NBDHE Dental Hygienist Practice Test
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Hypersensitivity of a root lessens as the tooth forms which of the following?
a. Periodontal Ligament
b. Pulp
c. Cellular cementum
d. Enamel - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔c. Cellular cementum
What nerve supplies the intrinsic muscles of the tongue?
a. Trochlear
b. Trigeminal
c. Glossopharyngeal
d. Hypoglossal
e. Accessory - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔d. Hypoglossal
.Which of the following is the most radioresistant?
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,a. Glands
b. Reproductive organs
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c. Bone Marrow
d. Skin
e. Nerves - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔e. Nerves
Fluoride is typically introduced in all of the following ways except by
____________?
a. Drinking water
b. Vitamins
c. Injection
d. Toothpaste
e. Mouthwash - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔c. Injection
Gingivitis is considered controlled when
a. the gums reach the crown.
b. no deep pockets appear in the gums
c. the gums appear firm
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,d. the plaque has been removed
e. there's no bleeding around the gums - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔e. there's no
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bleeding around the gums
A flat stone may be used to sharpen a curette by hand. The face of the
curette should be at what angle to the stone?
a. 50-65 degrees
b. 75-85 degrees
c. 90-100 degrees
d. 100-110 degrees
e. 125-135 degrees - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔d. 100-110 degrees
Radiographic intensifying screens are used for
a. magnification
b. sharpening the image
c. reducing the patient dose
d. reflecting harmful rays
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, e. expediting the processing time - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔c. reducing the patient
dose
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After an outbreak of herpetic gingivostomatitis, the herpes simplex virus
may remain dormant in which of the following?
a. Sensory ganglion
b. Salivary Glands
c. Blood
d. Ligaments
e. Lymph nodes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a. Sensory ganglion
Which of the following is a characteristic of an overdenture?
a. No natural teeth remain
b. Natural teeth remain
c. Used with an overbite
d. Used with an underbite
e. Covers the denture - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔b. Natural teeth remain
A dental carie is another name for a _____________.
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2025/2026 Exam Questions and Verified
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Answers | Already Graded A+
Hypersensitivity of a root lessens as the tooth forms which of the following?
a. Periodontal Ligament
b. Pulp
c. Cellular cementum
d. Enamel - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔c. Cellular cementum
What nerve supplies the intrinsic muscles of the tongue?
a. Trochlear
b. Trigeminal
c. Glossopharyngeal
d. Hypoglossal
e. Accessory - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔d. Hypoglossal
.Which of the following is the most radioresistant?
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,a. Glands
b. Reproductive organs
2
c. Bone Marrow
d. Skin
e. Nerves - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔e. Nerves
Fluoride is typically introduced in all of the following ways except by
____________?
a. Drinking water
b. Vitamins
c. Injection
d. Toothpaste
e. Mouthwash - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔c. Injection
Gingivitis is considered controlled when
a. the gums reach the crown.
b. no deep pockets appear in the gums
c. the gums appear firm
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,d. the plaque has been removed
e. there's no bleeding around the gums - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔e. there's no
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bleeding around the gums
A flat stone may be used to sharpen a curette by hand. The face of the
curette should be at what angle to the stone?
a. 50-65 degrees
b. 75-85 degrees
c. 90-100 degrees
d. 100-110 degrees
e. 125-135 degrees - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔d. 100-110 degrees
Radiographic intensifying screens are used for
a. magnification
b. sharpening the image
c. reducing the patient dose
d. reflecting harmful rays
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, e. expediting the processing time - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔c. reducing the patient
dose
4
After an outbreak of herpetic gingivostomatitis, the herpes simplex virus
may remain dormant in which of the following?
a. Sensory ganglion
b. Salivary Glands
c. Blood
d. Ligaments
e. Lymph nodes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a. Sensory ganglion
Which of the following is a characteristic of an overdenture?
a. No natural teeth remain
b. Natural teeth remain
c. Used with an overbite
d. Used with an underbite
e. Covers the denture - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔b. Natural teeth remain
A dental carie is another name for a _____________.
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