General Chairside Board Exam Questions with
Accurate Solutions
Primary dentition - ANSWER includes 20 teeth (5 per quadrant, 10 per arch) A-T central
incisor, lateral incisor, canine, and first and second primary molars
Succedaneous teeth - ANSWER permanent teeth that replace the primary teeth (permanent
molars are not succedaneous)
Permanent dentition - ANSWER includes 32 teeth (8 per quadrant, 16 per arch)
Classifications of motion - ANSWER Class 1: movement of fingers
Class II: movement of fingers and wrist
Class III: movement of fingers, wrist, and elbow
Class IV (4): movement of entire arm and shoulder
Class V (5): movement of entire torso
Right handed operator clock zone - ANSWER Operators zone: 7-12
Transfer zone: 4-7
Assistant zone: 2-4
Static zone: 12-2
Left handed operator clock zone - ANSWER Operators zone: 12-5
Transfer zone: 5-8
Assistant zone: 8-10
Static zone: 10-12
, Classification of carious lesions - ANSWER Class 1: includes the pit and fissures on the
occlusal surfaces of posterior teeth and lingual pits of molars and the lingual pits of
maxillary incisors
Class II: proximal surfaces of premolars and molars
Class III: interproximal surfaces of incisors and canines
Class IV: interproximal surfaces and the incisal edge of incisors and canines
Artery to check pulse - ANSWER radial
Chartings - ANSWER Gold crown: outlining the crown of the tooth and placing diagonal lines
in it
SS: stainless steel crown
Porcelain fused crown: one-half the coronal portion covered in diagonal lines to indicate the
use of two materials
Post and core: a line drawn through the root to indicate the post
Missing tooth: an X
Impacted tooth: red circle drawn around the whole tooth including the root
Rotated tooth: an arrow curving in the direction of rotation
Veneer: indicated by outlining the facial portion only
Full crown: crown of the tooth is outlined completely
Implant: horizontal lines through the root or roots of teeth
Root canal: line drawn through the center of each root
Fracture: red zigzag line
Composite: drawn with black or blue line versus the red
Diastema: two red vertical lines between the areas where the space is
Hemisection - ANSWER procedure which the root and crown are cut lengthwise and
removed
Accurate Solutions
Primary dentition - ANSWER includes 20 teeth (5 per quadrant, 10 per arch) A-T central
incisor, lateral incisor, canine, and first and second primary molars
Succedaneous teeth - ANSWER permanent teeth that replace the primary teeth (permanent
molars are not succedaneous)
Permanent dentition - ANSWER includes 32 teeth (8 per quadrant, 16 per arch)
Classifications of motion - ANSWER Class 1: movement of fingers
Class II: movement of fingers and wrist
Class III: movement of fingers, wrist, and elbow
Class IV (4): movement of entire arm and shoulder
Class V (5): movement of entire torso
Right handed operator clock zone - ANSWER Operators zone: 7-12
Transfer zone: 4-7
Assistant zone: 2-4
Static zone: 12-2
Left handed operator clock zone - ANSWER Operators zone: 12-5
Transfer zone: 5-8
Assistant zone: 8-10
Static zone: 10-12
, Classification of carious lesions - ANSWER Class 1: includes the pit and fissures on the
occlusal surfaces of posterior teeth and lingual pits of molars and the lingual pits of
maxillary incisors
Class II: proximal surfaces of premolars and molars
Class III: interproximal surfaces of incisors and canines
Class IV: interproximal surfaces and the incisal edge of incisors and canines
Artery to check pulse - ANSWER radial
Chartings - ANSWER Gold crown: outlining the crown of the tooth and placing diagonal lines
in it
SS: stainless steel crown
Porcelain fused crown: one-half the coronal portion covered in diagonal lines to indicate the
use of two materials
Post and core: a line drawn through the root to indicate the post
Missing tooth: an X
Impacted tooth: red circle drawn around the whole tooth including the root
Rotated tooth: an arrow curving in the direction of rotation
Veneer: indicated by outlining the facial portion only
Full crown: crown of the tooth is outlined completely
Implant: horizontal lines through the root or roots of teeth
Root canal: line drawn through the center of each root
Fracture: red zigzag line
Composite: drawn with black or blue line versus the red
Diastema: two red vertical lines between the areas where the space is
Hemisection - ANSWER procedure which the root and crown are cut lengthwise and
removed
