Dental Hygiene OSCE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Dental Hygiene OSCE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Dens invaginatus A condition found in teeth where the outer surface folds inward. "a tooth within a tooth" Dens evaginatus A condition found in teeth where the outer surface appears to form an extra bump or cusp. Mostly found in premolars Radiolucent dark radiopaque light Horizontal bone loss bone destruction parallel to a line between CEJs of adjacent teeth indicator of periodontal disease Vertical bone loss Adjacent to one tooth, looks like a triangular notch indicator of periodontal disease Recurrent decay Decay is diagnosed from radiograph or from the margin of an existing restoration. Recent extraction Socket is demarcated by radiopaque bundle bone in which the PDL had anchored to the tooth. After 18 months, it can no longer be distinguished. Palatal tori normal bony growth of bone on the midline of the hard palate