Dental Hygiene OSCE rated A questions and
answers
Dens invaginatus - A condition found in teeth where the outer surface folds
inward.
"a tooth within a tooth"
Dens evaginatus - A condition found in teeth where the outer surface appears to
form an extra bump or cusp.
Mostly found in premolars
Radiolucent - dark
radiopaque - light
Horizontal bone loss - bone destruction parallel to a line between CEJs of adjacent
teeth
indicator of periodontal disease
, Dental Hygiene OSCE rated A questions and
answers
Vertical bone loss - Adjacent to one tooth, looks like a triangular notch
indicator of periodontal disease
Recurrent decay - Decay is diagnosed from radiograph or from the margin of an
existing restoration.
Recent extraction - Socket is demarcated by radiopaque bundle bone in which the
PDL had anchored to the tooth.
After 18 months, it can no longer be distinguished.
Palatal tori - normal bony growth of bone on the midline of the hard palate
Mandibular tori - normal bony growths of the lingual aspect of the mandible
Mesiodens - A supernumerary tooth present in the midline between two central
incisors
answers
Dens invaginatus - A condition found in teeth where the outer surface folds
inward.
"a tooth within a tooth"
Dens evaginatus - A condition found in teeth where the outer surface appears to
form an extra bump or cusp.
Mostly found in premolars
Radiolucent - dark
radiopaque - light
Horizontal bone loss - bone destruction parallel to a line between CEJs of adjacent
teeth
indicator of periodontal disease
, Dental Hygiene OSCE rated A questions and
answers
Vertical bone loss - Adjacent to one tooth, looks like a triangular notch
indicator of periodontal disease
Recurrent decay - Decay is diagnosed from radiograph or from the margin of an
existing restoration.
Recent extraction - Socket is demarcated by radiopaque bundle bone in which the
PDL had anchored to the tooth.
After 18 months, it can no longer be distinguished.
Palatal tori - normal bony growth of bone on the midline of the hard palate
Mandibular tori - normal bony growths of the lingual aspect of the mandible
Mesiodens - A supernumerary tooth present in the midline between two central
incisors
