AAPD OCE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
normal hematocrit (Hct) lab value? - Answer -35-50%
Normal RBC values - Answer -4-6 million cells/mm3, high in males
Normal ANC - Answer -1500+/mm3
Normal platelet count - Answer -140,000-340,000/mm3
Defer dental treatment when ANC below? - Answer -1000
Platelets above ____ can be treated without additional support? - Answer -75,000
Physician consult needed when platelets are? - Answer -40,000-75,000
All dental treatment must be deferred if platelets below _____? - Answer -40,000
Normal heart rate 3-5 y/o - Answer -80-120 bpm
Normal respiratory rate 3-5 y/o - Answer -20-28 breaths per min
Normal systolic pressure for 3-5 y/o - Answer -89-112 mmHg
Normal diastolic pressure for 3-5 y/o - Answer -46-72 mmHg
Normal temperature for 3-5 y/o - Answer -96-100.4 F (35.8-38 C)
Systolic hypotension for 3-5 y/o - Answer -Below 70 mmHg
% Fluoride, PPM, Concentration of Fl salt in Regular toothpaste? - Answer -.2% NaF,
1000 ppm, 0.1% fluoride ion
% Fluoride, PPM, Concentration of Fl salt in Fluoride gel? - Answer -%2.7 APF, 12,300
ppm, 1.23 % fluoride ion
% Fluoride, PPM, Concentration of Fl salt in Prevident? - Answer -1.1% NaF, 5000
ppm, 0.5 % fluoride ion
% Fluoride, PPM, Concentration of Fl salt in Fluoride varnish? - Answer -5% NaF,
22,500 ppm, 2.26% fluoride ion
% Fluoride, PPM, Concentration of Fl salt in SDF (1 drop)? - Answer -38%, 44,800
ppm, 44.8% fluoride ion
, toxic dose of fluoride - Answer -5 mg/kg
certainly lethal dose of fluoride? - Answer -16-32 mg/kg (hodge and smith) or 15mg/kg
(whitford)
Maximum total amount of fluoride in any prescription? - Answer -120 mg
What comes from Meckel's cartilage? - Answer -Anterior =Genial tubercle, middle=
sphenomandibular ligament, posterior= malleus and incus
What occurs during hyalinzation? - Answer -Bone resorption, PDL resorption,
medullary resorption
What is peak velocity height? - Answer -Maximum growth during adolescent age from
puberty and up to 24 months after
13.5 years for boys and 11.5 years for girls
Wormian bone or cotton wool - Answer -Paget's disease and cherubism
What bones form the lambdoidal suture? - Answer -2 parietal and one occipital
What bones form the sagittal suture? - Answer -2 parietal bones
What bones form coronal suture? - Answer -2 parietal and one frontal
What bones form the squamous suture? - Answer -2 parietals and one temporal
Osteoclasts come from... - Answer -Blood
What occurs when capillary pressure is exceeded and hyalinisation occurs within the
PDL? - Answer -Undermining resorption
What would you do to the kVp or mA to visualize a root fracture? - Answer -Decrease
kVp (lower kVp, greater contrast)
What occurs when orthodontic forces do not exceed capillary pressure? - Answer -
Frontal absorption
The mandibular condyle is composed of what type of cartilage? - Answer -Fibrous
How long does it take for the apex of the root to close? - Answer -2-3 years
What's the force required for bodily movement? Tipping, rotation, extrusion? Intrusion? -
Answer -100-150 grams, 50-75 grams, 15-25 grams
What forces does a cervical headgear produce? - Answer -Distalizing and extrusion
normal hematocrit (Hct) lab value? - Answer -35-50%
Normal RBC values - Answer -4-6 million cells/mm3, high in males
Normal ANC - Answer -1500+/mm3
Normal platelet count - Answer -140,000-340,000/mm3
Defer dental treatment when ANC below? - Answer -1000
Platelets above ____ can be treated without additional support? - Answer -75,000
Physician consult needed when platelets are? - Answer -40,000-75,000
All dental treatment must be deferred if platelets below _____? - Answer -40,000
Normal heart rate 3-5 y/o - Answer -80-120 bpm
Normal respiratory rate 3-5 y/o - Answer -20-28 breaths per min
Normal systolic pressure for 3-5 y/o - Answer -89-112 mmHg
Normal diastolic pressure for 3-5 y/o - Answer -46-72 mmHg
Normal temperature for 3-5 y/o - Answer -96-100.4 F (35.8-38 C)
Systolic hypotension for 3-5 y/o - Answer -Below 70 mmHg
% Fluoride, PPM, Concentration of Fl salt in Regular toothpaste? - Answer -.2% NaF,
1000 ppm, 0.1% fluoride ion
% Fluoride, PPM, Concentration of Fl salt in Fluoride gel? - Answer -%2.7 APF, 12,300
ppm, 1.23 % fluoride ion
% Fluoride, PPM, Concentration of Fl salt in Prevident? - Answer -1.1% NaF, 5000
ppm, 0.5 % fluoride ion
% Fluoride, PPM, Concentration of Fl salt in Fluoride varnish? - Answer -5% NaF,
22,500 ppm, 2.26% fluoride ion
% Fluoride, PPM, Concentration of Fl salt in SDF (1 drop)? - Answer -38%, 44,800
ppm, 44.8% fluoride ion
, toxic dose of fluoride - Answer -5 mg/kg
certainly lethal dose of fluoride? - Answer -16-32 mg/kg (hodge and smith) or 15mg/kg
(whitford)
Maximum total amount of fluoride in any prescription? - Answer -120 mg
What comes from Meckel's cartilage? - Answer -Anterior =Genial tubercle, middle=
sphenomandibular ligament, posterior= malleus and incus
What occurs during hyalinzation? - Answer -Bone resorption, PDL resorption,
medullary resorption
What is peak velocity height? - Answer -Maximum growth during adolescent age from
puberty and up to 24 months after
13.5 years for boys and 11.5 years for girls
Wormian bone or cotton wool - Answer -Paget's disease and cherubism
What bones form the lambdoidal suture? - Answer -2 parietal and one occipital
What bones form the sagittal suture? - Answer -2 parietal bones
What bones form coronal suture? - Answer -2 parietal and one frontal
What bones form the squamous suture? - Answer -2 parietals and one temporal
Osteoclasts come from... - Answer -Blood
What occurs when capillary pressure is exceeded and hyalinisation occurs within the
PDL? - Answer -Undermining resorption
What would you do to the kVp or mA to visualize a root fracture? - Answer -Decrease
kVp (lower kVp, greater contrast)
What occurs when orthodontic forces do not exceed capillary pressure? - Answer -
Frontal absorption
The mandibular condyle is composed of what type of cartilage? - Answer -Fibrous
How long does it take for the apex of the root to close? - Answer -2-3 years
What's the force required for bodily movement? Tipping, rotation, extrusion? Intrusion? -
Answer -100-150 grams, 50-75 grams, 15-25 grams
What forces does a cervical headgear produce? - Answer -Distalizing and extrusion
