DENTAL MANAGEMENT OF THE
MEDICALLY COMPROMISED PATIENT,
CH. 8 & 9 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS | LATEST
VERSION 2025/2026.
Smoking - ANS The leading cause of preventable death and disease in the United States
1. Squamous cell carcinoma
2. Leukoplakia
3. Nicotine stomatitis
4. Smoker's melanosis
5. Hairy tongue
6. Halitosis - ANS Oral effects of smoking
TRUE--It is associated with impaired wound healing - ANS T/F: Smoking increases the risk of
failure of intraosseous implants and the risk of dry sockets.
20.6 - ANS It is estimated that ____% of adults older than 18 years of age in the US are
current smokers
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, TRUE - ANS T/F: The chances for development of smoking-related fatal diseases beings to
lessen immediately with cessation of smoking.
nicotine - ANS Smoking is a learned or conditioned behavior that is reinforced by the effects
of...
dopaminergic - ANS The addictive and behavioral effects of nicotine are complex and due
primarily to its action on the ____________ pathways.
1. Increased HR
2. Increased cardiac output
3. Increased BP
4. Appetite suppression
5. Strong sense of pleasure and well-being
6. Improved task performance
7. Reduced anxiety - ANS The physiologic and behavioral effects of nicotine
FALSE--Mucosal absorption from smokeless tobacco is slower, but the effects are more
sustained - ANS T/F: Absorption of nicotine from smokeless tobacco is faster than absorption
of nicotine from cigarettes
about 2 hours - ANS The elimination half life of nicotine
1 - ANS Each cigarette delivers about ___mg of nicotine
5
23 - ANS The 1 year success rate for quitting smoking "cold-turkey" is about ___%, where the
1 year success rate with bupropion is about ___%
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MEDICALLY COMPROMISED PATIENT,
CH. 8 & 9 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS | LATEST
VERSION 2025/2026.
Smoking - ANS The leading cause of preventable death and disease in the United States
1. Squamous cell carcinoma
2. Leukoplakia
3. Nicotine stomatitis
4. Smoker's melanosis
5. Hairy tongue
6. Halitosis - ANS Oral effects of smoking
TRUE--It is associated with impaired wound healing - ANS T/F: Smoking increases the risk of
failure of intraosseous implants and the risk of dry sockets.
20.6 - ANS It is estimated that ____% of adults older than 18 years of age in the US are
current smokers
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, TRUE - ANS T/F: The chances for development of smoking-related fatal diseases beings to
lessen immediately with cessation of smoking.
nicotine - ANS Smoking is a learned or conditioned behavior that is reinforced by the effects
of...
dopaminergic - ANS The addictive and behavioral effects of nicotine are complex and due
primarily to its action on the ____________ pathways.
1. Increased HR
2. Increased cardiac output
3. Increased BP
4. Appetite suppression
5. Strong sense of pleasure and well-being
6. Improved task performance
7. Reduced anxiety - ANS The physiologic and behavioral effects of nicotine
FALSE--Mucosal absorption from smokeless tobacco is slower, but the effects are more
sustained - ANS T/F: Absorption of nicotine from smokeless tobacco is faster than absorption
of nicotine from cigarettes
about 2 hours - ANS The elimination half life of nicotine
1 - ANS Each cigarette delivers about ___mg of nicotine
5
23 - ANS The 1 year success rate for quitting smoking "cold-turkey" is about ___%, where the
1 year success rate with bupropion is about ___%
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