Periodontology
A patient presents to your office with 5-6mm probing depths throughout the dentition with generalized early bone loss. The periodontal disease classification based on the AAP classification is _________.
AAP II
When a patient comes to a dental office, the first procedure is an examination. The first step in a public health program is _____.
Needs assessment
The most common extra-oral site for cancer is in women is _____.
Breast cancer
Which instrument is the most ideal for examination of furcations?
Nabor’s probe
As you are evaluating #19 you notice that the probe enters the buccal furcation and emerges out from the lingual. Based on Glickman’s classifications, what classification would you assign the tooth?
Class III
A trial run of a study to determine the feasibility and practicality of a public health program is called a ______.
Pilot study
A benign overgrowth of adipose tissue with a yellowish hue is called a _____.
Lipoma
Which gland empties through the Stenson’s duct?
Parotid gland
What type of bacteria are most periodontal pathogens?
Gram-negative anaerobes
An epidemic occurring over a multi-country area and affecting a large portion of the population is a(n) ______.
Pandemic
A state three syphilis lesion appears as a localized lesion called a/an _____.
Gumma
Your patient presents with decay on #8 which includes the interproximal and incisal edge. According to GV Black’s classification this would be classified as class _____.
IV
The primary immunoglobulin found in saliva is ______.
IgA
Efforts to exclude highly sugared snacks from school vending machines is an example of _____.
Health promotion
The type of cyst usually associated with mandibular canines or premolars that is located mid-distance between the apex and cervix of the tooth is called a/an ______.
Lateral periodontal cyst
In the body, fluoride is primarily stored in the ____ and _____.
Teeth and bones
The bacteriostatic antibiotic that is concentrated in the gingival crevicular fluid to become a bactericidal antibiotic is _____.
Tetracycline or doxycycline
The value used to describe statistical significance is called the _____.
P-value
The most likely cause of hairy leukoplakia in patients with HIV infection or AIDS is ______.
Epstein-Barr virus
Which cranial nerve is responsible for the sensory function of the posterior 1/3 of the tongue, soft palate, and pharynx?
Glossopharyngeal