PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY EXAM
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(LATEST 2025-2026 UPDATES)
When sizing a stainless steel crown, it must fit snugly on the prepared tooth and have: -
Answer- Both mesial and distal contact.
A stainless steel crown is contoured at the: - Answer- Cervical margin.
Mild shyness is not a reason to suspect: - Answer- child abuse.
A child who is 9 but acts 7 is an example of: - Answer- Emotional age
A child's actual age is an example of their: - Answer- Chronologic age
A child who is 10 but has the intellectual capacity of a 6 year old is an example of the
child's: - Answer- Mental age
The most frequently injured teeth in the child's mouth are the: - Answer- Maxillary
anterior.
Permitting the child to participate, rewarding the child for good behavior, and giving the
child some control are good techniques for: - Answer- Alleviating fear.
Parents should NOT put a young child to bed with a bottle of milk, formula, or juice. If a
bottle is necessary it should be filled with: - Answer- Water
A spoon excavator is used to remove the pulp when performing a: - Answer- Pulpotomy.
Correcting jaw size discrepancies through the use of a removable fixed appliance
occurs during - Answer- Interceptive orthodontics
Fluoride is recommended for children from ages: - Answer- 6 months - 16 years
During a _______ a very thin layer of caries is allowed to remain to avoid accidental
exposure of the pulp. - Answer- Indirect pulp cap
In a pediatric office, the 'quiet room' is used for children _____. - Answer- Whose
behavior may upset other patients
In the Frankl behavior scale, a patient who refuses treatment, cries forcefully, is fearful
and extremely negative is categorized as: - Answer- Definitely negative
, Teeth that have been intruded should be: - Answer- Allowed to re-erupt naturlaly and
will often require endodontic treatment
One of the steps that is included in the replantation of an avulsed tooth is washing the
tooth in a solution of: - Answer- SALINE and then inserting it into the alveolus.
Removal of the coronal dental pulp is know as a(n): - Answer- pulpotomy
The maxillary incisors are the: - Answer- Teeth most frequently injured by toddlers
Traumatic intrusion can happen with both: - Answer- Primary and permanent teeth
Initial examination for the child patient will include: - Answer- A intraoral soft tissue
examination, radiographic examination, extraoral examination and charting of teeth.
thumb sucking, finger sucking, and tongue thrusting may require: - Answer- The use of
an appliance (preventive orthodontics) to correct these oral habits.
To introduce a child to radiographs it is usually best to obtain ___ films first. - Answer-
Occlusal
The age group of children that possess a need for autonomy and initiative and require
control and structure in their environment is: - Answer- 3 through 5 years
The age groups of children that are learning the rules and regulations of society and are
learning to accept them is: - Answer- 6 to 11 years
Symptoms that are common for a patient with cerebral palsy are: - Answer- Muscle
weakness, seizure disorders, and learning disorders
The category of mentally challenged patient that are best treated in an institutional
setting is: - Answer- Profound
A procedure frequently performed on primary teeth is a: - Answer- Fromocresol
pulpotomy
Abnormalities that frequently occur in Down syndrome patients include: - Answer-
Periodontal problems, delayed tooth eruption, and
peg-shaped teeth
When treating the child patient it is best to: - Answer- Treat with dignity and individuality
The procedure that treats a pulp that is slightly exposed mechanically during an
operative procedure is called a: - Answer- Direct pulp cap
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(LATEST 2025-2026 UPDATES)
When sizing a stainless steel crown, it must fit snugly on the prepared tooth and have: -
Answer- Both mesial and distal contact.
A stainless steel crown is contoured at the: - Answer- Cervical margin.
Mild shyness is not a reason to suspect: - Answer- child abuse.
A child who is 9 but acts 7 is an example of: - Answer- Emotional age
A child's actual age is an example of their: - Answer- Chronologic age
A child who is 10 but has the intellectual capacity of a 6 year old is an example of the
child's: - Answer- Mental age
The most frequently injured teeth in the child's mouth are the: - Answer- Maxillary
anterior.
Permitting the child to participate, rewarding the child for good behavior, and giving the
child some control are good techniques for: - Answer- Alleviating fear.
Parents should NOT put a young child to bed with a bottle of milk, formula, or juice. If a
bottle is necessary it should be filled with: - Answer- Water
A spoon excavator is used to remove the pulp when performing a: - Answer- Pulpotomy.
Correcting jaw size discrepancies through the use of a removable fixed appliance
occurs during - Answer- Interceptive orthodontics
Fluoride is recommended for children from ages: - Answer- 6 months - 16 years
During a _______ a very thin layer of caries is allowed to remain to avoid accidental
exposure of the pulp. - Answer- Indirect pulp cap
In a pediatric office, the 'quiet room' is used for children _____. - Answer- Whose
behavior may upset other patients
In the Frankl behavior scale, a patient who refuses treatment, cries forcefully, is fearful
and extremely negative is categorized as: - Answer- Definitely negative
, Teeth that have been intruded should be: - Answer- Allowed to re-erupt naturlaly and
will often require endodontic treatment
One of the steps that is included in the replantation of an avulsed tooth is washing the
tooth in a solution of: - Answer- SALINE and then inserting it into the alveolus.
Removal of the coronal dental pulp is know as a(n): - Answer- pulpotomy
The maxillary incisors are the: - Answer- Teeth most frequently injured by toddlers
Traumatic intrusion can happen with both: - Answer- Primary and permanent teeth
Initial examination for the child patient will include: - Answer- A intraoral soft tissue
examination, radiographic examination, extraoral examination and charting of teeth.
thumb sucking, finger sucking, and tongue thrusting may require: - Answer- The use of
an appliance (preventive orthodontics) to correct these oral habits.
To introduce a child to radiographs it is usually best to obtain ___ films first. - Answer-
Occlusal
The age group of children that possess a need for autonomy and initiative and require
control and structure in their environment is: - Answer- 3 through 5 years
The age groups of children that are learning the rules and regulations of society and are
learning to accept them is: - Answer- 6 to 11 years
Symptoms that are common for a patient with cerebral palsy are: - Answer- Muscle
weakness, seizure disorders, and learning disorders
The category of mentally challenged patient that are best treated in an institutional
setting is: - Answer- Profound
A procedure frequently performed on primary teeth is a: - Answer- Fromocresol
pulpotomy
Abnormalities that frequently occur in Down syndrome patients include: - Answer-
Periodontal problems, delayed tooth eruption, and
peg-shaped teeth
When treating the child patient it is best to: - Answer- Treat with dignity and individuality
The procedure that treats a pulp that is slightly exposed mechanically during an
operative procedure is called a: - Answer- Direct pulp cap
