PA EFDA BOARD LATEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND
100% CORRECT ANSWERS A+ GRADE
When restoring a class II preparation, the first increment of material should be placed in the:
Depth of proximal box
Material that can be used as either cement or restorative material in a class V lesion
Glass Ionomer
When placing a composite restoration, the composite is often placed in layers to:
Reduce the effect of polymerization shrinkage
When the tooth exposed to stimulus such as caries, cavity preparation, or trauma it lays down:
Reparative/ tertiary dentin
Which type of adhesive would typically be used to temporarily cement a provisional crown or
bridge?
Zinc Oxide Eugenol
The material that is utilized for a pulp cap is called:
Calcium hydroxide
What molars have a distal cusp?
Mandibular 1st molars
Where can the cusp of Carabelli be found?
, Maxillary 1st molars
What should be even heights when restoring teeth?
Marginal ridges
Incomplete closure of the lobes coming together
Fissure
Runs from cusp tip to the central groove on the occlusal surface
Triangular ridge
Convexity running from the distobuccal cusp to the mesiolingual cusp
Oblique Ridge
Major depressions on both anterior and posterior teeth
Fossae
Which cement creates an adhesive bond to the tooth structure?
Glass Ionomer
A thin layer of uncured resin remains on the surface after its cured so new layers can bond to
existing layer, what is this layer called?
Air inhibited layer
Delayed expansion in amalgam materials due to moisture contamination is eliminated by:
100% CORRECT ANSWERS A+ GRADE
When restoring a class II preparation, the first increment of material should be placed in the:
Depth of proximal box
Material that can be used as either cement or restorative material in a class V lesion
Glass Ionomer
When placing a composite restoration, the composite is often placed in layers to:
Reduce the effect of polymerization shrinkage
When the tooth exposed to stimulus such as caries, cavity preparation, or trauma it lays down:
Reparative/ tertiary dentin
Which type of adhesive would typically be used to temporarily cement a provisional crown or
bridge?
Zinc Oxide Eugenol
The material that is utilized for a pulp cap is called:
Calcium hydroxide
What molars have a distal cusp?
Mandibular 1st molars
Where can the cusp of Carabelli be found?
, Maxillary 1st molars
What should be even heights when restoring teeth?
Marginal ridges
Incomplete closure of the lobes coming together
Fissure
Runs from cusp tip to the central groove on the occlusal surface
Triangular ridge
Convexity running from the distobuccal cusp to the mesiolingual cusp
Oblique Ridge
Major depressions on both anterior and posterior teeth
Fossae
Which cement creates an adhesive bond to the tooth structure?
Glass Ionomer
A thin layer of uncured resin remains on the surface after its cured so new layers can bond to
existing layer, what is this layer called?
Air inhibited layer
Delayed expansion in amalgam materials due to moisture contamination is eliminated by:
