Boards questions NBDHE Exam
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Ameloblastoma - ANSWER-Benign, slow-growing and aggressive odontogenic
tumor (tissue involved in tooth formation).
AMeloBLAST(I'm having a blast—> champagne bubbles)—> bubble
radiolucencies)Characterized by soap bubble or honeycombed radiolucencies. 80%
develop in mandible.
May cause expansion of the bone and reoccurence is common.
Melanocytic nevus (mole) - ANSWER-Benign tumor of melanocytes
Papilloma is generally considered to look like?
A) Cottage cheese
B) Cauliflower
C) Sunburst pattern
D) Round button - ANSWER-cauliflower
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,What are the three abscesses of the periodontium under classification of
conditions?
a)Gingival, bone, and periodontal
b)Acute, chronic, and aggressive
c)Pericoronal, periodontal, and gingival
d)Endodontic, gingival and periodontal - ANSWER-Pericoronal, periodontal, and
gingival
Under health promotion and disease prevention - what is affective domain?
a)Concerned with levels of motor skills
b)concerned with knowledge outcomes and intellectual skills
c)Concerned with oral health promotion
d)Concerned with attitudes, interests, and appreciations - ANSWER-Concerned
with attitudes, interests, and appreciations
What is Pilocardine?
a)Used for clients taking anti-psychotic medications b)used for cuents witn gingival
overgrowtn
c)used for clients to increase saliva
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,d)Used for clients with too much saliva - ANSWER-used for clients to increase
saliva
What are VSCs?
a) Volatile sulphur compounds and higher in those with periodontal disease
b) Volatile sulphur compounds and higher in those with gingivitis c Volatile
sulphur compounds and higher in those with halitosis
d) Volatile sulphur compounds and higher in those with implants - ANSWER-
Volatile sulphur compounds and higher in those with periodontal disease
What is true about malodor?
a) 90% exists svstemically and 10% originates in the oral cavity
b) 20% exists systemically and 80% originates in the oral cavity
c) 90% originates in the oral cavity and 10% systemically
d) None are true - ANSWER-90% originates in the oral cavity and 10%
systemically
What would be recommended for remineralization?
a) Xylitol
b) Chlorhexidine 0.12%
c) Amalgam rescoracions
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, d) a and b - ANSWER-a and b
What allows for easy cleaning of the toothbrush head?
a) Smaller tufts
b) Larger tufts
c widely spaced
d) Narrow spaced - ANSWER-widely spaced
Why are natural toothbrushes no longer used?
a) 100 hard
b) Hard to find
c) Expensive
d) Unsanitary - ANSWER-Unsanitary.
(Hollow ends allow debris and microorganisms to collect inside)
True or False - Research has shown a direct relation between gingival damage and
the absence of end-rounding on a toothbrush?
a) true
b) false - ANSWER-True
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Ameloblastoma - ANSWER-Benign, slow-growing and aggressive odontogenic
tumor (tissue involved in tooth formation).
AMeloBLAST(I'm having a blast—> champagne bubbles)—> bubble
radiolucencies)Characterized by soap bubble or honeycombed radiolucencies. 80%
develop in mandible.
May cause expansion of the bone and reoccurence is common.
Melanocytic nevus (mole) - ANSWER-Benign tumor of melanocytes
Papilloma is generally considered to look like?
A) Cottage cheese
B) Cauliflower
C) Sunburst pattern
D) Round button - ANSWER-cauliflower
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,What are the three abscesses of the periodontium under classification of
conditions?
a)Gingival, bone, and periodontal
b)Acute, chronic, and aggressive
c)Pericoronal, periodontal, and gingival
d)Endodontic, gingival and periodontal - ANSWER-Pericoronal, periodontal, and
gingival
Under health promotion and disease prevention - what is affective domain?
a)Concerned with levels of motor skills
b)concerned with knowledge outcomes and intellectual skills
c)Concerned with oral health promotion
d)Concerned with attitudes, interests, and appreciations - ANSWER-Concerned
with attitudes, interests, and appreciations
What is Pilocardine?
a)Used for clients taking anti-psychotic medications b)used for cuents witn gingival
overgrowtn
c)used for clients to increase saliva
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,d)Used for clients with too much saliva - ANSWER-used for clients to increase
saliva
What are VSCs?
a) Volatile sulphur compounds and higher in those with periodontal disease
b) Volatile sulphur compounds and higher in those with gingivitis c Volatile
sulphur compounds and higher in those with halitosis
d) Volatile sulphur compounds and higher in those with implants - ANSWER-
Volatile sulphur compounds and higher in those with periodontal disease
What is true about malodor?
a) 90% exists svstemically and 10% originates in the oral cavity
b) 20% exists systemically and 80% originates in the oral cavity
c) 90% originates in the oral cavity and 10% systemically
d) None are true - ANSWER-90% originates in the oral cavity and 10%
systemically
What would be recommended for remineralization?
a) Xylitol
b) Chlorhexidine 0.12%
c) Amalgam rescoracions
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, d) a and b - ANSWER-a and b
What allows for easy cleaning of the toothbrush head?
a) Smaller tufts
b) Larger tufts
c widely spaced
d) Narrow spaced - ANSWER-widely spaced
Why are natural toothbrushes no longer used?
a) 100 hard
b) Hard to find
c) Expensive
d) Unsanitary - ANSWER-Unsanitary.
(Hollow ends allow debris and microorganisms to collect inside)
True or False - Research has shown a direct relation between gingival damage and
the absence of end-rounding on a toothbrush?
a) true
b) false - ANSWER-True
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