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CDCA OSCE 2026 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS
|FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS |RECENTLY TESTING REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS|VERIFIED SOLUTIONS (100% CORRECT)
bulging eyes (exophthalmos), weight loss, and Graves disease are all
due to _____ ......ANSWER......hyperthyroidism
signs/symtoms of skinny, weight loss ......ANSWER......Graves disease
weight gain, dry hair, lower voice, feels cold
......ANSWER......hypothyroidism
Acute adrenal insufficnecy is also known as ____disease. A patient on
steroids might have an attack if not supplmeneted by ___ the steroid
dose before dental treatment due to thier inability to produce extra ___
in response to stress ......ANSWER......addisons disease
doubling the dose of steroids
cortisol in response to stress
patient with reduced or missing teeth on a pan
......ANSWER......ectodermal dysplasia
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patient has supernumerary teeth (extra teeth) ... likely diagnosis?
......ANSWER......cleiodcranial dysplasia
: can cause hypercementosis of the roots, generalized skull and jaw
enlragment with COTTON WOOL appearance of bone
......ANSWER......Pagets disease
hypercementosis will follow the ____ on a PAX ......ANSWER......PDL
Cleft lip is defection fusion of the ____ and _____
......ANSWER......medial nasal process
maxillary process
failure of the palatal shelves to fuse result in ____
BIFID UVULA ......ANSWER......cleft palate, bifid uvula
patient with cleft palate, mandibular micrognathia, glosspotopis (airway
obstruction) ......ANSWER......Pierre robin syndrome
looks like white and brown spots on the teeth
......ANSWER......hypocalcified teeth
___ cannot be reversed
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but microabrainsion and aching can improve aesthetics, but cannot
reverse the condition ......ANSWER......fluorosis
flurosis can be caued by a patient living in a region wher the fluoride
content in the water is ____ppm. Normal is ____ppm
......ANSWER......4ppm
normal is 0.7ppm
patient has no enamel on the teeth on bitewing or panx
......ANSWER......amelognesis imperfecta
can see OBLITERATED pulp chambers on radiogrpahs and teeth have a
TRANSLUCENT or opalescent hue (greyish or blue)
also known as osteogenisis imperfect
associated with collagenn maturation problem, non systemic
......ANSWER......dentogenisis imperfecta
mulberry molars, screwdriver shaped incisors , maxillary anteriors with
central depression ......ANSWER......syphillis
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___ also known as twinning is due to incomplete formation of two
teeth, common on incisors, seen in maxillary laterals
......ANSWER......gemination
bull shaped crowns with shortened roots on PAN or fms
What can be a 2 contributing factors? ......ANSWER......taurodontism
overweight, hypertension
Tzanck test is to diagnose ________ (small painful ulcers that recure
every 5-6 months with fever) Treatment is ___ with ____ and analgesics
......ANSWER......acute herpactic gingivostomatitis
pallative care with lidocaine rinses and analgesics
long standing and heal with a scar, can see on the lip and palate,
pemphoid can also heal with a scar ......ANSWER......major apthous
ulcers
mucocele on the lower lip can be due to an ____ salivary gland, treat
with _____. Inside the mucocel is ____ (mucus) ......ANSWER......injured
salivary gland
CDCA OSCE 2026 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS
|FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS |RECENTLY TESTING REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS|VERIFIED SOLUTIONS (100% CORRECT)
bulging eyes (exophthalmos), weight loss, and Graves disease are all
due to _____ ......ANSWER......hyperthyroidism
signs/symtoms of skinny, weight loss ......ANSWER......Graves disease
weight gain, dry hair, lower voice, feels cold
......ANSWER......hypothyroidism
Acute adrenal insufficnecy is also known as ____disease. A patient on
steroids might have an attack if not supplmeneted by ___ the steroid
dose before dental treatment due to thier inability to produce extra ___
in response to stress ......ANSWER......addisons disease
doubling the dose of steroids
cortisol in response to stress
patient with reduced or missing teeth on a pan
......ANSWER......ectodermal dysplasia
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patient has supernumerary teeth (extra teeth) ... likely diagnosis?
......ANSWER......cleiodcranial dysplasia
: can cause hypercementosis of the roots, generalized skull and jaw
enlragment with COTTON WOOL appearance of bone
......ANSWER......Pagets disease
hypercementosis will follow the ____ on a PAX ......ANSWER......PDL
Cleft lip is defection fusion of the ____ and _____
......ANSWER......medial nasal process
maxillary process
failure of the palatal shelves to fuse result in ____
BIFID UVULA ......ANSWER......cleft palate, bifid uvula
patient with cleft palate, mandibular micrognathia, glosspotopis (airway
obstruction) ......ANSWER......Pierre robin syndrome
looks like white and brown spots on the teeth
......ANSWER......hypocalcified teeth
___ cannot be reversed
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but microabrainsion and aching can improve aesthetics, but cannot
reverse the condition ......ANSWER......fluorosis
flurosis can be caued by a patient living in a region wher the fluoride
content in the water is ____ppm. Normal is ____ppm
......ANSWER......4ppm
normal is 0.7ppm
patient has no enamel on the teeth on bitewing or panx
......ANSWER......amelognesis imperfecta
can see OBLITERATED pulp chambers on radiogrpahs and teeth have a
TRANSLUCENT or opalescent hue (greyish or blue)
also known as osteogenisis imperfect
associated with collagenn maturation problem, non systemic
......ANSWER......dentogenisis imperfecta
mulberry molars, screwdriver shaped incisors , maxillary anteriors with
central depression ......ANSWER......syphillis
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___ also known as twinning is due to incomplete formation of two
teeth, common on incisors, seen in maxillary laterals
......ANSWER......gemination
bull shaped crowns with shortened roots on PAN or fms
What can be a 2 contributing factors? ......ANSWER......taurodontism
overweight, hypertension
Tzanck test is to diagnose ________ (small painful ulcers that recure
every 5-6 months with fever) Treatment is ___ with ____ and analgesics
......ANSWER......acute herpactic gingivostomatitis
pallative care with lidocaine rinses and analgesics
long standing and heal with a scar, can see on the lip and palate,
pemphoid can also heal with a scar ......ANSWER......major apthous
ulcers
mucocele on the lower lip can be due to an ____ salivary gland, treat
with _____. Inside the mucocel is ____ (mucus) ......ANSWER......injured
salivary gland
