Which population is associated more commonly with Chronic periodontitis?

A- White males
B- Black males
Which Antibiotic can be given in gingival cervicular fluid for periodontal bacteria:
A- clindamycin
B- doxycycline
Before new drug is submitted to FDA, it has to go through?
A- Randomized clinical trial
Not the primary bacteria for initiation of Caries?
A- Lactobacilli
Green and orange discoloration of anterior teeth is due to?
A- Diet
B- Bad oral hygieneM
C- Mixed Medication
What’s the adverse effect of using a retraction cord with epinephrine?
A- Tachycardia
B- Local necrosis
C- Caustic reaction
What xrays are recommended for a 4 yr old kid?
A- Bitewings
B- Bitewings depending on compliance
C- Bitewings depending on dental findings

Primary bacteria for the initiation of caries?

A- Strep. Mutans
B- Other options
How to communicate and establish a good relationship with a hearing impaired patient?
A- Speak directly to the interpreter
B- Speak to the patient and allow time for interpretation
Most commonly impacted tooth?
A- Maxillary Canines
B- Mandibular Premolar
C- Maxillary Premolar
During the extraction of an impacted mandibular third molar, the distal root went missing,
where did it go to most likely?
A- retropharyngeal space
B- submandibular space
Erythromycin metabolism in liver or kidney
What’s Tetracycline Mechanism of action? A- Bactericidal
B- Bacteriostatic
C- Other options
Ranitidine mechanism of action?
A- Reduce gastric secretion
B- Other options

Which papilla is affected in geographic tongue?

A- Filliform papilla
B- Foliate papilla
C- Fungiform Papilla D- Other options
What age does a child develop dexterity for brushing teeth on his/her own?
A- 2-3 years
B- 6-8 Years
Which material retards PVS?
A- Latex gloves
B- Other options
What’s advantage of using Arcon over non-arcon articulators? A- gives more similarity to
mandibular movements
B- Other options
Adolescent son comes to the office with a mother that doesn’t speak English, what is the best
to do?
Use a certified call-center line translator,
What age is commonly affected with Primary herpetic gingivostomatitis?
A- 1
B- 4
Anti histamines (H-antagonist) work by?
Blocking histamine at the receptor

You want to do a study to compare DMFT of girls and boys at school, which test to use?
A- Chi square
B- T-test
Primary canine lost prematurely, why?
arch length discrepancy
B- developing class III
Which teeth most likely to be crowded/blocked out of mandibular arch?
A- Incisors
st
B- 1 premolars
nd
C- 2 premolars
st
D- 1 molars
What doesn’t affect implant treatment planning?
A- Age
B- Smoking history
C- Quality of the bone
Best prognosis for implant?
A- Anterior mandible
B- Posterior mandible
C- Anterior maxilla
D- Posterior maxilla
Which teeth most likely to be crowded/ blocked out of maxillary arch?
A- Canines
B- Other options
MRI is best used for TMJ to see: A- Disc
B- Condyle
C- Other options
FAS syndrome, what is characteristic: mid-face discrepancy
What’s seen in osteoporosis? A- Thin trabeculae
B- Mosaic appearance
C- Other options
Two separate canals?
A- Fusion
B- Gemination
Teeth least likely to have two canals? A- Maxillary incisors
B- Other options
If you delay treatment of Temporal arteritis, what is the most likely outcome?
A- Retro-orbital pain
B- Vision loss
A 3 yr old child, weight 16kg, what is the maximum dose of lidocaine you can give?
A. 48 mg
B- 72 mg

How does Verrucous carcinoma look clinically? Warty/cauliflower A- Mass

B- Ulceration
C- Other options

white spot, not cavitated, matte finish, gingival buccal area, what to do ?
A- local fluoride
B- no treatment C- restoration D- Other option

Calcification of first molar crown, when it is completed? A- 4-5 yrs

B- Other options 2.5.3 years
Most common medical emergency that can be observed in dental Setting?
A- hypertension
B- syncope
C- hyperventilation
D- anaphylactic shoc
First-pass effect?
A- liver metabolism
What has not been associated with periodontal disease? A- Nutritional deficiencies
B- Smoking
C- Age
D- Genetics
HIV related oropharyngeal candidiasis is treated by: systemic Fluconazole

Occlusal reduction of porcelain crown?

A- Flat and rounded
Picture of the tounge, lateral side with bluish lesion, patient states it is present for a 5 years
now, growing but really slow?
A- Hemangioma
Most common seizure in kids:
A- Febrile
B- Absence C- Grand mal D- Epileptic
Most common reason for Dilantin treatment? A- Grand mal
B- Petit mal
C- Other options
Dental professionals have to be screened annually for? A- HIV
B- Hepatitis b C- Hepatitis C D- TB
Hepatitis A route of infection? A- Food and drink
B- Blood
C- Respiratory droplets
D- Other options
Most commonly associated with dysplastic cells? A- Erythroplakia
B- Leukoplakia
C- Other options
Additional innervation to teeth is most likely from which nerve, since the upper molars didn’t
anesthetize well?
A- meylohyoid
B- Other options
Mandibular nerve exits the skull via? A- Foramen ovale
B- Superior orbital fissure
C- Foramen spinosum
Most dental financing is from?
A- Self-pay
B- Medicare
C- Insurances
D- Other options
Which cyst is not in bone?
A- nasolabial
B- Peripheral giant lesion
C- Ameloblastoma
D- Other options

You are prepping the tooth for a crown, but realized, that the step is only 1 mm away from the
alveolar crest, what do you do?
A- crown lengthening
B- nothing
C- Other options
Plaque index is used mainly for: A. Patient motivation
Gingivectomy is NOT indicated when the base of the pocket is located
A- Apical to the alveolar crest
B- Below the free gingival groove
C- Coronal to the cementoenamel junction
D- Apical to the cervical convexity of the tooth crown
Regeneration of the periodontal attachment apparatus in apically displaced flap include:
A- Apical direction (something like from CEJ to alveolar bone)
B- Coronal direction (something like from alveolar pocket base to CEJ) C- Other options don’t
remember
6 year old kid came to the office with his parent complaining of enlarged swollen gingiva that
didn’t decrease in size after two months, and has been treated for skin infections, what’s the
diagnosis?
A- ANUG
Herpetic Gingivostomatitis
C- Myeloblastic Leukemia
D- Pyogenic Granuloma

6-year-old patient is uncooperative during treatment. Which of the following techniques is

indicated?
A- Conscious sedation
B- General anesthesia
C- Physical restraint
Voice control

Who is associated with the least risk of inhaling N2O? A- Dentist

B- Patient
C- Dental hygienist
D- Dental assistant

Deepest part of occlusal rest for rpd ? A- marginal ridge b-Fossa

Swelling on lip after taking impression: A- Anaphylactic reaction
B- Angioedema
C- Other options
Patient comes with bilateral bone expansion, and complains about Dentures won’t fit?
A- Paget’s disease
A 20 yrs old patient with multiple jaw cysts, you suspect that he has syndrome so you refer him
to specialist, what’s the most probable diagnosis?
A- Gorlin ( I guess it was an option, not sure)
What cyst is a true cyst?
A- Dermoid
B- Stafne
C- Dentigerous D- Nasolabial
Most common assosiation of osteogenesis imperfecta with A- Amelogenesis imperfecta
B- Dentinogenesis imperfecta
C- Dentinal dysplasia
Less recurrence tumor:
A- Odontogenic keratocyst
B- Compound odontoma C- Ameloblastoma
What’s described by lack of sharpness and unclear borders of objects in the film?
A- Penumbra
B- Other options
Which of the following is infrequently related to Trisomy 21? A - Class III malocclusion
B- Macroglossia
C- Rampant caries
D- Delayed eruption
All off the following cause craniofacial dysformity EXCEPT?
A- Tetralogy of fallot
B- Crouzon
C- Treacher collins D- Midfacial deformity
What is common between peutz jeghers and Gardner’s syndrome?
A- Intestinal polyps
All of the following are associated with Ludwig’s Angina, EXCEPT?
A- Retropharyngeal Space
B- Submandibular
C- Sublingual
Trephination?
A- Penetration of bone
Alveolar ostitis? - mandibular 3rd molar?

Difference between primary and secondary occlusal trauma?

A - PDL involvement and remaining amount of supporting bone
Opioid antagonist?
A– Naloxone

Pain med with renal disease?

A- Acetaminophen
Pocket depth?
A- CEJ to apical of probe
B- Free gingival margin to base to pocket C- mucogingival groove to alveolar crest D- Other
options
Natural wear down of teeth surfaces?
A- Attrition
Hypodontia?
A- initiation stage
Size and shape?
A- Morphodifferentiation
B- Histodifferentiation C-Apposition
What causes angular cheilitis?
A- Closed VDO
How to increase retention/resistance on Short teeth?
A- Proximal grooves

Non working interference? – LUBL

Sensitivty to cold and pressure after 2 weeks of inlay placement? A- vertical root fracture
Interaction between nitroglycerine and epinephrine. What type of antagonism?
A- Physiologic
B- Competitive
C- Allosteric
D- Pharmacologic
Ephinephrine + levonordorphine? - Alpha-1
Saturation?
A- Chroma

Rheumatoid fever what you see? A- heart murmur

B-joint fusion
C- Other options
Mineralization of the crown of mandibular 1st molar?
A- 2-3 y/o
B- Other options
Anterior face infections?
A- Cavernous sinus
Most harmful in implant?
A- Horizontal force
B- Vertical force C- Oblique force

osteoctomy?
A- Removal of supporting bone
Removal of non supporting bone C- Other options
Gold vs porcelain, what’s advantage? (I guess it was talking about crown)
A- similar thermal expansion to dentin
B- Aesthetic
ANB =5.2, what skeletal occlusion class does the patient have? A- skeletal class II
B- skeletal class III
C- skeletal class I
what profile does the patient have?
A- Convex
B- Concave
C- Other options
2. All are risks of extraction of the upper teeth. Which is LEAST excepted? A- Dry socket
B- Tuberosity fracture
C- damage to adjacent tooth
D- one more option (that was not the least, I guess sinus penetration)
For denture in the mandible- what is least preferred “or not acceptable” treatment?
A- Extracted remaining teeth then Complete denture
B- Extract all anterior except canines on both sides, then put crown on the canine and
removable denture
C- Extract all teeth, put 2 implants and dentures
For maxilla, what’s the best treatment?
A- Extract 3 and 13, then make partial denture B- Extract 6 and 13, then make partial denture C-
Complete denture