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NBDHE Dental Hygiene Board Exam Questions and Answers, Exams of Medical Genetics

A collection of questions and answers related to the national board dental hygiene examination (nbdhe). It covers various topics in dental hygiene, including oral anatomy, pathology, microbiology, pharmacology, and clinical procedures. Useful for students preparing for the nbdhe exam.

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NBDHE DENTAL HYGIENE BOARD ACTUAL
EXAM WITH CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST 2025 ALREADY GRADED A+
what is Vincent's angia - ANSWERS-NUG
very small purpura spot is called - ANSWERS-petechiae
most common location for mandibular tori - ANSWERS-lingual area most often
in the premolar region
ossifying fibroma - ANSWERS-slow growing expansive lesion
occurs more often in the mandibular premolars/molars
asymptomatic
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NBDHE DENTAL HYGIENE BOARD ACTUAL

EXAM WITH CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS

AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS

LATEST 2025 ALREADY GRADED A+

what is Vincent's angia - ANSWERS-NUG very small purpura spot is called - ANSWERS-petechiae most common location for mandibular tori - ANSWERS-lingual area most oftenin the premolar region

ossifying fibroma - ANSWERS-slow growing expansive lesion occurs more often in the mandibular premolars/molars asymptomatic

common in young adults around 35 years of age inflammatory of soft tissue appears as a peppy, cobblestone appearance of thehard palate and occurs under maxillary denture if not removed - ANSWERS- papillary hyperplasia advance stages of oral cancer - ANSWERS-chronic mouth pain, sore throat, voicealteration, difficulty swallowing and chewing , swelling of edentulous areas

what disease most often associated with fissure tongue - ANSWERS-Downsyndrome

area of dense but normal bone occur in anywhere in the jaws. some intancemay attach to a tooth - ANSWERS-osteosclerosis

inflammation of bone marrow which occurs in the bone of the jaws (max andmand) - ANSWERS-Osteomyelitis

what is the biggest weakness of a gold cast restoration?

  • ANSWERS-solubility of the cement needed best impression material is suited for an onlay? - ANSWERS-reversiblehydrocolloid

imbition - ANSWERS-absorption of water causing swelling impression material when measuring oral disease which characteristic is not ideal? - ANSWERS-time-consuming. indices should save time and be quick.

what ideal characteristic the indices should be? - ANSWERS-quantifiable,simple, sensitive

pull a poll among 500 children , 400 have been vaccinated, 150 of them had lastyear. what is the 400 children referred to? - ANSWERS-prevelance. the existing cases what type of case control studies? - ANSWERS-retrospective Sticky wax is used for... - ANSWERS-attach models calcium hydroxide - ANSWERS-liner, stimulates formation reparative dentin ZOE (eugenol) - ANSWERS-is a liner that release fluoride and seal tubules zinc phosphate - ANSWERS-is cement hybrid fill - ANSWERS-include both microfills and midifills , larger than nanofill

what would you polish gold with extraorally? - ANSWERS-rough what would best is used to polish gold intraorally? - ANSWERS-tin oxide

pt rarely brush his teeth before and now bushes every morning before work.what step is this in the learning ladder? - ANSWERS-action. eventhough patient apply skills in every life but brushing 1x/day is not enough to make this is ahabit result of majority of low score - ANSWERS-positive skew result of majority of higher range - ANSWERS-negative skew we have 100 100 100 98 97 92 95 88 88 88 86 83 83 83 83 79 70. what is the typeskew? - ANSWERS-negative skew because majority is high score

patient stops flossing because she notices bleeding in the the first time offlossing. what is this in the learning ladder? - ANSWERS-unawareness ( pt does not have any knowledge about flossing) the observation of mod periodontal disease in association with tobacco is -ANSWERS-prevelance ( represent the new and old cases of a disease. ) morbidity is the rate of a disease

nicole is in the process of examining five classrooms of children to assess boththeir past and present dental decay history... what type of the study? - ANSWERS-descriptive periodontal index - ANSWERS-both irreversible and reversible which term measures the proportion of those without disease who are correctlyidentified by a positive test? - ANSWERS-specificity

what time measures the proportion of those without disease who are identifiedby a negative test? - ANSWERS-sensitivity

which indices use for children funder 7 years old - ANSWERS-deft which cause gingival enlargement:cardizem , lisinopril, lasix, zyban - ANSWERS-answer : cardizem : calcium channel blocker

Lasix - ANSWERS-diuretic drug

Zyban - ANSWERS-antidepressant used for smoking cessation in order for a generic drug to be approved by the FDA, the drug must be -ANSWERS-at least 80% effective

what is dose related reaction that is not part of the desired therapeuticoutcome of a drug - ANSWERS-side effect

what is a dose related reaction occurs when the amount of desired effect isexcessive - ANSWERS-toxic reaction

the most rapid drug response via what route? - ANSWERS-intravascular route(IV)

the safest route to take a drug - ANSWERS-oral route the most convenient and least expensive route to take a drug - ANSWERS-oralroute

Ritalin - ANSWERS-treat ADD Chantix - ANSWERS-non-nicotinic medication to block nicotinic receptors in thebrain

nitrous oxide is explosive. true or false - ANSWERS-false nitrous oxide minimally alters cardiac output. true or false - ANSWERS-true what hypertensive drug block the conversion of angiotensin I to II - ANSWERS-ACE inhibitors

what is the most common anticoagulant drug prescribed? - ANSWERS-warfarin Nizoral - ANSWERS-antifungal drug what drug to treat TB - ANSWERS-Rifampin, Ethambutol, Isonazid drugs to treat HIV - ANSWERS-Zidovudine, Didanosine, Zalcitabine Carbamazepine (Tegretol) - ANSWERS-anticonvulsant drug adrenergic agonist drugs - ANSWERS-Albuterol , epinephrine, pseudoephedrine Verapamil - ANSWERS-calcium channel blocker

what medication is the first choice for nicotine e replacement therapy -ANSWERS-Bupropion

Butorphanol - ANSWERS-opioid nose spray Clonidine - ANSWERS-antihypertensive drug Nortriptyline - ANSWERS-tricyclic antidepressants what antibiotic is best to treat MRSA - ANSWERS-Vancomycin mouth breathing can cause gingival overgrowth. true or false - ANSWERS-true stage of anesthesia where most major surgery is performed - ANSWERS-stage 3 stage of anesthesia is marked by loss of consciousness at the end stage -ANSWERS-stage 1

stage of anesthesia begins with unconciousness and.is associated withinvoluntary movement and excitement - ANSWERS-stage 2

stage of anesthesia complete cessation of all respiration - ANSWERS-stage 4

what is used to treat opioid overdose - ANSWERS-Narcan (Naloxone how.long it takes a patient to feel the changes of gas when nitrous oxide isadministered? - ANSWERS-30-60 seconds

you should not use any non-selective beta blocker in patients with asthma orany reactive airway disease. true or false - ANSWERS-true

Atenolol - ANSWERS-cardiacselective beta blocker that eliminatebronchoconstrictor effect. used to treat hypertensive asthmatic patients

side effect of codeine - ANSWERS-emesis ( vomit), constipation what causes dilated pupil - ANSWERS-codeine, cocaine effect of anticholinergic agent - ANSWERS-constipation, xerostomia, blurredvision ,

antitussive medication - ANSWERS-codeine what decrease the absorption of tetracyclin if take together - ANSWERS-antacid

Sympatholytics - ANSWERS-anti-adrenergic agents what cause Reye's syndrome in children - ANSWERS-aspirin what is the syndrome that a child will develop when taking aspirin - ANSWERS-Reye's syndrome

hyperkeratosis is not a characteristics of NUG - ANSWERS-true exudate is a characteristic of NUG - ANSWERS-true the purpose of sutures after periodontal surgery - ANSWERS-maintain softtissue adaptation

among periodontal patients, the frequency of tooth hypersensitivity is up to -ANSWERS-57%

CHX chip (PerioChip) - ANSWERS-inserted into pockets greater than 5mm placed with standard cotton plier used repeatedly as a part of a long term periodontal maintenance program

what drug is often used to treat NUG/NUP - ANSWERS-tetracycline because itconcentrates in the gingiva crevicular fluid

what is the most common procedure to reduce pocket depth - ANSWERS-gingivectomy

what occlusal trauma causes - ANSWERS-sensitivity, increased mobility, toothmigration

occlusal trauma can cause periodontal disease. true or false - ANSWERS-false take 5 days to heal - ANSWERS-Junctional epithelium takes 7-10 days to heal - ANSWERS-sulcular epithelium takes 10-14 days to heal - ANSWERS-gingival surface epithelium takes 21-28 days to heal - ANSWERS-connective tissues take 4-6 weeks to heal - ANSWERS-bone main cause of inflammatory disease in diabetic patients - ANSWERS-plaquebiofilm ?? why?

what is not related to chronic gingival disease - ANSWERS-pain what bacteria involved in caries - ANSWERS-streptococcus mutan, lactobacillus,Actinomyces

the most occurring form of periodontal disease - ANSWERS-gingivitis what is the most form of periodontitis - ANSWERS-chronic periodontitis oral characteristics of patients with cancer - ANSWERS-mucositis, xerostomia,dysgeusia ( loss of taste or taste impairment

ulcerative lesions of oral cavity affect ____ of population - ANSWERS-20% oral MANIFESTATION of multiple sclerosis - ANSWERS-paresthesia , facial palsy,trigeminal neuralgia

what lesion is related to Reiter's syndrome - ANSWERS-migratory glossitis what condition could result from administering glucocorticoid? - ANSWERS-brown hairy tongue

drugs get to the body through the GI tract - ANSWERS-enteral administration drugs get to the body by-pass the GI tract - ANSWERS-parental administration route to take TB skin test - ANSWERS-intradermal route

  • ANSWERS- other sites for drug excretion other than the kidney - ANSWERS-intestine, saliva,crevicular fluid, tear, sweat, breast milk, and lungs

usually it takes how long or how many half lifes for a drug to be completelyeliminated from the bloodstream? - ANSWERS-6 half lives

what anticholinergic drug decreases saliva production - ANSWERS-Atropine amenorrhea - ANSWERS-loss of mestrual cycle most asymptomatic hepatitis - ANSWERS-Hepatitis C Ehlers' Danlos syndrome has - ANSWERS-TMJ dysfunction

what ASA type for a patient has AIDS - ANSWERS-ASA Type III symptoms of a severe shock - ANSWERS-pale skin, nausea, weakness, strongpulse

what hypersensitivity type of serum sickness? - ANSWERS-type III diabetic ketoacidosis signs or symptoms: - ANSWERS-hyperthermia, nausea andvomiting, psychosis leading to dementia

risk factors for type I diabtete - ANSWERS-genetic, autoimmune, environmental untreated diabetes may result in - ANSWERS-blindness, cardiovascular disease,kidney failure

alzimer is not an autoimmune disease .true or false - ANSWERS-true mitral valve regurgitation will cause - ANSWERS-fluid congestion in the lung.mitral valve is in the left heart

heart shunts require premeditation but heart stent does not. true or false -ANSWERS-true