AAPD Oral Board Patient Management Exam 2026: 287 Practice Questions and Correct Answers

AAPD Oral Board Patient Management Exam 2026: 287 Practice
Questions and Correct Answers



Question 1.
What % of 5 yo experience caries?
Correct Answer: 40%

Question 2.
What % of 17 yo experience caries?
Correct Answer: 68%

Question 3.
What % of caries in school age children is in the pit and fissure areas?
Correct Answer: 90%

Question 4.
Caries is how many times more likely to be found in low SES families?
Correct Answer: 32x more likely to have caries

Question 5.
High risk dietary practices appear to be established by what age?
Correct Answer: 12 mos

Question 6.
Is ECC associated with breastmilk directly?
Correct Answer: No

Question 7.
What type of breastfeeding leads to caries?
Correct Answer: Ad lib breastfeeding (>7x/day) after 12 months old is associated
with ECC

Question 8.
When does the AAPD recommend weening from breast or bottle?
Correct Answer: 12-18 mos

Question 9.
What percentage of the US population does not have F in the water?
Correct Answer: 1/3rd (70% of the US water is fluoridated)

Question 10.
If a child gets sealants, what is their caries reduction?
Correct Answer: 72%

,Question 11.
What is the success of sealants?
Correct Answer: 80-90% for a decade

Question 12.
When was the term "medical home" established?
Correct Answer: 1992

Question 13.
When was the term "dental home" established?
Correct Answer: 2001

Question 14.
When was the AAPD established ?
Correct Answer: 1947

Question 15.
What type of cleaning allows for the best absorption of F?
Correct Answer: rubber cup and tooth brush were equal, however do not need
cleaning before F application.

Question 16.
What is the ideal ppm of F in water?
Correct Answer: 0.7 mm Need supplementation <0.6 ppm

Question 17.
What is selective polishing?
Correct Answer: Polishing only the teeth that are stained so that you do not
remove the F rich zone unnecessarily from other teeth that are not stained.

Question 18.
What is the % caries reduction with the introduction of F?
Correct Answer: Old: 50% Now: 25%

Question 19.
How much toothpaste for <3 yo?
Correct Answer: Smear / rice 0.1 mg

Question 20.
How much toothpaste for 3-6 yo?
Correct Answer: Pea 0.25 mg

,Question 21.
How much F is in 1 mL of F varnish?
Correct Answer: 22,500 ppm = 22.5 mg / 1mL, however there is only 0.5 mL in a
well, so it is only 11 mg of F.

Question 22.
Why is F caries protective?
Correct Answer: Enhances remineralization, inhibits demineralization, inhibits
bacteria metabolism (enolase), produces a layer for Ca and F for when the pH
drops to serve as a reservoir.

Question 23.
What is xylitol no cariogenic?
Correct Answer: Not metabolized by oral bacteria

Question 24.
What is the significance of ECC?
Correct Answer: more risk in permanent teeth

Question 25.
What % of children in the US are obese?
Correct Answer: 16.9% (this is a BMI >95%)

Question 26.
What is the significance of weight and periodontal disease?
Correct Answer: In children 17-21 yo, for every kg of increase in body weight and
one cm of waist circumference, there was an increase in periodontal disease

Question 27.
What % of middle and hight school kids use tobacco?
Correct Answer: Middle: 6.7% High school: 23%

Question 28.
When is smoking and smokeless tobacco use initiated?
Correct Answer: Most in adolescents, but the average age for first cigarette is
11-12 yo .

Question 29.
What are the risk for infants who are exposed to tobacco?
Correct Answer: Caries, SIDS, enamel hypoplasia, cognitive deficits, middle ear
infections

, Question 30.
What age range do you see the most trauma to primary teeth?
Correct Answer: 2-3 yo

Question 31.
What OJ increases dental trauma ?
Correct Answer: >3 mm OJ

Question 32.
What is a Type I mouthguard?
Correct Answer: custom placed on maxilla, except in Class III

Question 33.
What is the percentage of carbamide peroxide that is used for bleaching?
Correct Answer: 10-38%

Question 34.
What does carbamide peroxide break down into?
Correct Answer: Hydrogen peroxide

Question 35.
What is stronger? carbide peroxide or hydrogen?
Correct Answer: Hydrogen

Question 36.
What is the percentage of hydrogen peroxide that is used?
Correct Answer: 3-13%

Question 37.
With internal bleaching, what are the consequences?
Correct Answer: External resorption and ankylosis

Question 38.
What does bleaching interact with periodontal tissue and bone?
Correct Answer: Carbamide peroxide results in the production of hydroxyl free
radicals and this byproduct interacts with the periodontal tissue and damage the
root

Question 39.
What does the CO2 laser cut?
Correct Answer: soft tissue