UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
dental caries - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- decay of tooth enamel caused by bacteria that
lowers pit of mouth (acidic)
roots of teeth and loss of bone - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- what are x-rays used for?
history and physical - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- what diagnostic procedure is done for
every procedure?
history and physical, oral inspection, and x-rays - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- what
diagnostic procedures do you use for oral surgery?
fracture of a tooth or dental caries - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- what is the pathology for
oral surgery?
non sterile - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- are oral procedures considered sterile or non sterile?
minnesota retractor - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- what instrument holds the cheek back?
extraction forcep - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- what instrument pulls the tooth?
mouth prop (bite block) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- what instrument is a self retaining
retractor?
sent in dry cup to pathology gross only - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- how are teeth sent to
pathology?
teeth - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- odont- means what?
, dental caries - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- what is the pathology for a tooth
extraction/odontectomy
tooth extraction - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- what is another name for odontectomy?
supine - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- what position is a patient in for an odontectomy?
no prep - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- what is the prep for a tooth extraction?
general - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- what is the anesthesia for an odontectomy?
lidocaine or bupivicaine with epinephrine - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- what lowers bleeding
and post op pain for a tooth extraction
carpujet - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- small cylinders, vial for the syringe is called what?
4-0 chromic suture - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- what suture is used to close the gingiva?
bleeding/infection or malocclusion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- what is the post op
complications for a tooth extraction?
malocclusion - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- what is the term used for misalignment of the
teeth?
prognathism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- your mandible projects forward
retrognathism - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the chin recedes backwards
aperthognathia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- open bite; teeth don't touch in front