CERTIFICATION TEST 2026 FULL QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
◉ The clinician must never progress the needle through an area
with___________ to prevent the spread of disease. Answer: abscess,
cellulitis, or osteomyelitis
◉ Most local anesthesia of the maxilla is more successful than that of
the mandible, this is due to ?. Answer: *The bone over the facial
surface of the maxillary teeth is less dense than that of the mandible
over similar teeth
*Less variation of anatomy of the maxillary and palatine bones with
respect to landmarks than the mandible
◉ Anterior superior alveolar (ASA). Answer: Maxillary canine and
incisors and associated facial tissues
◉ ASA penetration site. Answer: Tissues at the height of the
mucobuccal fold at the apex of the maxillary canine, just anterior to
and parallel with the canine eminence
, ◉ ASA complications. Answer: Over-insertion with complications
like a hematoma are rare with the ASA.
◉ Middle superior alveolar (MSA). Answer: Maxillary premolars and
mesiobuccal root of 1st molar, and associated buccal tissues
◉ MSA penetration site?. Answer: *height of the mucobuccal fold at
the apex of the maxillary second premolar
*Needle is inserted until its tip is located superior to the apex of the
maxillary second premolar without touching the bone
◉ MSA Complications. Answer: Over-insertion complications such as
a hematoma are rare with the MSA
◉ Posterior superior alveolar (PSA). Answer: Maxillary molar teeth
and associated buccal tissues
◉ PSA penetration site. Answer: height of the mucobuccal fold at the
apex of the maxillary second molar, distal to the zygomatic process
of the maxilla
◉ Symptoms and possible complications of PSA. Answer: *Usually
no symptoms of soft tissue anesthesia;