ADEX DSE REMEMBERED QUESTIONS EXAM WITH CORRECT
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2026
Clinical picture of 14 y.o. with inflamed gingival - (answer)Leukemia
How should an allergic reaction to barbiturates on lip be treated? - (answer)Benadryl
Patient does not like look on canine (pictured), asked what it was - (answer)Hypoplasia
Facial erosion due to acidic beverages - (answer)
Amelogenesis Imperfecta (xray) - (answer)
Blue sclera (eye picture), what dental findings should you see? - (answer)Dentinogenesis imperfecta
All of the following are Hyperthyroid symptoms except?
a. fatigue
b. exopthalamus
c. tachycardia
d. tremor of extremities - (answer)a. fatigue
The minimal axial reduction for crowns are - (answer)1.5mm
Crown on #9 needs to be replaced. What measurement is correct? - (answer)2mm occlusal reduction
What is the maximum amount of unsupported porcelain allowed? - (answer)2mm
The most important treatment for ANUG is - (answer)debridement
,ADEX DSE REMEMBERED QUESTIONS EXAM WITH CORRECT
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2026
What is Gingivectomy used for - (answer)gingival hyperplasia
What is the treatment for a patient with a liver clot? - (answer)Irrigate, apply pressure, reassess
(liver clot-unstable and often large, friable clot commonly forming in mucous membranes. Usually lead
to excessive bleeding and abnormal wound healing.)
In order to improve gingival health, what must you do to temporary crown? - (answer)Under contour
Picture of Upper and lower complete arch crowns. What is wrong? - (answer)Impingement on
gums/gums health
Patient presents with pain on swallowing when wearing their denture. What is wrong? -
(answer)Overextension of lingual flange
Patient presents with space in between 3rd molar and premolar, with class II mobility. How should you
treat? - (answer)Implant
Patient missing #2 and #3. #1 has Class III mobility and furcation involvement. What would be the
optimal treatment plan? - (answer)Extract #1 and implant for #3 or #2and #3
If you cannot pick a color for crown, what should you choose? - (answer)something with LOWER shade
saturation and less gray
What is the worst location for an implant? - (answer)maxillary posterior
What is the best location for an implant? - (answer)Either mandibular posterior or mandibular anterior
,ADEX DSE REMEMBERED QUESTIONS EXAM WITH CORRECT
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2026
What is the best long term prognosis for an implant? - (answer)Either mandibular posterior or
mandibular anterior
Zinc phosphate is the worst cement for what type of restoration - (answer)deep restoration (pulpal
irritation)
BW xray of amalgam restoration. Patient complained of pain when provoked by hot or cold. What is
wrong? - (answer)Deep amalgam restoration
How long should periodontal packs be left for ? - (answer)1 week
How should an epulis be treated before making a new denture? - (answer)Excision
What is the major reason for periodontal flaps? - (answer)access of instrumentation
Patient presents with maxillary tori. What needs to be done before making new denture -
(answer)Remove tori
What is a characteristic of a major connector of a denture? - (answer)Rigidity
How often does OSHA make you check the autoclave - (answer)Weekly
HIV ELISA test was negative for a person who had a needle stick. What does that mean? -
(answer)Patient has no Abs present
Ortho case - what was the most important thing they did in maxillary arch? - (answer)Align the teeth for
future restorative procedures ( not close upper or lower diastemas)
, ADEX DSE REMEMBERED QUESTIONS EXAM WITH CORRECT
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2026
What pain reliever do you give to a patient who has kidney disease? - (answer)Acetaminophen
Picture of surveyor. Asked what we were looking at? - (answer)space for guide plane
What is the major complications of Phelobitis - (answer)pulmonary emboli
Patient complaining of space in between teeth after SRP, why? - (answer)because of
reduction in edema
1-2mm of reduction of probing depth after preforming SRP, what is the cause? - (answer)LJE
If there is a shunt on left arm, what should you consider - (answer)take BP on right arm
Picture of #10 and #11 lingual surface, what is wrong with the gingiva? - (answer)Edema
Space in between #29 and #30 in a very old patient with no #31 or #32 and barely
occluding with #3. This is due to what? - (answer)No occlusion or mesial drifting premolars
Surgical stent fits the gums but the immediate denture doesn't fit, what do you do? - (answer)Relieve
until it seats
Picture of the bottom of the tongue with multiple white lesions. Stated that the patient had complaint of
sore gums and tongue, he had a fever of 101 degrees.
Most likely diagnosis? - (answer)Primary Herpetic Stomatitis . (herpes on attached gingiva)
Treatment of Primary Herpetic Stomatitis - (answer)palliative
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2026
Clinical picture of 14 y.o. with inflamed gingival - (answer)Leukemia
How should an allergic reaction to barbiturates on lip be treated? - (answer)Benadryl
Patient does not like look on canine (pictured), asked what it was - (answer)Hypoplasia
Facial erosion due to acidic beverages - (answer)
Amelogenesis Imperfecta (xray) - (answer)
Blue sclera (eye picture), what dental findings should you see? - (answer)Dentinogenesis imperfecta
All of the following are Hyperthyroid symptoms except?
a. fatigue
b. exopthalamus
c. tachycardia
d. tremor of extremities - (answer)a. fatigue
The minimal axial reduction for crowns are - (answer)1.5mm
Crown on #9 needs to be replaced. What measurement is correct? - (answer)2mm occlusal reduction
What is the maximum amount of unsupported porcelain allowed? - (answer)2mm
The most important treatment for ANUG is - (answer)debridement
,ADEX DSE REMEMBERED QUESTIONS EXAM WITH CORRECT
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2026
What is Gingivectomy used for - (answer)gingival hyperplasia
What is the treatment for a patient with a liver clot? - (answer)Irrigate, apply pressure, reassess
(liver clot-unstable and often large, friable clot commonly forming in mucous membranes. Usually lead
to excessive bleeding and abnormal wound healing.)
In order to improve gingival health, what must you do to temporary crown? - (answer)Under contour
Picture of Upper and lower complete arch crowns. What is wrong? - (answer)Impingement on
gums/gums health
Patient presents with pain on swallowing when wearing their denture. What is wrong? -
(answer)Overextension of lingual flange
Patient presents with space in between 3rd molar and premolar, with class II mobility. How should you
treat? - (answer)Implant
Patient missing #2 and #3. #1 has Class III mobility and furcation involvement. What would be the
optimal treatment plan? - (answer)Extract #1 and implant for #3 or #2and #3
If you cannot pick a color for crown, what should you choose? - (answer)something with LOWER shade
saturation and less gray
What is the worst location for an implant? - (answer)maxillary posterior
What is the best location for an implant? - (answer)Either mandibular posterior or mandibular anterior
,ADEX DSE REMEMBERED QUESTIONS EXAM WITH CORRECT
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2026
What is the best long term prognosis for an implant? - (answer)Either mandibular posterior or
mandibular anterior
Zinc phosphate is the worst cement for what type of restoration - (answer)deep restoration (pulpal
irritation)
BW xray of amalgam restoration. Patient complained of pain when provoked by hot or cold. What is
wrong? - (answer)Deep amalgam restoration
How long should periodontal packs be left for ? - (answer)1 week
How should an epulis be treated before making a new denture? - (answer)Excision
What is the major reason for periodontal flaps? - (answer)access of instrumentation
Patient presents with maxillary tori. What needs to be done before making new denture -
(answer)Remove tori
What is a characteristic of a major connector of a denture? - (answer)Rigidity
How often does OSHA make you check the autoclave - (answer)Weekly
HIV ELISA test was negative for a person who had a needle stick. What does that mean? -
(answer)Patient has no Abs present
Ortho case - what was the most important thing they did in maxillary arch? - (answer)Align the teeth for
future restorative procedures ( not close upper or lower diastemas)
, ADEX DSE REMEMBERED QUESTIONS EXAM WITH CORRECT
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2026
What pain reliever do you give to a patient who has kidney disease? - (answer)Acetaminophen
Picture of surveyor. Asked what we were looking at? - (answer)space for guide plane
What is the major complications of Phelobitis - (answer)pulmonary emboli
Patient complaining of space in between teeth after SRP, why? - (answer)because of
reduction in edema
1-2mm of reduction of probing depth after preforming SRP, what is the cause? - (answer)LJE
If there is a shunt on left arm, what should you consider - (answer)take BP on right arm
Picture of #10 and #11 lingual surface, what is wrong with the gingiva? - (answer)Edema
Space in between #29 and #30 in a very old patient with no #31 or #32 and barely
occluding with #3. This is due to what? - (answer)No occlusion or mesial drifting premolars
Surgical stent fits the gums but the immediate denture doesn't fit, what do you do? - (answer)Relieve
until it seats
Picture of the bottom of the tongue with multiple white lesions. Stated that the patient had complaint of
sore gums and tongue, he had a fever of 101 degrees.
Most likely diagnosis? - (answer)Primary Herpetic Stomatitis . (herpes on attached gingiva)
Treatment of Primary Herpetic Stomatitis - (answer)palliative
