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NBDHE EXAM VERSION 1 NEWEST 2026/2027 COMPLETE 180
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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67. Which of the following is an exophytic area of enamel on
the root surface?
a. Dens in dente
b. Enamel pearl
c. Enamel hypoplasia
d. Gemination - ANSWER-b - Enamel pearls are projections of
an exophytic area of enamel on the surface of a root. The area
appears as a small round "pearl" of enamel on the surface
where enamel isn't normally found.
68. Dental fluorosis causing damage to tooth development
occurs approximately at what ages?
a. 0-12 months
b. 12 months - 12 years
c. 6 months - 5 years
d. 5 years - 12 years - ANSWER-c - 6 months to 5 years is the age
range where dental fluorosis causes damage to the developing
teeth. At this point in age all permanent teeth are developing
and at increased susceptibility to excess fluoride exposure.
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69. Which two anomalies may involve the buccal mucosa?
a. Linea alba
b. Leukoedema
c. Lingual variscosities
d. Ranula - ANSWER-a & b - Linea alba and leukoedema may
both involve the buccal mucosa. A ranula is in the floor of the
mouth while lingual variscosities are on the tongue.
70. An asymptomatic cluster of yellow lobules of sebaceous
glands is known as what?
a. Median rhomboid glossitis
b. Ranula
c. Fordyce granules
d. Lingual thyroid nodule - ANSWER-c - Fordyce granules are
asymptomatic clusters of yellow lobules involving sebaceous
glands within the oral cavity.
71. Which two anomalies involve the desquamation of filiform
lingual papillae?
a. Geographic tongue
b. Fissured tongue
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c. Black hairy tongue
d. Benign migratory glossitis - ANSWER-a & d - Geographic
tongue and benign migratory glossitis are the same condition,
which involves the desquamation filiform lingual papillae. They
appear as red, raw areas on the tongue with a well-defined
border which frequently changes in shape.
72. What is the term used to describe a sharp bend or curve in
the root of a formed tooth?
a. Concrescence
b. Dilaceration
c. Fusion
d. Gemination - ANSWER-b - Dilaceration is the sharp bend or
curve in the root of a tooth, it can make root canal therapy or
extractions difficult to complete.
73. What two medications are contraindicated for children due
to the risk of developing Reye's syndrome?
a. Acetaminophen
b. Aspirin
c. Ipubrophen
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d. Bayer - ANSWER-b & d - Aspirin and Bayer (brand-name) are
contraindicated for pediatric use due to the risk of developing
Reye's syndrome in children.
74. Which pharmacological abbreviation is for medicine to be
taken "twice daily"?
a. ud
b. tid
c. bid
d. prn - ANSWER-c - The pharmacological abbreviation "bid"
refers to medicine that should be taken twice per day. ("Bi"
twice "d" day)
75. The SANS enables the body to maintain bodily function
during normal activities. The PANS enables the body to function
during emergencies.
a. Both statements are true
b. Both statements are false
c. The first statement is true, the second statement is false
d. The first statement is false, the second statement is true -
ANSWER-b - Both statements are false. The PANS enables
normal activity function while the SANS enables emergency
functions.
NBDHE EXAM VERSION 1 NEWEST 2026/2027 COMPLETE 180
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||JUST OUT!!!
67. Which of the following is an exophytic area of enamel on
the root surface?
a. Dens in dente
b. Enamel pearl
c. Enamel hypoplasia
d. Gemination - ANSWER-b - Enamel pearls are projections of
an exophytic area of enamel on the surface of a root. The area
appears as a small round "pearl" of enamel on the surface
where enamel isn't normally found.
68. Dental fluorosis causing damage to tooth development
occurs approximately at what ages?
a. 0-12 months
b. 12 months - 12 years
c. 6 months - 5 years
d. 5 years - 12 years - ANSWER-c - 6 months to 5 years is the age
range where dental fluorosis causes damage to the developing
teeth. At this point in age all permanent teeth are developing
and at increased susceptibility to excess fluoride exposure.
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69. Which two anomalies may involve the buccal mucosa?
a. Linea alba
b. Leukoedema
c. Lingual variscosities
d. Ranula - ANSWER-a & b - Linea alba and leukoedema may
both involve the buccal mucosa. A ranula is in the floor of the
mouth while lingual variscosities are on the tongue.
70. An asymptomatic cluster of yellow lobules of sebaceous
glands is known as what?
a. Median rhomboid glossitis
b. Ranula
c. Fordyce granules
d. Lingual thyroid nodule - ANSWER-c - Fordyce granules are
asymptomatic clusters of yellow lobules involving sebaceous
glands within the oral cavity.
71. Which two anomalies involve the desquamation of filiform
lingual papillae?
a. Geographic tongue
b. Fissured tongue
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c. Black hairy tongue
d. Benign migratory glossitis - ANSWER-a & d - Geographic
tongue and benign migratory glossitis are the same condition,
which involves the desquamation filiform lingual papillae. They
appear as red, raw areas on the tongue with a well-defined
border which frequently changes in shape.
72. What is the term used to describe a sharp bend or curve in
the root of a formed tooth?
a. Concrescence
b. Dilaceration
c. Fusion
d. Gemination - ANSWER-b - Dilaceration is the sharp bend or
curve in the root of a tooth, it can make root canal therapy or
extractions difficult to complete.
73. What two medications are contraindicated for children due
to the risk of developing Reye's syndrome?
a. Acetaminophen
b. Aspirin
c. Ipubrophen
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d. Bayer - ANSWER-b & d - Aspirin and Bayer (brand-name) are
contraindicated for pediatric use due to the risk of developing
Reye's syndrome in children.
74. Which pharmacological abbreviation is for medicine to be
taken "twice daily"?
a. ud
b. tid
c. bid
d. prn - ANSWER-c - The pharmacological abbreviation "bid"
refers to medicine that should be taken twice per day. ("Bi"
twice "d" day)
75. The SANS enables the body to maintain bodily function
during normal activities. The PANS enables the body to function
during emergencies.
a. Both statements are true
b. Both statements are false
c. The first statement is true, the second statement is false
d. The first statement is false, the second statement is true -
ANSWER-b - Both statements are false. The PANS enables
normal activity function while the SANS enables emergency
functions.
