NDAEB EXAM PRACTICE TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ buccal frenum. Answer: sides of maxillary teeth
◉ lingual frenum. Answer: under tongue
-if too tight causes tongue tied
◉ gingiva. Answer: -gums
-part of support of teeth
◉ unattached gingiva. Answer: aka marginal gingiva or free gingiva
-from crest of gingiva to attached gingiva
◉ sulcus. Answer: space between gums and the teeth
-where plaque and calculus accumulates
◉ interdental gingiva. Answer: gingiva between the teeth
◉ gingival groove. Answer: line that marks attached from
unattached gingiva
,◉ palatine rugae. Answer: -irregular ridges
-extend horizontally out from midline
◉ palatine raphe. Answer: ridge of midline of palate
◉ incisive papilla. Answer: flap of tissue over incisve foramen
◉ torus palatinus. Answer: bony overgrowth on roof of mouth
◉ uvula. Answer: hanging projection on soft palate
◉ anterior facual. Answer:
◉ palatine tonsils. Answer: between the 2 pillars
◉ body of tongue. Answer: anterior two thirds of the tongue
◉ mental proturbance. Answer:
◉ filiform papillae. Answer: -hairlike
-covers entire toungue
,◉ fungiform papillae. Answer: gives strawberry like appearance
-tip and body of tongue
-gives sweet n sour taste
◉ foliate papillae. Answer: lateral border of the tongue
◉ attached gingiva. Answer: strippled
-fimrly bound to periosteum/alveolar bone
◉ mucogingival junction. Answer: where mucosa meets attached
gingiva
◉ periodontal ligament. Answer: fibrous tissue that connects the
tooth root and the alveolar bone
◉ cementum. Answer: calcified connective tissue covering outer
sruface of the root
◉ alveolar bone. Answer: bone that supports and encases the roots
of teeth
◉ enamel. Answer: hard, outermost layer of a tooth
, ◉ dentin. Answer: Dense tissue forming the bulk of a tooth.
-supports structure of enamel
◉ Dentinal pulp. Answer: connective tissue
-keeps tooth alive
◉ cusps. Answer: eminence of tooth
-rounded projection of chewings surfaces of premolars and molars
◉ buccionator. Answer: -thin muscle in cheek
◉ massester. Answer: runs from each side of cheek
closes jaw
◉ orbicularis oris. Answer: circle of muscle around lips, closes and
puckers lips
◉ zygomatic major/minor. Answer: allows us to smile
◉ stensons duct. Answer: The excretory duct of the parotid gland
located near 1-6
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ buccal frenum. Answer: sides of maxillary teeth
◉ lingual frenum. Answer: under tongue
-if too tight causes tongue tied
◉ gingiva. Answer: -gums
-part of support of teeth
◉ unattached gingiva. Answer: aka marginal gingiva or free gingiva
-from crest of gingiva to attached gingiva
◉ sulcus. Answer: space between gums and the teeth
-where plaque and calculus accumulates
◉ interdental gingiva. Answer: gingiva between the teeth
◉ gingival groove. Answer: line that marks attached from
unattached gingiva
,◉ palatine rugae. Answer: -irregular ridges
-extend horizontally out from midline
◉ palatine raphe. Answer: ridge of midline of palate
◉ incisive papilla. Answer: flap of tissue over incisve foramen
◉ torus palatinus. Answer: bony overgrowth on roof of mouth
◉ uvula. Answer: hanging projection on soft palate
◉ anterior facual. Answer:
◉ palatine tonsils. Answer: between the 2 pillars
◉ body of tongue. Answer: anterior two thirds of the tongue
◉ mental proturbance. Answer:
◉ filiform papillae. Answer: -hairlike
-covers entire toungue
,◉ fungiform papillae. Answer: gives strawberry like appearance
-tip and body of tongue
-gives sweet n sour taste
◉ foliate papillae. Answer: lateral border of the tongue
◉ attached gingiva. Answer: strippled
-fimrly bound to periosteum/alveolar bone
◉ mucogingival junction. Answer: where mucosa meets attached
gingiva
◉ periodontal ligament. Answer: fibrous tissue that connects the
tooth root and the alveolar bone
◉ cementum. Answer: calcified connective tissue covering outer
sruface of the root
◉ alveolar bone. Answer: bone that supports and encases the roots
of teeth
◉ enamel. Answer: hard, outermost layer of a tooth
, ◉ dentin. Answer: Dense tissue forming the bulk of a tooth.
-supports structure of enamel
◉ Dentinal pulp. Answer: connective tissue
-keeps tooth alive
◉ cusps. Answer: eminence of tooth
-rounded projection of chewings surfaces of premolars and molars
◉ buccionator. Answer: -thin muscle in cheek
◉ massester. Answer: runs from each side of cheek
closes jaw
◉ orbicularis oris. Answer: circle of muscle around lips, closes and
puckers lips
◉ zygomatic major/minor. Answer: allows us to smile
◉ stensons duct. Answer: The excretory duct of the parotid gland
located near 1-6
