MDA Chapter 56 - Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery
Exam With Complete Solutions
Indications for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - ANSWER • Extraction of decayed teeth
that cannot be restored
• Surgical removal of impacted teeth
• Extraction of nonvital teeth
• Preprosthesis surgery to smooth and contour the alveolar ridge
• Removal of teeth for orthodontic treatment
• Removal of root fragments
• Removal of cysts and tumors
• Biopsy
• Treatment of fractures of the mandible or maxilla
• Surgery to alter the size or shape of the facial bones
• Surgery of the temporomandibular joint
• Reconstructive surgery
• Cleft lip and cleft palate repairs
• Salivary gland surgery
• Surgical implant procedures
How many additional years of schooling must an oral surgeon receive? - ANSWER 4 to 6
in a hospital based setting
What national standardized examination must an oral surgeon pass as a requirement for
practice? - ANSWER American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
The surgical assistant requires an advanced knowledge and skill in - ANSWER (1)
patient assessment and monitoring,
, (2) use of specialized instruments,
(3) surgical asepsis,
(4) surgical procedures, and
(5) pain control techniques.
Dental assistants who assist the oral surgeon in a surgical setting are often required to
obtain certification in advanced _________ ______ ___________and the use of additional
monitoring procedures - ANSWER cardiac life support
The surgical team completes procedures in two types of settings: - ANSWER the private
dental office and the hospital or outpatient surgical suite
___________ _________ that resemble operating rooms, but on a much smaller scale -
ANSWER surgical suites
A patient receiving surgical care from an OMFS in an office setting is considered as
having _______ _________ and is being seen as an ______________ - ANSWER minor
surgery
outpatient
Dental Assistants can further their education and training in a ________________
__________ for surgical dental assistants, or through additional ___-____ _____
____________ - ANSWER specialized program
on-the-job training
Periosteal elevators are available in many designs but are used to perform the same
basic function - ANSWER to reflect (separate) and retract the periosteum from the
surface of the bone
What is done before a surgical forcep is placed around the tooth? - ANSWER The dentist
used a periosteal elevator to detach the gingival tissues from around the cervix of the
tooth
Exam With Complete Solutions
Indications for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - ANSWER • Extraction of decayed teeth
that cannot be restored
• Surgical removal of impacted teeth
• Extraction of nonvital teeth
• Preprosthesis surgery to smooth and contour the alveolar ridge
• Removal of teeth for orthodontic treatment
• Removal of root fragments
• Removal of cysts and tumors
• Biopsy
• Treatment of fractures of the mandible or maxilla
• Surgery to alter the size or shape of the facial bones
• Surgery of the temporomandibular joint
• Reconstructive surgery
• Cleft lip and cleft palate repairs
• Salivary gland surgery
• Surgical implant procedures
How many additional years of schooling must an oral surgeon receive? - ANSWER 4 to 6
in a hospital based setting
What national standardized examination must an oral surgeon pass as a requirement for
practice? - ANSWER American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
The surgical assistant requires an advanced knowledge and skill in - ANSWER (1)
patient assessment and monitoring,
, (2) use of specialized instruments,
(3) surgical asepsis,
(4) surgical procedures, and
(5) pain control techniques.
Dental assistants who assist the oral surgeon in a surgical setting are often required to
obtain certification in advanced _________ ______ ___________and the use of additional
monitoring procedures - ANSWER cardiac life support
The surgical team completes procedures in two types of settings: - ANSWER the private
dental office and the hospital or outpatient surgical suite
___________ _________ that resemble operating rooms, but on a much smaller scale -
ANSWER surgical suites
A patient receiving surgical care from an OMFS in an office setting is considered as
having _______ _________ and is being seen as an ______________ - ANSWER minor
surgery
outpatient
Dental Assistants can further their education and training in a ________________
__________ for surgical dental assistants, or through additional ___-____ _____
____________ - ANSWER specialized program
on-the-job training
Periosteal elevators are available in many designs but are used to perform the same
basic function - ANSWER to reflect (separate) and retract the periosteum from the
surface of the bone
What is done before a surgical forcep is placed around the tooth? - ANSWER The dentist
used a periosteal elevator to detach the gingival tissues from around the cervix of the
tooth
