PPD exam Questions & Answers Solved 100%
Correct.
How many teeth are present in one quadrant of a complete adult (permanent) dentition?
a. 5
b. 8
c. 10
d. 20
e. 32
b
What class of teeth is present in the permanent dentition that is NOT present in the
primary dentition?
a. Incisors
b. Canines
c. Premolars
d. Molars
c
In a permanent dentition, the fifth tooth from the midline is a
a. Canine
b. Premolar
c. Molar
d. Incisor
b
,Posterior teeth in the permanent dentition include which of the following?
a. Premolars only
b. Molars only
c. Premolars and molars only
d. Canines, premolars, and molars
c
Which permanent tooth erupts into the space previously held by the primary second
molar?
a. First molar
b. Second molar
c. First premolar
d. Second premolar
d
Answers for teeth in Figure 1-46A. Universal tooth numbers for teeth in order:
2,3,4,5,6,7,8; 25 for central incisor, 26,27,28,29,30,31. The correct numbers using the
International System are 17,16,15,14,13,12,11; 41 for central incisor, 42,43,44,45,46,47.
Then use Table 1-1 to
Answers for teeth in Figure 1-46B. Universal tooth numbers for teeth in order:
3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14; then 19 for mandibular first molar, 20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,
29,30. The correct numbers using the International System are:
16,15,14,13,12,11,21,22,23,24,25, 26; then 36 for mandibular left first molar, 35,34,
33,32,31,41,42,43,44,45,46. Then use Table 1-1 to confirm the correct method for
,identifying each of these teeth using the Palmer system.
Answers for structures in Figure 1-47: (a) lingual groove; (b) mesial pit; (c) mesial
marginal ridge; (d) mesial cusp ridge of the buccal cusp; (e) triangular ridge of the buccal
cusp; (f) distal cusp ridge of the mesiobuccal cusp; (g) mesiobuccal groove; (h) distobuccal
groove; (i) distal cusp tip; (j) transverse ridge made up of the triangular ridges of the
distobuccal cusp and the distolingual cusp; (k) mesial marginal ridge groove.
If you read an article in a British dental journal that refers to tooth No. 48, you would
suspect that the authors were using the International Numbering System. What universal
number (or letter) would they be talking about?
a. 25
b. J
c. 30
d. T
e. 32
e
Using the Universal Numbering System, what numbers are used to identify maxillary
canines?
a. 6
b. 8
c. 10
d. 11
e. 27
, a,d
Which tooth junctions are NOT normally visible on a handheld intact tooth?
a. Cementoenamel junction
b. Dentinoenamel junction
c. Dentinocemental junction
d. Dentinopulpal junction
b,c,d
Which statement(s) is (are) likely to be true on a person with a barely erupted tooth No. 9?
a. The clinical crown is larger than the anatomic crown
b. The clinical crown is smaller than the anatomic crown
c. The clinical root is larger than the anatomic root
d. The clinical root is smaller than the anatomic root
b,c
Which tooth surface(s) face(s) the lips or cheeks?
a. Facial
b. Distal
c. Buccal
d. Occlusal
e. Labial
a,c,e
Correct.
How many teeth are present in one quadrant of a complete adult (permanent) dentition?
a. 5
b. 8
c. 10
d. 20
e. 32
b
What class of teeth is present in the permanent dentition that is NOT present in the
primary dentition?
a. Incisors
b. Canines
c. Premolars
d. Molars
c
In a permanent dentition, the fifth tooth from the midline is a
a. Canine
b. Premolar
c. Molar
d. Incisor
b
,Posterior teeth in the permanent dentition include which of the following?
a. Premolars only
b. Molars only
c. Premolars and molars only
d. Canines, premolars, and molars
c
Which permanent tooth erupts into the space previously held by the primary second
molar?
a. First molar
b. Second molar
c. First premolar
d. Second premolar
d
Answers for teeth in Figure 1-46A. Universal tooth numbers for teeth in order:
2,3,4,5,6,7,8; 25 for central incisor, 26,27,28,29,30,31. The correct numbers using the
International System are 17,16,15,14,13,12,11; 41 for central incisor, 42,43,44,45,46,47.
Then use Table 1-1 to
Answers for teeth in Figure 1-46B. Universal tooth numbers for teeth in order:
3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14; then 19 for mandibular first molar, 20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,
29,30. The correct numbers using the International System are:
16,15,14,13,12,11,21,22,23,24,25, 26; then 36 for mandibular left first molar, 35,34,
33,32,31,41,42,43,44,45,46. Then use Table 1-1 to confirm the correct method for
,identifying each of these teeth using the Palmer system.
Answers for structures in Figure 1-47: (a) lingual groove; (b) mesial pit; (c) mesial
marginal ridge; (d) mesial cusp ridge of the buccal cusp; (e) triangular ridge of the buccal
cusp; (f) distal cusp ridge of the mesiobuccal cusp; (g) mesiobuccal groove; (h) distobuccal
groove; (i) distal cusp tip; (j) transverse ridge made up of the triangular ridges of the
distobuccal cusp and the distolingual cusp; (k) mesial marginal ridge groove.
If you read an article in a British dental journal that refers to tooth No. 48, you would
suspect that the authors were using the International Numbering System. What universal
number (or letter) would they be talking about?
a. 25
b. J
c. 30
d. T
e. 32
e
Using the Universal Numbering System, what numbers are used to identify maxillary
canines?
a. 6
b. 8
c. 10
d. 11
e. 27
, a,d
Which tooth junctions are NOT normally visible on a handheld intact tooth?
a. Cementoenamel junction
b. Dentinoenamel junction
c. Dentinocemental junction
d. Dentinopulpal junction
b,c,d
Which statement(s) is (are) likely to be true on a person with a barely erupted tooth No. 9?
a. The clinical crown is larger than the anatomic crown
b. The clinical crown is smaller than the anatomic crown
c. The clinical root is larger than the anatomic root
d. The clinical root is smaller than the anatomic root
b,c
Which tooth surface(s) face(s) the lips or cheeks?
a. Facial
b. Distal
c. Buccal
d. Occlusal
e. Labial
a,c,e
