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How often should a child with a transitioning dentition be prescribed !@#$%%%%%radiographs? -
(ANSWERS)6-12 months for high caries risk or if caries are visible clinically %%%%%%
12-24 months if caries risk is low
How often are radiographs recommended for adults with no clinical caries and/or low risk for
caries? - (ANSWERS)24-36 months
What is the disadvantage to boil and bite mouth guards? - (ANSWERS)most do not cover all
posterior teeth
What is the most reliable evidence that disease has stopped? - (ANSWERS)bleeding on probing
What is a class ii malocclusion - (ANSWERS)mb cusp of the max 1st molar is in front of the
buccal groove of the mand 1st molar
What is a class iii malocclusion - (ANSWERS)mb cusp of the max 1st molar is behind the buccal
groove of the mand 1st molar
Describe a class i furcation - (ANSWERS)curvature of the concavity can be detected with the
probe tip but it cannot enter the space; no radiolucency on rads
Describe class ii furcation - (ANSWERS)probe penetrates into the furcation, but does not
completely pass through to the other side; slight radiolucency on rads
Describe class iii furcation - (ANSWERS)probe passes through completely through the other
side; radiolucency usually visible from rads
Describe class iv furcation - (ANSWERS)4
Clinically visible because of recession and probe passes through; larger radiolucency
Describe asa 1 - (ANSWERS)healthy with no systemic conditions or allergies
Describe asa 2 - (ANSWERS)mild systemic diseases
(controlled hypertension, mild obesity, pregnancy, allergies etc)
Describe asa 3 - (ANSWERS)severe systemic disease
(poorly controlled hypertension, morbid obesity, chronic renal failure)
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Describe asa 4 - (ANSWERS)severe systemic disease that are a constant threat to life
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(liver failure, unstable angina)
Describe asa 5 - (ANSWERS)patients who are not expected to survive more than 24 hours
Where is perimolysis most seen on patients with bulimia? - (ANSWERS)palatal of max anteriors
Cyclosporine (sandimmune)
+ side effect - (ANSWERS)anti-rejections agent for patients who underwent an organ transplant
Side effect is gingival hyperplasia
What types of drugs does xerostomia normally occur? - (ANSWERS)anti-hypertensive
(diuretics, anti-depressants and anti-psychotics)
Cyclic neutropenia - (ANSWERS)inherited disorder characterized by a decrease in the number
of circulating neutrophils
Period lasts 2-3 days and during the pt experiences severe periodontal disease such as
inflammation, ulceration, attachment loss and bone loss
Should be treated when neutrophil count is normal
What is trendelenburg position? - (ANSWERS)head is lower than feet
Indicated for syncope
Describe a class i caries lesion - (ANSWERS)extends less than halfway through the thickness
of enamel
Describe a class ii caries lesion - (ANSWERS)extend more than halfway through the thickness
of enamel, but dont involve the dej
Describe a class iii caries lesion - (ANSWERS)extend through dej toward the pulp
Which instrument would best remove sub calculus in a class ii furaction? - (ANSWERS)gracey
with an extended shank and smaller working end
Describe nasopalatine canal cyst - (ANSWERS)located in nasopalatine canal or incisive papilla
Most common in males
Shaped like a heart
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How often should a child with a transitioning dentition be prescribed !@#$%%%%%radiographs? -
(ANSWERS)6-12 months for high caries risk or if caries are visible clinically %%%%%%
12-24 months if caries risk is low
How often are radiographs recommended for adults with no clinical caries and/or low risk for
caries? - (ANSWERS)24-36 months
What is the disadvantage to boil and bite mouth guards? - (ANSWERS)most do not cover all
posterior teeth
What is the most reliable evidence that disease has stopped? - (ANSWERS)bleeding on probing
What is a class ii malocclusion - (ANSWERS)mb cusp of the max 1st molar is in front of the
buccal groove of the mand 1st molar
What is a class iii malocclusion - (ANSWERS)mb cusp of the max 1st molar is behind the buccal
groove of the mand 1st molar
Describe a class i furcation - (ANSWERS)curvature of the concavity can be detected with the
probe tip but it cannot enter the space; no radiolucency on rads
Describe class ii furcation - (ANSWERS)probe penetrates into the furcation, but does not
completely pass through to the other side; slight radiolucency on rads
Describe class iii furcation - (ANSWERS)probe passes through completely through the other
side; radiolucency usually visible from rads
Describe class iv furcation - (ANSWERS)4
Clinically visible because of recession and probe passes through; larger radiolucency
Describe asa 1 - (ANSWERS)healthy with no systemic conditions or allergies
Describe asa 2 - (ANSWERS)mild systemic diseases
(controlled hypertension, mild obesity, pregnancy, allergies etc)
Describe asa 3 - (ANSWERS)severe systemic disease
(poorly controlled hypertension, morbid obesity, chronic renal failure)
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Describe asa 4 - (ANSWERS)severe systemic disease that are a constant threat to life
%%%%%%
(liver failure, unstable angina)
Describe asa 5 - (ANSWERS)patients who are not expected to survive more than 24 hours
Where is perimolysis most seen on patients with bulimia? - (ANSWERS)palatal of max anteriors
Cyclosporine (sandimmune)
+ side effect - (ANSWERS)anti-rejections agent for patients who underwent an organ transplant
Side effect is gingival hyperplasia
What types of drugs does xerostomia normally occur? - (ANSWERS)anti-hypertensive
(diuretics, anti-depressants and anti-psychotics)
Cyclic neutropenia - (ANSWERS)inherited disorder characterized by a decrease in the number
of circulating neutrophils
Period lasts 2-3 days and during the pt experiences severe periodontal disease such as
inflammation, ulceration, attachment loss and bone loss
Should be treated when neutrophil count is normal
What is trendelenburg position? - (ANSWERS)head is lower than feet
Indicated for syncope
Describe a class i caries lesion - (ANSWERS)extends less than halfway through the thickness
of enamel
Describe a class ii caries lesion - (ANSWERS)extend more than halfway through the thickness
of enamel, but dont involve the dej
Describe a class iii caries lesion - (ANSWERS)extend through dej toward the pulp
Which instrument would best remove sub calculus in a class ii furaction? - (ANSWERS)gracey
with an extended shank and smaller working end
Describe nasopalatine canal cyst - (ANSWERS)located in nasopalatine canal or incisive papilla
Most common in males
Shaped like a heart
