DENTAL HYGIENE SCIENTIFIC BASES
LATEST ASSESSMENT SCRIPT QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
●● A patient presents with a short, thick lingual frenum that results in
limited tongue movement affecting speech. Which is the most likely
diagnosis of this condition?
A. ankyloglossia
B. hemifacial hyperplasia
C. macroglossia
D. beckwith-wiedemann syndrome
Answer: A. ankyloglossia
●● When is tooth eruption complete?
A. crown is complete and emerges from the alveolar gingiva
B. Tooth has made contact with its antagonist in opposing jaw
C. root formation is complete
D. root is completely covered with cementum
Answer: B. Tooth has made contact with its antagonist in opposing jaw
●● When does the mixed dentition begin?
A. eruption of first primary tooth
,B. shedding of first primary tooth
C. eruption of first permanent tooth
D. shedding of last primary tooth
Answer: C. eruption of first permanent tooth
●● Which is the number of successional (succedaneous teeth) in the
permanent dentition?
A. 12
B. 8
C. 32
D. 20
Answer: D. 20
●● The junction of a buccal and lingual triangular ridge is a transverse
ridge. The oblique ridge of the maxillary molar is an example of a
transverse ridge.
A. the first statement is false and the second is true
B. the first statement is true and the second is false
C. both statements are true
D. both statements are false
Answer: B. the first statement is true and the second is false
●● Which factor makes aging enamel less susceptible to cares?
, A. decreased fluoride content
B. regeneration
C. reduced permeability
D. Discoloration
Answer: C. reduced permeability
●● Which groove is the most identifying characteristic of a three cusp
mandibular second premolar?
A. buccal
B. distolingual
C. cental
D. mesial
Answer: B. distolingual
●● Which is true regarding the heigh of contour of a tooth?
A. also considered cementoenamel junction
B. location is on the mesial or distal surfaces
C. involves area of least contour on tooth surface
D. greatest elevation of tooth either incisocervially or occlusocervically
Answer: D. greatest elevation of tooth either incisocervially or
occlusocervically
LATEST ASSESSMENT SCRIPT QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
●● A patient presents with a short, thick lingual frenum that results in
limited tongue movement affecting speech. Which is the most likely
diagnosis of this condition?
A. ankyloglossia
B. hemifacial hyperplasia
C. macroglossia
D. beckwith-wiedemann syndrome
Answer: A. ankyloglossia
●● When is tooth eruption complete?
A. crown is complete and emerges from the alveolar gingiva
B. Tooth has made contact with its antagonist in opposing jaw
C. root formation is complete
D. root is completely covered with cementum
Answer: B. Tooth has made contact with its antagonist in opposing jaw
●● When does the mixed dentition begin?
A. eruption of first primary tooth
,B. shedding of first primary tooth
C. eruption of first permanent tooth
D. shedding of last primary tooth
Answer: C. eruption of first permanent tooth
●● Which is the number of successional (succedaneous teeth) in the
permanent dentition?
A. 12
B. 8
C. 32
D. 20
Answer: D. 20
●● The junction of a buccal and lingual triangular ridge is a transverse
ridge. The oblique ridge of the maxillary molar is an example of a
transverse ridge.
A. the first statement is false and the second is true
B. the first statement is true and the second is false
C. both statements are true
D. both statements are false
Answer: B. the first statement is true and the second is false
●● Which factor makes aging enamel less susceptible to cares?
, A. decreased fluoride content
B. regeneration
C. reduced permeability
D. Discoloration
Answer: C. reduced permeability
●● Which groove is the most identifying characteristic of a three cusp
mandibular second premolar?
A. buccal
B. distolingual
C. cental
D. mesial
Answer: B. distolingual
●● Which is true regarding the heigh of contour of a tooth?
A. also considered cementoenamel junction
B. location is on the mesial or distal surfaces
C. involves area of least contour on tooth surface
D. greatest elevation of tooth either incisocervially or occlusocervically
Answer: D. greatest elevation of tooth either incisocervially or
occlusocervically
