Perio II TEST 2 Exam Questions With Correct
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1. //Periodontal //patients //are //at //greater //risk //of //root //caries //because //they //have:
a. //Recession
b. //Deeper //pockets
c. //Poor //oral //hygiene
d. //Heavy //accumulation //of //calculus //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔a. //Recession
2. /
/Studies /
/have /
/shown /
/that /
/patients /
/receiving /
/periodontal /
/treatment /
/lose /
/fewer /
/teeth /
/than /
/patients /
/who /
/do /
/not /
/receive /
/treatment. /
/Periodontal //maintenance //treatment //is //critical //to //this //reduction //in //tooth //mortality.
,a. //Both //statements //are //TRUE.
b. //Both //statements //are //FALSE.
c. //The //first //statement //is //TRUE, //the //second //is //FALSE.
d. //The //first //statement //is //FALSE, //the //second //is //TRUE. //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔a. //Both //statements //are //TRUE.
3. /
/Daily /
/application /
/at /
/home /
/of /
/5000 /
/ppm /
/fluoride /
/gel /
/is /
/an /
/effective /
/method /
/of /
/root /
/caries /
/prevention. /
/The /
/most /
/effective //fluoride //gel //preparation //for //root //caries //control //has //not //been //determined.
a. //Both //statements //are //TRUE.
b. //Both //statements //are //FALSE.
c. //The //first //statement //is //TRUE, //the //second //is //FALSE.
d. //The //first //statement //is //FALSE, //the //second //is //TRUE. //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔a. //Both //statements //are //TRUE.
,4. /
/The /
/highest /
/rate /
/of /
/patient /
/attrition /
/(noncompliance /
/with /
/frequent //appointments) //occurs //at //what //point //in //the //periodontal //maintenance //treatment
//plan?
a. //First //6 //months
b. //First //year
c. //Second //year
d. //Fifth //year //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔b. //First //year
5. /
/Periodontal //disease //is //a //causative //factor //in //the //development //of //root //caries. //Almost //half
//of //all //patients //in //periodontal //maintenance //treatment //exhibit //root //caries.
a. //Both //statements //are //TRUE.
b. //Both //statements //are //FALSE.
c. //The //first //statement //is //TRUE, //the //second //is //FALSE.
d. //The //first //statement //is //FALSE, //the //second //is //TRUE. //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔d. //The //first //statement //is //FALSE, //the //second //is //TRUE.
6. //Most //periodontal //maintenance //patients //are //best //maintained //at //which //recall //interval?
, a. //2 //months
b. //3 //months
c. //6 //months
d. //12 //months //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔b. //3 //months
7. //What //is //the //best //strategy //to //treat //dentinal //sensitivity //after //periodontal //therapy?
a. //Educate //the //patient //on //the //benefit //of //gingival //grafting //
b. //Instruct //the //patient //on //plaque //control //and //fluoride //use
c. //Instruct //the //patient //on //the //use //of //over-the-counter //anti-inflammatory //agents
d. /
/Instruct /
/the /
/patient /
/to //avoid //touching //the //sensitive //area //until //the //discomfort //resolves //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔b. //Instruct //the //patient //on //plaque //control //and //fluoride //use
8. /
/Sensitivity /
/occurs /
/in /
/many /
/patients /
/when /
/root /
/surfaces /
/are /
/exposed /
/from /
/periodontal /
/therapy, /
/Malpositioned /
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Answers
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1. //Periodontal //patients //are //at //greater //risk //of //root //caries //because //they //have:
a. //Recession
b. //Deeper //pockets
c. //Poor //oral //hygiene
d. //Heavy //accumulation //of //calculus //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔a. //Recession
2. /
/Studies /
/have /
/shown /
/that /
/patients /
/receiving /
/periodontal /
/treatment /
/lose /
/fewer /
/teeth /
/than /
/patients /
/who /
/do /
/not /
/receive /
/treatment. /
/Periodontal //maintenance //treatment //is //critical //to //this //reduction //in //tooth //mortality.
,a. //Both //statements //are //TRUE.
b. //Both //statements //are //FALSE.
c. //The //first //statement //is //TRUE, //the //second //is //FALSE.
d. //The //first //statement //is //FALSE, //the //second //is //TRUE. //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔a. //Both //statements //are //TRUE.
3. /
/Daily /
/application /
/at /
/home /
/of /
/5000 /
/ppm /
/fluoride /
/gel /
/is /
/an /
/effective /
/method /
/of /
/root /
/caries /
/prevention. /
/The /
/most /
/effective //fluoride //gel //preparation //for //root //caries //control //has //not //been //determined.
a. //Both //statements //are //TRUE.
b. //Both //statements //are //FALSE.
c. //The //first //statement //is //TRUE, //the //second //is //FALSE.
d. //The //first //statement //is //FALSE, //the //second //is //TRUE. //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔a. //Both //statements //are //TRUE.
,4. /
/The /
/highest /
/rate /
/of /
/patient /
/attrition /
/(noncompliance /
/with /
/frequent //appointments) //occurs //at //what //point //in //the //periodontal //maintenance //treatment
//plan?
a. //First //6 //months
b. //First //year
c. //Second //year
d. //Fifth //year //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔b. //First //year
5. /
/Periodontal //disease //is //a //causative //factor //in //the //development //of //root //caries. //Almost //half
//of //all //patients //in //periodontal //maintenance //treatment //exhibit //root //caries.
a. //Both //statements //are //TRUE.
b. //Both //statements //are //FALSE.
c. //The //first //statement //is //TRUE, //the //second //is //FALSE.
d. //The //first //statement //is //FALSE, //the //second //is //TRUE. //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔d. //The //first //statement //is //FALSE, //the //second //is //TRUE.
6. //Most //periodontal //maintenance //patients //are //best //maintained //at //which //recall //interval?
, a. //2 //months
b. //3 //months
c. //6 //months
d. //12 //months //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔b. //3 //months
7. //What //is //the //best //strategy //to //treat //dentinal //sensitivity //after //periodontal //therapy?
a. //Educate //the //patient //on //the //benefit //of //gingival //grafting //
b. //Instruct //the //patient //on //plaque //control //and //fluoride //use
c. //Instruct //the //patient //on //the //use //of //over-the-counter //anti-inflammatory //agents
d. /
/Instruct /
/the /
/patient /
/to //avoid //touching //the //sensitive //area //until //the //discomfort //resolves //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔b. //Instruct //the //patient //on //plaque //control //and //fluoride //use
8. /
/Sensitivity /
/occurs /
/in /
/many /
/patients /
/when /
/root /
/surfaces /
/are /
/exposed /
/from /
/periodontal /
/therapy, /
/Malpositioned /
