ADEX DSE Remembered QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS AGRADE
What information do you need from patient on steroids? - ANSWER>> you want to
know the duration and the dosage before dental treatment
Patients _____ is the most important thing for calculating medication dosage for a child
- ANSWER>> weight
Patient just had a stroke. What do you need to worry about? - ANSWER>> if they are
on anticoagulants
Contraindication for apically positioned flap is? - ANSWER>> esthetics
Purpose of a wedge during a restoration is ? - ANSWER>> adaptation of the matrix
band
What medication is a contraindication for a patient with hyperthyroidism ? - ANSWER>>
giving them an analgesic with vasoconstrictors
Symptoms: No hair and missing teeth. What is the diagnosis? - ANSWER>>
Ectodermal dysplasia
Pernicious anemia is caused by what? - ANSWER>> a lack of intrinsic factor, which is
required to absorb vitamin B12 from food
What is hemolytic anemia - ANSWER>> a condition in which red blood cells are
destroyed and removed from the bloodstream before their normal lifespan is over.
Hereditary Telegnastia is associated with what? - ANSWER>> Fe deficiency problems
Gave normal ranges and the patient's numbers for RBC, WBC, and platelets.
What is wrong? - ANSWER>> Leukemia because high WBC, sore lymph nodes, and
painful gums (they give example of 14 y.o pt. w/ inflamed gingiva)
Arm rash - what drug caused it - ANSWER>> Penicillin allergy
,Patient was on penicillin for 2 weeks, their tongue is sore, what test do you do? -
ANSWER>> Fungal test
Picture of a red painful tongue in an uncontrolled diabetic, what is it due to? -
ANSWER>> Malnutrition
Biopsy the red and white portions of a mixed lesion - ANSWER>>
Most likely reason that sealants fail? - ANSWER>> contamination
There is an unconscious patient in your waiting room what is the first thing you
do? - ANSWER>> check breathing
ID of mental ridge on radiograph - ANSWER>>
RO on pano - mucous retention cyst that was in the maxillary sinus - ANSWER>>
What is the difference in anaphylaxis vs syncope? - ANSWER>> anaphylaxis has
wheezing and
bronchoconstriction
Patient returns with pain 72 hours after extraction, what should you do? - ANSWER>>
give irrigation and use eugenol soaked gauze
Extraction of tooth and patient comes back with a big infection? What is it? -
ANSWER>> Subperiostial
abscess
Picture of a patient with down syndrome and question asked what you need to be
worried about as a dentist? - ANSWER>> CHD (congenital heart defect?)
When can you use tissue conditioner and soft reline on a complete denture ? -
ANSWER>> at anytime
How long should you wait to do lab relines? - ANSWER>> 6 months for lab reline
What is a reason for a try in for an immediate denture? - ANSWER>> to check the
vertical dimension
,Picture of a patient with a very Large diastema, what do you do? - ANSWER>> Leave it
alone
RL next to PM- what should you do? - ANSWER>> refer to oral surgery
Panoramic of RL at ramus- what should you do? - ANSWER>> retake for diagnostic
reasons or refer to oral surgery?
Broken coronal portion of a canine, what do you do? - ANSWER>> conservative endo
and
prepare post and core
T/F: Acid etching creates a chemical bond - ANSWER>> FALSE
- does not create chemical bond
Multiple odontomas are linked to what disorder - ANSWER>> Gardner's syndrome
(colorectal polyposis)
After cleaning, there is still BOP. What does this mean? - ANSWER>> Retained
subgingival plaque
Swollen lesion on the tongue, what do you do next? - ANSWER>> Palpate lesion and
see if firm
Picture of lip with something on the corner of it? - ANSWER>> it was either SCC or
Syphilis
*other choices- angular chelitis or herpes labialis
bone loss on #4 - ANSWER>> crater defect
Guided Tissue Regeneration is best for what type of furction? - ANSWER>> class 2
furcations
Reduction of Probing Depths after SRP but still had mobility in anterior mandibular
teeth, what do you do? - ANSWER>> Either GTR or periodic evaluation
, SLOB rule - ANSWER>> Same Lingual
Opposite Buccal
What medication can be prescribed for candida - ANSWER>> Fluconazole
Identify the picture which was a pleomorphic adenoma - ANSWER>> because firm and
they
said it was benign
Asymptomatic crowned lateral with a PA radioluceny, what do you do? - ANSWER>>
RCT
Mandibular incisor with large pulp chamber and PA RL. What is the large pulp chamber
from? - ANSWER>> Trauma right after eruption
2 months after RCT tooth still had RL. What should you do? - ANSWER>> Monitor
2 years after RCT, and still had RL. What should you do? - ANSWER>> Retreat
#14 with RCT and patient is symptomatic with RL at one of the canals. How do you
treat? - ANSWER>> Retreat all canals
#27 had root canal and a bridge from #27 to #25? What is the RL? - ANSWER>>
Nothing to do
with #25, not a failed RCT on #27, re-evaluate in 3 months, or chronic cyst in between
#25-#27
Pregnant person afraid of needles? - ANSWER>> Place her in Trendelburg position
6 months pregnant had bleeding gums and mobile teeth? How should they be treated? -
ANSWER>> Conservative
debridement
Pregnant lady with a diastema in between #8 and #9 with deep probing depth and
class 1 mobility on 8 and 9. What is the reason for diastema? - ANSWER>> Chronic
perio
DETAILED ANSWERS AGRADE
What information do you need from patient on steroids? - ANSWER>> you want to
know the duration and the dosage before dental treatment
Patients _____ is the most important thing for calculating medication dosage for a child
- ANSWER>> weight
Patient just had a stroke. What do you need to worry about? - ANSWER>> if they are
on anticoagulants
Contraindication for apically positioned flap is? - ANSWER>> esthetics
Purpose of a wedge during a restoration is ? - ANSWER>> adaptation of the matrix
band
What medication is a contraindication for a patient with hyperthyroidism ? - ANSWER>>
giving them an analgesic with vasoconstrictors
Symptoms: No hair and missing teeth. What is the diagnosis? - ANSWER>>
Ectodermal dysplasia
Pernicious anemia is caused by what? - ANSWER>> a lack of intrinsic factor, which is
required to absorb vitamin B12 from food
What is hemolytic anemia - ANSWER>> a condition in which red blood cells are
destroyed and removed from the bloodstream before their normal lifespan is over.
Hereditary Telegnastia is associated with what? - ANSWER>> Fe deficiency problems
Gave normal ranges and the patient's numbers for RBC, WBC, and platelets.
What is wrong? - ANSWER>> Leukemia because high WBC, sore lymph nodes, and
painful gums (they give example of 14 y.o pt. w/ inflamed gingiva)
Arm rash - what drug caused it - ANSWER>> Penicillin allergy
,Patient was on penicillin for 2 weeks, their tongue is sore, what test do you do? -
ANSWER>> Fungal test
Picture of a red painful tongue in an uncontrolled diabetic, what is it due to? -
ANSWER>> Malnutrition
Biopsy the red and white portions of a mixed lesion - ANSWER>>
Most likely reason that sealants fail? - ANSWER>> contamination
There is an unconscious patient in your waiting room what is the first thing you
do? - ANSWER>> check breathing
ID of mental ridge on radiograph - ANSWER>>
RO on pano - mucous retention cyst that was in the maxillary sinus - ANSWER>>
What is the difference in anaphylaxis vs syncope? - ANSWER>> anaphylaxis has
wheezing and
bronchoconstriction
Patient returns with pain 72 hours after extraction, what should you do? - ANSWER>>
give irrigation and use eugenol soaked gauze
Extraction of tooth and patient comes back with a big infection? What is it? -
ANSWER>> Subperiostial
abscess
Picture of a patient with down syndrome and question asked what you need to be
worried about as a dentist? - ANSWER>> CHD (congenital heart defect?)
When can you use tissue conditioner and soft reline on a complete denture ? -
ANSWER>> at anytime
How long should you wait to do lab relines? - ANSWER>> 6 months for lab reline
What is a reason for a try in for an immediate denture? - ANSWER>> to check the
vertical dimension
,Picture of a patient with a very Large diastema, what do you do? - ANSWER>> Leave it
alone
RL next to PM- what should you do? - ANSWER>> refer to oral surgery
Panoramic of RL at ramus- what should you do? - ANSWER>> retake for diagnostic
reasons or refer to oral surgery?
Broken coronal portion of a canine, what do you do? - ANSWER>> conservative endo
and
prepare post and core
T/F: Acid etching creates a chemical bond - ANSWER>> FALSE
- does not create chemical bond
Multiple odontomas are linked to what disorder - ANSWER>> Gardner's syndrome
(colorectal polyposis)
After cleaning, there is still BOP. What does this mean? - ANSWER>> Retained
subgingival plaque
Swollen lesion on the tongue, what do you do next? - ANSWER>> Palpate lesion and
see if firm
Picture of lip with something on the corner of it? - ANSWER>> it was either SCC or
Syphilis
*other choices- angular chelitis or herpes labialis
bone loss on #4 - ANSWER>> crater defect
Guided Tissue Regeneration is best for what type of furction? - ANSWER>> class 2
furcations
Reduction of Probing Depths after SRP but still had mobility in anterior mandibular
teeth, what do you do? - ANSWER>> Either GTR or periodic evaluation
, SLOB rule - ANSWER>> Same Lingual
Opposite Buccal
What medication can be prescribed for candida - ANSWER>> Fluconazole
Identify the picture which was a pleomorphic adenoma - ANSWER>> because firm and
they
said it was benign
Asymptomatic crowned lateral with a PA radioluceny, what do you do? - ANSWER>>
RCT
Mandibular incisor with large pulp chamber and PA RL. What is the large pulp chamber
from? - ANSWER>> Trauma right after eruption
2 months after RCT tooth still had RL. What should you do? - ANSWER>> Monitor
2 years after RCT, and still had RL. What should you do? - ANSWER>> Retreat
#14 with RCT and patient is symptomatic with RL at one of the canals. How do you
treat? - ANSWER>> Retreat all canals
#27 had root canal and a bridge from #27 to #25? What is the RL? - ANSWER>>
Nothing to do
with #25, not a failed RCT on #27, re-evaluate in 3 months, or chronic cyst in between
#25-#27
Pregnant person afraid of needles? - ANSWER>> Place her in Trendelburg position
6 months pregnant had bleeding gums and mobile teeth? How should they be treated? -
ANSWER>> Conservative
debridement
Pregnant lady with a diastema in between #8 and #9 with deep probing depth and
class 1 mobility on 8 and 9. What is the reason for diastema? - ANSWER>> Chronic
perio
