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ABDSM EXAM (FULL TEST) || 2025 ACTUAL
EXAM ALL QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADE A+|| LATEST AND COMPLETE
UPDATED VERSION 2025|| GUARANTEED
PASS!!!
A 48 year old man is treated with OAT for his moderate OSA. On repeat sleep
testing, his apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) has decreased to 3 events per hour, and he
reports resolution of snoring and daytime sleepiness. What is the most reasonable
dental-medical sleep medicine follow up regimen for this patient?
A. As needed
B. Every 6 months for the first year, then annually
C. Monthly for the first 6 months, then every 6 months
D. Every other year ANSWER- B. Every 6 months for the first year, then
annually
An understanding of loop gain is important to the clinical practice of dental sleep
medicine because:
A. It excludes the possibility of cheyne stokes breathing in patients with severe
OSA
B. It is the basis of the Mallampati classification system
C. It defines the number of sequential obstructive apneas in an epoch
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D. It contributes to the multifactorial nature of sleep related breathing disorders
ANSWER- D. It contributes to the multifactorial nature of sleep related breathing
disorders
With regards to biomechanical properties of the upper airway, which statement is
true?
A. Sleep apnea patients paralyzed during general anesthesia (neural drive removed)
demonstrated airway compliance similar to healthy subjects
B. Sleep apnea patients had more negative closing pressures
C. Sleep apnea patients demonstrate a more positive Pcrit
D. There is no correlation between collapsibility when awake and collapsibility
when asleep ANSWER- C. Sleep apnea patients demonstrate a more positive Pcrit
Tagged MRI recently showed 3 patterns of tissue formation during mandibular
advancement. Which of these was NOT observed?
A. The whole tongue moved forward "en bloc"
B. Only the superior posterior portion of the tongue moved forward
C. The posterior tongue did not move, but the whole tongue elongated
D. Only the inferior posterior portion of the tongue moved forward - ANSWER:
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B. Only the superior posterior portion of the tongue moved forward
In Van Heasendonck's 2015 systematic review of oral appliance health benefits,
mean disease alleviation was calculated using the following:
A. An embedded microsensor
B. A highly compliant patient population
C. Patient's diaries of hours of nightly device use
D. Patient's attestations to hours of nightly device use ANSWER- A. An
embedded micro sensor Caffeine promotes wakefulness by suppressing or
blocking:
A. Thyroid stimulating hormone
B. Growth hormone
C. Orexin
D. Adenosine ANSWER- D. Adenosine
A study design where one or more population samples are followed prospectively
to determine which participant's exposure characteristics (risk factors) are
associated with a disease or outcome is called a:
A. Randomized control trial
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B. Non-randomized control trial
C. Cohort study
D. Case control study ANSWER- C. Cohort study
In an experiment where participants are randomly assigned, one group receives the
drug or procedure, a placebo group's treatment is disguised to resemble the drug or
procedure being investigated and a control group receives nothing. Members of
each group are prevented from knowing whether they are receiving active therapy.
This would be called a:
A. Randomized control trial
B. Cohort study
C. Randomized case report
D. Blinded triple trial ANSWER- A. Randomized control trial
The masseter muscle originates at:
A. The temporal fossa
B. The zygomatic arch
C. The mylohyoid ridge
D. The coronoid process ANSWER- B. The zygomatic arch
ABDSM EXAM (FULL TEST) || 2025 ACTUAL
EXAM ALL QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADE A+|| LATEST AND COMPLETE
UPDATED VERSION 2025|| GUARANTEED
PASS!!!
A 48 year old man is treated with OAT for his moderate OSA. On repeat sleep
testing, his apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) has decreased to 3 events per hour, and he
reports resolution of snoring and daytime sleepiness. What is the most reasonable
dental-medical sleep medicine follow up regimen for this patient?
A. As needed
B. Every 6 months for the first year, then annually
C. Monthly for the first 6 months, then every 6 months
D. Every other year ANSWER- B. Every 6 months for the first year, then
annually
An understanding of loop gain is important to the clinical practice of dental sleep
medicine because:
A. It excludes the possibility of cheyne stokes breathing in patients with severe
OSA
B. It is the basis of the Mallampati classification system
C. It defines the number of sequential obstructive apneas in an epoch
,2|Page
D. It contributes to the multifactorial nature of sleep related breathing disorders
ANSWER- D. It contributes to the multifactorial nature of sleep related breathing
disorders
With regards to biomechanical properties of the upper airway, which statement is
true?
A. Sleep apnea patients paralyzed during general anesthesia (neural drive removed)
demonstrated airway compliance similar to healthy subjects
B. Sleep apnea patients had more negative closing pressures
C. Sleep apnea patients demonstrate a more positive Pcrit
D. There is no correlation between collapsibility when awake and collapsibility
when asleep ANSWER- C. Sleep apnea patients demonstrate a more positive Pcrit
Tagged MRI recently showed 3 patterns of tissue formation during mandibular
advancement. Which of these was NOT observed?
A. The whole tongue moved forward "en bloc"
B. Only the superior posterior portion of the tongue moved forward
C. The posterior tongue did not move, but the whole tongue elongated
D. Only the inferior posterior portion of the tongue moved forward - ANSWER:
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B. Only the superior posterior portion of the tongue moved forward
In Van Heasendonck's 2015 systematic review of oral appliance health benefits,
mean disease alleviation was calculated using the following:
A. An embedded microsensor
B. A highly compliant patient population
C. Patient's diaries of hours of nightly device use
D. Patient's attestations to hours of nightly device use ANSWER- A. An
embedded micro sensor Caffeine promotes wakefulness by suppressing or
blocking:
A. Thyroid stimulating hormone
B. Growth hormone
C. Orexin
D. Adenosine ANSWER- D. Adenosine
A study design where one or more population samples are followed prospectively
to determine which participant's exposure characteristics (risk factors) are
associated with a disease or outcome is called a:
A. Randomized control trial
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B. Non-randomized control trial
C. Cohort study
D. Case control study ANSWER- C. Cohort study
In an experiment where participants are randomly assigned, one group receives the
drug or procedure, a placebo group's treatment is disguised to resemble the drug or
procedure being investigated and a control group receives nothing. Members of
each group are prevented from knowing whether they are receiving active therapy.
This would be called a:
A. Randomized control trial
B. Cohort study
C. Randomized case report
D. Blinded triple trial ANSWER- A. Randomized control trial
The masseter muscle originates at:
A. The temporal fossa
B. The zygomatic arch
C. The mylohyoid ridge
D. The coronoid process ANSWER- B. The zygomatic arch
