Which of the following group(s) of bacteria are responsible for dental caries?
Mutans streptococci and lactobacilli
Mention one of the reasons why the prevention of dental disease in an infant it is important?
Baby teeth hold spaces for the permanent teeth
Type of fluoride that is ingested by mouth through water, food, beverages, or supplements.
Systemic Fluoride
Which of the following is true of dental caries?
It is a transmissible bacterial disease.
Name of one of the six essential nutrients that your body needs, that it is often called "the forgotten nutrient":
Water
Which of the following fat-soluble vitamins aids in bone and tooth formation, and can be sourced from sunlight?
Vitamin D
Eating disorder that is easily recognized in the dental office, they often have severe wear on the lingual surfaces of their teeth caused by stomach acid produced by repeated vomiting.
Bulimia
Which of the following can slow or prevent the caries process?
Increasing salivary flow
Which of the following is one of the causes of rampant caries?
Xerostomia
Which structures of the periodontium are impacted by periodontal disease, excluding:
Enamel
The presence of which of the following conditions indicates periodontitis rather than gingivitis?
Loss of attachment
Colorless, soft, sticky coating made up of microorganisms that adhere to tooth surfaces and oral mucosa:
Dental plaque
Hard, stone like material that attaches to the tooth surface, form by calcium and phosphate salts in the saliva:
Calculus
Bony overgrowth on the lingual surface of the mandible near the premolar and molar areas.
Torus mandibularis
Early stage of periodontal disease that includes inflammation and red gingiva,and it's also reversible:
Gingivitis
Which of the following interdental aids is of the greatest value in passing floss under the pontic of a fixed bridge?
Bridge threader
Type of calculus that is found on the clinical crowns of the teeth, above the margin of the gingiva:
Supragingival
One of the opportunistic infections that occur in patients with HIV, is an oral lesions that may appear as multiple bluish/purple, blackish or reddish blotches.
Kaposi sarcoma
Type of inflammation that occurs when injury or irritation to the tissue continues, for example arthritis.
Chronic Inflammation
Collection of pus in a specific area, commonly found at the apex of a tooth.
Abscess
Name of the patchy white lesions on the oral mucosa, that exhibit a characteristic pattern of circles and interconnecting lines called "Whickham's striae"
Lichen Planus
Dental professionals generally recommend that patients use ______________ toothbrushes.
soft-bristled nylon
Which of the following is the most prevalent disease of childhood?
Early childhood caries (ECC)
Benign bony growth that projects outward surface of a bone, also referred as a torus.
Exostosis
Type of candidiasis, creamy white plaque that forms in the mouth, that can be scraped off with a gauze:
Pseudomembranous candidiasis (Thrush)