Perio /
Exam 2 Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // // //
Thorough /
/documentation /
/of /
/periodontal /
/assessment /
/findings /
/in /
/the /
/patient /
/chart /
/or /
/computerized //record //is //important //for //all //of //the //following //reasons, //EXCEPT //which //one?
A. //To //measure //treatment //outcomes
B. //To //determine //whether //a //complete //mouth //radiographic //series //is //necessary
C. //To //serve //as //baseline //data
D. //To //monitor //periodontal //health //over //time //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔B. //To //determine //whether //a //complete //mouth //radiographic //series //is //necessary
A/
/maxillary /
/central /
/incisor /
/has //
a //
6/
/mm /
/attachment /
,/loss. /
/The /
/hygienist /
/applies /
/pressure /
/with //
a/
/gloved /
/finger /
/against /
/the /
/facial /
/gingival /
/tissue /
/and /
/observes //
a/
/pale /
/yellow //material //oozing //from //the //orifice //of //the //pocket. //The //hygienist //assessed //the //tooth
//for //which //of //the //following?
A. //The //presence //of //exudate
B. //Swelling //of //the //gingiva
C. //Horizontal //mobility
D. //Fremitus //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔A. //The //presence //of //exudate
A //dental //hygienist //is //reviewing //the //periodontal //chart //for //a //patient //who //is //scheduled //for
//tomorrow. /
/The /
/periodontal /
/chart /
/indicates /
/that /
/all /
/the /
,/probing /
/depths /
/are /
/between //
1/
/and //
3/
/mm. /
/The /
/periodontal /
/chart /
/does /
/not /
/indicate /
/the /
/position /
/of /
/the /
/gingival /
/margin /
/or /
/any /
/clinical /
/attachment /
/readings. /
/Can /
/the /
/dental /
/hygienist //assume //that //this //patient //has //a //healthy //periodontium? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔No, //because //the //chart //provides //no //way //to //tell //if //the //patient //has //attachment //loss.
All /
/of /
/the /
/following /
/are //components //of //a //comprehensive //periodontal //assessment //EXCEPT //which //one?
, A. //Level //of //free //gingival //margin
B. //Detection //of //occlusal //caries
C. //Fremitus
D. //Level //of //mucogingival //junction //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔B. //Detection //of //occlusal //caries
During //
a/
/periodontal /
/assessment, /
/the /
/hygienist /
/records /
/the //following //findings //on //the //periodontal //chart //for //the //facial //aspect //of //a //tooth:
Gingival //margin: //2mm //coronal //to //CEJ
Probing //depth: //9mm
What //is //the //attachment //level //for //this //tooth //surface? //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔7mm
When /
/assessing /
/your /
/patient's /
/maxillary /
/right /
/first /
/molar /
/for /
/furcation /
/involvement, /
/the /
Exam 2 Questions With Correct Answers
/ // // // // //
Thorough /
/documentation /
/of /
/periodontal /
/assessment /
/findings /
/in /
/the /
/patient /
/chart /
/or /
/computerized //record //is //important //for //all //of //the //following //reasons, //EXCEPT //which //one?
A. //To //measure //treatment //outcomes
B. //To //determine //whether //a //complete //mouth //radiographic //series //is //necessary
C. //To //serve //as //baseline //data
D. //To //monitor //periodontal //health //over //time //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔B. //To //determine //whether //a //complete //mouth //radiographic //series //is //necessary
A/
/maxillary /
/central /
/incisor /
/has //
a //
6/
/mm /
/attachment /
,/loss. /
/The /
/hygienist /
/applies /
/pressure /
/with //
a/
/gloved /
/finger /
/against /
/the /
/facial /
/gingival /
/tissue /
/and /
/observes //
a/
/pale /
/yellow //material //oozing //from //the //orifice //of //the //pocket. //The //hygienist //assessed //the //tooth
//for //which //of //the //following?
A. //The //presence //of //exudate
B. //Swelling //of //the //gingiva
C. //Horizontal //mobility
D. //Fremitus //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔A. //The //presence //of //exudate
A //dental //hygienist //is //reviewing //the //periodontal //chart //for //a //patient //who //is //scheduled //for
//tomorrow. /
/The /
/periodontal /
/chart /
/indicates /
/that /
/all /
/the /
,/probing /
/depths /
/are /
/between //
1/
/and //
3/
/mm. /
/The /
/periodontal /
/chart /
/does /
/not /
/indicate /
/the /
/position /
/of /
/the /
/gingival /
/margin /
/or /
/any /
/clinical /
/attachment /
/readings. /
/Can /
/the /
/dental /
/hygienist //assume //that //this //patient //has //a //healthy //periodontium? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔No, //because //the //chart //provides //no //way //to //tell //if //the //patient //has //attachment //loss.
All /
/of /
/the /
/following /
/are //components //of //a //comprehensive //periodontal //assessment //EXCEPT //which //one?
, A. //Level //of //free //gingival //margin
B. //Detection //of //occlusal //caries
C. //Fremitus
D. //Level //of //mucogingival //junction //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔B. //Detection //of //occlusal //caries
During //
a/
/periodontal /
/assessment, /
/the /
/hygienist /
/records /
/the //following //findings //on //the //periodontal //chart //for //the //facial //aspect //of //a //tooth:
Gingival //margin: //2mm //coronal //to //CEJ
Probing //depth: //9mm
What //is //the //attachment //level //for //this //tooth //surface? //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔7mm
When /
/assessing /
/your /
/patient's /
/maxillary /
/right /
/first /
/molar /
/for /
/furcation /
/involvement, /
/the /
