ECD V ACTUAL EXAM EVALUATION QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS 2025/2026 GRADED A+
Which side effect is commonly associated with chlorhexidine?
a) Tooth sensitivity
b) Tongue staining
c) Increased salivation
d) Gum recession - b) Tongue staining
What is the substantivity effect associated with chlorhexidine?
a) Its ability to penetrate calculus
b) Its prolonged therapeutic action
c) Its staining effect on soft tissues
d) Its antimicrobial resistance - b) Its prolonged therapeutic action
What is the clinical effectiveness of essential oil mouth rinses?
a) Highly effective
b) Moderately effective
c) Unknown
d) Ineffective - c) Unknown
Which condition may appear as a consequence of severe immunocompromise?
a) Mild gingivitis
b) Severe periodontitis
c) Dental caries
d) Enamel hypoplasia - b) Severe periodontitis
Which of the following are opportunistic diseases or infections associated with severe
immunocompromise?
a) Dental caries, xerostomia, and periapical abscess
b) Tooth sensitivity, salivary gland neoplasms, and xerostomia
c) Oral candidiasis, oral hairy leukoplakia, or Kaposi sarcoma
d) TMJ disorder, geographic tongue, or squamous cell carcinoma - c) Oral candidiasis,
oral hairy leukoplakia, or Kaposi sarcoma
Which medications may result in a severely immunocompromised state in a patient?
a) Antibiotics or analgesics
b) Analgesics with low-dose anti-rheumatic
c) High-dose anti-rheumatic or corticosteroids
, d) Antihistamines with combination of corticosteroids - c) High-dose anti-rheumatic or
corticosteroids
Which condition may lead to a severely immunocompromised state due to liver failure?
a) Diabetes
b) Hypertension
c) Hepatitis B or C
d) Asthma - c) Hepatitis B or C
Which aspect contributes most to the retention of bonded restorations?
a) Crown thickness
b) Wall height
c) Bonding process
d) Finish line design - c) Bonding process
What is the most common major complication leading to remaking in CAD/CAM
dentistry?
a) Marginal discrepancy
b) Color mismatch
c) Fracture
d) Occlusal interference - c) Fracture
In bonded ceramic crowns, when bonded to enamel and dentin, how does the fracture
load compare to unbonded restorations?
a) Lower
b) The same
c) Higher
d) Irrelevant - c) Higher
When adhesively bonded, which of the following is NOT as important for a crown's
strength?
a) Finish line design
b) Thickness of the crown
c) Type of ceramic material
d) Type of adhesive used - b) Thickness of the crown
Why is it preferred to have the finish line supragingival and in enamel whenever
possible?
a) Enamel provides better aesthetics
b) Enamel is easier to bond to
ANSWERS 2025/2026 GRADED A+
Which side effect is commonly associated with chlorhexidine?
a) Tooth sensitivity
b) Tongue staining
c) Increased salivation
d) Gum recession - b) Tongue staining
What is the substantivity effect associated with chlorhexidine?
a) Its ability to penetrate calculus
b) Its prolonged therapeutic action
c) Its staining effect on soft tissues
d) Its antimicrobial resistance - b) Its prolonged therapeutic action
What is the clinical effectiveness of essential oil mouth rinses?
a) Highly effective
b) Moderately effective
c) Unknown
d) Ineffective - c) Unknown
Which condition may appear as a consequence of severe immunocompromise?
a) Mild gingivitis
b) Severe periodontitis
c) Dental caries
d) Enamel hypoplasia - b) Severe periodontitis
Which of the following are opportunistic diseases or infections associated with severe
immunocompromise?
a) Dental caries, xerostomia, and periapical abscess
b) Tooth sensitivity, salivary gland neoplasms, and xerostomia
c) Oral candidiasis, oral hairy leukoplakia, or Kaposi sarcoma
d) TMJ disorder, geographic tongue, or squamous cell carcinoma - c) Oral candidiasis,
oral hairy leukoplakia, or Kaposi sarcoma
Which medications may result in a severely immunocompromised state in a patient?
a) Antibiotics or analgesics
b) Analgesics with low-dose anti-rheumatic
c) High-dose anti-rheumatic or corticosteroids
, d) Antihistamines with combination of corticosteroids - c) High-dose anti-rheumatic or
corticosteroids
Which condition may lead to a severely immunocompromised state due to liver failure?
a) Diabetes
b) Hypertension
c) Hepatitis B or C
d) Asthma - c) Hepatitis B or C
Which aspect contributes most to the retention of bonded restorations?
a) Crown thickness
b) Wall height
c) Bonding process
d) Finish line design - c) Bonding process
What is the most common major complication leading to remaking in CAD/CAM
dentistry?
a) Marginal discrepancy
b) Color mismatch
c) Fracture
d) Occlusal interference - c) Fracture
In bonded ceramic crowns, when bonded to enamel and dentin, how does the fracture
load compare to unbonded restorations?
a) Lower
b) The same
c) Higher
d) Irrelevant - c) Higher
When adhesively bonded, which of the following is NOT as important for a crown's
strength?
a) Finish line design
b) Thickness of the crown
c) Type of ceramic material
d) Type of adhesive used - b) Thickness of the crown
Why is it preferred to have the finish line supragingival and in enamel whenever
possible?
a) Enamel provides better aesthetics
b) Enamel is easier to bond to
