FELLOWSHIP PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Collagen type most prevalent in mature bone is
Type 1
Type 2
Type 3
Type 10 - Correct Answers -Type 1
Routine paraffin embedded tissue for histology is particularly unhelpful in the study of
osseointegration owing to
Influence of titanium corrosion products on the processing of tissue
The inability to cut the interface between the implant and the bone
The inability to label with fluorochromes
The inability to cut sections thin enough - Correct Answers -The inability to cut the
interface between the implant and the bone
Osseointegration is effective when there is
Total integration between implant and bone
Between 90 and 75% integration
60-40% integration
As little as 25% - Correct Answers -Between 90 and 75% integration
The function of a callus is believed to primarily
Proved a source of nutrition to the repair
Provides stability and support
Provide activation to the periosteum
Provide a site in which osteoprogenitor cells can form - Correct Answers -Provides
stability and support
Periosteum functions as:
A modulator of soft tissue stress
A reservoir of osteogenic cells
A template for growth and development and healing
All of a, b, and c - Correct Answers -A template for growth and development and healing
Osteoporosis reflects:
, Resistance to the action of vitamin D actions
Over activity of osteoclasts
Under activity of osteoblast
Too little bone of normal composition - Correct Answers -Under activity of osteoblast
Antibiotic prophyaxis is not indicated in which of the following:
Angina Pectoris
Atrial septal defect
Prosthetic heart valve
All of the above - Correct Answers -Angina Pectoris
Under local analgesia, the most appropriate antibiotic in a penicillin-sensitive individual
for antibiotic prophylaxis (according to the current guidelines) is:
Amoxycillin
Erythromycin
Tetracycline
Clindamycin
Cephradine - Correct Answers -Erythromycin
The International Normalised Ratio (INR) is an index based on:
Bleeding time
Meathrombin time
Prothrombin time
Activated Partial Thromboplastin time
Thrombin time - Correct Answers -Prothrombin time
Activated Partial Thromboplastic
Time Gives very useful information regarding Warfarin therapy
Indicates abnormal intrinsic pathway function
Indicates abnormal extrinsic pathway function
Indicates both intrinsic and extrinsic pathway abnormalities
Is irrelevant with respect to the clotting cascade - Correct Answers -Indicates abnormal
intrinsic pathway function
Patients suffering from Diabetes Mellitus
May not know it
Heal well Are best treated in the afternoon
Should avoid eating prior to their appointment, if treatment is to be carried out under
local analgesia
Should avoid taking normal medication prior to their appointment, if treatment is to be
carried out under local analgesia - Correct Answers -May not know it
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Collagen type most prevalent in mature bone is
Type 1
Type 2
Type 3
Type 10 - Correct Answers -Type 1
Routine paraffin embedded tissue for histology is particularly unhelpful in the study of
osseointegration owing to
Influence of titanium corrosion products on the processing of tissue
The inability to cut the interface between the implant and the bone
The inability to label with fluorochromes
The inability to cut sections thin enough - Correct Answers -The inability to cut the
interface between the implant and the bone
Osseointegration is effective when there is
Total integration between implant and bone
Between 90 and 75% integration
60-40% integration
As little as 25% - Correct Answers -Between 90 and 75% integration
The function of a callus is believed to primarily
Proved a source of nutrition to the repair
Provides stability and support
Provide activation to the periosteum
Provide a site in which osteoprogenitor cells can form - Correct Answers -Provides
stability and support
Periosteum functions as:
A modulator of soft tissue stress
A reservoir of osteogenic cells
A template for growth and development and healing
All of a, b, and c - Correct Answers -A template for growth and development and healing
Osteoporosis reflects:
, Resistance to the action of vitamin D actions
Over activity of osteoclasts
Under activity of osteoblast
Too little bone of normal composition - Correct Answers -Under activity of osteoblast
Antibiotic prophyaxis is not indicated in which of the following:
Angina Pectoris
Atrial septal defect
Prosthetic heart valve
All of the above - Correct Answers -Angina Pectoris
Under local analgesia, the most appropriate antibiotic in a penicillin-sensitive individual
for antibiotic prophylaxis (according to the current guidelines) is:
Amoxycillin
Erythromycin
Tetracycline
Clindamycin
Cephradine - Correct Answers -Erythromycin
The International Normalised Ratio (INR) is an index based on:
Bleeding time
Meathrombin time
Prothrombin time
Activated Partial Thromboplastin time
Thrombin time - Correct Answers -Prothrombin time
Activated Partial Thromboplastic
Time Gives very useful information regarding Warfarin therapy
Indicates abnormal intrinsic pathway function
Indicates abnormal extrinsic pathway function
Indicates both intrinsic and extrinsic pathway abnormalities
Is irrelevant with respect to the clotting cascade - Correct Answers -Indicates abnormal
intrinsic pathway function
Patients suffering from Diabetes Mellitus
May not know it
Heal well Are best treated in the afternoon
Should avoid eating prior to their appointment, if treatment is to be carried out under
local analgesia
Should avoid taking normal medication prior to their appointment, if treatment is to be
carried out under local analgesia - Correct Answers -May not know it
