4Y051P 3 CDC EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2024-2025
1. (401) Calor is an example of which characteristic of inflammation?
a. Pain, heat, redness, and swelling.
b. Heat, redness, and swelling only.
c. Redness and swelling only.
d. Heat only. - ANSWER D
2. (401) Dolar is the example of which characteristic of inflammation?
a. Swelling.
b. Redness.
c. Heat.
d. Pain. - ANSWER D
3. (402) Which is not a location where supragingival plaque primarily accumulates
on teeth?
a. Surface cracks.
b. Sulcular tissue.
c. Defects and rough areas.
d. Gingival third of the teeth. - ANSWER B
4. (402) How and when do disclosable amounts of plaque usually form?
a. 2 to 4 hours; Bacteria sticking to acquired pellicle.
b. 4 to 6 hours; Bacteria sticking to acquired pellicle or tooth surface.
c. 6 to 8 hours; Bacteria formed between sulcular tissues.
,d. 8 to 10 hours; Bacteria formed between sulcular tissue and tooth surfaces. -
ANSWER B
5. (403) All describe supragingival calculus except
a. cream or yellow.
b. claylike or bricklike in consistency.
c. appears only in areas of salivary ducts.
d. formed above the margin of the gingiva - ANSWER C
6. (403) What is the average number of days required for the soft deposit to mature
and change?
a. 12.
b. 14.
c. 16.
d. 18. - ANSWER A
7. (403) Which dental stains are you unable to remove from a patient's teeth?
a. Extrinsic and exogenous.
b. Intrinsic and endogenous.
c. Exogenous and endogenous only.
d. Extrinsic, exogenous, and endogenous only. - ANSWER B
8. (404) Which of these aids in the control of caries?
a. Self-repair.
b. Repair by restorative dentistry only.
c. Restoration, proper diet, and reduced bacterial count.
d. Higher bacteria count and decreased carbohydrate intake. - ANSWER C
9. (405) What type of pain is associated with chronic pulpitis?
, a. Throbbing, intermittent.
b. Sharp, prominent.
c. Severe, constant.
d. Mild, dull. - ANSWER D
10. (405) What dental clinic section usually treats the early stages of pulpitis?
a. Prophylactic.
b. Endodontic.
c. Restorative.
d. Oral Surgery. - ANSWER C
11. (405) Endodontic treatment of a nonvital tooth entails
a. a pulpotomy.
b. a pulpectomy.
c. placing a root canal filling only.
d. complete removal of the necrotic pulp chamber only - ANSWER B
12. (406) An acute periapical abscess can best be described as
a. a slow, progressive inflammatory process with pus forming within 24 hours.
b. a rapid, painful inflammatory process with pus forming within 24 hours.
c. slightly painful, slow, progressively red inflammatory process.
d. slightly painful with rapid increase in size of abscess. - ANSWER B
13. (407) What condition may develop in the oral cavity because of cells being left
behind after doing
a particular function?
a. Cellulitis.
b. Granuloma.
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2024-2025
1. (401) Calor is an example of which characteristic of inflammation?
a. Pain, heat, redness, and swelling.
b. Heat, redness, and swelling only.
c. Redness and swelling only.
d. Heat only. - ANSWER D
2. (401) Dolar is the example of which characteristic of inflammation?
a. Swelling.
b. Redness.
c. Heat.
d. Pain. - ANSWER D
3. (402) Which is not a location where supragingival plaque primarily accumulates
on teeth?
a. Surface cracks.
b. Sulcular tissue.
c. Defects and rough areas.
d. Gingival third of the teeth. - ANSWER B
4. (402) How and when do disclosable amounts of plaque usually form?
a. 2 to 4 hours; Bacteria sticking to acquired pellicle.
b. 4 to 6 hours; Bacteria sticking to acquired pellicle or tooth surface.
c. 6 to 8 hours; Bacteria formed between sulcular tissues.
,d. 8 to 10 hours; Bacteria formed between sulcular tissue and tooth surfaces. -
ANSWER B
5. (403) All describe supragingival calculus except
a. cream or yellow.
b. claylike or bricklike in consistency.
c. appears only in areas of salivary ducts.
d. formed above the margin of the gingiva - ANSWER C
6. (403) What is the average number of days required for the soft deposit to mature
and change?
a. 12.
b. 14.
c. 16.
d. 18. - ANSWER A
7. (403) Which dental stains are you unable to remove from a patient's teeth?
a. Extrinsic and exogenous.
b. Intrinsic and endogenous.
c. Exogenous and endogenous only.
d. Extrinsic, exogenous, and endogenous only. - ANSWER B
8. (404) Which of these aids in the control of caries?
a. Self-repair.
b. Repair by restorative dentistry only.
c. Restoration, proper diet, and reduced bacterial count.
d. Higher bacteria count and decreased carbohydrate intake. - ANSWER C
9. (405) What type of pain is associated with chronic pulpitis?
, a. Throbbing, intermittent.
b. Sharp, prominent.
c. Severe, constant.
d. Mild, dull. - ANSWER D
10. (405) What dental clinic section usually treats the early stages of pulpitis?
a. Prophylactic.
b. Endodontic.
c. Restorative.
d. Oral Surgery. - ANSWER C
11. (405) Endodontic treatment of a nonvital tooth entails
a. a pulpotomy.
b. a pulpectomy.
c. placing a root canal filling only.
d. complete removal of the necrotic pulp chamber only - ANSWER B
12. (406) An acute periapical abscess can best be described as
a. a slow, progressive inflammatory process with pus forming within 24 hours.
b. a rapid, painful inflammatory process with pus forming within 24 hours.
c. slightly painful, slow, progressively red inflammatory process.
d. slightly painful with rapid increase in size of abscess. - ANSWER B
13. (407) What condition may develop in the oral cavity because of cells being left
behind after doing
a particular function?
a. Cellulitis.
b. Granuloma.
