a.Mean
b.Median
c.Mode

c.2/3

b.Median

694.Howdoesfluoridepreventdentalcaries?
a.Increasesremineralizationofenamel
b.Increasehardnessofenamel
c.Decreasessolubilityofenamel

c.Decreasessolubilityofenamel

698.Traumatoincisorsandtoothfracturedownto
alveolarcrest,youwanttoextrudeit.
Whatfactorsshouldbeconsidered?
a.Rootlength
b.Rootshape
c.Rootcanalwidth
d.Inclinationofrootrelativetocrown
e.Amountofalveolarcrest
f.Alltheabove

f.Alltheabove

699.Statistics.Meanis10,SD=1,34%ofthe
patientswillfallbetween11and______?
a.8
b.9
c.10
d.13

700.HowtoadjustcervicalpullHGtoget
translation?
a.Bendouterbowup
b.Bendouterbowdown

701.RPE.WhathappenstoApoint?
a.Staysthesame
b.Movesforwardslightly
c.Movesbackwardslightly
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c.10

a.Bendouterbowup

b.Movesforwardslightly
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702.RPE.Whichsuturesareaffected?
a.Circumzygomatic
b.Midpalatal
c.Circummaxillary
d.Alltheabove

d.Alltheabove

703.Thetemporalismuscleactsas:
a.Periosteal
b.Capsular
c.Neurocranial
d.Orofacial
e.Geneticmatrixuponthecoronoidprocess

a.Periosteal

704.Accordingtothefunctionalmatrixthesis,
primarygrowthsitessuchasthecondyle
andsutures:
a.Causeexpansionandgrowth
b.Respondbycompensatingfortranslational
forces
c.Aretheprimarygeneticbasisforallgrowthand
development
d.Inadditiontothebonyskullarethemajor
influencesingrowth

705.Movementofbonysegmentsinspace,
withoutanyinternalorlocalizedchanges,is
called:
a.Translation
b.Conduction
c.Transformation
d.Doesnotoccur

706.Themajorgrowthinthebodyofthemandible:
a.Dependsonthecondyle
b.Occursinthesymphysis
c.Isappositional
d.Isendochondral
e.DependsonMeckelscartilage

707.Thegrowthofthelowerfaceoccursmost
parallelto:
a.Theneuralgrowthcurve
b.Thelymphoidgrowthcurve
c.Thegeneralgrowthcurve
d.Alloftheabove
e.Noneoftheabove

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b.Respondbycompensatingfortranslational
forces

A.Translation

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c.Isappositional

c.Thegeneralgrowthcurve

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708.Thehandbonemostcloselyassociatedwith
theonsetofpubertyis:
a.Hammate
b.Radius
c.Ulna
d.Sessamoid
e.Lunate

709.Cepalometricanalysisis:
a.Usedasanaidinthetotaldiagnosisofan
orthodonticcase
b.Usedforlongitudinalgrowthstudies
c.Usedfororthodontictreatmentplanning
d.Usedforevaluatingresultsoftherapy
e.Alloftheabove
709.Cepalometricanalysisis:
a.Usedasanaidinthetotaldiagnosisofan
orthodonticcase
b.Usedforlongitudinalgrowthstudies
c.Usedfororthodontictreatmentplanning
d.Usedforevaluatingresultsoftherapy
e.Alloftheabove

710.Osteomyelitisismostcommonlycausedby:
a.Actinomycesbovis
b.Borreliavincenti
c.Nocardiaasteroids
d.Staphyloccusaureus
e.Mycobacteriumtuberculosis

711.Asaresultofdentalprophylaxis,
microorganismsaroundteethenterthe
bloodstream.
Thisconditionisanexampleof:
a.Pyeria
b.Toxemia
c.Bacteremia
d.Septicemia
e.Focalinfection

712.Whichofthefollowingarethemostcommon
postoperativeocclusalproblemsnotedin
patientswhohavecombinedsurgicaland
orthodontictreatmentformandibular
excess:
a.Posterioropenbite,bilaterally,immediatelyafter
removingfixation
b.AppearanceofClassIImalocclusionor
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d.Sessamoid

e.Alloftheabove

d.Staphyloccusaureus

c.Bacteremia

c.Condylesarelocatedposteriorlyinthefossa
creatingandanterioropenbite
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b.AppearanceofClassIImalocclusionor
mandibularasymmetrysoonafter
functionshaveresumed
c.Condylesarelocatedposteriorlyinthefossa
creatingandanterioropenbite

713.LefortIosteotomyincombinationwith
orthodontictreatmentisusuallyusedforthe
followingmaxillofacialcorrections:
a.Maxillaryintrusion
b.Wideningofthepalate
c.Correctionoffacialasymmetry
d.Closingananterioropenbite
e.Alloftheabove

e.Alloftheabove

714.Thesagittalsplitosteotomyistheprocedure
ofchoicefortheadvancementofthe
mandible.Thefollowingcomplicationsareoften
associatedwiththissurgical
procedure:
a.Relapse,posterioropenbiteandnumbnessof
thetongue
b.Numbnessofthelowerlip,laterognathiaand
ClassIIIrelations
c.Condylarsaggingandpostsurgicaltrismus
d.Numbnessofthelowerlip,facialparalysisand
anterioropenbite

a.Relapse,posterioropenbiteandnumbnessof
thetongue

715.IntheadultskeletalClassIIIopenbite
malocclusion,occlusal,functionalandesthetic
resultscanbeobtainedwithacombinationof
orthodonticsandsurgery.Themost
likelysurgicalproceduresappliedare:
a.Maxillaryadvancement,posteriorintrusionofthe
maxillaandmandibular
advancement
b.Mandibularsetbackreductiongenioplasty
c.Maxillaryadvancement,posteriormaxillary
intrusionandmandibularsetback
d.Mandibularsetback,reductiongenioplastyand
mandibularanteriorsegmental
osteotomy

c.Maxillaryadvancement,posteriormaxillary
intrusionandmandibularsetback

716.Movementoftheuppersynovialcavityofthe
TMJoccursbetweenthe:
a.Condyleandarticularcapsule
b.Articularfossaeminenceandarticulatingdisc
c.Condyleandmandibularfossa
d.Condyleandarticulardisc
e.Coronoidprocessandarticulartubercle
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717.Theparotidductenterstheoralcavityby
penetratingthroughthe:
a.Orbicularisoris
b.Zygomaticusmajor
c.Buccinator
d.Risorius
e.Masseter

718.Surgicalremovaloftonsilandadenoidtissue
ina13YOfemalewithlongface
syndrome:
a.Isexcellenttiming
b.Istoolatetoaidincorrection
c.Istooearly
d.Noneoftheabove

719.Asacauseofrootresorption:
a.Typeoftreatmentismostimportant
b.Durationoftreatmetismoreimportantthantype
c.Canbepreventedwithstraightwireappliances
d.Noneoftheabove

720.Histochemicallybasalboneandalveolar
bone:
a.Arevastlydifferent
b.Basalboneismoreresistanttoresorption
c.Arenodifferent
d.Alveolarboneislesscancellous

721.Cleftpalatedevelops:
a.Duringthefirsttrimesterofpregnancy
b.Duringthesecondtrimesterofpregnancy
c.Duringthethirdtrimesterofpregnancy
d.Atbirth

722.Infantswithrepairedcleftsoflipandpalate:
a.Havenormaldevelopmentofhardandsoft
tissue
b.Havenormaldevelopmentofthesoftpalate
c.Haveadeficiencyofthesoftpalate
d.Noneoftheabove

723.Themosteffectivetimetosurgicallyclosea
cleftpalateis:
a.6monthsafterbirth

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c.Buccinator

b.Istoolatetoaidincorrection

d.Noneoftheabove

c.Arenodifferent

a.Duringthefirsttrimesterofpregnancy

c.Haveadeficiencyofthesoftpalate

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a.6monthsafterbirth
b.atbirth
c.oneyearafterbirth
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724.Thefollowingstatementsarenotcorrect:
a.Finalfacialsizeisattainedearlierinfemales
thanmales
b.Malefacialgrowthcontinuesintothesecond
decade
c.Facialgrowthislikelytobeatthetimefinal
heightwasattainedinfemalesand
continuesafterinmale
d.Alloftheabove
e.Noneoftheabove

c.oneyearafterbirth

e.Noneoftheabove

725.Thebestgeneticprototypeforpredictingfacial
growthofachildis:
a.Themother
b.Thefather
c.Thegrandparents
d.Thesamesexsibling

d.Thesamesexsibling

726.Childrenwithwhichofthefollowingconditions
havethegreatesttendencytoward
delayederuptionofteeth:
a.Autism
b.Downssyndrome
c.Cerebralpalsy
d.Aseizuredisorder
e.Mentalretardation

e.Mentalretardation

727.Apatientwithachondroplasiainwhich
midfacialstructuresaremostaffectedislikely
tohavewhichofthefollowingmalocclusions:
a.ClassI
b.ClassII
c.ClassIII
d.Noneoftheabove

28.Examinationofamixeddentitionmalocclusion
revealsanabnormalresorptionpattern
oftheprimaryteeth,delayederuptionofpermanent
teeth,incompletelyformedrootsof
thepermanentteethandalargetongue.Whichof
thefollowingetiologicalfactorsis
theprobablecauseofthecondition:
a.Addisionsdisease
b.Hypothyroidism
c.Hypoparathyroidism
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c.ClassIII

b.Hypothyroidism

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c.Hypoparathyroidism
d.VonRecklinghausensdisease
e.Historyofseverefebriledisease

729.Paroramicradiographsareleastusefulin
demonstratingwhichofthefollowing:
a.Supernumeraryteeth
b.Archperimeterdeficiencies
c.Congentiallymissingteeth
d.Axialinclinationofteeth
e.Apicaldevelopmentofpermanentteeth

730.TheusualincubationperiodforHepatitisB
virusinfectionis:
a.12days
b.12weeks
c.16months
d.1year
e.5years

b.Archperimeterdeficiencies

c.16months

731.Cervicalposturemayaffectmandibular
positionasdescribedbyseveralstudies.Itis
generallyrelatedtotheconceptsthat:
a.Alterationsanteroposteriorheadandneck
postureappeartohaveaneffecton
thetrajectoryofthemandibularclosure
b.Gravitationaleffectscanaffectmandibular
posture
c.Positionsofsleepandworkmayeffect
mandibularposture
d.Alloftheabove

d.Alloftheabove

732.Treatmentofmuscledysfunctionusually
requiresacombinationof:
a.Flatappliancesformusclerelaxation
b.Stressmanagement
c.Physicaltherapy
d.Alloftheabove

d.Alloftheabove

733.MyofacialPaindysfunctionsyndromehasat
itsbaseetiologiesof:
a.Anatomyandocclusion
b.Occlusion,physiologicalfactorsandtrauma
c.Malocclusionandstructure
d.Noneoftheabove

b.Occlusion,physiologicalfactorsandtrauma

734.Treatmentofjointdysfunctionusually
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734.Treatmentofjointdysfunctionusually
requires:
a.Condylarrepositioning
b.Mandibularappliancewhichisflatorindented
forposition
c.Maxillaryappliancewhichisflatorindentedfor
position
d.Alloftheabove

d.Alloftheabove

735.Onemillimeter(1mm)increaseinintermolar
widthresultsinapproximately:
a.1mmincreaseinarchperimeter
b.2mmincreaseinarchperimeter
c.0.25mmincreaseinarchperimeter
d.noneoftheabove

c.0.25mmincreaseinarchperimeter

736.Thenarrowerthearchwidth,(versusapatient
withawiderarchwidth)thearch
perimeterincreaseis:
a.Greaterforthenarrowarch
b.Lessforthenarrowarch
c.Nodifference

737.Thegreatestincreaseinarchperimeteris
achievedby:
a.Canineexpansion
b.Incisoradvancement
c.Molarexpansion
d.Acombinationofaandc

738.Increasedbondstrengthofceramicbracket
wasachievedby:
a.30%adhesivefillerconcentration
b.55%adhesivefillerconcentration
c.80%adhesivefillerconcentration
d.alloftheabove

739.Fluorideappliedtotheteethpriortobonding:
a.Increasesbondstrength
b.Decreasesbondstrength
c.Increasescariessusceptibility
d.Noneoftheabove

740.Untowardeffectsofantibiotictherapymaybe
thefollowing:
a.Allergy
b.Shock
c.Decreaseeffectivenessthroughthedevelopment
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c.Nodifference

b.Incisoradvancement

c.80%adhesivefillerconcentration

b.Decreasesbondstrength

e.Alloftheabove
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c.Decreaseeffectivenessthroughthedevelopment
ofresistantstrains
d.Noneoftheabove
e.Alloftheabove

741.Sensitivityintheorthodonticofficemaybe
dueto:
a.Bondingmaterials
b.Latexandvinylgloves
c.Excessmonomerinacrylic
d.Alloftheabove

742.Thecranialvaultincreasesrapidlyinsizethe
firstfewyearspostnatallyandcompletes
approximately90%ofitsgrowthbyage6.This
growthistypicallyofthefollowing
tissues:
a.Neural
b.Dental
c.Genital
d.Lymphoid
e.Somatic

743.Whichofthefollowingisleastlikelyto
influencetheanteroposteriorpositionofthe
maxillaryincisors?
a.Sizeoftheapicalbase
b.Tonguebuccinatormechanism
c.Beingaconcertclarinetist
d.Congenitalabsenceofthirdmolars
e.Continuinggrowthoftheanteriorcranialbase

744.Thenormaldownwardandforwarddirection
offacialgrowthresultsfrom:
a.Upwardandbackwardgrowthofthemaxillary
suturesandthemandibularcondyle
b.Verticaleruptionandmesialdriftofthedentition
c.Interstitialgrowthinthemaxillaandmandible
d.Epithelialinductionatthegrowthcenters
i.aandb
ii.aandc
iii.aandd
iv.bandc
v.bandd

e.Alloftheabove

d.Alloftheabove

a.Neural

d.Congenitalabsenceofthirdmolars

i.aandb

745.Acomparisonofchangesfromtheteensto
theadultindicates:
a.Changesinthefacialskeletonequalthoseinthe
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b.Changesinthefacialskeletonaregreaterthan
thoseinthefacialsofttissueprofile
c.Changesinthesofttissueprofilearegreater
thanthoseinthefacialskeleton
d.Thereisveryminimalchangeinthesofttissue
orfacialskeleton

c.Changesinthesofttissueprofilearegreater
thanthoseinthefacialskeleton

746.Themechanismoftootheruptionisbest
explainedonthebasisof:
a.Hormonalstimulation
b.Primarytoothexfoliation
c.Programmedcelldeathatthebaseofthecrypt
d.Proliferationofcellsatthebaseofthecrypt

d.Proliferationofcellsatthebaseofthecrypt

747.Inopenbitemalocclusions,surgeryisusually
performed:
a.Onlyinthemaxillaryarch
b.Onlyinthemandibulararch
c.Inbotharches
d.Inthepremaxillae

a.Onlyinthemaxillaryarch

748.Thestainlesssteelwirescurrentlyusedin
orthodonticsare:
a.18%chromium,8%nickel
b.5060%chromium,40%nickel
c.2535%cobalt,40%titanium
d.50%nickel,50%titanium

a.18%chromium,8%nickel

749.In18/8StainlessSteelwires:
a.Chromiumpreventscorrosion
b.Cobaltaddsstiffness
c.Titaniumaddsstrength
d.Nickeladdsflexibility
i.aandb
ii.bandc
iii.candd
iv.aandd

iv.aandd

750.Bonetissuegrowsby:
a.Interstitialgrowth
b.Osteoclasticactivity
c.Proliferationofendodermaltissues
d.Differentiationofcartilaginoustissue

d.Differentiationofcartilaginoustissue

751.Inorthodontictoothmovement,thesitesof
greatestpressureintheperiodontal
ligamentarecharacterizedby:

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ligamentarecharacterizedby:
a.Hyalinization
b.Infiltrationofosteoclasts
c.Infiltrationofmacrophages
d.Infiltrationofneutrophiles
i.a,bandc
ii.a,bandd
iii.a,candd
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i.a,bandc
Highpressurewillleadtohyalinizationand
necrosis,butneutrophilsarenotpartofthe
process,astheinflammationisnotaresultof
infection.

i.a,bandc
752.Inpatientswithtightanteriorocclusion,when
latemandibulargrowthoccursthe
contactrelationshipoftheincisorsmaycause:
a.Distaldisplacementofthemandible
b.Flaringofthemaxillaryincisors
c.Crowdingofthemandibularincisors
d.Markedmesialmovementofthemaxillary
incisors
i.a,bandc
ii.b,candd
iii.a,bandd

753.Posttreatmentstudiesofmalocclusions
treatedwithextractionofteethbyLittleetal
found:
a.20%relapseofmandibularincisors
b.1/3relapseofmandibularincisors
c.50%relapseofmandibularincisors
d.2/3relapseofmandibularincisors

754.RecentstudiesaccordingtoProfittindicate
thatlatemandibularincisorcrowdingisdue
to:
a.Pressurefromeruptingthirdmolars
b.Failuretoextractthirdmolars
c.Latemandibulargrowth
d.Alloftheabove

755.StudiesbyBehrentsfromparticipantsinthe
Boltonstudyindicate:
a.Facialgrowthceasesatage21
b.Noanteroposteriorchangesorverticalchanges
inadultlife
c.Thereisnoincreaseinfacialdimensionsin
adults
d.Thereisanincreaseinallfacialdimensionsin
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Proffittp125.
Tightanteriorocclusion:
1.Mandibleisdisplaceddistallyandaccompanied
withdistortionofTMJfunctionanddisplacementof
thearticulardisc.
2.Upperincisorsflareforwardopeningspace
betweentheteeth.
3.Lowerincisorsdisplaceddistallyandbecome
crowded.

d.2/3relapseofmandibularincisors
Studynotedthatlongtermstabilityisvariableand
unpredictable.10yrstabilityoflowerincisorsis
30%
10%willstaystableafter20yrs.

c.Latemandibulargrowth

d.Thereisanincreaseinallfacialdimensionsin
adults

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756.Thealterationsintheadultfacialskeleton
indicate:
a.Littlechangesfromage21
b.Decelerationofgrowthinfemalescontinuedin
the20s
c.Thecumulativeeffectovertimewassmall
d.Thecumulativeeffectovertimewaslarge

d.Thecumulativeeffectovertimewaslarge

757.IntheadultClassIIDiv1malocclusionwith
anANBof8degreesandafavorable
nasolabialanglesurgeryisusuallyperformed:
a.Inthemaxillaryarch
b.Inthemandibulararch
c.Inbotharches
d.Atpogonion

b.Inthemandibulararch

758.Whenarethegrowthpeaks?
a.Firsttwoyearsoflife
b.Earlyinfancyandadolescence
c.EarlyChildhood

b.Earlyinfancyandadolescence

759.Whatispeakvelocityage(PVH)?
a.Highestgrowthrateatanyage
b.Growthrateininfancy
c.Growthrateinadolescence

a.Highestgrowthrateatanyage

760.Indicatorsofmaturity?
a.Dentalage,chronologicalage,skeletalage
b.Dentalage,peakvelocityage,skeletalage
c.Dentalage,chronologicalage,peakvelocityage
d.Skeletalage,chronologicalage,peakvelocity
age

d.Skeletalage,chronologicalage,peakvelocity
age

761.Besttimeforanimplant:
a.Whengrowthhasceased
b.Boysafter1819yearsofage
c.Girlsafter16years

a.Whengrowthhasceased

763.Molarhaspocketonbuccalsurfaceupto
furcation,treatmentofchoicewouldbe?
a.Extract
b.Tissueregeneration
c.Hemisectiontooth
d.Orthodonticallyintrudetoothtoeliminatepocket

b.Tissueregeneration

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764.IfChromiumCobaltalloysarenotheat
treated,theyhave?
a.SamestiffnessasSS
b.1/3stiffnessofSS
c.2/3stiffnessofSS

a.SamestiffnessasSS

766.Downsanaylsisuseasreferenceplane:
a.SN
b.FH
c.NBa

b.FH

768.PresenceofHepatitisBantigenindicates?
a.Patientisinfected
b.Patientiscontagious

a.Patientisinfected

769.IfyouknowthevalueofX,withwhichtestcan
youdeterminethevalueofY?
a.Coefficientofvarience
b.Regression

b.Regression

770.IfapersonhasapositiveTBtestwhatdoes
thatmean?
a.Patientiscontagious
b.Patientisactive
c.Patienthasbeenexposed

772.Inastraightwirebracketwhathappenstothe
rootofacaninewhentheslotis
engaged?
a.Goesmesially
b.Goesdistally
c.Nothing

773.Amolarwithaperiodontalconditionand
ClassIIIfurcationinvolvement,youintendto
uprightandintrude,whatwillhappentothe
furcation?
a.Decrease
b.Increase
c.Sameornotchanged
d.Gumsrecede

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c.Patienthasbeenexposed

b.Goesdistally

c.Sameornotchanged

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776.Whereareadenocorticosteroidsproduced?
a.Thalamus
b.Pituitary
c.Thyroid
d.Adrenalgland

778.13YOpatientneedsimplantfromtraumato
maxillaryincisor,whentotreat?
a.Immediately
b.Oncegrowthiscompleted
c.Intwoyears
d.Never

d.Adrenalgland

b.Oncegrowthiscompleted

779.IncreaseKVPcauses?
a.Increaseincontrast
b.Decreaseincontrast
c.Increaseinbrightness

b.Decreaseincontrast

780.Apersondrinksalotofsoda,he/shewillget?
a.Alkalosis
b.Acidosis
c.Hypocalcificationofteeth

c.Hypocalcificationofteeth

781.Whatstatisticalfindanalysiswouldyouuseto
findtherelationbetweenbrushingand
gumdisease?
a.Regressionanalysis
b.Correlationanalysis
c.Ttest
d.Chisquaretest

781.Whatstatisticalfindanalysiswouldyouuseto
findtherelationbetweenbrushingand
gumdisease?
a.Regressionanalysis
b.Correlationanalysis
c.Ttest
d.Chisquaretest

782.Whendoesthenosestopgrowinginmales?
a.Age18
b.Age30
c.Never
d.Age12

c.Never

784.Inan11YOmale,inatwoyearperiodthe
mandibularmolarsareexpectedtoerupt?
a.3mm
b.4mm
c.1.5mm
d.2.5mm

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785.Inan11YOmale,thelowerfacialheightis
expectedtoincrease?
a.3mm/year
b.1mm/year
c.2mm/year
d.2.5mm/year

786.Themuscletoprotrudethemandibleis?
a.Theinternalpterygoid
b.Thelateralpterygoid
c.Thehyoglossus
d.Alloftheabove

b.1mm/year

b.Thelateralpterygoid

d.Thegenioglossus
787.Themuscletoprotrudethetongueis?
a.Thetemporalis
b.Theinternalpterygoid
c.Thehyoglossus
d.Thegenioglossus

Temporaliselevatesmandible.
Lateralpterygoidistheonlymusclethatopensand
protrudes.
Medialpterygoidcloses.
Hyoglossusdepressesandretractstongue.

d.40grams
788.Theaverageforcenecessarytointrudea
maxillarycentralincisorsis?
a.250grams
b.300grams
c.25grams
d.40grams

789.Theaverageforcenecessarytointrudea
mandibularcentralincisoris?
a.250grams
b.200grams
c.20grams
d.50grams

790.Thenormaleruptiveforceofatoothhasbeen
estimatedat?
a.75100grams
b.5075grams
c.2530grams
d.210grams

791.Thefifthcranialnerveorbranchthereof
passesthroughalltheforamenlistedbelow

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Proffitt:
Intrude:1020.
Extrude:3560
Rotation:3560
Rootuprighting:50100
Bodily:70120
Tipping:3560

c.20grams

d.210grams

e.Lacerum
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passesthroughalltheforamenlistedbelow
except:
a.Ovale
b.Rotundum
c.Spinosum
d.Mandibular
e.Lacerum

792.Ifapatienthasalossoftastesensationfrom
theanterior2/3ofthetongue,butwith
generalsensationunimpaired,itmightindicatethat
thereisalesionof?
a.Lingualnerve
b.Glossopharyngealnerve
c.Hypoglossalnerve
d.Chordaetympani

e.Lacerum

Superiororbitalfissure:V1
Ovale:V3
Rotundum:V2
Spinosum:RecurrentbranchofV3
Lacerum:Carotidartery

d.Chordaetympani
LingualisbranchofV3.Sensory.
Hypoglossal:Motor.Ifdamaged,tonguewill
deviatetoaffectedside.
Glossopharyngeal:Tasteforposterior1/3
Chordatympani:Branchoffacialnerve.Tastefor
anterior2/3

a.Anteriorbellyofthedigastric

Nogoodanswerreally:
793.Amusclewhichinsertsonthemandibleisthe
:
a.Anteriorbellyofthedigastric
b.Posteriorbellyofthedigastric
c.Hyoglossus
d.Thyrohyoid
e.Superiorbellyoftheomohyoid

Anteriorbelly:Originmandible,insertionhyoid.
Postbelly:Origintemporalbone,insertionanterior
belly.
Mylohyoid:Originmandibularsymphysis,insertion
hyoid.
Geniohyoid:Originsymphysis,insertionhyoid.
Omohyoid:Originscapula,insertionhyoid.

794.Inabilitytoclosetheeyelidsindicatesa
possiblelesionofwhichnerve?
a.Trochlear
b.Abducens
c.Occulomotor
d.Facial
e.Ophthalmic

795.Apatientpresentswithanasymmetricalface
withsunkenareasovertheleftsideof
theramusofthemandibleandaprominentleft
zygomaticarchcausedbymuscle
atrophysuperiortothearch.Whichofthefollowing
diagnoseswouldbemost
consistentwiththesymptoms?
a.Lesionofthegreatauricularandlesseroccipital
nerves
b.Lesionofthemotornucleusofthefacialnerve

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d.Facial

d.Lesionofthemandibulardivisionofthe
trigeminalnerve
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b.Lesionofthemotornucleusofthefacialnerve
c.Lesionofthemaxillarydivisionofthetrigeminal
nerve
d.Lesionofthemandibulardivisionofthe
trigeminalnerve
e.Lesionoftheaccessorynerv

796.Theparanasalsinuswhichliesdirectly
beneaththesellaturcicaisthe?
a.Sphenoid
b.Maxillary
c.Posteriorethmoidal
d.Frontal
e.Mastoid

797.Theoraltissuesmostsensitivetoxradiation
are?
a.Musclesofmastication
b.Gingival
c.Fifthnerve
d.Developingtoothbudsandsalivaryglands

798.Whatistheminimumtotalfiltrationthatis
requiredbyanXRmachinethatcanoperate
inrangesgreaterthan70KVP?
a.1.5mmofaluminumequivalent
b.5/8(16mm)ofgypsum
c.2.5mmofaluminumequivalent
d.1/32in.(0.8mm)oflead

a.Sphenoid

d.Developingtoothbudsandsalivaryglands

c.2.5mmofaluminumequivalent

799.FiltersareusedintheXRbeamto?
a.Reducefilmdensity
b.CorrecttheXRbeamsize
c.Reducetheexposuretime
d.RemovelowenergyXRs
e.Increasecontrast

d.RemovelowenergyXRs

800.Theradiationprotectionguideadvocatesthat
theXRdosetooperatorsofthedental
machinesshouldnotexceed?
a.100milliroentgensperweek
b.10roentgensperweek
c.100roentgensperweek
d.300roentgensperweek

a.100milliroentgensperweek

801.Alatentimageis:
a.Animagethatisverylateinitsdevelopment
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b.Averylightradiographicimage
c.Producedafterexposurebutbefore
development
d.Averydarkradiographicimage

802.Whichofthefollowingismandatoryin
radiationprotectionforthepatient?
a.Gonadalshields
b.Highspeedfilm
c.Collimator
d.Useoflong,leadlinedcones

803.Radiographicfilmemulsionis:
a.Celluloseacetate
b.Sodiumthiosulfate
c.Hydroquinone
d.Gelatinandsilverbromide
e.Calciumtungstate

804.WhatmetalisusedforthetargetintheXR
tube?
a.Copper
b.Tungsten
c.Aluminum
d.Molybdenum

05.Forthelateralskullview,thepatientisplaced
inaverticalposition.Thepatientshead
isthenpositionedwithFrankfortHorizontalparallel
tothefloor.Forthisprocedure,the
XRsourceispositionedontherightsideofthe
patientatadistanceof?
a.10feetfrommidsagittalplane
b.15feetfrommidsagittalplane
c.5feetfrommidsagittalplane
d.18feetfrommidsagittalplane

806.Whichtermdescribestheareaofthedental
anatomythatisreproduceddistinctlyon
thepanoramicradiograph?
a.Rotationcenter
b.Focaltrough
c.Sagittalplane
d.Laminograph

807.Whenevaluatedradiographically,whichofthe
followingteethshowsthegreatest

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c.Producedafterexposurebutbefore
development

c.Collimator

d.Gelatinandsilverbromide

b.Tungsten

c.5feetfrommidsagittalplane

b.Focaltrough

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followingteethshowsthegreatest
variationrelativetotheonsetofmineralizationof
thecrownsofpermanentteeth?
a.Maxillarycanines
b.Mandibularsecondmolars
c.Mandibularsecondpremolars
d.Maxillarylateralincisors
e.Maxillaryfirstmolars

808.Factorsthatcontributetooptimaldetail
sharpnessinclude:
a.Asmallfocalspotarea
b.Increasekilovoltage
c.Alongfocalspotfilmdistance
d.Ashortobjectfilmdistance
i.aandb
ii.aandc
iii.bandc
iv.candd
v.a,candd

809.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrect
descriptionofintensifyingscreens?
a.Thinnerphosphorlayerresultinfasterscreens
b.Thinnerphosphorlayerresultinmore
unsharpness
c.Thinnerphosphorlayerresultinfasterscreens
d.Thinnerphosphorlayerresultinless
unsharpness

810.InthesurgicaltreatmentofClassIIopenbite
viabilateralposteriormaxillaryintrusion
procedure,relapseisminimizedby:
a.Wideningofthepalate(midsagittalsplit)
b.Overcorrectionofthefreedsegmentsduring
surgery
c.Skeletalwirefixationthroughthebuttresses
d.Passiverepositioningofthesegmentsduring
surgery
e.Allowingthesegmentstobedrivenintoposition
bytheforcesofmastication

811.Thepresurgicalorthodonticspreparationofan
18YOmalewithClassIIImandibular
prognathismrequires:
a.Alignmentandlevelingofthearches
b.Expansionoftheupperandlowerarches
c.Decompensationofthedentalarches
d.Lingualtippingofthelowerincisorteeth
i.aandb
ii.candd
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c.Mandibularsecondpremolars

v.a,candd

d.Thinnerphosphorlayerresultinless
unsharpness

c.Skeletalwirefixationthroughthebuttresses

iii.aandc

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812.Longtermstableresultsofatransverse9mm
palataldeficiencyina22YOfemaleis
bestachievewhentreatedby:
a.Palatalexpansiondevice
b.Surgicalexpansionandorthodontics
c.Lefortosteotomyandorthodontics
d.Corticotomiesandanteriormaxillary
segmentalization
e.Bonegraftingoftheposteriormaxillaandvomer
bone

b.Surgicalexpansionandorthodontics

813.A28YOfemalepresentswithskeletalClass
IIIopenbite,maxillarydeficiency,and
mandibularprognathism.Afterappropriate
orthodontictreatmentwithlevelingand
aligning,theskeletalconditionremainedthesame.
Thehandarticulatedmodels
occludewell.Thesurgicaltreatmentofchoiceis:
a.Lefortosteotomyformaxillaryintrusion
b.Mandibularsetback
c.Maxillaryosteotomyformaxillaryadvancement
d.Anteriormaxillarysegmentalosteotomy
e.Reductiongenioplasty
f.Mandibularosteotomyforautorotation
i.b,d,ande
ii.b,cande
iii.a,b,c,ande
iv.a,b,ande

iii.a,b,c,ande

815.Parathyroidhormoneactsby:
a.Increasingcalciumionconcentrationinbone
b.Decreasingcalciumionconcentrationinblood
c.Increasingcalciumionconcentrationin
extracellularfluids
d.Noneoftheabove

814.OrthodonticpresurgicaltreatmentorClassIII
malocclusionsoftenconsistof:
a.Labialmovementofthemandibularincisors
b.Lingualmovementofthemaxillaryincisors
c.Rapidpalatalexpansion
d.aandb
e.aandc

816.Elevationofalkalinephosphataseoccurs
duringgrowthofboneinchildren:
a.Followingmajorbonefractures
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c.Increasingcalciumionconcentrationin
extracellularfluids

d.aandb

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a.Followingmajorbonefractures
b.Duringdiseasesfollowedbybonedestruction
c.Increasesinosteoblasticactivity
d.Alloftheabove

817.Rateofboneremodeling:
a.Increaseswithage
b.Decreaseswithage
c.Remainsthesame
d.Noneoftheabove

818.Excessivewearoftheincisaledgeofalower
leftcuspidindicates:
a.Interferenceontheleftside
b.Incisalinterference
c.Interferenceontherightside
d.Alloftheabove

819.Thepercentageofgrowthcompletedat10
yearsofageis:
a.20%
b.35%
c.65%
d.96%

820.Skeletalopenbitemalocclusionsusually
have:
a.Decreasedheightofincisors
b.Decreasedheightofmaxillarymolars
c.Increasedheightofmaxillarymolars
d.Noneoftheabove

821.Postnatalincrementalchangesintheface
are:
a.Leastinheight
b.Mostinwidth
c.Leastinwidth
d.Greatestinwidth
i.aandb
ii.bandc
iii.candd
iv.aandd

d.Alloftheabove

b.Decreaseswithage

a.Interferenceontheleftside

c.65%

c.Increasedheightofmaxillarymolars

iv.aandd

b.8bones
822.Thecraniumconsistsof:
a.12bones
b.8bones
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1Frontal
2Temporal
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b.8bones
c.22bones
d.noneoftheabove

823.Threepairsoflargesalivaryglandspourtheir
secretionsintotheoralcavity:
a.Parotidisthesmallest
b.Sublingualisthelargest
c.Parotidisthelargest
d.Submandibularisthelargest

824.Calcificationoftheupperandlowerthird
molars
a.Occursatthesametime
b.Variesgreatly
c.Isrelatedtocalcificationoftheotherteeth

2Temporal
2Parietal
1Occipital
1Sphenoid
1Ethmoid

c.Parotidisthelargest

b.Variesgreatly

825.Correlationbetweentoothsizeanddental
archformis:
a.Veryclose
b.Verypoor
c.Offbyoneyear

b.Verypoor

826.Themusclesoffacialexpressiondevelop
from:
a.Firstbrachialarch
b.Secondbrachialarch
c.Botharches
d.Noneoftheabove

b.Secondbrachialarch

827.Idealsituationsforserialextraction:
a.ClassImolars
b.ModerateOJ/OB
c.Severecrowding
d.Slightprotrusion
e.Alloftheabove

e.Alloftheabove

828.Thefacialgrowthcurveparallelsmostclosely:
a.Theneuralgrowthcurve
b.Thesomaticgrowthcurve
c.Thefattygrowthcurve
d.Thelymphoidgrowthcurve
e.Thepubertalgrowthcurve

b.Thesomaticgrowthcurve

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829.PierreRobinSyndromeisassociatedwiththe
followingcondition:
a.Cleidocranialdysplasia
b.Basalcellnevus
c.Mandibularmicrognathia
d.Downssyndrome
e.Gardnerssyndrome

c.Mandibularmicrognathia

830.Thepeakheightvelocitycurveindicates:
a.Numberofcentimeters(inches)grownperyear
b.Heightincentimeters(inches)peryear
c.Growthintheneurocranium
d.Weightingramsperyear
e.Calcificationoftheepiphysealplates

a.Numberofcentimeters(inches)grownperyear

831.OnthePHVcurve,theonsetofpuberty
correlatesbestwiththemaximumgrowthspurt
atthefollowingage:
b.12yearsforgirls
c.14yearsforboys
d.noneoftheabove
e.alloftheabove

832.Ina16YOfemale,thenormalratioofupper
facialheight(nasiontoANS)tolower
facialheight(ANStomenton)is:
a.63:35
b.30:79
c.50:50
d.43:57

833.Softtissuethicknessinfemales:
a.Increasesthesameasinmales
b.Increaseslessthaninmales
c.Increasesmorethaninmales
d.Noneoftheabove

834.Theincidenceofopenbitemalocclusionsin
postpubertalagegroups:
a.Increases
b.Decreases
c.Staysthesame
d.Alloftheabove

835.Apatientcomplainsthatfoodaccumulatesin
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e.alloftheabove

d.43:57

c.Increasesmorethaninmales

b.Decreases

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thevestibuleofthemouthduring
chewing.Thissymptomisconsistentwiththe
diagnosisofalesionin:
a.Themandibulardivisionofthetrigeminalnerve
b.Abranchofthefacialnerve
c.Theglossopharyngealnerve
d.Theaccessorynerve
e.Thehypoglossalnerve

836.Whenapatientattemptsprotrusionofthe
mandible,thejawdeviatesmarkedlytothe
right.Thiswouldindicatethatwhichofthefollowing
musclesisunabletocontract?
a.Leftmedialpterygoid
b.Rightmedialpterygoid
c.Leftlateralpterygoid
d.Rightlateralpterygoid

837.PerceptionofpainintheTMJusuallyis
accociatedwithwhichofthefollowingnerves?
a.Lesseroccipital
b.Transversecervical
c.Auriculotemporal
d.Buccal
e.Greatauricular

b.Abranchofthefacialnerve

d.Rightlateralpterygoid

c.Auriculotemporal

838.Dislocationofthemandiblecanoccuronlyin
whichofthefollowingdirections?
a.Laterally
b.Medially
c.Anteriorly
d.Posteriorly
e.Superiorly

c.Anteriorly

839.Therelationshipofabacteremiatoinfective
endocarditisdependson:
a.Themagnitudeofthebacteremia
b.Thevirulenceoftheorganism
c.Theresistanceofthehost
d.Alloftheabove
e.Noneoftheabove

d.Alloftheabove

840.Theetiologicagentofthemajorityof
SubacuteBacterialEndocarditiscasesis:
a.StreptococcusAureus
b.StaphylococcusAureus
c.Staphylococcusepedemitis
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41.Theportalofentrytothebloodstreamof
bacteriainSBEis:
a.Mucosalofgingivalbleeding
b.Salivaryglands
c.Lymphatics
d.aandc
e.a,b,andc

842.TheAmericanheartassociationcurrently
recommendsantibioticprophylaxisincardiac
patients:
a.Inallorthodonticprocedures
b.Inpatientsundergoingsimpleorthodontic
procedures
c.Inpatientsundergoingextensiveorthodontic
procedures
d.Noneoftheabove

43.Postsurgicalalterationsinthepositionofthe
hyoidbonefollowingcorrectionof
mandibularprognathisminclude:
a.NosignificantchangesinAPpositionofthe
hyoidboneinrelationtotheanterior
pharyngealwall
b.Hyoidbonewasdirecteddownwardbutnot
backward
c.Physiologicadaptationsoccurredtoinsure
maintenanceoftheairway
d.Alloftheabove
e.Noneoftheabove

844.KarposissarcomainHIVpatientsis:
a.Atransitorycondition
b.Causedbythepapillomavirus
c.Multifocalinorgin
d.Theresultofastaphinfection

845.ThemostcommonoralmanifestationofHIV
infectionis:
a.Lossofalveolarbone
b.Looseningofteeth
c.Candidiasis
d.Hairyleukoplakia

e.a,b,andc

c.Inpatientsundergoingextensiveorthodontic
procedures

d.Alloftheabove

c.Multifocalinorgin

c.Candidiasis

846.Whichofthefollowingmedicationshasbeen
showntocausegingivalenlargement?
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a.Aspirin
b.Epinephrine
c.Procardia(nifedipin)
d.Motrin(ibuprofen)
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847.Impactedand/orsupernumeraryteethare
oftenfoundin:
a.Downssyndrome
b.Kaposissyndrome
c.Gardnerssyndrome
d.Cleidocranialdysostosis
e.Ectodermaldysplasia
i.a,b,andc
ii.bandc
iii.candd
iv.dande
v.b,cande

848.A5YOchildhassymmetricbilateral
enlargementintheposteriorareasofthe
mandible.Radiographsreveallarge,multilocular
radiolucencies.Themostlikely
diagnosisis:
a.Cysts
b.Osteopetrosis
c.Familialfibrousdysplasia(cherubism)
d.Osteitisdeformans

c.Procardia(nifedipin)

iii.candd

c.Familialfibrousdysplasia(cherubism)

849.Whichofthefollowinghasthepotentialof
undergoingspontaneousmalignant
transformation?
a.Osteomalacia
b.Albrightssyndrome
c.Pagetsdiseaseofbone
d.Osteogenesisimperfecta
e.VonRecklinghausensdiseaseofbone

c.Pagetsdiseaseofbone

850.Thecharacteristicoralclinicalfeaturesof
PeutzJegherssyndromeis:
a.Macrognathia
b.Supernumeraryteeth
c.Melaninpigmentationofthelips
d.Macroglossia
e.Constrictedpalate

c.Melaninpigmentationofthelips

851.Therapeuticradiationforcanceroftheoral
regionmayresultinwhichofthefollowing
sideeffects:
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a.Abnormalgrowthofthemandible
b.Earlyexfoliationoftheprimaryteeth
c.Temporomandibularjointdysfunction
d.Osteoradionecrosis
e.Highpalatalvault

852.A21YOfemalepresentswithcomplete
absenceoftheclavicles,anarrowarched
a.Osteopetrosis
b.Achondroplasia
c.Marfanssyndrome
d.PierreRobinssyndrome
e.Cleidocranialdysostosis

853.Childrenwithwhichofthefollowingconditions
havethegreatesttendencytowardsdelayed
eruptionoftheteeth?
a.Hypothyroidism
b.Hyperthyroidism
c.Hypoparathyroidism
d.Hyperparathyroidism
e.Noneoftheabove

854.Thefirstclinicallyobservablereactionto
radiationis:
a.Lossofhair
b.Erythemaoftheskin
c.Agenesisofthebloodcells
d.Lossofelementaryepithelium

855.Whentakinglateralcephalograms,double
intensifyingscreensandscreenfilmsareusedto
reduce:
a.Density
b.Contrast
c.Exposuretimes
d.Secondaryradiation
e.Targetskindistance

856.Micrognathiaisacommonfeatureinwhichof
thefollowingsyndromes:
a.Pagetsdiseaseofbone
b.Ectodermaldysplasia
c.Fibrousdysplasia
d.Craniofacialdysostosis
i.aandb
ii.aandc
iii.aandd
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d.Osteoradionecrosis

e.Cleidocranialdysostosis

a.Hypothyroidism

b.Erythemaoftheskin

c.Exposuretimes

ii.aandc

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857.Osteomyelitisismostcommonlycausedby:
a.Actinomycesbovis
b.Borreliavincenti
c.Staphylococcusaureus
d.Mycobacteriumtuberculosis

858.Asaresultofdentalprophylaxia,
microorganismsaroundteethenterthe
bloodstream.Thisconditionisanexampleof:
a.Pyeria
b.Toxemia
c.Bacteremia
d.Septicemia
e.Focalinfection

859.Whichofthefollowingpermanentposterior
teethhasamesialmarginalridgethatislocated
morecervicalthatitsdistalmarginalridge?
a.Maxillaryfirstpremolar
b.Maxillarysecondmolar
c.Mandibularfirstpremolar
d.Mandibularsecondmolar

860.Apatientwithaparalyzedrightlateral
pterygoidmuscleisinstructedtoopenhismouth
wide.Whichdirectionwillthemandibledeviateon
opening?
a.Totheleft
b.Totheright
c.Straight(nodeviation)
d.Noneoftheabove

861.Undernormalconditions,thepresenceof
mamelonsina14YOpatientisindicativeof:
a.Fluorosis
b.Malnutrition
c.Malformation
d.Malocclusion
e.Enamelcomposition

862.Developmentofthebodyofthemandible
involves:
a.Reichertscartilage
b.Acompletecartilagemodel
c.Intramembranousboneformation
d.Alloftheabove
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c.Staphylococcusaureus

c.Bacteremia

c.Mandibularfirstpremolar

b.Totheright

d.Malocclusion

c.Intramembranousboneformation
Reichert'sis2ndpharyngealarch,developsinto
stapes,hyoid,styloidprocessandstylohyoid
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e.Noneoftheabove

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863.CleftLipresultsinfailureofmergingof:
a.Maxillarywithmandibularprocesses
b.Maxillaryprocesseswithoneanother
c.Maxillaryandmediannasalprocesses
d.Medialandlateralnasalprocesses
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