Dental Hygiene Prometric Exam |2023/2024 LATEST UPDATE.

What is an oral side effect of Prozac? - CORRECT ANSWER - xerostomia How do steroids effect wound healing? - CORRECT ANSWER - causes delayed wound healing What should be done with a patient with a previous history of high blood pressure and comes in for their appointment with reading of 160/116? - CORRECT ANSWER - refer the patient to their physician immediately Premedication regimine - CORRECT ANSWER - 2g Amoxicillin 600 mg Clindamycin Patient comes in for appointment who needs premed, and they took 300 mg 1 hour prior to their appointment. What would you do? - CORRECT ANSWER - administer another 300 mg and wait 1 hr prior to treatment (because their clindamycin premed is 600mg 1hr prior to treatment) What is a PAN used for? - CORRECT ANSWER - - look at location of 3rd molars - impactions - pathology - NOT FOR BONE LOSS Items containing fluoride? - CORRECT ANSWER - - tea - pork - fish What type of water does not contain fluoride? - CORRECT ANSWER - well water Know the papilla of the tongue - CORRECT ANSWER - - filiform (most numerous, very small) - fungiform (mushroom shape, contain taste buds) - circumvallate (larger mushroom shaped, contain taste buds, on anterior side of sulcus terminalis) - foliate (leaf shaped, lateral border of tongue) What is hairy tongue caused by? - CORRECT ANSWER - elongation of the filiform papillae Delayed eruption may be caused by - CORRECT ANSWER - delayed exfoliation Identify mandibular canal radiographically - CORRECT ANSWER - radiolucent, long dark area outlined with dense cortical bone, located above or parallel to the inferior border of the mandible What is thickened lamina dura caused by? is this appearance normal? - CORRECT ANSWER - - caused by trauma - not normal