Dental Hygiene Mock Board Exam - Booklet #1 with all
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Your client aged 12 presents today with significant decalcification around their orthodontic
brackets placing the client at high risk for caries. Which home/self applied fluoride treatment
would be best?
a. 2.26% fluoride varnish
b. 1.23% APF gel
c. 0.5% fluoride gel or paste
d. 1.1% NaF toothpaste ✔Correct Answer-1.1% NaF toothpaste
A 25-year-old client informs the dental hygienist that she is moving to another province. Her last
date of treatment was December 5, 2012. How long should the client record be maintained?
a. December 5, 2014
b. December 5, 2017
c. December 5, 2022
d. December 5, 2032 ✔Correct Answer-December 5, 2022
Your client presents with a very constricted maxilla which also has a high, narrow vault. What
would be the likely cause?
a. genetics
b. airway issues
c. tongue thrust
d. thumb sucking habit ✔Correct Answer-airway issues
Joey is in his last few months of orthodontic braces treatment. A panoramic radiograph is taken
to assess the alignment of his roots. It is evident that there is significant root resorption on the
maxillary anterior teeth. The likely cause is:
a. inconsistent elastic wear
b. poor compliance
c. prolonged orthodontic treatment
d. excessive forces ✔Correct Answer-excessive forces
5. Your client has a molar relationship where the buccal groove of their mandibular 1st
permanent molar is distal to the MB cusp of the maxillary 1st permanent molar by at least the
width of a premolar. Incisors have normal inclination. Which Class are they?
,a. Class I
b. Class II
c. Class II, division II
d. Class II ✔Correct Answer-Class II
You have to retake a dental image on your patient because the image is too light and is
undiagnostic. Which of the following could you change to produce an image with increased
density?
a. Increasing the exposure time
b. Increasing the subject thickness
c. Decreasing the milliamperage
d. Decreasing the operating kilovoltage ✔Correct Answer-Increasing the exposure time
7. An enamel pearl is a developmental anomaly. It is a small, spherical enamel projection
located on a root surface near the CEJ and furcation area. The enamel pearl is usually found on:
a. permanent mandibular molars
b. permanent maxillary molars
c. primary mandibular molars
d. primary maxillary molars ✔Correct Answer-permanent maxillary molars
8. Tooth development for primary dentition begins at week?
a. 3rd
b. 4th
c. 5th
d. 6th ✔Correct Answer-6th
What is a non odontogenic cyst that varies in size, has the ability to displace roots and is most
commonly located between the roots of the maxillary lateral incisor and cuspid region. It is pear
shaped.
a. Incisive Canal cyst
b. Keratocyst
c. Lateral Periodontal cyst
d. Globulomaxillary cyst ✔Correct Answer-Globulomaxillary cyst
In which autoimmune disease is nikolsky's sign and acantholysis present?
a. Pemphigus Vulgaris
b. Systemic lupus erythematosus
c. Bechets syndrome
d. Hand, Foot, Mouth disease ✔Correct Answer-Pemphigus Vulgaris
, The first mandibular premolar was found to be vital and normal.
Surgical exploration of the radiolucency revealed the presence of a completely empty
intraosseous cavity, devoid of a cystic sac or fluid. What is this lesion?
a. Lateral periodontal cyst
b. Aneurysmal bone cyst
c. Simple bone cyst
d. Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor ✔Correct Answer-Simple bone cyst
The pathological wearing away of tooth substances from a repetitive mechanical wear is
referred to as
a. Erosion
b. Attrition
c. Abfraction
d. Abrasion ✔Correct Answer-Abrasion
What is the most common precipitating factor in the development of aphthous ulcers?
a. citrus
b. stress
c. trauma
d. hormones ✔Correct Answer-trauma
The client arrives for their dental hygiene appointment and presents with an acute phase of
cyclic neutropenia. The dental hygienist should:
a. consult with the client's specialist
b. reschedule appointment when neutrophil counts are normal
c. ensure premeds have been taken
d. proceed with treatment as there are no contraindications ✔Correct Answer-reschedule
appointment when neutrophil counts are normal
The components of this autoimmune syndrome are dry eyes, xerostomia and any other
autoimmune disorder such as rheumatoid arthritis. This is
.
a. Sjogrens syndrome
b. Discoid Lupus
c. Osteogenisis imperfecta
d. Gardner syndrome ✔Correct Answer-Sjogrens syndrome
What is the most common intraoral location one may find squamous cell carcinoma?
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Your client aged 12 presents today with significant decalcification around their orthodontic
brackets placing the client at high risk for caries. Which home/self applied fluoride treatment
would be best?
a. 2.26% fluoride varnish
b. 1.23% APF gel
c. 0.5% fluoride gel or paste
d. 1.1% NaF toothpaste ✔Correct Answer-1.1% NaF toothpaste
A 25-year-old client informs the dental hygienist that she is moving to another province. Her last
date of treatment was December 5, 2012. How long should the client record be maintained?
a. December 5, 2014
b. December 5, 2017
c. December 5, 2022
d. December 5, 2032 ✔Correct Answer-December 5, 2022
Your client presents with a very constricted maxilla which also has a high, narrow vault. What
would be the likely cause?
a. genetics
b. airway issues
c. tongue thrust
d. thumb sucking habit ✔Correct Answer-airway issues
Joey is in his last few months of orthodontic braces treatment. A panoramic radiograph is taken
to assess the alignment of his roots. It is evident that there is significant root resorption on the
maxillary anterior teeth. The likely cause is:
a. inconsistent elastic wear
b. poor compliance
c. prolonged orthodontic treatment
d. excessive forces ✔Correct Answer-excessive forces
5. Your client has a molar relationship where the buccal groove of their mandibular 1st
permanent molar is distal to the MB cusp of the maxillary 1st permanent molar by at least the
width of a premolar. Incisors have normal inclination. Which Class are they?
,a. Class I
b. Class II
c. Class II, division II
d. Class II ✔Correct Answer-Class II
You have to retake a dental image on your patient because the image is too light and is
undiagnostic. Which of the following could you change to produce an image with increased
density?
a. Increasing the exposure time
b. Increasing the subject thickness
c. Decreasing the milliamperage
d. Decreasing the operating kilovoltage ✔Correct Answer-Increasing the exposure time
7. An enamel pearl is a developmental anomaly. It is a small, spherical enamel projection
located on a root surface near the CEJ and furcation area. The enamel pearl is usually found on:
a. permanent mandibular molars
b. permanent maxillary molars
c. primary mandibular molars
d. primary maxillary molars ✔Correct Answer-permanent maxillary molars
8. Tooth development for primary dentition begins at week?
a. 3rd
b. 4th
c. 5th
d. 6th ✔Correct Answer-6th
What is a non odontogenic cyst that varies in size, has the ability to displace roots and is most
commonly located between the roots of the maxillary lateral incisor and cuspid region. It is pear
shaped.
a. Incisive Canal cyst
b. Keratocyst
c. Lateral Periodontal cyst
d. Globulomaxillary cyst ✔Correct Answer-Globulomaxillary cyst
In which autoimmune disease is nikolsky's sign and acantholysis present?
a. Pemphigus Vulgaris
b. Systemic lupus erythematosus
c. Bechets syndrome
d. Hand, Foot, Mouth disease ✔Correct Answer-Pemphigus Vulgaris
, The first mandibular premolar was found to be vital and normal.
Surgical exploration of the radiolucency revealed the presence of a completely empty
intraosseous cavity, devoid of a cystic sac or fluid. What is this lesion?
a. Lateral periodontal cyst
b. Aneurysmal bone cyst
c. Simple bone cyst
d. Calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor ✔Correct Answer-Simple bone cyst
The pathological wearing away of tooth substances from a repetitive mechanical wear is
referred to as
a. Erosion
b. Attrition
c. Abfraction
d. Abrasion ✔Correct Answer-Abrasion
What is the most common precipitating factor in the development of aphthous ulcers?
a. citrus
b. stress
c. trauma
d. hormones ✔Correct Answer-trauma
The client arrives for their dental hygiene appointment and presents with an acute phase of
cyclic neutropenia. The dental hygienist should:
a. consult with the client's specialist
b. reschedule appointment when neutrophil counts are normal
c. ensure premeds have been taken
d. proceed with treatment as there are no contraindications ✔Correct Answer-reschedule
appointment when neutrophil counts are normal
The components of this autoimmune syndrome are dry eyes, xerostomia and any other
autoimmune disorder such as rheumatoid arthritis. This is
.
a. Sjogrens syndrome
b. Discoid Lupus
c. Osteogenisis imperfecta
d. Gardner syndrome ✔Correct Answer-Sjogrens syndrome
What is the most common intraoral location one may find squamous cell carcinoma?
