Adex CSCE Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
If you take a periapical radiograph of the upper right molars and you see a ghost image of the
anterior teeth in the X-ray, what happened?
A. Patient's chin was tipped too low
B. Patient's chin was tipped too high
C. Film was double exposed
D. Film was placed backwards in the mouth - correct answer(s) ✔✔ C. Film was double
exposed
Digital film is:
A. Faster than D speed film
B. Same as D or F speed film
C. Faster than F speed film
D. Slightly slower than F speed film - correct answer(s) ✔✔ C. Faster than F speed film
What can a panoramic radiograph best detect? - correct answer(s) ✔✔ 3rd molars or
cysts/tumors
Which of the following parts of the tooth is the first to form?
A. Enamel
B. Dentin
C. Cementum
D. Pulp - correct answer(s) ✔✔ A. Enamel
,Mesenchyme gives rise to all of the following except one. Which of the following is the
exception?
A. Enamel
B. Dentin
C. Pulp
D. Cementum - correct answer(s) ✔✔ A. Enamel
(Mesenchyme gives rise to the dentin, pulp, and cementum but NOT the enamel)
What is the reason for ankylosis?
A. Delayed eruption of the permanent teeth
B. Delayed shedding of the primary teeth
C. Delayed eruption of the primary teeth
D. Both A & B are correct answers - correct answer(s) ✔✔ D. Both A & B are correct answers
What papillae is most numerous on the tongue?
A. Curcumvallate
B. Fungiform
C. Foliate
D. Filiform - correct answer(s) ✔✔ D. Filiform
Hairy tongue is caused by the elongation of what papillae?
A. Circumvallate
B. Fungiform
C. Foliate
,D. Filiform - correct answer(s) ✔✔ D. Filiform
What factors do not cause flaring of the teeth?
A. Gingivitis
B. Tongue thrush
C. Thumb sucking
D. Occlusal trauma - correct answer(s) ✔✔ A. Gingivitis
If a patient has a tongue piercing which of the following CAN happen due to the piercing?
A. Chipped tooth
B. Trigeminal neuralgia
C. Infective endocarditis
D. All of the above - correct answer(s) ✔✔ D. All of the above
When the gingival margin is at the CEJ, no calculations are needed because the probing depth
and the clinical attachment level are the same.
A. True
B. False - correct answer(s) ✔✔ A. True
Tooth #24 has a 3 mm probing depth on the direct facial and has 4 mm of recession. What is
the CAL? - correct answer(s) ✔✔ 7 mm
What is the purpose of sodium sulfite in local anesthetics?
A. Vasoconstrictor
B. Reducing agent
C. Anesthetic base
, D. Preservative - correct answer(s) ✔✔ D. Preservative
(A sulfite compound is used to prevent oxidation of the vasoconstrictor)
Which of the following is NOT a side effect of the recreational use of nitrous oxide?
A. unsteady gait
B. Loss of feeling in extremities
C. Hearing loss
D. Loss of motor function - correct answer(s) ✔✔ A. Unsteady gait
Which group of anti hypertensive drugs is known for causing gingival hyperplasia?
A. Beta blockers
B. ACE Inhibitors
C. Calcium channel blockers
D. Diuretics - correct answer(s) ✔✔ C. Calcium channel blockers
All of the following drugs may cause an increased risk of bleeding EXCEPT:
A. Aspirin
B. Warfarin
C. Ibuprofen
D. Dilantin - correct answer(s) ✔✔ D. Dilantin
What is a common side effect of Prozac?
A. Xerostomia
B. Prolonged bleeding
C. Gingival overgrowth
Answers
If you take a periapical radiograph of the upper right molars and you see a ghost image of the
anterior teeth in the X-ray, what happened?
A. Patient's chin was tipped too low
B. Patient's chin was tipped too high
C. Film was double exposed
D. Film was placed backwards in the mouth - correct answer(s) ✔✔ C. Film was double
exposed
Digital film is:
A. Faster than D speed film
B. Same as D or F speed film
C. Faster than F speed film
D. Slightly slower than F speed film - correct answer(s) ✔✔ C. Faster than F speed film
What can a panoramic radiograph best detect? - correct answer(s) ✔✔ 3rd molars or
cysts/tumors
Which of the following parts of the tooth is the first to form?
A. Enamel
B. Dentin
C. Cementum
D. Pulp - correct answer(s) ✔✔ A. Enamel
,Mesenchyme gives rise to all of the following except one. Which of the following is the
exception?
A. Enamel
B. Dentin
C. Pulp
D. Cementum - correct answer(s) ✔✔ A. Enamel
(Mesenchyme gives rise to the dentin, pulp, and cementum but NOT the enamel)
What is the reason for ankylosis?
A. Delayed eruption of the permanent teeth
B. Delayed shedding of the primary teeth
C. Delayed eruption of the primary teeth
D. Both A & B are correct answers - correct answer(s) ✔✔ D. Both A & B are correct answers
What papillae is most numerous on the tongue?
A. Curcumvallate
B. Fungiform
C. Foliate
D. Filiform - correct answer(s) ✔✔ D. Filiform
Hairy tongue is caused by the elongation of what papillae?
A. Circumvallate
B. Fungiform
C. Foliate
,D. Filiform - correct answer(s) ✔✔ D. Filiform
What factors do not cause flaring of the teeth?
A. Gingivitis
B. Tongue thrush
C. Thumb sucking
D. Occlusal trauma - correct answer(s) ✔✔ A. Gingivitis
If a patient has a tongue piercing which of the following CAN happen due to the piercing?
A. Chipped tooth
B. Trigeminal neuralgia
C. Infective endocarditis
D. All of the above - correct answer(s) ✔✔ D. All of the above
When the gingival margin is at the CEJ, no calculations are needed because the probing depth
and the clinical attachment level are the same.
A. True
B. False - correct answer(s) ✔✔ A. True
Tooth #24 has a 3 mm probing depth on the direct facial and has 4 mm of recession. What is
the CAL? - correct answer(s) ✔✔ 7 mm
What is the purpose of sodium sulfite in local anesthetics?
A. Vasoconstrictor
B. Reducing agent
C. Anesthetic base
, D. Preservative - correct answer(s) ✔✔ D. Preservative
(A sulfite compound is used to prevent oxidation of the vasoconstrictor)
Which of the following is NOT a side effect of the recreational use of nitrous oxide?
A. unsteady gait
B. Loss of feeling in extremities
C. Hearing loss
D. Loss of motor function - correct answer(s) ✔✔ A. Unsteady gait
Which group of anti hypertensive drugs is known for causing gingival hyperplasia?
A. Beta blockers
B. ACE Inhibitors
C. Calcium channel blockers
D. Diuretics - correct answer(s) ✔✔ C. Calcium channel blockers
All of the following drugs may cause an increased risk of bleeding EXCEPT:
A. Aspirin
B. Warfarin
C. Ibuprofen
D. Dilantin - correct answer(s) ✔✔ D. Dilantin
What is a common side effect of Prozac?
A. Xerostomia
B. Prolonged bleeding
C. Gingival overgrowth
