DH 101 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS!!
The loss of tooth substance by a chemical process that does not involve known bacterial
action is known as:
Erosion
A defect that occurs as a result of a disturbance in the formation of the organic enamel
matrix is known as:
Enamel hypoplasia
During an exam you notice that your patient's left mandibular second premolar (#20) is
facial to the maxillary left second premolar (#13); this condition is called:
Cross-bite
Suppuration is the formation:
Pus
A pocket is a healthy sulcus:
False
A pocket has an inner wall of enamel, or enamel and cementum; and another wall of
sulcular epithelium:
True
When should you typically schedule continuing care appointments for your patients:
As needed
Remineralizing tooth surfaces should not be scraped or altered in any way. Which of the
following techniques would be the most acceptable way to detect coronal caries on a
demineralized surface:
Blunt probe
, Which area-specific Gracey curette would be used for the distal of tooth #31?
Gracey 13/14
What is not a source for determining standard of care in a legal dispute:
Opinion of the dental staff of the clinic in question
Which hepatitis virus comes from contaminated meat/or water with feces, and other
contaminated food/drinks?
Hepatitis A
What is an obturator?
A prosthesis designed to close a congenital or acquired opening such as a cleft of the hard palate,
resin based and retainer clasps that provide stability, depending on the location of the defect, it
may extend to include the anterior prosthetic teeth
What are the two types of dental caries described by location:
Pit and fissure, and smooth surface
What is ASA III physical status:
A patient with a severe systemic disease that limits activity but is not incapacitating
Class I furcation means early beginning involvement where with the probe one can feel just
beginning of a furcation dentation
True
Prognosis is considered a look ahead to an anticipated ________ or end point expected
from the dental hygiene intervention selected for an individual patient.
Outcome
What is the purpose of tissue conditioning?
To encourage gingival healing and minimize bleeding
What is not a risk factor for oral cancer?
ANSWERS!!
The loss of tooth substance by a chemical process that does not involve known bacterial
action is known as:
Erosion
A defect that occurs as a result of a disturbance in the formation of the organic enamel
matrix is known as:
Enamel hypoplasia
During an exam you notice that your patient's left mandibular second premolar (#20) is
facial to the maxillary left second premolar (#13); this condition is called:
Cross-bite
Suppuration is the formation:
Pus
A pocket is a healthy sulcus:
False
A pocket has an inner wall of enamel, or enamel and cementum; and another wall of
sulcular epithelium:
True
When should you typically schedule continuing care appointments for your patients:
As needed
Remineralizing tooth surfaces should not be scraped or altered in any way. Which of the
following techniques would be the most acceptable way to detect coronal caries on a
demineralized surface:
Blunt probe
, Which area-specific Gracey curette would be used for the distal of tooth #31?
Gracey 13/14
What is not a source for determining standard of care in a legal dispute:
Opinion of the dental staff of the clinic in question
Which hepatitis virus comes from contaminated meat/or water with feces, and other
contaminated food/drinks?
Hepatitis A
What is an obturator?
A prosthesis designed to close a congenital or acquired opening such as a cleft of the hard palate,
resin based and retainer clasps that provide stability, depending on the location of the defect, it
may extend to include the anterior prosthetic teeth
What are the two types of dental caries described by location:
Pit and fissure, and smooth surface
What is ASA III physical status:
A patient with a severe systemic disease that limits activity but is not incapacitating
Class I furcation means early beginning involvement where with the probe one can feel just
beginning of a furcation dentation
True
Prognosis is considered a look ahead to an anticipated ________ or end point expected
from the dental hygiene intervention selected for an individual patient.
Outcome
What is the purpose of tissue conditioning?
To encourage gingival healing and minimize bleeding
What is not a risk factor for oral cancer?
