EFDA Boards Review: Restorative
Functions Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Which is the most common type of isolation used for relatively
quick procedures?
A) Dry angle
B) Suctioning
C) Dental dam
D) Cotton roll -
correct answer ✅Cotton roll
When evaluating and fitting the occlusal-gingival height of a
stainless steel crown, the operator should confirm that the gingival
margin is
A) 1 mm beyond the tooth preparation.
B) 2 mm beyond the tooth preparation.
C) equivalent to the tooth preparation.
D) 3 mm beyond the tooth preparation. -
correct answer ✅1 mm beyond the tooth preparation
A dental dam tray setup consists of all of the following EXCEPT a
A) lubricant.
B) T-ball burnisher.
,EFDA Boards Review: Restorative
Functions Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
C) scissors.
D) Hollenback. -
correct answer ✅Hollenback
What is the thermal conductivity of an amalgam restoration?
A) None
B) High
C) Medium
D) Low -
correct answer ✅High
Which of the following may be contraindicated for use on a patient
with a history of asthma and latex sensitivity?
A) Dry-angle
B) Saliva ejector
C) Retraction cord
D) Dental dam -
correct answer ✅Dental dam
,EFDA Boards Review: Restorative
Functions Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
What does the operator use to pack the first increments of
amalgam?
A) Small end of the condenser
B) Ball burnisher
C) Amalgam carrier
D) Large end of the condenser -
correct answer ✅Small end of the condenser
Tooth #8 has a mesial, facial, lingual preparation. This is an example
of which cavity classification?
A) Class III
B) Class I
C) Class IV
D) Class II -
correct answer ✅Class III
Which of the following statements best describes the proper
handling of a stainless steel crown tried in the mouth but not used
as the final restoration in the patient's mouth?
, EFDA Boards Review: Restorative
Functions Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
A) Immerse in an Environmental Protection Agency-approved
intermediate
B) disinfectant for a minimum of 10 minutes before returning to
storage.
C) Preclean, autoclave, and then return to storage.
D) Place in the sharps container for disposal and do not return to
storage.
E) Immerse in an Environmental Protection Agency-approved high-
level F) disinfectant for a minimum of 10 minutes or heat sterilize
before returning to storage. -
correct answer ✅Preclean, autoclave, and then return to storage
When using a rubber dam in the posterior region, the bow of the
clamp should face which direction?
A) Mesial
B) Buccal
C) Lingual
D) Distal -
correct answer ✅Distal
Functions Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Which is the most common type of isolation used for relatively
quick procedures?
A) Dry angle
B) Suctioning
C) Dental dam
D) Cotton roll -
correct answer ✅Cotton roll
When evaluating and fitting the occlusal-gingival height of a
stainless steel crown, the operator should confirm that the gingival
margin is
A) 1 mm beyond the tooth preparation.
B) 2 mm beyond the tooth preparation.
C) equivalent to the tooth preparation.
D) 3 mm beyond the tooth preparation. -
correct answer ✅1 mm beyond the tooth preparation
A dental dam tray setup consists of all of the following EXCEPT a
A) lubricant.
B) T-ball burnisher.
,EFDA Boards Review: Restorative
Functions Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
C) scissors.
D) Hollenback. -
correct answer ✅Hollenback
What is the thermal conductivity of an amalgam restoration?
A) None
B) High
C) Medium
D) Low -
correct answer ✅High
Which of the following may be contraindicated for use on a patient
with a history of asthma and latex sensitivity?
A) Dry-angle
B) Saliva ejector
C) Retraction cord
D) Dental dam -
correct answer ✅Dental dam
,EFDA Boards Review: Restorative
Functions Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
What does the operator use to pack the first increments of
amalgam?
A) Small end of the condenser
B) Ball burnisher
C) Amalgam carrier
D) Large end of the condenser -
correct answer ✅Small end of the condenser
Tooth #8 has a mesial, facial, lingual preparation. This is an example
of which cavity classification?
A) Class III
B) Class I
C) Class IV
D) Class II -
correct answer ✅Class III
Which of the following statements best describes the proper
handling of a stainless steel crown tried in the mouth but not used
as the final restoration in the patient's mouth?
, EFDA Boards Review: Restorative
Functions Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
A) Immerse in an Environmental Protection Agency-approved
intermediate
B) disinfectant for a minimum of 10 minutes before returning to
storage.
C) Preclean, autoclave, and then return to storage.
D) Place in the sharps container for disposal and do not return to
storage.
E) Immerse in an Environmental Protection Agency-approved high-
level F) disinfectant for a minimum of 10 minutes or heat sterilize
before returning to storage. -
correct answer ✅Preclean, autoclave, and then return to storage
When using a rubber dam in the posterior region, the bow of the
clamp should face which direction?
A) Mesial
B) Buccal
C) Lingual
D) Distal -
correct answer ✅Distal
