ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
FINAL REVIEW EXAM 2026 | PRACTICE
QUESTIONS, VERIFIED ANSWERS &
DETAILED RATIONALES | OMS BOARD
CERTIFICATION PREP
Annoralnandnmaxillofacialnsurgeonn(OMFS)nmustnpassnannationalnstandardizednexamination,ngivenn
bynthenAmericann_____,ninnorderntonpractice.n-
nCORRECTnANSWERBoardnofnOralnandnMaxillofacialnSurgery
Whichninstrumentnisnusedntoncutnintonthensoftntissue?n-nCORRECTnANSWERScalpel
Whichnstatementnisnincorrectnaboutnsutures?n-
nCORRECTnANSWERAbsorbablensuturesnshouldnbenremovedn5nton7ndaysnafternthenprocedure.
Thensurgicalnassistantnshouldnhavenknowledgenofneachnofnthenfollowingntasksnexceptnone.nWhichno
nenisnthenEXCEPTION?n-
nCORRECTnANSWERPlacementntechniquesnforninterruptednandnhorizontalnmattressnsutures.
Immediatelynafternannextraction,nansterilen2n×n2ngauzenisnfoldednandnplacednovernthensocketntoncont
rolnbleeding.nHownlongnisnthenpatientninstructedntonkeepnthenpackninnplace?n-
nCORRECTnANSWER30nminutes
Whichninstrumentnisnusednafternannextractionntonscrapentheninsidenofnthensocketntonremovendiseas
edntissuenornabscesses?n-nCORRECTnANSWERSurgicalncurette
Howndoesnthensurgeonndeterminenthenlevelnofnanesthesianbeforenperformingnansurgicalnprocedure
?n-nCORRECTnANSWERThensurgeonnprobesnthenareanwithnannexplorer.
FINAL REVIEW EXAM 2026 | PRACTICE
QUESTIONS, VERIFIED ANSWERS &
DETAILED RATIONALES | OMS BOARD
CERTIFICATION PREP
Annoralnandnmaxillofacialnsurgeonn(OMFS)nmustnpassnannationalnstandardizednexamination,ngivenn
bynthenAmericann_____,ninnorderntonpractice.n-
nCORRECTnANSWERBoardnofnOralnandnMaxillofacialnSurgery
Whichninstrumentnisnusedntoncutnintonthensoftntissue?n-nCORRECTnANSWERScalpel
Whichnstatementnisnincorrectnaboutnsutures?n-
nCORRECTnANSWERAbsorbablensuturesnshouldnbenremovedn5nton7ndaysnafternthenprocedure.
Thensurgicalnassistantnshouldnhavenknowledgenofneachnofnthenfollowingntasksnexceptnone.nWhichno
nenisnthenEXCEPTION?n-
nCORRECTnANSWERPlacementntechniquesnforninterruptednandnhorizontalnmattressnsutures.
Immediatelynafternannextraction,nansterilen2n×n2ngauzenisnfoldednandnplacednovernthensocketntoncont
rolnbleeding.nHownlongnisnthenpatientninstructedntonkeepnthenpackninnplace?n-
nCORRECTnANSWER30nminutes
Whichninstrumentnisnusednafternannextractionntonscrapentheninsidenofnthensocketntonremovendiseas
edntissuenornabscesses?n-nCORRECTnANSWERSurgicalncurette
Howndoesnthensurgeonndeterminenthenlevelnofnanesthesianbeforenperformingnansurgicalnprocedure
?n-nCORRECTnANSWERThensurgeonnprobesnthenareanwithnannexplorer.