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Hottel EFDA Exam Prep 2025/2026 – 180 Verified Q&As on Tooth Morphology, Cavity Classifications, Amalgam Placement, Isolation, Occlusion & Retraction

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This comprehensive exam preparation guide includes 180 verified multiple-choice questions and correct answers, based on the Hottel EFDA curriculum for the 2025/2026 academic cycle. The document thoroughly prepares candidates for Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary (EFDA) certification, particularly those testing in Ohio, using a question set grounded in practical skills, clinical terminology, and board-exam-aligned content. Core topics featured: Tooth identification systems: FDI, Universal, and Palmer Tooth anatomy and histology: enamel, dentin, pulp, cementum, fossae, ridges, embrasures Caries classifications (GV Black), cavity prep elements, and restorative terminology EFDA instrumentation: carvers, burnishers, condensers, compactors, grasps, and rotary tools Rubber dam and cotton roll isolation, gingival retraction, and retraction cord protocols Restoration materials: amalgam handling, placement increments, polishing, and sealing techniques Ergonomics and operator zones, seating posture, and working field visibility Occlusal evaluation: centric and excursive contacts, articulating paper markings, heavy occlusion detection Conservative restoration techniques: tunnel and slot preps, composite filling, contact protection Amalgam science: creep, strength, composition, retentive features, and handling failures This resource is highly recommended for: EFDA students preparing for Ohio or national boards Dental assisting students in Operative Dentistry, Dental Materials, or Clinical Practice courses Clinical educators who want a ready-made test bank for mock exams or skill drills Dental professionals seeking a refresher on EFDA regulations, techniques, and anatomy The content is presented in a clear Q&A format for efficient self-testing, group study, or digital flashcard creation. Each answer is grounded in clinical practice and board exam expectations, making this an essential guide for success. Keywords: EFDA, tooth numbering, GV Black classification, carvers, burnishers, amalgam prep, rubber dam, gingival retraction, isolation techniques, occlusion, articulating paper, modified pen grasp, enamel, dentin, pulp horns, creep, fluoride-releasing liners, pulp protection, tunnel prep, slot prep, retentive features, amalgam polishing, restoration failure, retraction cord, dental ergonomics

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In the federation dentaire international system for numbering, a permanent

maxillary right first molar is: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔16


Which tooth numbering system does not use letters when describing primary

dentition? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔FDI Numbering System


On a tooth with extensive gingival recession below the Cementoenamel junction,

what would be visible? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔anatomical and clinical crown


What is the periodontium? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The oral hard and soft tissue that

supports the teeth

When looking into a healthy oral cavity when will most likely see - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔The clinical crown

,The term that describes a space continuous with an inter-proximal space, produced

curvature's of teeth in contact in the same arch, that provides a channel or a

passage through which food escapes from the occlusal surfaces of the teeth during

mastication - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Embrasures


Which embrasure is located below the contact area - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Gingival


When posterior teeth are viewed from the occlusal, The proximal contacts are

usually located - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔more buccal in a buccal to lingual direction


When anterior teeth are viewed from the incisal , the contact area is located - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔more center in a buccal to lingual direction


Where is enamel the thickest? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔incisal/occlusal surface


True or false: pulp increases in size with age - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔False


What dental tissue is comprised of tubules that contain protoplasmic extensions of

the cells that line the pulp chamber - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔dentin


Enamel covers the anatomical crown of the tooth. The composition of an enamel is

approximately - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔95.5% inorganic, 0.5% organic, 4% water


Dentin is normally yellowish white and darker than an enamel. The composition of

dentin is approximately - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔70% inorganic, 20% organic, 10% water

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, What tooth tissue most resembles bone - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔cementum


Pulp can be harmed by the Carie's process and by - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Sterilizing,

cleaning, drying, desensitizing agent


Where is the oblique ridge located on a maxillary molar? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔DB

and ML cusps

Which incisor has the most acute mesioincisal angle (sharp) - 🧠 ANSWER

✔✔Maxillary central


A basic difference between canines and incisors is the ________ that is unique to

canines - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Cusp tip


What term is used to describe any linear elevation of the surface of a tooth - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔Ridge


A union of two triangular ridges produces a single ridge which is called - 🧠

ANSWER ✔✔transverse ridge


What is a marginal ridge - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Rounded border of enamel which

forms the mesial and distal margins of anterior and posterior teeth




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