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A comprehensive set of questions and answers covering various aspects of dental hygiene and periodontology. It includes true or false questions, multiple choice questions, and short answer questions, covering topics such as periodontal disease, oral hygiene, dental anatomy, and infection control. Designed to help dental professionals prepare for the adhp board review and enhance their knowledge in the field.
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True or false: A filter restricts the size and shape of the x-ray beam - ✔✔False, a Collimator does True of false: Increasing the exposure time will cause the film to appear dark - ✔✔False, Increases density What are the five gingival fibers within gingival tissues? - ✔✔dentogingival, dentoperiosteal, transseptal, alveologingival, circumferential Tissues surrounding and supporting the tooth? - ✔✔periodontium Tooth above attached tissue is? - ✔✔clinical crown Part of the tooth, covered by enamel? - ✔✔anatomical crown Root with Periodontal fibers? - ✔✔clinical root The root that is covered by cementum? - ✔✔anatomical root This is measured from the CEJ? - ✔✔clinical attachment Measured from the gingival margin to the pocket bottom? - ✔✔probing depth MGJ + GM - Pocket depth - ✔✔Amount of attached gingiva MGJ to GM = - ✔✔Amount of keratinized gingiva
number of cells increases - ✔✔hyperplasia size of cells increases - ✔✔hypertrophy Something a professional notices. An example is BOP - ✔✔signs something a patient notices. An example is pain or tenderness - ✔✔symptom What is needed for calculus formation? - ✔✔pellicle , biofilm, minerals What fibers do not insert into the cementum? - ✔✔circular The surface cell layers of the of the gingiva are best called what type of tissue? - ✔✔epithelial Sulcular epitheliam is? - ✔✔non-keratinized The most common type of periodontal disease is termed? - ✔✔inflammatory The anatomical root of the tooth is covered by? - ✔✔cementum only Amount of attached gingiva is mucogingival junction to gingival margin : - ✔✔minus pocket depth True or False- Periodontal disease is the leading cause of tooth loss in adults. - ✔✔true The primary etiology of periodontal disease is: - ✔✔plaque
in general, mouth rinses are effective in controlling bone loss in patients with pockets, true or false - ✔✔false Maintenance therapy includes what? - ✔✔Plaque control by patient, oral hygiene motivation and oral prophylaxis calculus may attach to the root surface in which way? - ✔✔into cementum, dentin and irregularities in the root surface A good maintence program is one of the most important factors in success in periodontal treatment, true of false - ✔✔true Periodontal pockets freater than 3mm in depth are a problem because: - ✔✔they can not be properly cleaned by the patient after root planing, pocket reduction is most often accomplished by gingival shrinkage - ✔✔true the periodontal probe is the best single instrument in the recognition of periodontal disease, true or false - ✔✔true A universal currette indicates: - ✔✔two cutting edges a scaler should not be used on cementum because - ✔✔it should only be used suprgingivally, the cutting edge is difficult to adapt to root surface, patient discomfort can result A sharp intsrument: - ✔✔decreases the risk of burnished calculus, increases patient comfort, decreases operator fatigue, increases the efficiency of root planning A periodontal probe is inserted - ✔✔perpendicular to the long axis of the tooth
The virus responsible for which of the following diseases is the most resistant to chemical and physical agents? - ✔✔hepatitis Each of the following oral microorganisms could colonize soft tissue EXCEPT: - ✔✔streptococcus mutans Root hypersenitivity diminishes as the tooth forms which of the following? - ✔✔cellular cementum A 21 year old woman, who is in her third trimester of pregnancy, has a pyogeniv granuloma between her maxillary left lateral incisor and canine. After offering oral hygiene instructions, which should be the next step? - ✔✔perform an oral prophylaxis Which of the following nerves supplies the intrinsic muscles of the tongue? - ✔✔hypoglossal which of the following tissues and organs are the MOST radioresistant? - ✔✔nerves Superficial lymphatic vessels of the breast drain primarily into which of the following nodes? - ✔✔axillary primarily, systemic fluorides protect the teeth by which of the following actions? - ✔✔reducing the fluoroapatite solubility Bell's palsy involves which of the following cranial nerves? - ✔✔VI Periodontal disease is considered to be controlled when: - ✔✔no bleeding on probing is present Arteries have muscular walls and carry blood to the heart - ✔✔first statement is true and second is false Stentsons duct is associated with which salivary gland? - ✔✔parotid gland
the most common adverse effects of codeine is? - ✔✔nausea the best prevention of office emergencies us? - ✔✔complete medical histories palliative treatment means? - ✔✔relief but not cure when treating an anaphylactic reaction the drug of choice is? - ✔✔epinephrine T.I.D means? - ✔✔three times a day digital imaging involves which of the following? - ✔✔image composed of pixels and stored on a computer the overall darkness of film is termed? - ✔✔density the only time an operator should hold the tubeheaad during x-ray exposure is? - ✔✔never What articulates with the TMJ? - ✔✔condyle plaque formation occurs? - ✔✔2 days to 2 weeks What is the legal width of opening of cone head for x-rays? - ✔✔2.75 inches What medicines can cause a drug-induced gingival hyperplasia? - ✔✔dilantin, cyclosporine and calcium channel blockers Fibers that enter the cementum are: - ✔✔sharpey's fibers