CDCA DSE 2023 Exam Questions and Answers

Case: Pregnant women with a PCN allergy who answered Yes on Health Form to "Hx of Infective Endocarditis" with her written explanation of "rheumatic fever and heart murmur". ABX? - Answer- I put that "No ABX are indicated" but read AHA guidelines on hx of IE. Options included 4 abx's (including Clarithromycin, Cephalexin) and option that abx is not needed. Not sure if since she wrote "yes" on hx of IE that it still needs it, even tho rheumatic fever/murmur do not. Case: (Pregnant women with chronic perio) reference to Perio Charting asking if apical migration 1mm and now PD is 2mm, what is attachment regained? - Answer- 1mm,2mm,3mm,4mm (?) Don't know. Understand CAL, PD and FGM-CEJ Perio Case: Which tooth/surface appears to have most severe vertical bone loss? - Answer- I think 13(D). Other options were mesial and distal of lower posterior left and right and lower centrals. Read x-rays and pay attention to surfaces Case: Male with kidney disease (with no cost barriers looking for comprehensive prosth plan) What is the disadvantage of a PFM bridge in comparison to a metal (further description of metal, can't remember): - Answer- durability? (other option- cosmetics) Case: Which of the medicines likely causes changes to gingival condition? - Answer- Amlodipine- I think bc is a Ca2+ channel blocker (other : atenolol) Match 5 terms with corresponding descriptions (one test question, new format): SJS PV Behcet SLE/lupus ? can't remember - Answer- one option had acantholysis one option had ulcers on eye, oral butterfly ? ? Match commonly used medications with uses (again, one test question, new format): Zoloft Xanax Zyrtec ? ? - Answer- Depression Anxiety Allergies ? ? Case: (Prosth) If short crown/inadequate structure, what is best type of cement? - Answer- adhesive resin Fill in the blank (new format, drop down options!, this was one test question): If patient needs ABX prophylaxis, common prescribed is __ and dose is __ and given ___. - Answer- Amox. One dose (vs "two equally divided doses" (?)) 30 'to' 60 min before appt (other option was 30 'and' 60 min before) Fill in the blank (new format, type it yourself!): If patient has vital tooth and has multiple restorations and now there is not a lot of tooth structure, best treatment __ : - Answer- I typed "crown" but not sure. Weird grammar of sentence, considered also typing "cast restoration". Fill in the blank (new format, type it yourself!): If cost and durability is patient preference, the best type of restoration __: - Answer- I typed "amalgam" Pic of buccal mucosal white/pink exophytic located lesion very close to Stensen's duct: - Answer- Papilloma ? (there was also a test question of a lingual exophytic lesion that I put also as Papilloma, referenced in the Obama DSE quizlet deck) Clinical pic, states it is a Farmer with hard ulcer for over 2 months who is not a smoker, what is most likely lesion? - Answer- Squamous cell carcinoma? other option was syphillis , angular cheilitis Child with huge radiolucency that appears to be a cyst (i think globulomaxillary cyst) to 8,9 (or maybe E and F- don't remember) and question is what treatment? - Answer- surgical removal/excision (other option included monitor) Clinical pic of big ranula, asked what is treatment? - Answer- Aspiration (I put) - other option was surgical excision, not sure