Dental Hygiene Prometric Exam Q&A
What is an oral side effect of Prozac? - =xerostomia
How do steroids effect wound healing? - =causes delayed wound healing
What should be done with a patient with a previous history of high blood pressure and comes
in for their appointment with reading of 160/116? - =refer the patient to their physician
immediately
Premedication regimine - =2g Amoxicillin
600 mg Clindamycin
Patient comes in for appointment who needs premed, and they took 300 mg 1 hour prior to
their appointment. What would you do? - =administer another 300 mg and wait 1 hr prior to
treatment (because their clindamycin premed is 600mg 1hr prior to treatment)
What is a PAN used for? - =- look at location of 3rd molars
- impactions
- cysts/tumors
- *NOT* FOR BONE LOSS
Which does not have naturally occuring fluoride? - =- pork
What type of water does not contain fluoride? - =well water
Know the papilla of the tongue - =- filiform (most numerous, very small)
- fungiform (mushroom shape, contain taste buds)
,- circumvallate (larger mushroom shaped, contain taste buds, on anterior side of sulcus
terminalis)
- foliate (leaf shaped, lateral border of tongue)
What is hairy tongue caused by? - =elongation of the filiform papillae
Delayed eruption may be caused by - =delayed exfoliation
Mandibular canal - =radiolucent, long dark area outlined with dense cortical bone, located
above or parallel to the inferior border of the mandible
What is thickened lamina dura caused by?
Is this appearance normal? - =- caused by trauma
- not normal
Know film errors - =- elongation: too little vertical angulation
- foreshortening: too much vertical angulation
- cone cut: PID not aligned with censor
- overlap: incorrect horizontal angulation
Identify median rhomboid glossitis - =rhombus shaped, central denuded area of the tongue
with red appearance
What is the treatment for black hairy tongue? - =brush it
What is a vitality test used for? - =testing to see if the pulp is vital or not (applying cold air on
cotton swap and pushing it against the tooth; if the pulp is vital it hurts, if its necrotic you would
not feel anything)
, Vital - =Pulp composed of *viable tissue*, either normal or diseased, that responds to electric
stimuli and to heat and cold.
Necrotic (non-vital) - =Death of the pulp.
Can no longer feel sensations
What are Hutchinson's incisors caused by? - =Syphillis
Identify lingual varicosities.. are they normal? - =Yes, they're normal
How long should ultrasonic units be flushed? - =30 seconds
What provides proof of *sterilization*? Spore test or autoclave tape? - =Spore test
What does autoclave tape tell you? - =that it has reached proper *temperature*
Hep B vaccination also protects you from? - =Hep D
What can chlorhexidine cause? - =staining, increased calculus deposits
What instrument should you use to work on mandibular anterior gingiva? - =- 1/2 gracey
- columbia
- sickle ultrasonic
What drug causes bleeding? - =Aspirin
What does the 2nd premolar replace? - =the 2nd deciduous molar
What is an oral side effect of Prozac? - =xerostomia
How do steroids effect wound healing? - =causes delayed wound healing
What should be done with a patient with a previous history of high blood pressure and comes
in for their appointment with reading of 160/116? - =refer the patient to their physician
immediately
Premedication regimine - =2g Amoxicillin
600 mg Clindamycin
Patient comes in for appointment who needs premed, and they took 300 mg 1 hour prior to
their appointment. What would you do? - =administer another 300 mg and wait 1 hr prior to
treatment (because their clindamycin premed is 600mg 1hr prior to treatment)
What is a PAN used for? - =- look at location of 3rd molars
- impactions
- cysts/tumors
- *NOT* FOR BONE LOSS
Which does not have naturally occuring fluoride? - =- pork
What type of water does not contain fluoride? - =well water
Know the papilla of the tongue - =- filiform (most numerous, very small)
- fungiform (mushroom shape, contain taste buds)
,- circumvallate (larger mushroom shaped, contain taste buds, on anterior side of sulcus
terminalis)
- foliate (leaf shaped, lateral border of tongue)
What is hairy tongue caused by? - =elongation of the filiform papillae
Delayed eruption may be caused by - =delayed exfoliation
Mandibular canal - =radiolucent, long dark area outlined with dense cortical bone, located
above or parallel to the inferior border of the mandible
What is thickened lamina dura caused by?
Is this appearance normal? - =- caused by trauma
- not normal
Know film errors - =- elongation: too little vertical angulation
- foreshortening: too much vertical angulation
- cone cut: PID not aligned with censor
- overlap: incorrect horizontal angulation
Identify median rhomboid glossitis - =rhombus shaped, central denuded area of the tongue
with red appearance
What is the treatment for black hairy tongue? - =brush it
What is a vitality test used for? - =testing to see if the pulp is vital or not (applying cold air on
cotton swap and pushing it against the tooth; if the pulp is vital it hurts, if its necrotic you would
not feel anything)
, Vital - =Pulp composed of *viable tissue*, either normal or diseased, that responds to electric
stimuli and to heat and cold.
Necrotic (non-vital) - =Death of the pulp.
Can no longer feel sensations
What are Hutchinson's incisors caused by? - =Syphillis
Identify lingual varicosities.. are they normal? - =Yes, they're normal
How long should ultrasonic units be flushed? - =30 seconds
What provides proof of *sterilization*? Spore test or autoclave tape? - =Spore test
What does autoclave tape tell you? - =that it has reached proper *temperature*
Hep B vaccination also protects you from? - =Hep D
What can chlorhexidine cause? - =staining, increased calculus deposits
What instrument should you use to work on mandibular anterior gingiva? - =- 1/2 gracey
- columbia
- sickle ultrasonic
What drug causes bleeding? - =Aspirin
What does the 2nd premolar replace? - =the 2nd deciduous molar
