Oral Pathology
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Dental Trivia
100
This benign lesion located on the left lip commissure belongs to a 59 year old male.
What is a fibroma?
100
D6085 codes for what type of temporary restoration?
What is a Provisional implant crown?
100
This famous Revolutionary War hero made a midnight ride just before the battles of Concord and Lexington to warn people that, “The British are coming! The British are coming!”
Who is Paul Revere? Revere was a skilled silversmith who also advertised his services as a dentist and was known for making false teeth for his patients.
100
Name the two main classifications of periodontal disease and explain the difference between the two
What is Gingivitis (affects only gingiva/reversible) & What is Periodontitis (affects gingiva & bone/irreversible)
100
Percent of adults aged 65 and over with a dental visit in the past year (Taken from 2014 data)
What is 62.4% https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus15.pdf#078
200
Tumor-like growth with high vascularity seen on the buccal mucosa in a 29 year old female
What is a Pyogenic Granuloma?
200
D9311 - This dental code describes communications between what entities?
What is Consultation with a medical health care professional?
200
This popular character actor started out as a successful dentist before moving to California in 1939. Although he co-starred in countless movies over the years, he was probably best known for his memorable roles in 1960s sitcoms like “Petticoat Junction,” “Green Acres” and “The Beverly Hillbillies.”
Who is Edgar Buchanan?
200
3 mm of tooth movement indicates what on the mobility scale?
What is Class III mobility? Class III mobility is defined as mobility of 1 mm or more in any direction.
200
According to the 2014 County Health Rankings and Roadmap released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, New Jersey has more than 7,000 dentists, or one for every 1,287 people. Nationally, the average was 1,663 to 1. Ten counties in the state rank among the best ratios nationally. Which county had one dentist for every 834 people?
What is Bergen County?
300
This white lesion rubs off to leave a red base. The cytologic smear shows fungal hyphae.
What is Pseudo-membranous Candidiasis?
300
D4346 - This new code describes what procedure that is performed to inflamed gingiva after a full mouth examination?
What is Scaling in the presence of generalized moderate or severe gingival inflammation - full mouth, after oral evaluation?
300
While trying to create a non-alcoholic wine that could be used at the sacrament in churches, this dentist invented a pasteurization process for grape juice that kept it from fermenting.
Who is Thomas Welch? Ironically, the creator of a company specializing in sugar-laden fruit juices (Welch's) was also a dentist before he retired.
300
If tissue is taken from the palate and placed somewhere else in the mouth, this is called:
What is a Free Soft Tissue Graft?
300
This web site is a source for identifying implants of unknown origin.
What is http://whatimplantisthat.com/
400
This pathology is related to medications used to treat some forms of cancer as well as other conditions with altered bone metabolism.
What is BRONJ (Bisphosphonate Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw)?
400
D6081 - This procedure code is used in the presence of inflammation or mucositis for what type of restoration?
What is a Single Implant? D6081 - Scaling and debridement in the presence of inflammation of mucositis of a single implant, including cleaning of the implant surfaces, without flap entry and closure
400
This dentist played for the Boston Red Sox from 1965 through 1971, and in 1967 became the first Red Sox pitcher to win the Cy Young Award.
Who is Jim Lonborg? After a 15-year career, in which he played for the Sox, Brewers and Phillies, Lonborg retired and enrolled in the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. He became a dentist and set up shop in Hanover, Mass.
400
In a natural tooth, this attaches the cementum of the root to the bone.
What is the Periodontal Ligament (PDL)?
400
This toothpaste brand is the highest selling in the United States as well as around the world
What is Colgate?
500
The lace-like striations seen in this disease have a name. Give the name of the striations as well as the disease itself.
What are Wickham's Striations and Lichen Planus?
500
D0600 is a Non-ionizing diagnostic procedure capable of quantifying, monitoring and recording changes in what three parts of a tooth?
What is enamel, dentin and cementum?
500
In 1872 he wrote his thesis “Diseases of the Teeth” & soon after moved west to a drier climate for his health (Final question on March 24, 2016 in the category of 19th Century Americans)
Who is “Doc” Holliday? Doc Holliday is remembered for his friendship with Wyatt Earp and their famous gunfight at the O.K. Corral, but Holliday was actually a dentist who was trained in Pennsylvania and developed a booming little practice in Atlanta. After a short time, Holliday contracted tuberculosis and he was forced to leave his practice and move out West
500
Biologic Width has three components. Name them.
What is the sulcus, the epithelial attachment, and the connective tissue attachment?
500
Kawat gigi untuk gaya can be found in Asian countries like Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia. What is another name for them?
What are Fashion Braces? Running about $100, these braces are sold in markets, beauty salons, and online, and can be customized in all sorts of styles like Mickey Mouse and Hello Kitty.You don’t even need a dentist to wear fashion braces. Do-It-Yourself kits are extremely popular, despite the fact that they’re against the law in Thailand.
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