ELCS Exam 2 Questions and answers
2025
When .should .an .oral .exam .take .place .- .ANS✓✓-annually .or .at .each .recall
A .general .practitioner .is .held .to .what? .- .ANS✓✓-
the .standard .of .care .of .a .reasonable .general .dentist
standard .of .care .applies .to .- .ANS✓✓-treatment .and .diagnosis
Basic .oral .exam .techniques .- .ANS✓✓-
visual .inspection, .probing, .percussion, .palpation, .diascopy, .auscultation, .aspira
tion, .and .evaluation .of .function
Type .of .exam .that .is .a .routine .part .of .dental .and .medical .check .ups .- .ANS✓✓-
Head .and .neck .exam
during .head .and .neck .exam- .record .history .of .what? .- .ANS✓✓-
tobacco .and .alcohol
tobacco .use .in .smokers .is .measured .in .- .ANS✓✓-pack-
years= .packs .per .day .x .number .of .years
tools .and .time .of .oral .exam .- .ANS✓✓-1. .good .lighting
2.mouth .mirrow
3.gauze .squares
4. .gloves
5. .~ .5 .minutes .(actually .about .1.5 .minutes)
function .of .gauze .squares .- .ANS✓✓-grip .the .tongue
,Type .of .tonsils .- .ANS✓✓-1. .lingual
2. .palatine
3. .pharyngeal
Lingual .- .ANS✓✓-base .of .tongue
palatine .- .ANS✓✓-lateral .at .posterior .oral .cavity
pharyngeal .- .ANS✓✓-in .roof .of .the .pharynx- ."adenoids"
papilla .- .ANS✓✓-outy
opening .of .bone .- .ANS✓✓-foraman- .passage .of .nerve, .artery, .vein
Major .salivary .glands .- .ANS✓✓-1. .parotid
2. .submandibular
3.sublingual
parotid .- .ANS✓✓-Stenson's .duct- .parotid .papilla
submandibular .- .ANS✓✓-Wharton's .duct
lingual .carunle .- .ANS✓✓-houses .the .wharton's .duct
sublingual .- .ANS✓✓-opens .into .the .floor .of .the .mouth
Minor .salivary .glands .- .ANS✓✓-~500- .1000 .(small)
places .with .a .lot .of .calculus .- .ANS✓✓-1. .buccal .of .maxillary .molars
2. .lingual .of .manidbular .incisors
Tongue .- .ANS✓✓-1. .filiform .papillae
2. .fungiform .papillae
3. .foliate .papillae
4. .circumvallate .papillae
, filiform .papillae .- .ANS✓✓-white .small .ones .covering .whole .tongue
fungiform .papillae .- .ANS✓✓-red .circles .on .tips
foliate .papillae .- .ANS✓✓-lines .on .edge .of .tongue
circumvallate .papillae .- .ANS✓✓-big .bumps .on .the .posterior .part .of .the .tongue
True/ .False: .Taste .buds .are .the .same .as .papillae .- .ANS✓✓-False
Masticatory .- .ANS✓✓-gets .blunt .of .trauma .of .mastication .
-hard .palate .and .attached .gingiva
-keratinized .tissue
gingiva .in .interpromixal .space .- .ANS✓✓-interdental .papilla
gingiva .touching .the .tooth .- .ANS✓✓-gingival .margin
gingiva .between .the .gingival .margin .and .the .gingival .groove .- .ANS✓✓-
free .gingiva .covering .sulcus
zone .of .attached .gingiva .- .ANS✓✓-
between .gingival .groove .and .the .mucogingival .junction
mucogingival .junction .- .ANS✓✓-where .gingiva .meets .alevolar .mucsoa
Normal .Tissue .variations .- .ANS✓✓-1. .bilateral .symmetry
2. .predictable .loctaions
3. .asymptomatic
4. .independent .finding
5. .static
6. .increased .prominence .with .age .
7. .remains .unchanged .following .treatment
Bilateral .symmetry .example .- .ANS✓✓-buccal .fat .pads
2025
When .should .an .oral .exam .take .place .- .ANS✓✓-annually .or .at .each .recall
A .general .practitioner .is .held .to .what? .- .ANS✓✓-
the .standard .of .care .of .a .reasonable .general .dentist
standard .of .care .applies .to .- .ANS✓✓-treatment .and .diagnosis
Basic .oral .exam .techniques .- .ANS✓✓-
visual .inspection, .probing, .percussion, .palpation, .diascopy, .auscultation, .aspira
tion, .and .evaluation .of .function
Type .of .exam .that .is .a .routine .part .of .dental .and .medical .check .ups .- .ANS✓✓-
Head .and .neck .exam
during .head .and .neck .exam- .record .history .of .what? .- .ANS✓✓-
tobacco .and .alcohol
tobacco .use .in .smokers .is .measured .in .- .ANS✓✓-pack-
years= .packs .per .day .x .number .of .years
tools .and .time .of .oral .exam .- .ANS✓✓-1. .good .lighting
2.mouth .mirrow
3.gauze .squares
4. .gloves
5. .~ .5 .minutes .(actually .about .1.5 .minutes)
function .of .gauze .squares .- .ANS✓✓-grip .the .tongue
,Type .of .tonsils .- .ANS✓✓-1. .lingual
2. .palatine
3. .pharyngeal
Lingual .- .ANS✓✓-base .of .tongue
palatine .- .ANS✓✓-lateral .at .posterior .oral .cavity
pharyngeal .- .ANS✓✓-in .roof .of .the .pharynx- ."adenoids"
papilla .- .ANS✓✓-outy
opening .of .bone .- .ANS✓✓-foraman- .passage .of .nerve, .artery, .vein
Major .salivary .glands .- .ANS✓✓-1. .parotid
2. .submandibular
3.sublingual
parotid .- .ANS✓✓-Stenson's .duct- .parotid .papilla
submandibular .- .ANS✓✓-Wharton's .duct
lingual .carunle .- .ANS✓✓-houses .the .wharton's .duct
sublingual .- .ANS✓✓-opens .into .the .floor .of .the .mouth
Minor .salivary .glands .- .ANS✓✓-~500- .1000 .(small)
places .with .a .lot .of .calculus .- .ANS✓✓-1. .buccal .of .maxillary .molars
2. .lingual .of .manidbular .incisors
Tongue .- .ANS✓✓-1. .filiform .papillae
2. .fungiform .papillae
3. .foliate .papillae
4. .circumvallate .papillae
, filiform .papillae .- .ANS✓✓-white .small .ones .covering .whole .tongue
fungiform .papillae .- .ANS✓✓-red .circles .on .tips
foliate .papillae .- .ANS✓✓-lines .on .edge .of .tongue
circumvallate .papillae .- .ANS✓✓-big .bumps .on .the .posterior .part .of .the .tongue
True/ .False: .Taste .buds .are .the .same .as .papillae .- .ANS✓✓-False
Masticatory .- .ANS✓✓-gets .blunt .of .trauma .of .mastication .
-hard .palate .and .attached .gingiva
-keratinized .tissue
gingiva .in .interpromixal .space .- .ANS✓✓-interdental .papilla
gingiva .touching .the .tooth .- .ANS✓✓-gingival .margin
gingiva .between .the .gingival .margin .and .the .gingival .groove .- .ANS✓✓-
free .gingiva .covering .sulcus
zone .of .attached .gingiva .- .ANS✓✓-
between .gingival .groove .and .the .mucogingival .junction
mucogingival .junction .- .ANS✓✓-where .gingiva .meets .alevolar .mucsoa
Normal .Tissue .variations .- .ANS✓✓-1. .bilateral .symmetry
2. .predictable .loctaions
3. .asymptomatic
4. .independent .finding
5. .static
6. .increased .prominence .with .age .
7. .remains .unchanged .following .treatment
Bilateral .symmetry .example .- .ANS✓✓-buccal .fat .pads
