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DENTISTRY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Apical means "toward the____" ✔ ✔root tip Which of the following is a proper dental term for describing a tooth surface? ✔ ✔distal--farthest from the midline buccal--facing the cheek The cat has which of the following numbers of maxillary and mandibular premolars in one half of the mouth? ✔ ✔3 and 2 The dental formula for the permanent teeth in the dog is 2 (I 3/3 and C 1/1) plus ✔ ✔P 4/4 and M 2/3 = 42 What is the main purpose of premolar teeth ✔ ✔cutting and breaking What teeth on each side of the mouth in a dog have three roots ✔ ✔maxillary fourth premolars and first and second molars The permanent canine and premolar teeth in dogs generally erupt at about what age ✔ ✔4 and 6 months Using the triadan system, the proper way to describe a dog's first upper left permanent premolar is ✔ ✔ 205 Using the triadan system, the proper way of describing a cats first lower right molar is ✔ ✔ 409
The pulp canal of a tooth contains ✔ ✔blood vessel, nerves, and connective tissue As part of normal tooth growth, what part of the tooth thickens? ✔ ✔dentin Enamel, which is the hardest body substance ✔ ✔Is relatively nonporous and impervious Dentin is covered by ✔ ✔pulp and cementum Normal scissor occlusion is when the maxillary fourth premolars occlude ✔ ✔buccally to the mandibular first molar The heaviest calculus deposition in dogs and cats is typically located on the ✔ ✔buccal surfaces of the upper cheek teeth The carnassial teeth in dogs are ✔ ✔P4 and M Free or marginal gingiva ✔ ✔Forms the gingival sulcus around the tooth The periodontium includes the periodontal ligament and all of the following except ✔ ✔enamel A bulldog would be described as having what type of head shape ✔ ✔brachycephalic
Malocclusion in which the canines erupt in an overly upright position, or the mandible is narrowed ✔ ✔base narrow mandibular canines Malocclusion in which one or more of the upper incisor teeth are caudal to the lower incisors ✔ ✔anterior crossbite The most common benign soft tissue tumor of the oral cavity is ✔ ✔epulide tumor Dry socket is more likely to occur when one ✔ ✔over irrigates the tooth socket so that no clot can form gingivoplasty is the ✔ ✔removal of hyperplastic gingival tissue To protect the pulp tissue of the teeth from thermal damage during ultrasonic scaling, ✔ ✔use constant irrigation Another term for neck lesions on feline teeth is ✔ ✔feline external ondotoclastic resorptive lesions The most common dental procedure performed on a horse is ✔ ✔floating Stomatitis is the ✔ ✔inflammation of the mouth's soft tissue A client wants to know what chew toy would be safest for her dog’s teeth. You suggest that she is best to give Fido a ✔ ✔dense rubber exerciser
For dental radiography of the canine tooth, you should use what size of dental film to ensure that the whole tooth is included ✔ ✔ 4 Dental film should be placed in the mouth with the dimple ✔ ✔up and pointing rostrally The flap side of the dental film should be facing ✔ ✔Away from the tube head The bisecting angle principle states that the plane of an x-ray beam should be 90 degrees to the ✔ ✔imaginary line that bisects the angle formed by the tooth's long axis and the film plane You are looking at your dental radiograph and notice that the tooth is elongated, this happened because the beam was perpendicular to the ✔ ✔tooth A curette is used to ✔ ✔scale calculus from the tooth surface located in the gingival sulcus A scaler is used to ✔ ✔Scale large amounts of calculus from the tooth's surface What mineralized tissue covers the root of the tooth? ✔ ✔cementum It is a _____ to respect patient confidentiality✔ ✔legal obligation What do we violate when we assure a child a treatment will not hurt if it will? ✔ ✔Violation of ethical principal
Generally, the first primary teeth to erupt in the mouth are the...✔ ✔mandibular central incisors The mucobuccal fold is where the buccal & mucosa meet the ______ ______ at the face of the vestigial✔ ✔alveolar mucosa Sits in the ______ sockets called the bony sockets✔ ✔Something What is the goal of the evening routine for clinical areas in a dental practice? ✔ ✔Leaving the office ready for patient care in the morning Which form of delivery provides the dentist with the easiest access to the dental hand piece without twisting his or her body?✔ ✔front How often should the tip of the air and water syringe be replaced? ✔ ✔between each patient Progress notes should include...✔ ✔date, tooth #, and type of treatment The goal of obtaining the medical history from a dental patient is to ensure all of the following EXCEPT...✔ ✔to provide info regarding medical care to be delivered The most detailed and geographic part of the patient`s record is the✔ ✔clinical examination form Before treatment, overall health and dental record is recorded on a✔ ✔medical dental history form
Before topical fluoride gel is applied, what needs to happen?✔ ✔They need to be clean/free of calculus When should you floss? ✔ ✔Before brushing How many hours after a cleaning can plaque reform? ✔ ✔ 24 Touching which area is most likely to trigger the gag reflex. ✔ ✔cephallic something buccal✔ ✔cheek How many incisors are in the primary dentition? ✔ ✔ 8 Which teeth are the anterior teeth? ✔ ✔incisors and canines What describes the maximal stable contact between the surface and the maxillary and mandibular teeth? ✔ ✔centric occlusion Where are the teeth in the upper arch set? ✔ ✔maxilla Which teeth are most likely to be out of position in a dental arch?✔ ✔maxillary thirds (wisdom teeth) The primary teeth are classified in the universal national teeth numbering system with✔ ✔A-T
