Dental Hygiene Prometric Exam Questions and answers 2025

Dental Hygiene Prometric Exam Questions
and answers 2025




What .is .an .oral .side .effect .of .Prozac? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-xerostomia

How .do .steroids .effect .wound .healing? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-causes .delayed
.wound .healing


What .should .be .done .with .a .patient .with .a .previous .history .of .high .blood
.pressure .and .comes .in .for .their .appointment .with .reading .of .160/116? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-refer .the .patient .to .their .physician .immediately


Premedication .regimine .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-2g .Amoxicillin
600 .mg .Clindamycin

Patient .comes .in .for .appointment .who .needs .premed, .and .they .took .300 .mg .1
.hour .prior .to .their .appointment. .What .would .you .do? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
administer .another .300 .mg .and .wait .1 .hr .prior .to .treatment .(because .their
.clindamycin .premed .is .600mg .1hr .prior .to .treatment)


What .is .a .PAN .used .for? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .look .at .location .of .3rd .molars
- .impactions .
- .pathology
- .NOT .FOR .BONE .LOSS

Items .containing .fluoride? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .tea
- .pork
- .fish

What .type .of .water .does .not .contain .fluoride? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-well .water

Know .the .papilla .of .the .tongue .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .filiform .(most .numerous,
.very .small)
- .fungiform .(mushroom .shape, .contain .taste .buds)
- .circumvallate .(larger .mushroom .shaped, .contain .taste .buds, .on .anterior .side
.of .sulcus .terminalis) .
- .foliate .(leaf .shaped, .lateral .border .of .tongue)

, What .is .hairy .tongue .caused .by? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-elongation .of .the
.filiform .papillae


Delayed .eruption .may .be .caused .by .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-delayed .exfoliation

Identify .mandibular .canal .radiographically .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-radiolucent,
.long .dark .area .outlined .with .dense .cortical .bone, .located .above .or .parallel .to
.the .inferior .border .of .the .mandible


What .is .thickened .lamina .dura .caused .by? .is .this .appearance .normal? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-- .caused .by .trauma
- .not .normal

Know .film .errors .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-- .elongation: .too .little .vertical
.angulation
- .foreshortening: .too .much .vertical .angulation
- .cone .cut: .PID .not .aligned .with .censor
- .overlap: .incorrect .horizontal .angulation

Identify .median .rhomboid .glossitis .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-rhombus .shaped,
.central .denuded .area .of .the .tongue .with .red .appearance


What .is .the .treatment .for .black .hair .tongue? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-brush .it

What .is .a .vitality .test .used .for? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-testing .to .see .if .the .pulp
.is .vital .or .not .(applying .cold .air .on .cotton .swap .and .pushing .it .against .the
.tooth; .if .the .pulp .is .vital .it .hurts, .if .its .necrotic .you .would .not .feel .anything)


What .are .Hutchinson's .incisors .caused .by? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Syphillis,
.NOT .biting .on .bobby .pins


Identify .lingual .varicosities.. .are .they .normal? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-yes .they're
.normal


How .long .should .ultrasonic .units .be .flushed? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-20 .seconds

What .provides .proof .of .sterilization? .Spore .test .or .autoclave .tape? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-Spore .test


What .does .autoclave .tape .tell .you? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-that .it .has .reached
.proper .temperature


Hep .B .vaccination .also .protects .you .from? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Hep .D

What .can .chlorhexidine .cause? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-staining, .increased
.calculus .deposits