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HOSA Dental Terminology 2025
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS
|FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS |RECENTLY
TESTING REAL EXAM QUESTIONS|VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS (100% CORRECT) 2025
An impaction where the tooth is situated sideways to the adjacent
teeth and occlusal plane and is covered by tissue and/or bone is
classified as which type of impaction
Distoangular
Horizontal*
Transverse
Vertical
When multiple teeth are extracted, the alveolar bone crest must be
removed and smoothed to prepare the ridges for denture or appliance
wear. What is the term for the reduction procedure?
Alveolectomy
Gingivoplasty
Frenectomy
Alveoloplasty*
1
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What is the common term for the loss of the natural clotting, a
potential complication of tooth extraction?
Mouth ulcers
Dry socket*
Trench mouth
Tongue tied
What is the process of applying a thin fabricated resin or porcelain
cover to a prepared tooth surface which can usually be completed in
one visit?
Direct veneer application*
Restoration
Indirect veneer application
Bonding
For which of the following procedures is gingival reduction not used?
Crown lengthening
Coronal transplant*
Gingival contouring
Labial frenectomy
2
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What is another name for a gum boil?
Abscess*
Epulis
Mucocele
Cherubism
Ankyloglossia is characterized by which of the following descriptions?
Abnormal cell proliferation in the oral mucosa
Abnormally short lingual frenum causing limited tongue
movement*
Undersized tongue and mandible
Grooved division or split of the tongue
What structural part of a bridge replaces a missing tooth and restores
function to the bite?
Fixed prosthesis
Overdenture
Onlay
Pontic*
3
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What is the part of a removable prosthesis that straddles the gingival
crest and is used to balance the prosthesis?
Clasp
Rigid connector
Saddle*
Surveyor
What is the term for an infection or abscess that produces or generates
pus
Curettage
Cystic
Pulpotomy
Suppurative*
During a root canal treatment, which of the following describes the
process of obturation?
Flushing debris from the canal space
Filling and closing the canal area*
Gaining access to the pulp chamber
4
HOSA Dental Terminology 2025
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS
|FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS |RECENTLY
TESTING REAL EXAM QUESTIONS|VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS (100% CORRECT) 2025
An impaction where the tooth is situated sideways to the adjacent
teeth and occlusal plane and is covered by tissue and/or bone is
classified as which type of impaction
Distoangular
Horizontal*
Transverse
Vertical
When multiple teeth are extracted, the alveolar bone crest must be
removed and smoothed to prepare the ridges for denture or appliance
wear. What is the term for the reduction procedure?
Alveolectomy
Gingivoplasty
Frenectomy
Alveoloplasty*
1
, All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 | ®
What is the common term for the loss of the natural clotting, a
potential complication of tooth extraction?
Mouth ulcers
Dry socket*
Trench mouth
Tongue tied
What is the process of applying a thin fabricated resin or porcelain
cover to a prepared tooth surface which can usually be completed in
one visit?
Direct veneer application*
Restoration
Indirect veneer application
Bonding
For which of the following procedures is gingival reduction not used?
Crown lengthening
Coronal transplant*
Gingival contouring
Labial frenectomy
2
, All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 | ®
What is another name for a gum boil?
Abscess*
Epulis
Mucocele
Cherubism
Ankyloglossia is characterized by which of the following descriptions?
Abnormal cell proliferation in the oral mucosa
Abnormally short lingual frenum causing limited tongue
movement*
Undersized tongue and mandible
Grooved division or split of the tongue
What structural part of a bridge replaces a missing tooth and restores
function to the bite?
Fixed prosthesis
Overdenture
Onlay
Pontic*
3
, All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 | ®
What is the part of a removable prosthesis that straddles the gingival
crest and is used to balance the prosthesis?
Clasp
Rigid connector
Saddle*
Surveyor
What is the term for an infection or abscess that produces or generates
pus
Curettage
Cystic
Pulpotomy
Suppurative*
During a root canal treatment, which of the following describes the
process of obturation?
Flushing debris from the canal space
Filling and closing the canal area*
Gaining access to the pulp chamber
4
