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Dental nurse 315 exam Practice
Questions and Answers
It is the difference for prepare a tooth for filling and prepare the tooth for an inlay - ANSWER✔✔-
UNDERCUT
It used to remove the pulp (nerve) - ANSWER✔✔-BARBED BROACH
Upper incisors protrude and the overjet is increased - ANSWER✔✔-CLASS II Div I
Adam's universal pliers used for - ANSWER✔✔-Orthodontics
A horizontal overlap is called - ANSWER✔✔-OVERJET
Orthodontic brackets are fixed with - ANSWER✔✔-Glass Ionomer
Acid etch used for composite fillings contains - ANSWER✔✔-33% phosphoric acid
siqveland matrix band is used for - ANSWER✔✔-Class II amalgam restorations
Glass ionomer should be mixed on - ANSWER✔✔-A glass slab with a metal spatula OR
Waxed paper with a metal spatula
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Composite dental materials are mechanically adhesive after etching to - ANSWER✔✔-ENAMEL
The successful obturation of the root canal is aided by - ANSWER✔✔-Lateral condensers
A *barbed broach* is used in endodontics to - ANSWER✔✔-Remove canal contents
Irreversible pulpitis can be treated by - ANSWER✔✔-Extraction
A mesiodens is - ANSWER✔✔-supernumery tooth
A sign of gingivitis is - ANSWER✔✔-False Pocket
The recommended concentration of fluoride in the water supply is - ANSWER✔✔-1 ppm (part per
million)
The approximate concentration in ppm of fluoride in fluoride toothpaste recommended for adults is -
ANSWER✔✔-1350-1500ppm
The early stage of caries appears as - ANSWER✔✔-White spot
Bacterial acid attack on tooth enamel results in - ANSWER✔✔-DEMINERALISATION
The *usual retentive component* of a removable appliance is - ANSWER✔✔-CRIB
A natural space occurring between erupted teeth in either arch is called - ANSWER✔✔-Diastema
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It is a part of the removable appliance - ANSWER✔✔-Labial bow
A vertical overlap is called - ANSWER✔✔-OVERBITE
The purpose of an orthodontic retainer is - ANSWER✔✔-Stabilise teeth while the bone remodels
A patient who sucks their thumb often has - ANSWER✔✔-Proclined incisors and an anterior *open bite*
A functional orthodontic appliance will move teeth by: - ANSWER✔✔-Increase overbite
Proclined upper central incisors is a feature of - ANSWER✔✔-Class II Div I
The most appropriate advice for a patient who has been supplied with an upper removable appliance -
ANSWER✔✔-Remove it when eating
It is a part of the fixed appliance - ANSWER✔✔-Bracket
Good oral hygiene is important for those patients who? - ANSWER✔✔-Are wearing any orthodontic
appliance
Functional appliances work by using - ANSWER✔✔-Muscular forces to move the *jaw*
Congenitally absent teeth are those which? - ANSWER✔✔-Have been missing since birth
Instruments tha should be set out for a patient attending with a removable orthodontic appliance are: -
ANSWER✔✔-Adam's universal and spring forming pliers
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The impression material often used for denture construction is - ANSWER✔✔-ALGINATE (irreversible
hydrocolloid)
A fixed movable type of bridge is necessary in some circumstances to allow - ANSWER✔✔-Slight
movement at the bridge joint
The inhalation or swallowing of endo instruments can be prevented by the use of: - ANSWER✔✔--
Parachute chains
- Rubber dam
- Floss ties around the instruments
A bridge which has retainers several teeth away from the pontic is called a - ANSWER✔✔-Spring
cantilever bridge
The instrument used to curette infected or cystic debris from a surgical site is - ANSWER✔✔-Mitchells
trimmer
An oroantral fistula is most likely to develop following the attempted extraction of - ANSWER✔✔-Upper
molar roots
The commonest post operative extraction complication is - ANSWER✔✔-A localised *osteitis*
Critical pH is - ANSWER✔✔-5.5
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FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024
Dental nurse 315 exam Practice
Questions and Answers
It is the difference for prepare a tooth for filling and prepare the tooth for an inlay - ANSWER✔✔-
UNDERCUT
It used to remove the pulp (nerve) - ANSWER✔✔-BARBED BROACH
Upper incisors protrude and the overjet is increased - ANSWER✔✔-CLASS II Div I
Adam's universal pliers used for - ANSWER✔✔-Orthodontics
A horizontal overlap is called - ANSWER✔✔-OVERJET
Orthodontic brackets are fixed with - ANSWER✔✔-Glass Ionomer
Acid etch used for composite fillings contains - ANSWER✔✔-33% phosphoric acid
siqveland matrix band is used for - ANSWER✔✔-Class II amalgam restorations
Glass ionomer should be mixed on - ANSWER✔✔-A glass slab with a metal spatula OR
Waxed paper with a metal spatula
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, ©EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024
Composite dental materials are mechanically adhesive after etching to - ANSWER✔✔-ENAMEL
The successful obturation of the root canal is aided by - ANSWER✔✔-Lateral condensers
A *barbed broach* is used in endodontics to - ANSWER✔✔-Remove canal contents
Irreversible pulpitis can be treated by - ANSWER✔✔-Extraction
A mesiodens is - ANSWER✔✔-supernumery tooth
A sign of gingivitis is - ANSWER✔✔-False Pocket
The recommended concentration of fluoride in the water supply is - ANSWER✔✔-1 ppm (part per
million)
The approximate concentration in ppm of fluoride in fluoride toothpaste recommended for adults is -
ANSWER✔✔-1350-1500ppm
The early stage of caries appears as - ANSWER✔✔-White spot
Bacterial acid attack on tooth enamel results in - ANSWER✔✔-DEMINERALISATION
The *usual retentive component* of a removable appliance is - ANSWER✔✔-CRIB
A natural space occurring between erupted teeth in either arch is called - ANSWER✔✔-Diastema
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It is a part of the removable appliance - ANSWER✔✔-Labial bow
A vertical overlap is called - ANSWER✔✔-OVERBITE
The purpose of an orthodontic retainer is - ANSWER✔✔-Stabilise teeth while the bone remodels
A patient who sucks their thumb often has - ANSWER✔✔-Proclined incisors and an anterior *open bite*
A functional orthodontic appliance will move teeth by: - ANSWER✔✔-Increase overbite
Proclined upper central incisors is a feature of - ANSWER✔✔-Class II Div I
The most appropriate advice for a patient who has been supplied with an upper removable appliance -
ANSWER✔✔-Remove it when eating
It is a part of the fixed appliance - ANSWER✔✔-Bracket
Good oral hygiene is important for those patients who? - ANSWER✔✔-Are wearing any orthodontic
appliance
Functional appliances work by using - ANSWER✔✔-Muscular forces to move the *jaw*
Congenitally absent teeth are those which? - ANSWER✔✔-Have been missing since birth
Instruments tha should be set out for a patient attending with a removable orthodontic appliance are: -
ANSWER✔✔-Adam's universal and spring forming pliers
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FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024
The impression material often used for denture construction is - ANSWER✔✔-ALGINATE (irreversible
hydrocolloid)
A fixed movable type of bridge is necessary in some circumstances to allow - ANSWER✔✔-Slight
movement at the bridge joint
The inhalation or swallowing of endo instruments can be prevented by the use of: - ANSWER✔✔--
Parachute chains
- Rubber dam
- Floss ties around the instruments
A bridge which has retainers several teeth away from the pontic is called a - ANSWER✔✔-Spring
cantilever bridge
The instrument used to curette infected or cystic debris from a surgical site is - ANSWER✔✔-Mitchells
trimmer
An oroantral fistula is most likely to develop following the attempted extraction of - ANSWER✔✔-Upper
molar roots
The commonest post operative extraction complication is - ANSWER✔✔-A localised *osteitis*
Critical pH is - ANSWER✔✔-5.5
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