Choose the correct word to complete the text.

1 Locally delivered doxycycline is found to be ______________ in managing periodontitis as

an adjunct to scaling and root planning.

A) Assertive

B) Ineffective

C) Efficient

2 To ______________the effect of locally delivered doxycycline (10%) with scaling and root

planning in the periodontal treatment of smokers and to compare it with scaling and root

planning alone.

A) Assess

B) Exanimate

C) Achieve

3 Both groups showed a ______________ reduction in Plaque, Bleeding on Probing and

pocket depth at 6th and 12th week from the baseline.

A) Poor

B) Notable

C) Huge
Choose the correct option

4 What is the aim of this research?

A) To evaluate the effect of locally delivered doxycycline with scaling and root planning in the

periodontal treatment of smokers and to compare it with scaling and root planning alone.

B) To show the difference between delivered doxycycline with scaling and root planning and scaling

and root planning alone

C) To use doxycycline in the periodontal treatment

5 What does Periodontitis mean?

A) It is a periodontal destruction

B) It is a bacterium in the mouth

C) It is a chronic inflammatory condition

6 What is the successful long-term management for Periodontitis?

A) A visit to the dentist

B) Deliverer antibiotics

C) An integrated treatment approach

7 Smoking is known as

A) A major risk factor for increasing the microbial burden

B) A major risk factor for increasing the periodontal destruction

C) A major risk factor for increasing the bacterial virulence

8 The non-surgical periodontal therapy eliminates or suppresses the putative periodontal

microorganisms in the sub gingival area.

A) It is effective in the majority of periodontitis cases

B) It is effective in the majority of periodontitis cases but in smokers respond less favorably

C) It is effective in the majority of smokers’ cases but in periodontitis cases respond less favorably

9 The adjunctive antibiotics are used in Periodontics in two ways.

A) Either as locally delivered or as systematically delivered agents

B) Either as locally delivered or as planning the root

C) Either as scaling or as planning the root

10 what are the advantages of locally delivered in the adjunctive antibiotics?

A) Attaining higher concentration in the diseased sites, need for one time application and do not

require patient compliance

B) Attaining lower concentration in the diseased sites, need for many times application and require

patient compliance

C) Attaining lower concentration in the diseased sites, need more than one application

11 Who are the authors of the text?

A) The department of periodontics and Community Dentistry

B) Hassan Al Hulami, Nadir Babay, Fatin Awartani and Sukumaran Anil

C) The King Saud University

12 In which year was the text published?

A) 2010

B) 2011

C) 2012

13 What was the method to select the patients?

A) Patients were selected accidentally

B) Patients were selected according to their age

C) Patients were selected randomly

14 What was the result of the research?

A) Both groups showed a significant reduction in plaque, bleeding on probing and pocket depth at 6 th

and 12th week from the baseline.

B) Both groups showed a significant reduction in plaque, bleeding on probing and pocket depth at 8 th

and 12th week from the baseline.

C) Both groups showed a significant reduction in plaque, bleeding on probing and pocket depth at 6 th

and 10th week from the baseline.

15 What was the conclusion of the research?

A) The observations of the study reveal that the additional benefit of topical application of doxycycline

as an adjunct to scaling and root planning in smokers is considerable.

B) The observations of the study reveal that the additional benefit of topical application of doxycycline

as an adjunct to scaling and root planning in smokers is not convincing.

C) The observations of the study reveal that the additional benefit of topical application of doxycycline

as an adjunct to scaling and root planning in smokers is convincing.

16 Complete the sentence with the correct answer.

The locally delivered antibiotic agents ____________ available for periodontal use in different

preparations like doxycycline gel.

A) cannot

B) are not
C) are

17 Choose the correct answer

The patients enrolled in the study fulfilled the following inclusion criteria:

A) Age between 28 and 60 years

B) Age between 18 and 60 years

C) Age between 28 and 50 years

18 Choose the correct answer

The patients enrolled in the study fulfilled the following inclusion criteria:

A) must be a cigarette smoker for more than fifty years

B) must be a cigarette smoker for more than five years

C) must be a cigarette smoker for more than fifteen years

19 Choose the correct answer

The exclusion criteria for the patients included:

A) Periodontal treatment performed in the 4 months prior to baseline examination

B) Periodontal treatment performed in the 5 months prior to baseline examination

C) Periodontal treatment performed in the 6 months prior to baseline examination

20 Choose the correct answer

The exclusion criteria for the patients included:

A) use of mouth washes in the last one month from baseline examination

B) use of mouth washes in the last two months from baseline examination

C) use of mouth washes in the last three months from baseline examination