HESI DENTAL HYGIENE CASE BASED PRACTICE
TEST 2026 PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED DENTAL RADIOGRAPHY INFECTION
CONTROL AND TREATMENT PLANNING
BREAKDOWN FULL REVIEW
◉ The paitent's angle classification of occlusion is a class
A. II Division I
B. II Division II
C. III
D. I. Answer: A. II Division I
◉ Intraoral examination reveals a short lingual frenum. Patients
with ankyloglossia typically experience frequent candida infections.
A. the first statement is false and the second is true
B. the first statement is true and the second is false
C. both statements are true
D. both statements are false. Answer: B. the first statement is true
and the second is false
,◉ The patient experiences mild to moderate discomfort during
prophylaxis on tooth #3 so an injection free anesthesia Oraqix is
administered. The anesthetic effect is expected to occur within
A. 60 seconds
B. 1-2 minutes
C. 30 seconds
D. 3-5 minutes. Answer: C. 30 seconds
◉ Each of the following recommendations can be made to relieve
this patients xerostomia EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?
A. place a hard candy on tongue
B. avoid juices and soft drinks
C. use saliva substitutes
D. drink plenty of water. Answer: A. place a hard candy on tongue
◉ CASE FOUR. Answer:
◉ The attached gingiva presents with a dark, pigmented appearance.
Which is most likely reason for this pigmentation?
A. varicosities
B. subgingival calculus
C. physiologic melanin
D. systemic disease. Answer: C. physiologic melanin
, ◉ The best oral phyisotherapy aid to recommend to a patient help
clean between teeth 8 and 9 is the
A. toothpick holder
B. interdental brush
C. wedge stimulator
D. tufted brush. Answer: B. interdental brush
◉ Which restorative material is visible on the radiographs?
A. amalgam
B. composite
C. no restorations are present
D. sealant. Answer: A. amalgam
◉ Which describes the mandibular gingival tissue?
A. melanin pigmentation
D. leukoedema
C. lingual varicosities
D. basal cell carcinoma. Answer: A. melanin pigmentation
◉ Why does tooth #1 look longer than teeth #2 and #3?
A. tooth is a macrodont
TEST 2026 PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED DENTAL RADIOGRAPHY INFECTION
CONTROL AND TREATMENT PLANNING
BREAKDOWN FULL REVIEW
◉ The paitent's angle classification of occlusion is a class
A. II Division I
B. II Division II
C. III
D. I. Answer: A. II Division I
◉ Intraoral examination reveals a short lingual frenum. Patients
with ankyloglossia typically experience frequent candida infections.
A. the first statement is false and the second is true
B. the first statement is true and the second is false
C. both statements are true
D. both statements are false. Answer: B. the first statement is true
and the second is false
,◉ The patient experiences mild to moderate discomfort during
prophylaxis on tooth #3 so an injection free anesthesia Oraqix is
administered. The anesthetic effect is expected to occur within
A. 60 seconds
B. 1-2 minutes
C. 30 seconds
D. 3-5 minutes. Answer: C. 30 seconds
◉ Each of the following recommendations can be made to relieve
this patients xerostomia EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?
A. place a hard candy on tongue
B. avoid juices and soft drinks
C. use saliva substitutes
D. drink plenty of water. Answer: A. place a hard candy on tongue
◉ CASE FOUR. Answer:
◉ The attached gingiva presents with a dark, pigmented appearance.
Which is most likely reason for this pigmentation?
A. varicosities
B. subgingival calculus
C. physiologic melanin
D. systemic disease. Answer: C. physiologic melanin
, ◉ The best oral phyisotherapy aid to recommend to a patient help
clean between teeth 8 and 9 is the
A. toothpick holder
B. interdental brush
C. wedge stimulator
D. tufted brush. Answer: B. interdental brush
◉ Which restorative material is visible on the radiographs?
A. amalgam
B. composite
C. no restorations are present
D. sealant. Answer: A. amalgam
◉ Which describes the mandibular gingival tissue?
A. melanin pigmentation
D. leukoedema
C. lingual varicosities
D. basal cell carcinoma. Answer: A. melanin pigmentation
◉ Why does tooth #1 look longer than teeth #2 and #3?
A. tooth is a macrodont
