DENTAL HYGIENIST BOARD EVALUATION
2026 GUARANTEED PASS ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● lobule. Answer: A segment or lobe that is a part of the whole; these
lobes sometimes appear fused together
● Macule. Answer: An area that is usually distinguished by a color
different from that of the surrounding tissue; it is flat and does not
protrude above the surface of the normal tissue. A freckle is an example
of a macule.
● papule. Answer: A small, circumscribed lesion usually less than 1 cm
in diameter that is elevated or protrudes above the surface of normal
surrounding tissue.
● Pedunculated. Answer: Attached by a stemlike or stalklike base similar
to that of a mushroom
● Pustules. Answer: Variously sized circumscribed elevations containing
pus
● Sessile. Answer: Describing the base of a lesion that is flat or broad
instead of stemlike
,● Vesicle. Answer: A small, elevated lesion less than 1 cm in diameter
that contains serous fluid.
● nodule. Answer: A palpable solid lesion up to 1 cm in diameter found
in soft tissue; it can occur above, level with, or beneath the skin surface.
● Palpation. Answer: The evaluation of a lesion by feeling it with the
fingers to determine the texture of the area; the descriptive terms for
palpation are soft, firm, semifirm, and fluid filled; these terms also
describe the consistency of a lesion.
● Colors. Answer: Red, pink, salmon, white, blue-black, gray, brown,
and black are the words used most frequently to describe the colors of
oral lesions; they can be used to identify specific lesions and may also be
incorporated into general descriptions.
● Erythema. Answer: An abnormal redness of the mucosa or gingiva
● Erythroplakia. Answer: A clinical term used to describe an oral
mucosal lesion that appears as a smooth red patch or granular red and
velvety patch.
, ● Leukoplakia. Answer: A clinical term for a white plaquelike lesion on
the oral mucosa that cannot be rubbed off or diagnosed as a specific
disease.
● pallor. Answer: Paleness of the skin or mucosal tissues
● centimeter (cm). Answer: One hundredth of a meter; equivalent to a
little less than one-half inch.
● millimeter (mm). Answer: one thousandth of a meter (0.001 m)
● corrugated. Answer: wrinkled
● fissure. Answer: A cleft or groove, normal or otherwise, showing
prominent depth
● Papillary. Answer: Resembling small, nipple-shaped projections or
elevations found in clusters
● Smooth, rough, folded. Answer: terms used to describe the surface
texture of a lesion
● coalescence. Answer: The process by which parts of a whole join
together or fuse, to make one.
2026 GUARANTEED PASS ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● lobule. Answer: A segment or lobe that is a part of the whole; these
lobes sometimes appear fused together
● Macule. Answer: An area that is usually distinguished by a color
different from that of the surrounding tissue; it is flat and does not
protrude above the surface of the normal tissue. A freckle is an example
of a macule.
● papule. Answer: A small, circumscribed lesion usually less than 1 cm
in diameter that is elevated or protrudes above the surface of normal
surrounding tissue.
● Pedunculated. Answer: Attached by a stemlike or stalklike base similar
to that of a mushroom
● Pustules. Answer: Variously sized circumscribed elevations containing
pus
● Sessile. Answer: Describing the base of a lesion that is flat or broad
instead of stemlike
,● Vesicle. Answer: A small, elevated lesion less than 1 cm in diameter
that contains serous fluid.
● nodule. Answer: A palpable solid lesion up to 1 cm in diameter found
in soft tissue; it can occur above, level with, or beneath the skin surface.
● Palpation. Answer: The evaluation of a lesion by feeling it with the
fingers to determine the texture of the area; the descriptive terms for
palpation are soft, firm, semifirm, and fluid filled; these terms also
describe the consistency of a lesion.
● Colors. Answer: Red, pink, salmon, white, blue-black, gray, brown,
and black are the words used most frequently to describe the colors of
oral lesions; they can be used to identify specific lesions and may also be
incorporated into general descriptions.
● Erythema. Answer: An abnormal redness of the mucosa or gingiva
● Erythroplakia. Answer: A clinical term used to describe an oral
mucosal lesion that appears as a smooth red patch or granular red and
velvety patch.
, ● Leukoplakia. Answer: A clinical term for a white plaquelike lesion on
the oral mucosa that cannot be rubbed off or diagnosed as a specific
disease.
● pallor. Answer: Paleness of the skin or mucosal tissues
● centimeter (cm). Answer: One hundredth of a meter; equivalent to a
little less than one-half inch.
● millimeter (mm). Answer: one thousandth of a meter (0.001 m)
● corrugated. Answer: wrinkled
● fissure. Answer: A cleft or groove, normal or otherwise, showing
prominent depth
● Papillary. Answer: Resembling small, nipple-shaped projections or
elevations found in clusters
● Smooth, rough, folded. Answer: terms used to describe the surface
texture of a lesion
● coalescence. Answer: The process by which parts of a whole join
together or fuse, to make one.
