True or False
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Multiple Choice
Vocabulary
Mix & Match
100
Failure to detect oral cancer is in the top 10 reasons for malpractice.
True.
100
What is an unusually fast pulse rate of 100bpm or more?
Answer: Tachycardia
100
Which is the most common site for oral cancer? A. soft palate B. hard palate C. buccal mucosa D. the tongue
D. the tongue
100
What is a marble like lesion larger than 1cm in diameter called?
Nodule
100
The fibers that are inserted into the cementum on one side and the alveolar bone on the other are called A) Oblique fibers B) Alveolar crest fibers C) Dentogingival fibers D) Sharpey’s fibers
D.
200
The periodontium consists of periodontal ligament, cementum and bone.
False. The periodontium consists of the gingiva, periodontal ligament, cementum and alveolar bone.
200
What is the ASA of a patient who has a severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life?
Answer: ASA 4
200
The lining of the oral mucosa is known as the a) facial mucosa b) oral mucosa c) lingual mucosa d) occlusal mucosa
B. oral mucosa
200
Define erythema.
An abnormal redness of the mucosa or gingiva.
200
The free gingiva is made of what type of tissue?
Keratinized stratified squamous epithelium
300
Sickle Scalers are periodontal instruments used to remove calculus deposits from the teeth and can be used on enamel and root surfaces.
False: Sickle Scalers can only be used on the enamel surfaces
300
According to G.V. Black, what is the classification of cavities in the cervical 1/3 of facial or lingual surfaces?
Answer: Class V
300
The Novatech Probe is circular in cross section. The millimeter reading on the novatech probe is 3,6,9,12,15. A: Both sentences are True B: First sentence is true, second sentence is false. C: First sentence is false, second sentence is true. D: Both sentences are False
B: First sentence is true, second sentence is false.
300
Define periodontitis.
It is a bacterial infection of all parts of the periodontium including the gingiva, periodontal ligaments, alveolar bone, and cementum.
300
The masticatory mucosa? A. covers the dorsum of the tongue. B. covers the gingival and the hard palate. C. covers the inner surfaces of the lips and cheeks, the floor of the mouth, underside of the tongue, the soft palate, and the alveolar mucosa. D. None of the above
B.
400
Cementum is a thin layer of calcified connective tissue that covers the tooth from the dentoenamel junction to, and around, the apical foramen.
False.
400
Which probe starts with a black ball tip and the marking of .5mm?
Answer: The WHO probe
400
An elevated lesion that maybe more or less than 5mm in diameter and contains pus giving it a yellowish color is a A: Bulla B: Papule C: Pustule D: None of the Above
C: PUSTULE
400
A short lingual frenum which limits tongue movement is known as?
Ankyloglossia
400
The principal fiber groups consist of dentogingival, alveologingival, circumferential, dentoperiosteal, and transseptal fibers. The gingival fibers consist of apical, oblique, horizontal, alveolar crest, and interradicular fibers. A. Both statements are true B. Both statements are FALSE C. First statement is TRUE, second statement is FALSE D. First statement is FALSE, second statement is TRUE
B.
500
The junctional epethilium is keratined. At full eruption the attachment is loosely attached on the cementum. a.) The first statement is true. The second statement is false. b.) The first statement is false. The second statement is true. c.) Both statements are false. d.) Both statements are true.
Answer: C It should read—The junctional epithelium is NOT keratinized. At full eruption the attachment is firmly attached on the cementum.
500
Using the Perio Screening and Recording (PSR), what code level is a patient categorized if the entire black band of the probe is visible, but calculus is present. Bleeding may or may not be present.
Answer: Code 2
500
What type of instrumentation stroke is used to locate calculus deposits or other tooth surface irregularities hidden beneath the gingival margin. A. Root debridement stroke B. Calculus removal stroke C. Sickle scaler stroke D. Assessment stroke
D. Assessment stroke
500
The removal of mucinous film, superficial stain, or deposits to provide a smooth enamel surface that will be more resistant to future accumulation of foreign substances such as materia alba, calculus, and mucinous plaque. This is defined as what?
Coronal Polishing.
500
Probing is the movement of walking the tip of a probe along the junctional epithelium within the sulus. Walking stroke is the act of a calibrated probe around the perimeter of the base of the sulcus. A. first sentence is right; second sentence is wrong. B. first sentence is right; second sentence is right. C. first sentence is wrong; second sentence is right. D. first sentence is wrong; second sentence is wrong.
D.
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