Dental hygienist practice test questions and
answers 2026\2027 A+ Grade
What nerve supplies the intrinsic muscles of the tongue?
- correct answer Hypoglossal
Which of the following is the most radioresistant?
- correct answer Nerves
Fluoride is typically introduced in all of the following ways except by
- correct answer Injection
Gingivitas is considered controlled when
- correct answer there's no bleeding around the gums
A flat stone may be used to sharpen a curette by hand. The face of the curette should be at what angle
to the stone?
- correct answer 100-110 degrees
Radiographic intensifying screens are used for
- correct answer reducing the patient dose
After an outbreak of herpetic gingivostomatitis, the herpes simplex virus may remain dormant in which
of the following?
- correct answer Sensory ganglion
Which of the following is a characteristic of an overdenture?
- correct answer Natural teeth remain
A dental carie is another name for a
- correct answer Cavity
answers 2026\2027 A+ Grade
What nerve supplies the intrinsic muscles of the tongue?
- correct answer Hypoglossal
Which of the following is the most radioresistant?
- correct answer Nerves
Fluoride is typically introduced in all of the following ways except by
- correct answer Injection
Gingivitas is considered controlled when
- correct answer there's no bleeding around the gums
A flat stone may be used to sharpen a curette by hand. The face of the curette should be at what angle
to the stone?
- correct answer 100-110 degrees
Radiographic intensifying screens are used for
- correct answer reducing the patient dose
After an outbreak of herpetic gingivostomatitis, the herpes simplex virus may remain dormant in which
of the following?
- correct answer Sensory ganglion
Which of the following is a characteristic of an overdenture?
- correct answer Natural teeth remain
A dental carie is another name for a
- correct answer Cavity
