ADAA Final Exam Study Questions and Answers With Verified Solutions 2025
Tooth number _____ is distal to number 14 - ✔✔15
Tooth number ________ is mesial to number 27 - ✔✔26
What is the definition of maxilla? - ✔✔Upper jaw that holds teeth
Tooth number 2 is the ___________ - ✔✔Upper right 2nd molar
Root canal therapy is recommended:
If there is trauma to the pulp?
if decay has reached the nerve?
If the tooth breaks and there is pulpal exposure? - ✔✔all of the above
When a single tooth is missing it can be replaced by: - ✔✔bridge
To prep a tooth for a filling means to: - ✔✔Remove all decay
Which matrices is used for an anterior composite filling? - ✔✔Celluloid/Mylar Strip
What is a spoon excavator used for - ✔✔Instrument used to remove decay
What is an amalgam carrier used for? - ✔✔Instrument used to scoop the amalgam out of the well
Why is a burnisher used - ✔✔Instrument used to smooth amalgam
What is a plugger used for? - ✔✔Instrument used to pack amalgam
, Impacted tooth shown on a paper chart - ✔✔Tooth that has not erupted
Root Canal tooth shown on a paper chart - ✔✔Tooth that has been endodontically treated
How often should dental water lines be flushed? - ✔✔At least once per day
What part of a bridge is the floating crown that replaces the missing tooth? - ✔✔Pontic
How many xrays are in an FMX - ✔✔18
When preparing a crown/bridge case to go to the lab, you will need to include:
Lab slip/prescription
opposing impression and bite
final impression - ✔✔All of the above
The maxillary midline is between _________ and _________; the mandibular midline is between
________ and ____________. - ✔✔8,9 and 24, 25
Which items should be placed in the sharps container:
Orthodontic wires?
Scalpel blades?
Needles? - ✔✔All of the above
What bite classification is protrusive maxilla - ✔✔Class II
How many teeth are in the primary dentition - ✔✔20
What is calculus?
Tooth number _____ is distal to number 14 - ✔✔15
Tooth number ________ is mesial to number 27 - ✔✔26
What is the definition of maxilla? - ✔✔Upper jaw that holds teeth
Tooth number 2 is the ___________ - ✔✔Upper right 2nd molar
Root canal therapy is recommended:
If there is trauma to the pulp?
if decay has reached the nerve?
If the tooth breaks and there is pulpal exposure? - ✔✔all of the above
When a single tooth is missing it can be replaced by: - ✔✔bridge
To prep a tooth for a filling means to: - ✔✔Remove all decay
Which matrices is used for an anterior composite filling? - ✔✔Celluloid/Mylar Strip
What is a spoon excavator used for - ✔✔Instrument used to remove decay
What is an amalgam carrier used for? - ✔✔Instrument used to scoop the amalgam out of the well
Why is a burnisher used - ✔✔Instrument used to smooth amalgam
What is a plugger used for? - ✔✔Instrument used to pack amalgam
, Impacted tooth shown on a paper chart - ✔✔Tooth that has not erupted
Root Canal tooth shown on a paper chart - ✔✔Tooth that has been endodontically treated
How often should dental water lines be flushed? - ✔✔At least once per day
What part of a bridge is the floating crown that replaces the missing tooth? - ✔✔Pontic
How many xrays are in an FMX - ✔✔18
When preparing a crown/bridge case to go to the lab, you will need to include:
Lab slip/prescription
opposing impression and bite
final impression - ✔✔All of the above
The maxillary midline is between _________ and _________; the mandibular midline is between
________ and ____________. - ✔✔8,9 and 24, 25
Which items should be placed in the sharps container:
Orthodontic wires?
Scalpel blades?
Needles? - ✔✔All of the above
What bite classification is protrusive maxilla - ✔✔Class II
How many teeth are in the primary dentition - ✔✔20
What is calculus?
