AAPD Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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In /
/infants, /
/what /
/is /
/the /
/best /
/indicator //for //future //caries? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔plaque //on //maxillary //anteriors
A //pea-
sized /
/amount /
/of /
/fluoridated /
/toothpaste //is //appropriate //for //what //age //range? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔age //2-5
In //a //child //under //the //age //of //3, //what //factors //automatically //assign //that //child //an //S-
ECC /
/status? //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔White //spot //lesions, //any //carious //lesion //on //a //smooth //surface
Name //7 //factors //that //assign //a //high //caries //risk //to //a //0-
5/
/year /
/old. //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔1) /
/Mother/caregiver /
/with //active //caries; //2) //Parent/caregiver //low //SES; //3) //greater //than //three //between-
meal //sugar-
containing /
,/snacks //or //beverages //per //day; //4) //Child //is //put //to //bed //with //a //bottle //containing //natural //or
//added /
/sugar; /
/5) /
/child /
/has /
/greater /
/than //
1/
/DMFS; /
/6) /
/Child //has //active //white //spot //lesions //or //enamel //defects; //7) //Child //has //elevated //MS //levels
Name //3 //factors //that //assign //a //moderate //caries //risk //to //a //0-
5/
/year /
/old. //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔1) /
/Child /
/has /
/special //health //care //needs; //2) //Child //is //a //recent //immigrant; //3) //Child //has //plaque //on //teeth
Name /
/the //4 //caries //protective //factors. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔1) //Child //receives //optimally-
fluoridated /
/drinking /
/water /
/or /
/fluoride /
/supplements; /
/2) /
/Child /
/has /
/teeth /
,/brushed //daily //with //fluoridated //toothpaste; //3) //Child //receives //topical //fluoride //from //health
//professional; //4) //Child //has //dental //home/regular //dental //care
Neural /
/crest /
/cells /
/develop /
/from /
/________. /
/Name /
/some /
/structures /
/that /
/neural /
/crests /
/are /
/responsible /
/for /
/forming. //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔1) /
/ectoderm /
/on /
/the //lateral //border //of //the //neural //plate. //2) //bone, //cartilage, //dentin, //dermis //(not //enamel)
Dental //lamina //begins //formation //at //_______ //embryonic //age. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔6
//weeks
From /
/what /
/structure /
/does //dental //lamina //form? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔basal //layer //of //oral //epithelium
What //structures //form //from //dental //lamina? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔tooth //buds
, At /
/what /
/age /
/does /
/the /
/permanent /
/first /
/molar /
/begin /
/initiation? /
/At /
/what /
/age /
/does /
/the /
/permanent /
/2nd //molar //begin //initiation? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔1) //16 //weeks //in //utero //2) //4-
5 //years
Name /
/the /
/components /
/of //the //tooth //bud. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔enamel //organ, //dental //papilla, //dental //sac
Name /
/the /
/components /
/of /
/the /
/enamel /
/organ. //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Inner /
/enamel /
/epithelium //(concavity), //outer //enamel //epithelium //(convexity), //stellate //reticulum //(center)
// // // // //
In /
/infants, /
/what /
/is /
/the /
/best /
/indicator //for //future //caries? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔plaque //on //maxillary //anteriors
A //pea-
sized /
/amount /
/of /
/fluoridated /
/toothpaste //is //appropriate //for //what //age //range? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔age //2-5
In //a //child //under //the //age //of //3, //what //factors //automatically //assign //that //child //an //S-
ECC /
/status? //- /
/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔White //spot //lesions, //any //carious //lesion //on //a //smooth //surface
Name //7 //factors //that //assign //a //high //caries //risk //to //a //0-
5/
/year /
/old. //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔1) /
/Mother/caregiver /
/with //active //caries; //2) //Parent/caregiver //low //SES; //3) //greater //than //three //between-
meal //sugar-
containing /
,/snacks //or //beverages //per //day; //4) //Child //is //put //to //bed //with //a //bottle //containing //natural //or
//added /
/sugar; /
/5) /
/child /
/has /
/greater /
/than //
1/
/DMFS; /
/6) /
/Child //has //active //white //spot //lesions //or //enamel //defects; //7) //Child //has //elevated //MS //levels
Name //3 //factors //that //assign //a //moderate //caries //risk //to //a //0-
5/
/year /
/old. //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔1) /
/Child /
/has /
/special //health //care //needs; //2) //Child //is //a //recent //immigrant; //3) //Child //has //plaque //on //teeth
Name /
/the //4 //caries //protective //factors. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔1) //Child //receives //optimally-
fluoridated /
/drinking /
/water /
/or /
/fluoride /
/supplements; /
/2) /
/Child /
/has /
/teeth /
,/brushed //daily //with //fluoridated //toothpaste; //3) //Child //receives //topical //fluoride //from //health
//professional; //4) //Child //has //dental //home/regular //dental //care
Neural /
/crest /
/cells /
/develop /
/from /
/________. /
/Name /
/some /
/structures /
/that /
/neural /
/crests /
/are /
/responsible /
/for /
/forming. //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔1) /
/ectoderm /
/on /
/the //lateral //border //of //the //neural //plate. //2) //bone, //cartilage, //dentin, //dermis //(not //enamel)
Dental //lamina //begins //formation //at //_______ //embryonic //age. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔6
//weeks
From /
/what /
/structure /
/does //dental //lamina //form? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔basal //layer //of //oral //epithelium
What //structures //form //from //dental //lamina? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔tooth //buds
, At /
/what /
/age /
/does /
/the /
/permanent /
/first /
/molar /
/begin /
/initiation? /
/At /
/what /
/age /
/does /
/the /
/permanent /
/2nd //molar //begin //initiation? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔1) //16 //weeks //in //utero //2) //4-
5 //years
Name /
/the /
/components /
/of //the //tooth //bud. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔enamel //organ, //dental //papilla, //dental //sac
Name /
/the /
/components /
/of /
/the /
/enamel /
/organ. //- /
/CORRECT /
/ANSWERS(S)✔✔Inner /
/enamel /
/epithelium //(concavity), //outer //enamel //epithelium //(convexity), //stellate //reticulum //(center)
