DSE PREPARATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
● Large space between 11 and 12. What do you do?
a. Mini implant
b. Do a bridge
c. Leave it alone. Answer: Leave it alone
● Papilloma on a tongue. Answer:
● How do you treat this? (Mucocele). Answer: Excise with salivary
gland remnants
Mucocele- noncancerous cyst-like space in mouth that contains mucus
(causes lip biting or trauma to face or mouth)
● What is the problem with resin bonded bridges?. Answer: Debonding
● Hepatitis A/ Jaundice is fine to treat after. Answer: 1 week
● Allergic reaction to barbiturate on the lip. What do you give?. Answer:
Antihistamines (Benadryl)
,● Picture of patient that didn't like the look of their canine and premolar,
and asked what it was?. Answer: Hypoplasia - results in thin enamel,
making teeth more vulnerable to decay
● Facial erosion on teeth due to. Answer: Aacidic bevarages
● Amelogenesis imperfecta Xray. Answer: (Look up other examples too)
Amelogenesis imperfect is a disorder of tooth development - causes
teeth to be unusually small, discolored, pitted or grooved, and prone to
rapid wear and breakage
● [Picture of blue sclera] What other dental findings should you see?.
Answer: Dentinogenesis imperfecta - dentin dysplasia that causes teeth
to be discolored and translucent giving teeth an opalescent sheen
● Hyperthyroid symptoms are all except:
1. Exopthalmos
2. Tachycardia
3. Tremors of extremities
4. Fatigue. Answer: 4. Fatigue
Exophthalmos = bulging of the eye anteriorly out of the orbit
● Minimum axial reduction for a crown is. Answer: 1.5mm
,● Replacing #9 crown. Which measurement is correct? (weird question
with weird wording). Answer: 2mm
● What is the maximum amount of unsupported porcelain allowed?.
Answer: 2mm
● T/F: Cyclosporine causes gingival hyperplasia. Answer: True -
immunosuppressive
● Most important treatment for ANUG is. Answer: Debridement
● What is the treatment for gingival hyperplasia?. Answer:
Gingivectomy
● Patient presents with a liver clot. What is the treatment?. Answer:
Irrigate, apply pressure, reassess
liver clot aka "currant jelly clot" is a rare periodontal postsurgical
complication - incomplete fibrin clotting and manifests as a slowly
developing, red-brown clot.
● Would you rather overcontour or under contour the temporary crown
to preserve gingival health. Answer: Undercontour
, ● Picture of a patient with all crowns on upper and lower. What is
wrong?. Answer: Impingement on gums/gum health
(Other choices were incorrect overjet/overbite, improper contour of
crown)
● Patient has pain on swallowing when wearing their denture, why?.
Answer: Overextension of lingual flange
● Patient presents with space in between 3rd molar with class 2 mobility
and premolar. What do you do to fix this?. Answer: Implant
● Patient missing #2 and #3. #1 has class 3 mobility and furcation
involvement. What would be the optimal treatment plan?. Answer:
Extract #1 and either implant for #3 or #2 and #3.
● If you cannot pick a color for a crown what do you chose?. Answer:
Something with lower shade saturation and less gray
● Worst place for implant is. Answer: Maxillary posterior
● Best place for implant is. Answer: Either mandibular posterior or
anterior
AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
● Large space between 11 and 12. What do you do?
a. Mini implant
b. Do a bridge
c. Leave it alone. Answer: Leave it alone
● Papilloma on a tongue. Answer:
● How do you treat this? (Mucocele). Answer: Excise with salivary
gland remnants
Mucocele- noncancerous cyst-like space in mouth that contains mucus
(causes lip biting or trauma to face or mouth)
● What is the problem with resin bonded bridges?. Answer: Debonding
● Hepatitis A/ Jaundice is fine to treat after. Answer: 1 week
● Allergic reaction to barbiturate on the lip. What do you give?. Answer:
Antihistamines (Benadryl)
,● Picture of patient that didn't like the look of their canine and premolar,
and asked what it was?. Answer: Hypoplasia - results in thin enamel,
making teeth more vulnerable to decay
● Facial erosion on teeth due to. Answer: Aacidic bevarages
● Amelogenesis imperfecta Xray. Answer: (Look up other examples too)
Amelogenesis imperfect is a disorder of tooth development - causes
teeth to be unusually small, discolored, pitted or grooved, and prone to
rapid wear and breakage
● [Picture of blue sclera] What other dental findings should you see?.
Answer: Dentinogenesis imperfecta - dentin dysplasia that causes teeth
to be discolored and translucent giving teeth an opalescent sheen
● Hyperthyroid symptoms are all except:
1. Exopthalmos
2. Tachycardia
3. Tremors of extremities
4. Fatigue. Answer: 4. Fatigue
Exophthalmos = bulging of the eye anteriorly out of the orbit
● Minimum axial reduction for a crown is. Answer: 1.5mm
,● Replacing #9 crown. Which measurement is correct? (weird question
with weird wording). Answer: 2mm
● What is the maximum amount of unsupported porcelain allowed?.
Answer: 2mm
● T/F: Cyclosporine causes gingival hyperplasia. Answer: True -
immunosuppressive
● Most important treatment for ANUG is. Answer: Debridement
● What is the treatment for gingival hyperplasia?. Answer:
Gingivectomy
● Patient presents with a liver clot. What is the treatment?. Answer:
Irrigate, apply pressure, reassess
liver clot aka "currant jelly clot" is a rare periodontal postsurgical
complication - incomplete fibrin clotting and manifests as a slowly
developing, red-brown clot.
● Would you rather overcontour or under contour the temporary crown
to preserve gingival health. Answer: Undercontour
, ● Picture of a patient with all crowns on upper and lower. What is
wrong?. Answer: Impingement on gums/gum health
(Other choices were incorrect overjet/overbite, improper contour of
crown)
● Patient has pain on swallowing when wearing their denture, why?.
Answer: Overextension of lingual flange
● Patient presents with space in between 3rd molar with class 2 mobility
and premolar. What do you do to fix this?. Answer: Implant
● Patient missing #2 and #3. #1 has class 3 mobility and furcation
involvement. What would be the optimal treatment plan?. Answer:
Extract #1 and either implant for #3 or #2 and #3.
● If you cannot pick a color for a crown what do you chose?. Answer:
Something with lower shade saturation and less gray
● Worst place for implant is. Answer: Maxillary posterior
● Best place for implant is. Answer: Either mandibular posterior or
anterior
