CDCA OSCE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
STUDY GUIDE
◉ Patient presents with large space between #11 and #12. What is
the best tx plan?
1) Leave alone
2) Mini implant
3) Bridge
Answer: Leave alone
◉ What is the treatment for a papilloma on the tongue?
Answer: Surgical Excision
◉ What is the treatment for mucocele?
1) Leave alone
2) Remove salivary gland
3) Marsupialization so new gland forms
4) Excise w/ salivary gland remnants
Answer: Surgical excision w/ salivary gland remnants
,◉ What is the biggest problem for resin-bonded bridges?
Answer: Debonding
- Strongest bond available for bridges but ideal for single crowns
◉ Hepatitis A (or Jaundice) is fine to treat after how much time for
treatment?
Answer: 1 week
◉ If patient is experiencing an allergic reaction to a barbiturate on
the lip, what should you give them?
Answer: Benadryl
◉ Patient doesn't like the look of their tooth and wants to know
what it likely is?
Answer: Enamel hypoplasia
◉ What is the most common cause of facial erosion on teeth?
Answer: Acidic beverages
◉ What would a clinical and radiographic image of amelogenesis
imperfecta look like?
,Answer: Teeth are typically smaller, pitted/grooved, discolored, and
prone to damage
Radio = Open contacts, Thin enamel layers, lower cusps
◉ Patient presents with blue sclera, what are some dental findings
you would expect to find?
Answer: Very common extraoral finding for dentinogenesis
imperfecta
- Teeth typically present as discolored and translucent giving an
opalescent appearance
◉ What are some symptoms of hyperthyroid?
Answer: - Weight loss
- Goiter
- Excitability (Nervous/anxious)
- Tachycardia
- Exophthalmos
- Tremors
- Sweating
NOT FATIGUE
, ◉ What are some symptoms of hypothyroid?
Answer: - Fatigue
- Weakness
- Weight gain
- Coarse
- Dry hair/skin
- Cold intolerance
◉ What is the minimum axial reduction for a crown?
Answer: Axial reduction = 1.5 mm
◉ Replacing #9 crown question (WEIRD WORDING), what is incisal
reduction?
Answer: 2 mm occlusal reduction
◉ What is the maximum amount of unsupported porcelain allowed?
Answer: 2 mm
◉ What is the treatment for acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis
(ANUG)?
Answer: Debridement
STUDY GUIDE
◉ Patient presents with large space between #11 and #12. What is
the best tx plan?
1) Leave alone
2) Mini implant
3) Bridge
Answer: Leave alone
◉ What is the treatment for a papilloma on the tongue?
Answer: Surgical Excision
◉ What is the treatment for mucocele?
1) Leave alone
2) Remove salivary gland
3) Marsupialization so new gland forms
4) Excise w/ salivary gland remnants
Answer: Surgical excision w/ salivary gland remnants
,◉ What is the biggest problem for resin-bonded bridges?
Answer: Debonding
- Strongest bond available for bridges but ideal for single crowns
◉ Hepatitis A (or Jaundice) is fine to treat after how much time for
treatment?
Answer: 1 week
◉ If patient is experiencing an allergic reaction to a barbiturate on
the lip, what should you give them?
Answer: Benadryl
◉ Patient doesn't like the look of their tooth and wants to know
what it likely is?
Answer: Enamel hypoplasia
◉ What is the most common cause of facial erosion on teeth?
Answer: Acidic beverages
◉ What would a clinical and radiographic image of amelogenesis
imperfecta look like?
,Answer: Teeth are typically smaller, pitted/grooved, discolored, and
prone to damage
Radio = Open contacts, Thin enamel layers, lower cusps
◉ Patient presents with blue sclera, what are some dental findings
you would expect to find?
Answer: Very common extraoral finding for dentinogenesis
imperfecta
- Teeth typically present as discolored and translucent giving an
opalescent appearance
◉ What are some symptoms of hyperthyroid?
Answer: - Weight loss
- Goiter
- Excitability (Nervous/anxious)
- Tachycardia
- Exophthalmos
- Tremors
- Sweating
NOT FATIGUE
, ◉ What are some symptoms of hypothyroid?
Answer: - Fatigue
- Weakness
- Weight gain
- Coarse
- Dry hair/skin
- Cold intolerance
◉ What is the minimum axial reduction for a crown?
Answer: Axial reduction = 1.5 mm
◉ Replacing #9 crown question (WEIRD WORDING), what is incisal
reduction?
Answer: 2 mm occlusal reduction
◉ What is the maximum amount of unsupported porcelain allowed?
Answer: 2 mm
◉ What is the treatment for acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis
(ANUG)?
Answer: Debridement
