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DENTAL HYGIENE PROMETRIC EXAM, CSCE, CSCE, 2 DENTAL
HYGIENE PROMETRIC 2, COMPUTER SIMULATED DENTAL
HYGIENE EXAM, DENTAL HYGIENE PROMETRIC EXAM CDCA,
DENTAL HYGIENE COMPUTER SIMULATED CASE TEST




How much fluoride supplementation should be given to a 6-16 year old in a
community with less than 0.3 ppm in their water? - 1 mg/day

How much fluoride supplementation should be given to a 6-16 year old in a
community with 0.3-0.6 ppm in their water? - 0.25 mg/day

How much fluoride supplementation should be given to a 6-16 year old in a
community with more than 0.6 ppm in their water? - none

complication with high blood pressure medications? - orthostatic
hypotension

dental caries and relation most with diet? - frequency

advantage of digital x-rays? - reduce exposure

What is the most effective method of sterilization? - steam vapor

what kind of treatment is needed for a bulimic patient? - rinse with
bicarbonate solution

according to CDCA all need to be medical waste except - tissue

treatment for angular cheilitis? - antifungal

APF can cause - etching of porcelain crowns

when should spore test biological monitoring be done? - 1 week

which tooth will replace the primary second molar? - permanent second
premolar

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when the gingival margin is at the CEJ what calculation is needed to
calculate the CAL? - none, the CAL is the same as the prime depth

Tooth #24 has a 6mm pocket with 2 mm of recession, what is the CAL? - 8
mm

what tooth will replace tooth K? - #20

Teeth with a periodontal abscess are vital whereas teeth with a periapical
abscess are non-vital, T or F? - True

An irritation fibroma is composed of - dense fibrous connective tissue and
giant cells

In periodontal disease, the lamina dura is - - thinner
- the thin radiopaque line that lines the tooth root
- the lamina dura is thicker when the tooth is erupting
- thinning or absence of it is a sign of periodontal disease

What medications do NOT cause xerostomia? - antitussives

What does not matter regarding a mask? - HEPA filter

How long should you flush your lines between patients? - 20 seconds

Dens-invaginatus - occur mainly on mandibular premolars
remember "invag" = "inside" the tooth

Periodontal probe that is taking a measurement but is not perpendicular to
the long axis of the tooth - checking a furcation- nabers probe

What dose it mean if panoramic radiograph is darker on one side? -
exposing it to light

concrescence - condition where the cementum overlying the roots of at
least two teeth join together

cyclosporine causes - gingival enlargement

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PAN radiograph of tooth #3 and you see a ghost image of anterior teeth -
double exposed

palatine fovea or fovea palatinii - Two orifices one each side of the midline,
distal to the vibrating line. They act as collecting ducts for a group of minor
palatine salivary glands

hypodontia - having less than 6 congenitally missing teeth

oligodontia - having 6 or more congenitally missing teeth

Leukoedema - appears as a filmy, opaque, white to slate gray discoloration
of mucosa, chiefly buccal mucosa,It is stated to be seen in 90% of Blacks

Nikolsky's sign - Fragile mucosa may be induced to blister or slough when
pressure is applied sign is particularly useful in differentiating pemphigus
vulgaris, which causes a positive sign, from bullous pemphigoid, in which
the sign is usually absent.

Ankylosis - of primary molars has been reported to be associated with
various anomalies in permanent dentition, is usually associated with
hypodontia and occurs most time when a tooth fails to exfoliate.

median rhomboid glossitis - fungal condition treated with an antifungal
drug. It is a form of chronic atrophic candidiasis characterized by an
asymptomatic, elongated, erythematous patch of atrophic mucosa of the
posterior mid-dorsal surface of the tongue due to a chronic Candida
infection

Does the FDA regulate fluoride in bottled water? - Yes. The federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act provides FDA with broad regulatory authority over
food, including bottled water, that is introduced or delivered for interstate
commerce (produced and sold in more than one state). Bottled water that is
in intrastate commerce (produced and sold only in one state) is under the
jurisdiction of the state in which the bottled water is produced and sold. You
need to contact the manufacturer to ask if their product is under FDA
jurisdiction or state jurisdiction.

Does the EPA have jurisdiction over the quality of bottled water? - The EPA
does not have jurisdiction over the quality of bottled water. The U.S.

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the FDA have a 1979
Memorandum of Agreement specifying that the EPA regulates safe drinking
water in accordance with the Safe Drinking Water Act, and the FDA
regulates bottled water as a consumer beverage under the Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (Federal Register, Volume 44, No. 141, July 20, 1979). The
FDA has its own regulations on standards of quality, identity, and good
manufacturing practices that bottled water must meet.

Hemostasis - can refer to the physiologic process whereby bleeding is
halted, thus protecting the integrity of the vascular system after tissue
injury. It is responsible for minimizing blood loss. It is commonly referred to
as stoppage of bleeding, however, coagulation is only one type of
hemostatic process.

Your patient is taking aspirin, and you will be performing scaling and root
planing on 2 quadrants with local anesthetic and placing 3 sites of Arestin.
What could be a possible problem? - prolonged bleeding

Prozac causes - xerostomia

Claritin causes - xerostomia

Cyclosporine causes - gingival enlargement

parasympathetic nerves (cholinergic action) - produces an increase in fluid
volume (serous saliva).

sympathetic nerves (sympathomimetic action) - produces less volume and
viscous saliva

drugs that have an anticholinergic action - reduce the volume of serous
saliva, including antihypertensives, antihistamines, antidepressants,
antipsychotics, antiemetics, antispasmotics, and anti-parkinsonian drugs.

Oraqix® - (lidocaine and prilocaine periodontal gel) 2.5%/2.5% Periodontal
Gel is supplied in dental cartridges that provide 1.7 g gel.

duration of Oraqix® - provides anesthesia after an application time of 30
seconds, with a mean duration of action of about 17 to 20 min.

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