AAID IMPLANT EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Whatwould be the bestpre-surgicalantibioticprotocolregimenfor a penicillin allergic
patient?
a.Clindamycin 1200mg 2hrs pre-operative followed by 600mg tid for7 days
b.Augmentin500mg 1 hr pre-operative followed by 500mg for 24 hours
c.Amoxicillin 2000mg1 hr pre-operative followed by 1000mg tid for 5-7 days
d.Clindamycin 600mg 1 hr pre-operative followed by 300mg tid for1 day - Correct
Answers -d.Clindamycin 600mg 1 hr pre-operative followed by 300mg tid for1 day
The advantage of a papilla sparingincision is that:
a.The clinician can perform this more quickly saving time and money and this procedure
is more often performed in the non esthetic zone.
b.The clinician can make a complete sulcular incision around the adjacent teeth to
examine the roots for periodontal disease
c.The papilla is less likely to recede and cause black triangles.
d.The papilla is more likely to recede and allow for the use of interproximal
periodontalbrushes into large embrasure spaces - Correct Answers -c.The papilla is
less likely to recede and cause black triangles.
The use of steroids pre-operatively in implant dentistry in mainly indicated to:
Help the patient relax
Decrease post operative edema, swelling and nausea
decrease the risk of sedation
treat acute infection - Correct Answers -b.Decrease post operative edema, swelling and
nausea
The main anatomic structure the implant surgeon needs to be aware of in the posterior
mandible area if he/she perforates the boney plate of the jaw is the:
The greater palatine nerve
The buccal nerve
The maxillary artery
The lingual artery - Correct Answers -The lingual artery
The most commonly recommended minimum distance between the implant and
adjacent tooth is:
,4-5 mm
6-7mm
1.5-2mm
0.25mm-0.5mm - Correct Answers -1.5-2mm
The platform on an implant placed in an esthetic zone should be placed at:
5 mm apical to the adjacent teeth CEJ
5 mm below the crestal bone regardless of its height
2 mm apical to the adjacent teeth CEJ
1 mm coronal to the adjacent teeth CEJ so that the machined collars are exposed and
cleansable - Correct Answers -2 mm apical to the adjacent teeth CEJ
What is the most commonly recommended minimum spacing between two adjacent
implants?
a. 1-2 mm
b. 3- 4mm
c. 5-6mm
d. 7 or more mm - Correct Answers -b. 3- 4mm
The purpose of a surgical template made from a dental stone model is that it:
a. Allows us to evaluate the volume of bone
b. Provides the clincian with the proper angulation for our implant
c. Helps to give us the proper position of our implant platform
d. Allows us to place the implant without evaluating our implant position in the mouth
and eliminates the use of intraoperative radiographs. - Correct Answers -c. Helps to
give us the proper position of our implant platform
Where should the occlusal contacts be on an implant crown
a. On the buccal aspect of the occlusal surface
b. On the distal aspect of the occlusal surface
c. On the central fossa of the occlusal surface if it produces apical forces on the implant
d. The contact can be anywhere because this is an implant crown - Correct Answers -c.
On the central fossa of the occlusal surface if it produces apical forces on the implant
After taking an implant impression we try in the abutments and the metal substructures
(castings for the porcelain to metal crowns). The metal substructure does not fit. What
are the best and most efficient next steps.
a. Take a new fixture level impression and send it back to the lab to remake a whole
new substructure
b. Take an abutment level impression in the mouth
, c. Section the metal framework, fixate with GC resin and take a pickup impression
d. Order duplicate abutments and make a new metal substructure - Correct Answers -c.
Section the metal framework, fixate with GC resin and take a pickup impression
What is the minimum recommended level to keep implants and surgical drills above the
inferior alveolar canal in the posterior mandible (safety zone)?
5mm
13mm
2mm
0.25mm - Correct Answers -2mm
Osteotomes surgical instruments are used for:
Bone Spreading
Sinus Lift elevation
Compressing cancellous bone and packing particulate bone graft material
All of the above - Correct Answers -All of the above
The most common direction of angulation of the surgical drill during placement in the
partially edentulous posterior mandible is:
Directing towards the lingual and mesial
Directing towards the lingual and buccal
Directing towards the distal and buccal
Directing towards the occlusal and mesial - Correct Answers -Directing towards the
distal and buccal
Which of the following is not an advantage for cementable restorations compared to
screw retained restorations:
a. Less screw loosening and screw fractures
b. Better gingival health
c. Improved esthetics
d. Greater retention in a restoration with little interocclusal space - Correct Answers -d.
Greater retention in a restoration with little interocclusal space
Which statement about bar overdentures is false:
a. You need a passive fit for the bar
b. You need at least 8mm between implants for a full sized hadar clip
c. The implant bar engages the internal hex of every implant in the restoration
d. An implant bar can be attached directly to the implants or can attach to transmucosal
abutments (TAC's or tapered abutments) - Correct Answers -c. The implant bar
engages the internal hex of every implant in the restoration
ANSWERS
Whatwould be the bestpre-surgicalantibioticprotocolregimenfor a penicillin allergic
patient?
a.Clindamycin 1200mg 2hrs pre-operative followed by 600mg tid for7 days
b.Augmentin500mg 1 hr pre-operative followed by 500mg for 24 hours
c.Amoxicillin 2000mg1 hr pre-operative followed by 1000mg tid for 5-7 days
d.Clindamycin 600mg 1 hr pre-operative followed by 300mg tid for1 day - Correct
Answers -d.Clindamycin 600mg 1 hr pre-operative followed by 300mg tid for1 day
The advantage of a papilla sparingincision is that:
a.The clinician can perform this more quickly saving time and money and this procedure
is more often performed in the non esthetic zone.
b.The clinician can make a complete sulcular incision around the adjacent teeth to
examine the roots for periodontal disease
c.The papilla is less likely to recede and cause black triangles.
d.The papilla is more likely to recede and allow for the use of interproximal
periodontalbrushes into large embrasure spaces - Correct Answers -c.The papilla is
less likely to recede and cause black triangles.
The use of steroids pre-operatively in implant dentistry in mainly indicated to:
Help the patient relax
Decrease post operative edema, swelling and nausea
decrease the risk of sedation
treat acute infection - Correct Answers -b.Decrease post operative edema, swelling and
nausea
The main anatomic structure the implant surgeon needs to be aware of in the posterior
mandible area if he/she perforates the boney plate of the jaw is the:
The greater palatine nerve
The buccal nerve
The maxillary artery
The lingual artery - Correct Answers -The lingual artery
The most commonly recommended minimum distance between the implant and
adjacent tooth is:
,4-5 mm
6-7mm
1.5-2mm
0.25mm-0.5mm - Correct Answers -1.5-2mm
The platform on an implant placed in an esthetic zone should be placed at:
5 mm apical to the adjacent teeth CEJ
5 mm below the crestal bone regardless of its height
2 mm apical to the adjacent teeth CEJ
1 mm coronal to the adjacent teeth CEJ so that the machined collars are exposed and
cleansable - Correct Answers -2 mm apical to the adjacent teeth CEJ
What is the most commonly recommended minimum spacing between two adjacent
implants?
a. 1-2 mm
b. 3- 4mm
c. 5-6mm
d. 7 or more mm - Correct Answers -b. 3- 4mm
The purpose of a surgical template made from a dental stone model is that it:
a. Allows us to evaluate the volume of bone
b. Provides the clincian with the proper angulation for our implant
c. Helps to give us the proper position of our implant platform
d. Allows us to place the implant without evaluating our implant position in the mouth
and eliminates the use of intraoperative radiographs. - Correct Answers -c. Helps to
give us the proper position of our implant platform
Where should the occlusal contacts be on an implant crown
a. On the buccal aspect of the occlusal surface
b. On the distal aspect of the occlusal surface
c. On the central fossa of the occlusal surface if it produces apical forces on the implant
d. The contact can be anywhere because this is an implant crown - Correct Answers -c.
On the central fossa of the occlusal surface if it produces apical forces on the implant
After taking an implant impression we try in the abutments and the metal substructures
(castings for the porcelain to metal crowns). The metal substructure does not fit. What
are the best and most efficient next steps.
a. Take a new fixture level impression and send it back to the lab to remake a whole
new substructure
b. Take an abutment level impression in the mouth
, c. Section the metal framework, fixate with GC resin and take a pickup impression
d. Order duplicate abutments and make a new metal substructure - Correct Answers -c.
Section the metal framework, fixate with GC resin and take a pickup impression
What is the minimum recommended level to keep implants and surgical drills above the
inferior alveolar canal in the posterior mandible (safety zone)?
5mm
13mm
2mm
0.25mm - Correct Answers -2mm
Osteotomes surgical instruments are used for:
Bone Spreading
Sinus Lift elevation
Compressing cancellous bone and packing particulate bone graft material
All of the above - Correct Answers -All of the above
The most common direction of angulation of the surgical drill during placement in the
partially edentulous posterior mandible is:
Directing towards the lingual and mesial
Directing towards the lingual and buccal
Directing towards the distal and buccal
Directing towards the occlusal and mesial - Correct Answers -Directing towards the
distal and buccal
Which of the following is not an advantage for cementable restorations compared to
screw retained restorations:
a. Less screw loosening and screw fractures
b. Better gingival health
c. Improved esthetics
d. Greater retention in a restoration with little interocclusal space - Correct Answers -d.
Greater retention in a restoration with little interocclusal space
Which statement about bar overdentures is false:
a. You need a passive fit for the bar
b. You need at least 8mm between implants for a full sized hadar clip
c. The implant bar engages the internal hex of every implant in the restoration
d. An implant bar can be attached directly to the implants or can attach to transmucosal
abutments (TAC's or tapered abutments) - Correct Answers -c. The implant bar
engages the internal hex of every implant in the restoration
