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1.WhattwobonesmeetatArticulare?(Ar:the
pointofintersectionbetweentheshadowofthe
zygomaticarchandtheposteriorborderofthe
mandibularramus)
a.zygomaticbone
b.mandible
c.sphenoid
d.temporal
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d.temporal
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
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a.alsoleavethemaxillaryfirstmolarsmesially
rotated
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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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d.Cleidocranialdysplasia
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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c.1in750
d.1in1500
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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c.Usuallyoccursbeforeage20
d.Alloftheabove
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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d.Alloftheabove
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
d.4
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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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c.Maxillarydownfracture
d.Maxillaryexpansion
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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b.Movesdownward
c.Movesbackward
d.Movesupward
e.Doesntmove
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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c.1/3
d.2/3
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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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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a.3
b.6
c.9
d.12
e.18
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
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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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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
posterior
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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
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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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averagetimeof7yearsposttreatment
a.True
d)Noneoftheabove
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c)ivonly
d)Noneoftheabove
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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b.Bone
c.Nerve
d.Connectivetissue
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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a.ForamenRotundum
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a.ForamenRotundum
b.ForamenOvale
c.ForamenSpinosum
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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c.Zygomaticarches
c.46months
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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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b.Deficientmaxilla
c.Hypernasality
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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a.Highheat
b.Alcohol
c.Ethyleneoxide
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
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c.Aluminum
a.Right
b.60inches(5feet)
c.Thepatientsheadwastilted
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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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Holdawayratio:prominenceinsaggitalplaneof
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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c.Earrod
c.Frankforthorizontal
c.ClassIIdiv2
Normalis135
a.Wits
d.Noneoftheabove
b.Posterior
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b.Posterior
c.Middle
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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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
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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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a.2/3
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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
d.widthofthemaxillarycanine
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c.Guidedtissueregeneration
a.Intrudingtheabradedtoothandrestoringthat
tooth
c.Useanimplant
b.2/3widthofthemaxillarycentral
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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
d.Alloftheabove
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d.Alloftheabove
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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b.Internalresorptionandendodontictherapy
shouldbeinitiated
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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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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
b.Decreasedradiopacity
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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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is
a.Infected
b.Acarrier
c.Potentiallyinfectious
d.Issafe
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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a.Distaltothecenterofresistance
b.1
d.Donothing
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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
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e.Noneoftheabove
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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b.Maxillaryhypoplasia
a.Supradental
AKAprosthion
c.Alloftheabove
b.Inferiorlyandanteriorly
c.Inferior1/3oforbit
b.Lateralnasalprocess
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a.Medialnasalprocess
b.Lateralnasalprocess
c.Premaxilla
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
340.Whatisyourtreatmentfora5yearoldwitha
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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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d.Donothing
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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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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
deviatestotheright,whichlateral
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b.Extrudetheincisor
c.22total
a.Osseousrecountouring
a.Mesialmarginalridgeofmandibular2ndmolar
b.Earlyadultlateadolescent
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deviatestotheright,whichlateral
pterygoidisworking?
a.Left
b.Right
c.Neither
d.Both
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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d.Occipitalcondyle
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
condyle?
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condyle?
a.DensefibrousCT
b.Perochondrium
c.Synovialmembrane
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
d.Both
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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
512.Thebestmethodforassessingthecompletion
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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
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a.DistaltoCenterofresistance
b.MesialtoCenterofreisistance
c.Abovecenterofresistance
d.Belowcenterofresistance
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
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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e.Mandible
f.alloftheabove
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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d.Amorphoustocrystalline
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
secondmolars
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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
a.0
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c..5
d..75
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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a.Bendouterbowup
b.Movesforwardslightly
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c.Movesbackwardslightly
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
Fromfunctionalmatrixtheory
c.Isappositional
c.Thegeneralgrowthcurve
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e.Noneoftheabove
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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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
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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
d.twoyearsafterbirth
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
iv.b,candd
v.alloftheabove
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
adults
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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
iii.aandc
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c.Mandibularsecondpremolars
v.a,candd
d.Thinnerphosphorlayerresultinless
unsharpness
c.Skeletalwirefixationthroughthebuttresses
iii.aandc
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iii.aandc
iv.aandd
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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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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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
thevestibuleofthemouthduring
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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
d.Alloftheabove
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b.StaphylococcusAureus
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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?
a.Aspirin
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a.Aspirin
b.Epinephrine
c.Procardia(nifedipin)
d.Motrin(ibuprofen)
e.Aldomet(methydopa)
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:
a.Abnormalgrowthofthemandible
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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
iv.bandc
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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
ligament.
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d.Alloftheabove
e.Noneoftheabove
863.CleftLipresultsinfailureofmergingof:
a.Maxillarywithmandibularprocesses
b.Maxillaryprocesseswithoneanother
c.Maxillaryandmediannasalprocesses
d.Medialandlateralnasalprocesses
e.Palatineprocesseswithnasalseptum
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d.Medialandlateralnasalprocesses
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