CDCA Prometric Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+

CDCA Prometric Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+ Dens Invaginatus "Dens in Dente" Dens Evaginatus Extra bump or cusp on outside of tooth (premolars) Recurrent Decay Happens around pre-existing restorations Palatal Tori Larger growth on maxilla Mandibular Tori Larger growth on mandible Exostosis Smaller growth on facial gingiva Mesiodens Supernumerary tooth @ midline between maxillary centeal incisors Concrescence Cementum overlying roots of two teeth to join them. Caused from trauma/crowding Taurodontism Vertically enlarged body of tooth and pulp chambers due to failure/late exfoliation of Hertwig's sheath Mental Foramen Near/below mandibular premolars Lateral Periodontal Cyst Higher on root. Can't be probed Film too light Not enough radiation or developing time. Overused developing solution or solution was too cold Film too dark Too much radiation or developing time. Patient Movemenr Blurry image Flat occlusal plane Chin too high Excessive curve of occlusal plane Chin too low Ghost image of cervical spine in ant. region Patient is slumped Superimposition Double Exposure Film Backwards Herringbone Pattern Penumbra Area of unsharpness Foreshortening Too much vertical angulation Elongation Not enough vertical angulation F Speed Film Digital film is faster than what type of film? What can a Panoramic radiograph detect? Third molars, objects, jaw fractures, cysts, tumors, etc. Is the incisive foramen radiolucent or radiopaque on a radiograph? Radiolucent Is the incisive canal radiolucent or radiopaque on a radiograph? Radiopaque Hypodontia Having less than 6 congenitally missig teeth Oligodontia Having 6+ congenitally missing teeth A bifurcated canine or premolar is an anomaly False Super-Eruption Tooth does not have an antagonist on the opposing arch Independent Variable Manipulated Variable Clinical Trials Test a hypothesis Sensitivity Proportion of true positive Intra-Rater Same rater gets same result Inter-Rater Different raters get same result Specificity Proportion of true negative Experimental Group Received treatment Statistic Numeric characteristics of samples Rate # of people with disease/ # of people at risk for disease Retrospective Cohort Looks at historical observations of a disease Incidence Rate of development of disease Fish, pork, tea, and well water contain fluoride True Xerostomia is NOT a side effect of Prozac False Steroids do NOT cause delayed wound healing False What should you do in a patient with known high BP comes in and reads 160/116? Refer them to their physician immediately!