DSE CDCA STUDY EXAM GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SURE A+
✔✔T/F: Acid etching creates a chemical bond - ✔✔FALSE
- does not create chemical bond
✔✔Multiple odontomas are linked to what disorder - ✔✔Gardner's syndrome (colorectal
polyposis)
✔✔After cleaning, there is still BOP. What does this mean? - ✔✔Retained subgingival
plaque
✔✔Swollen lesion on the tongue, what do you do next? - ✔✔Palpate lesion and see if
firm
✔✔Picture of lip with something on the corner of it? - ✔✔it was either SCC or Syphilis
*other choices- angular chelitis or herpes labialis
✔✔bone loss on #4 - ✔✔crater defect
✔✔Guided Tissue Regeneration is best for what type of furction? - ✔✔class 2 furcations
✔✔Reduction of Probing Depths after SRP but still had mobility in anterior mandibular
teeth, what do you do? - ✔✔Either GTR or periodic evaluation
✔✔SLOB rule - ✔✔Same Lingual
Opposite Buccal
✔✔What medication can be prescribed for candida - ✔✔Fluconazole
✔✔Identify the picture which was a pleomorphic adenoma - ✔✔because firm and they
said it was benign
✔✔Asymptomatic crowned lateral with a PA radioluceny, what do you do? - ✔✔RCT
✔✔Mandibular incisor with large pulp chamber and PA RL. What is the large pulp
chamber from? - ✔✔Trauma right after eruption
✔✔2 months after RCT tooth still had RL. What should you do? - ✔✔Monitor
✔✔2 years after RCT, and still had RL. What should you do? - ✔✔Retreat
, ✔✔#14 with RCT and patient is symptomatic with RL at one of the canals. How do you
treat? - ✔✔Retreat all canals
✔✔#27 had root canal and a bridge from #27 to #25? What is the RL? - ✔✔Nothing to
do
with #25, not a failed RCT on #27, re-evaluate in 3 months, or chronic cyst in between
#25-#27
✔✔Pregnant person afraid of needles? - ✔✔Place her in Trendelburg position
✔✔6 months pregnant had bleeding gums and mobile teeth? How should they be
treated? - ✔✔Conservative
debridement
✔✔Pregnant lady with a diastema in between #8 and #9 with deep probing depth and
class 1 mobility on 8 and 9. What is the reason for diastema? - ✔✔Chronic perio
✔✔T/F : Direct pulp cap is better in young teeth - ✔✔True
✔✔How wide should the bur for a post be? - ✔✔should not be greater than 1/3 diameter
✔✔Picture with a lesion that was anterior to the earlobe and it was swollen, stated the
stensons duct was also inflamed, what do you check first? - ✔✔Stimulate parotid and
see if you get exudate
✔✔Tongue sticking out with normal mucosa? - ✔✔Previous laceration
✔✔When whitening teeth what do you do? - ✔✔Wait for at least 5 days before you do
restorative
✔✔Appliance for ortho, what is it doing? - ✔✔Tipping
✔✔Permanent dentition with tetracycline staining, when did this happen? - ✔✔Patient
ingested tetracycline when they were between 0 and 5 years old
✔✔Picture of denture showing working side: - ✔✔lateral movements were good
✔✔Perio probe picture was being incorrectly used - ✔✔
✔✔how can you increase working time of alginate ? - ✔✔by adding water that is colder
than room temperature
✔✔Picture that asked what was wrong with the teeth: - ✔✔severe caries
SURE A+
✔✔T/F: Acid etching creates a chemical bond - ✔✔FALSE
- does not create chemical bond
✔✔Multiple odontomas are linked to what disorder - ✔✔Gardner's syndrome (colorectal
polyposis)
✔✔After cleaning, there is still BOP. What does this mean? - ✔✔Retained subgingival
plaque
✔✔Swollen lesion on the tongue, what do you do next? - ✔✔Palpate lesion and see if
firm
✔✔Picture of lip with something on the corner of it? - ✔✔it was either SCC or Syphilis
*other choices- angular chelitis or herpes labialis
✔✔bone loss on #4 - ✔✔crater defect
✔✔Guided Tissue Regeneration is best for what type of furction? - ✔✔class 2 furcations
✔✔Reduction of Probing Depths after SRP but still had mobility in anterior mandibular
teeth, what do you do? - ✔✔Either GTR or periodic evaluation
✔✔SLOB rule - ✔✔Same Lingual
Opposite Buccal
✔✔What medication can be prescribed for candida - ✔✔Fluconazole
✔✔Identify the picture which was a pleomorphic adenoma - ✔✔because firm and they
said it was benign
✔✔Asymptomatic crowned lateral with a PA radioluceny, what do you do? - ✔✔RCT
✔✔Mandibular incisor with large pulp chamber and PA RL. What is the large pulp
chamber from? - ✔✔Trauma right after eruption
✔✔2 months after RCT tooth still had RL. What should you do? - ✔✔Monitor
✔✔2 years after RCT, and still had RL. What should you do? - ✔✔Retreat
, ✔✔#14 with RCT and patient is symptomatic with RL at one of the canals. How do you
treat? - ✔✔Retreat all canals
✔✔#27 had root canal and a bridge from #27 to #25? What is the RL? - ✔✔Nothing to
do
with #25, not a failed RCT on #27, re-evaluate in 3 months, or chronic cyst in between
#25-#27
✔✔Pregnant person afraid of needles? - ✔✔Place her in Trendelburg position
✔✔6 months pregnant had bleeding gums and mobile teeth? How should they be
treated? - ✔✔Conservative
debridement
✔✔Pregnant lady with a diastema in between #8 and #9 with deep probing depth and
class 1 mobility on 8 and 9. What is the reason for diastema? - ✔✔Chronic perio
✔✔T/F : Direct pulp cap is better in young teeth - ✔✔True
✔✔How wide should the bur for a post be? - ✔✔should not be greater than 1/3 diameter
✔✔Picture with a lesion that was anterior to the earlobe and it was swollen, stated the
stensons duct was also inflamed, what do you check first? - ✔✔Stimulate parotid and
see if you get exudate
✔✔Tongue sticking out with normal mucosa? - ✔✔Previous laceration
✔✔When whitening teeth what do you do? - ✔✔Wait for at least 5 days before you do
restorative
✔✔Appliance for ortho, what is it doing? - ✔✔Tipping
✔✔Permanent dentition with tetracycline staining, when did this happen? - ✔✔Patient
ingested tetracycline when they were between 0 and 5 years old
✔✔Picture of denture showing working side: - ✔✔lateral movements were good
✔✔Perio probe picture was being incorrectly used - ✔✔
✔✔how can you increase working time of alginate ? - ✔✔by adding water that is colder
than room temperature
✔✔Picture that asked what was wrong with the teeth: - ✔✔severe caries
