Fixed prosthodontics exam questions
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What is the term given to a tooth that supports a Pontic? - correct answer ✔✔ abutment
A patient is missing teeth #3 and #5 and is scheduled to have a bridge from tooth #2 to tooth
#6. Which of the following teeth are the abutments? - correct answer ✔✔ #2, #4, and #6
A patient is missing teeth #14 and #12 and is scheduled to have a bridge from tooth #11 to
tooth #15. Which of the following teeth are the pontics? - correct answer ✔✔ #12 and #14 only
A patient presents to your office with an existing occlusal amalgam restoration and a fractured
distolingual cusp. Which of the following restorations would be used as an alternative to a larger
amalgam restoration? - correct answer ✔✔ onlay
What type of prosthesis might be recommended for a patient with healthy anterior teeth that
have a deep intrinsic stain that cannot be removed with whitening procedures? - correct answer
✔✔ Laminate veneers
All ceramic crowns provide superior esthetics but poor strength when compared to PFM
crowns. - correct answer ✔✔ True
Which of the following techniques can be used in the case of a missing tooth? - correct answer
✔✔ implant
Which of the following statements about retraction cord is not correct? - correct answer ✔✔
Thin retraction cord resorbs in the sulcus and need not be removed.
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What is the term given to a tooth that supports a Pontic? - correct answer ✔✔ abutment
A patient is missing teeth #3 and #5 and is scheduled to have a bridge from tooth #2 to tooth
#6. Which of the following teeth are the abutments? - correct answer ✔✔ #2, #4, and #6
A patient is missing teeth #14 and #12 and is scheduled to have a bridge from tooth #11 to
tooth #15. Which of the following teeth are the pontics? - correct answer ✔✔ #12 and #14 only
A patient presents to your office with an existing occlusal amalgam restoration and a fractured
distolingual cusp. Which of the following restorations would be used as an alternative to a larger
amalgam restoration? - correct answer ✔✔ onlay
What type of prosthesis might be recommended for a patient with healthy anterior teeth that
have a deep intrinsic stain that cannot be removed with whitening procedures? - correct answer
✔✔ Laminate veneers
All ceramic crowns provide superior esthetics but poor strength when compared to PFM
crowns. - correct answer ✔✔ True
Which of the following techniques can be used in the case of a missing tooth? - correct answer
✔✔ implant
Which of the following statements about retraction cord is not correct? - correct answer ✔✔
Thin retraction cord resorbs in the sulcus and need not be removed.
