HESI Dental Hygiene Exam with correct
answers 2025
Under |which |classification |of |gingival |diseases |and |conditions |is |puberty-
associated |gingivitis |found? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔Plaque-Induced |
Gingival |diseases |modified |by |systemic |factors
A |patient |presents |with |a |short, |thick |lingual |frenum |that |results |in |limited |
tongue |movement |affecting |speech. |Which |is |the |most |likely |diagnosis |of |this |
condition? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔Ankyloglossia
When |is |tooth |eruption |complete? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔Tooth |has |
made |contact |with |its |antagonists |in |opposing |jaw
When |does |mixed |dentition |begin? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔Eruption |of |
first |permanent |tooth
How |many |succedaneous |teeth |are |in |permanent |dentition? |- |** |VERIFIED |
ANSWERS |**✔✔20
The |junction |of |a |buccal |and |lingual |triangular |ridge |is |a |transverse |ridge. |The |
oblique |ridge |of |a |maxillary |molar |is |an |example |of |a |transverse |ridge. |- |** |
VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔The |first |statement |is |true |and |the |second |is |false
Which |factor |makes |aging |enamel |less |susceptible |to |caries? |- |** |VERIFIED |
ANSWERS |**✔✔reduced |permeability
Which |groove |is |the |most |identifying |characteristic |of |a |three-cusp |
mandibular |second |premolar? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔Distolingual
,Which |is |true |regarding |the |height |of |contour? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |
**✔✔Greatest |elevation |of |tooth |either |incisocervically |or |occlusocervically
How |many |primary |and |permanent |teeth |are |typically |present |in |an |eight |yr |
old |child? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔14 |primary; |10 |permanent
Which |describes |the |junction |of |two |surfaces |of |a |crown? |- |** |VERIFIED |
ANSWERS |**✔✔line |angle
Which |G.V. |Black |classification |involves |the |proximal |surfaces |of |anterior |
teeth |including |the |incised |edge |or |angle? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔IV
Which |ridge |is |a |unique |characteristic |of |permanent |maxillary |molars? |- |** |
VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔Oblique
Which |division |of |the |fifth |cranial |nerve |innervates |the |temporomandibular |
joint? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔Mandibular
Facial |paralysis |can |result |from |damage |to |the |motor |neurons |of |which |cranial |
nerve? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔VII
Which |is |the |target |area |for |the |inferior |alveolar |nerve |block? |- |** |VERIFIED |
ANSWERS |**✔✔mandibular |foramen |on |medial |surface |of |mandible
Which |salivary |gland |is |encapsulated? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |
**✔✔Sublingual
Which |type |of |joint |is |the |temporomandibular? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |
**✔✔Synovial
,Which |peripheral |nervous |system |and |subdivision |are |responsible |for |a |
shutdown |of |salivary |gland |secretion? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |
**✔✔autonomic; |sympathetic
Destroyed |enamel |cannot |reform |since |the |cells |that |formed |it |no |longer |exist.
|Cavitated |enamel |can |repair |itself |by |the |incorporation |of |calcium |and |
phosphate |ions |from |saliva? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔First |statement |is |
true |second |statement |is |false
Which |bacterium |is |most |important |in |causing |the |progression |of |carious |
lesions? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔Aciduric
Anaerobe |bacteria |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔grow |only |in |the |absence |of |
oxygen
Which |bacterial |structure |interferes |with |phagocytosis? |- |** |VERIFIED |
ANSWERS |**✔✔capsule
Which |bacteria |grow |best |in |refrigerated |conditions? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |
**✔✔Psychrophils
Endotoxin |is |a |virulence |property |of |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔gram-
negative |bacteria
When |comparing |viruses |to |bacteria, |viruses |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |
**✔✔enter |host |cells |before |they |can |multiply
Which |is |treated |with |nystatin? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔Candidiasis
Which |is |detected |in |the |blood |within |two |months |after |successful |
immunization |with |the |hepatitis |B |vaccine? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔Anti-
HBs
, Which |hypersensitivity |reaction |is |an |allergy |to |the |natural |rubber |latex |in |
examination |gloves? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔I
Which |bacterial |genus |contains |species |that |cause |pneumatic |fever, |scarlet |
fever, |and |pharyngitis? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔Streptococcus
Each |of |the |following |is |an |antituberculin |agent |EXCEPT |one. |Which |is |the |
EXCEPTION?
A. |Ethambutol
B. |Isoniazid
C. |Nizoral
D. |Rifampin |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔C. |Nizoral
Which |condition |warrants |antibiotic |premedication? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |
**✔✔Repaired |congenital |heart |disease
It |is |noted |the |medical |history |the |patient |has |mitral |valve |prolapse, |a |stent, |
pneumatic |heart |disease, |and |a |renal |dialysis |shunt. |For |which |condition |does |
the |patient |require |antibiotic |predication? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔Renal |
dialysis |shunt
A |patient's |prescription |has |the |abbreviation |"qid" |meaning? |- |** |VERIFIED |
ANSWERS |**✔✔take |medication |four |times |a |day
Which |schedule |of |controlled |substance |is |indicated |when |a |prescription |
states |"NO |REFILLS" |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔schedule |II |controlled |
substance
Which |vitamin |deficiency |results |from |long-term |recreational |abuse |of |nitrous |
oxide? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔Cobalamin |(vitamin |B-12)
answers 2025
Under |which |classification |of |gingival |diseases |and |conditions |is |puberty-
associated |gingivitis |found? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔Plaque-Induced |
Gingival |diseases |modified |by |systemic |factors
A |patient |presents |with |a |short, |thick |lingual |frenum |that |results |in |limited |
tongue |movement |affecting |speech. |Which |is |the |most |likely |diagnosis |of |this |
condition? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔Ankyloglossia
When |is |tooth |eruption |complete? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔Tooth |has |
made |contact |with |its |antagonists |in |opposing |jaw
When |does |mixed |dentition |begin? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔Eruption |of |
first |permanent |tooth
How |many |succedaneous |teeth |are |in |permanent |dentition? |- |** |VERIFIED |
ANSWERS |**✔✔20
The |junction |of |a |buccal |and |lingual |triangular |ridge |is |a |transverse |ridge. |The |
oblique |ridge |of |a |maxillary |molar |is |an |example |of |a |transverse |ridge. |- |** |
VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔The |first |statement |is |true |and |the |second |is |false
Which |factor |makes |aging |enamel |less |susceptible |to |caries? |- |** |VERIFIED |
ANSWERS |**✔✔reduced |permeability
Which |groove |is |the |most |identifying |characteristic |of |a |three-cusp |
mandibular |second |premolar? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔Distolingual
,Which |is |true |regarding |the |height |of |contour? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |
**✔✔Greatest |elevation |of |tooth |either |incisocervically |or |occlusocervically
How |many |primary |and |permanent |teeth |are |typically |present |in |an |eight |yr |
old |child? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔14 |primary; |10 |permanent
Which |describes |the |junction |of |two |surfaces |of |a |crown? |- |** |VERIFIED |
ANSWERS |**✔✔line |angle
Which |G.V. |Black |classification |involves |the |proximal |surfaces |of |anterior |
teeth |including |the |incised |edge |or |angle? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔IV
Which |ridge |is |a |unique |characteristic |of |permanent |maxillary |molars? |- |** |
VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔Oblique
Which |division |of |the |fifth |cranial |nerve |innervates |the |temporomandibular |
joint? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔Mandibular
Facial |paralysis |can |result |from |damage |to |the |motor |neurons |of |which |cranial |
nerve? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔VII
Which |is |the |target |area |for |the |inferior |alveolar |nerve |block? |- |** |VERIFIED |
ANSWERS |**✔✔mandibular |foramen |on |medial |surface |of |mandible
Which |salivary |gland |is |encapsulated? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |
**✔✔Sublingual
Which |type |of |joint |is |the |temporomandibular? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |
**✔✔Synovial
,Which |peripheral |nervous |system |and |subdivision |are |responsible |for |a |
shutdown |of |salivary |gland |secretion? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |
**✔✔autonomic; |sympathetic
Destroyed |enamel |cannot |reform |since |the |cells |that |formed |it |no |longer |exist.
|Cavitated |enamel |can |repair |itself |by |the |incorporation |of |calcium |and |
phosphate |ions |from |saliva? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔First |statement |is |
true |second |statement |is |false
Which |bacterium |is |most |important |in |causing |the |progression |of |carious |
lesions? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔Aciduric
Anaerobe |bacteria |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔grow |only |in |the |absence |of |
oxygen
Which |bacterial |structure |interferes |with |phagocytosis? |- |** |VERIFIED |
ANSWERS |**✔✔capsule
Which |bacteria |grow |best |in |refrigerated |conditions? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |
**✔✔Psychrophils
Endotoxin |is |a |virulence |property |of |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔gram-
negative |bacteria
When |comparing |viruses |to |bacteria, |viruses |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |
**✔✔enter |host |cells |before |they |can |multiply
Which |is |treated |with |nystatin? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔Candidiasis
Which |is |detected |in |the |blood |within |two |months |after |successful |
immunization |with |the |hepatitis |B |vaccine? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔Anti-
HBs
, Which |hypersensitivity |reaction |is |an |allergy |to |the |natural |rubber |latex |in |
examination |gloves? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔I
Which |bacterial |genus |contains |species |that |cause |pneumatic |fever, |scarlet |
fever, |and |pharyngitis? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔Streptococcus
Each |of |the |following |is |an |antituberculin |agent |EXCEPT |one. |Which |is |the |
EXCEPTION?
A. |Ethambutol
B. |Isoniazid
C. |Nizoral
D. |Rifampin |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔C. |Nizoral
Which |condition |warrants |antibiotic |premedication? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |
**✔✔Repaired |congenital |heart |disease
It |is |noted |the |medical |history |the |patient |has |mitral |valve |prolapse, |a |stent, |
pneumatic |heart |disease, |and |a |renal |dialysis |shunt. |For |which |condition |does |
the |patient |require |antibiotic |predication? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔Renal |
dialysis |shunt
A |patient's |prescription |has |the |abbreviation |"qid" |meaning? |- |** |VERIFIED |
ANSWERS |**✔✔take |medication |four |times |a |day
Which |schedule |of |controlled |substance |is |indicated |when |a |prescription |
states |"NO |REFILLS" |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔schedule |II |controlled |
substance
Which |vitamin |deficiency |results |from |long-term |recreational |abuse |of |nitrous |
oxide? |- |** |VERIFIED |ANSWERS |**✔✔Cobalamin |(vitamin |B-12)
