DSE FINAL TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ ***Want to undercontour the temp to do what?.
Answer: improve gingival health
◍ ***Phlebitis major complication?.
Answer: Pulmonary Emboli
◍ Permanent dentition with tetracycline stating - when did this happen?.
Answer: Pt ingested ttclcn when they ere bw 0-5 uears p;d
◍ GTR best for what grade furcation?.
Answer: Grade II (e.g. #30)
◍ Measles.
Answer: Koplik spots - white spots on red background in mouth
◍ ***minimum axial reduction for crown:.
Answer: 1.5mm
◍ Maximum amount of unsupported porcelain allowed?.
Answer: 2mm
◍ ***Normal ranges & patient's numbers for RBCs, WBCs and platelets were
given. What is wrong?.
Answer: LEUKEMIA - high WBC, sore lymph nodes, painful gums(very
swollen gingiva is the pic)
◍ max ant teeth missing - best type of implant?.
Answer: endosseous
◍ Labeling requirements.
Answer: FDA doesnt have to list actual fluoride content
◍ Solar cheilitis affects what?.
, Answer: Vermilion Red part of lip
◍ Permanent dentition with tetracycline staining, when did this happen?.
Answer: Patient ingested tetracycline when they were between 0 and 5 years
old
◍ slide with scalloping RL bw posterior roots - tx? dx?.
Answer: Observe, traumatic bone cyst
◍ Pt has undercuts at tuberosity and facial anterior. Tx?.
Answer: Remove tuberosity undercuts
◍ Difficulty turning neck is a sign of....
Answer: Eagle Syndrome [elongated styloid process]
◍ Picture that asked what was wrong with the teeth:.
Answer: severe caries
◍ What is responsible for plaque adhering to teeth?.
Answer: Pellicle
◍ Possible implant complication.
Answer: penetrate nasal cavity
◍ Ortho case - what was the most important thing they did in maxillary arch?.
Answer: Align the teeth for future restorative procedures ( not close upper or
lower diastemas)
◍ ***ortho case - what was most important thing they did in max arch?.
Answer: Align teeth for future restorative procedures (NOT close U&L
diastemas)
◍ Radiolucency around crown (CEJ) impacted molar is likely....
Answer: dentigerous cyst
◍ poorly controlled diabetic with inflamed gums - what next?.
Answer: refer to MD for consult
◍ ***OSHA makes you check autoclave how often?.
Answer: weekly
,◍ Final impression for denture - want to cover tissue with (little/great) amount
of force.
Answer: LITTLE force
◍ What is the worst location for an implant?.
Answer: maxillary posterior
◍ Why is it necessary to remove flabby, moveable tissue prior to denture
fabrication?.
Answer: so denture has a firm base
◍ Where is vitamin B12 found?.
Answer: Meat, fish, eggs, milk, dairy
◍ ***Worst vert bone loss -.
Answer: distal of #13
◍ Premed guidelines.
Answer: Prosthetic cardiac valve or prosthetic material for valve repair
History of infective endocarditis Heart defects
◍ Purpose of interrupted sutures.
Answer: to immobilize the flap
◍ 5 month old preggers with rheumatic fever and heart murmer: pre med?.
Answer: No
◍ Who regulates fluoride in bottled water.
Answer: FDA
◍ What is the best long term prognosis for an implant?.
Answer: Either mandibular posterior or mandibular anterior
◍ Most common place for irritation fibroma to occur.
Answer: Buccal mucosa along plane of occlusion
◍ What is NOT a clinical sign of mobility?.
Answer: widened PDL space
, ◍ Dark, reddish tooth.
Answer: hyperemia
◍ ***Lesion in mouth (case is on lip, young boy) that heals with scar?.
Answer: Major Apth Ulcer
◍ Does a patient with fordyce granules need treatment/.
Answer: NO
◍ unconscious pt - what do first?.
Answer: check BREATHING
◍ Considerations for Rx in Elderly Pt.
Answer: -Decrease dose of fat solible, water soluble, and highly protein
bound medications-fat soluble drugs are more widely distributed, therefore
drug effect is less intense but lasts longer
◍ Keratinized mucosa.
Answer: Masticatory mucosa: gingiva and hard palate Vermillion border of
the lip Oral or outer epithelium
◍ ***Tx of Primary Herpetic Stomatitis?.
Answer: Palliative
◍ Patient with purple lesions on palate and said they had similar lesions on
theirbody too? What is the most probable cause?.
Answer: HIV (Kaposi Sarcoma) Other choiceswere Sturge Weber and
Erthyema Multiforme
◍ Pregnant person afraid of needles?.
Answer: Place her in Trendelburg position
◍ Common side effect of prozac.
Answer: Xerostomia
◍ Symptoms - Hypothyroidism.
Answer: -fatigue-weight gain-deepened voice-dry skin
◍ Cause of a dark PA.
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ ***Want to undercontour the temp to do what?.
Answer: improve gingival health
◍ ***Phlebitis major complication?.
Answer: Pulmonary Emboli
◍ Permanent dentition with tetracycline stating - when did this happen?.
Answer: Pt ingested ttclcn when they ere bw 0-5 uears p;d
◍ GTR best for what grade furcation?.
Answer: Grade II (e.g. #30)
◍ Measles.
Answer: Koplik spots - white spots on red background in mouth
◍ ***minimum axial reduction for crown:.
Answer: 1.5mm
◍ Maximum amount of unsupported porcelain allowed?.
Answer: 2mm
◍ ***Normal ranges & patient's numbers for RBCs, WBCs and platelets were
given. What is wrong?.
Answer: LEUKEMIA - high WBC, sore lymph nodes, painful gums(very
swollen gingiva is the pic)
◍ max ant teeth missing - best type of implant?.
Answer: endosseous
◍ Labeling requirements.
Answer: FDA doesnt have to list actual fluoride content
◍ Solar cheilitis affects what?.
, Answer: Vermilion Red part of lip
◍ Permanent dentition with tetracycline staining, when did this happen?.
Answer: Patient ingested tetracycline when they were between 0 and 5 years
old
◍ slide with scalloping RL bw posterior roots - tx? dx?.
Answer: Observe, traumatic bone cyst
◍ Pt has undercuts at tuberosity and facial anterior. Tx?.
Answer: Remove tuberosity undercuts
◍ Difficulty turning neck is a sign of....
Answer: Eagle Syndrome [elongated styloid process]
◍ Picture that asked what was wrong with the teeth:.
Answer: severe caries
◍ What is responsible for plaque adhering to teeth?.
Answer: Pellicle
◍ Possible implant complication.
Answer: penetrate nasal cavity
◍ Ortho case - what was the most important thing they did in maxillary arch?.
Answer: Align the teeth for future restorative procedures ( not close upper or
lower diastemas)
◍ ***ortho case - what was most important thing they did in max arch?.
Answer: Align teeth for future restorative procedures (NOT close U&L
diastemas)
◍ Radiolucency around crown (CEJ) impacted molar is likely....
Answer: dentigerous cyst
◍ poorly controlled diabetic with inflamed gums - what next?.
Answer: refer to MD for consult
◍ ***OSHA makes you check autoclave how often?.
Answer: weekly
,◍ Final impression for denture - want to cover tissue with (little/great) amount
of force.
Answer: LITTLE force
◍ What is the worst location for an implant?.
Answer: maxillary posterior
◍ Why is it necessary to remove flabby, moveable tissue prior to denture
fabrication?.
Answer: so denture has a firm base
◍ Where is vitamin B12 found?.
Answer: Meat, fish, eggs, milk, dairy
◍ ***Worst vert bone loss -.
Answer: distal of #13
◍ Premed guidelines.
Answer: Prosthetic cardiac valve or prosthetic material for valve repair
History of infective endocarditis Heart defects
◍ Purpose of interrupted sutures.
Answer: to immobilize the flap
◍ 5 month old preggers with rheumatic fever and heart murmer: pre med?.
Answer: No
◍ Who regulates fluoride in bottled water.
Answer: FDA
◍ What is the best long term prognosis for an implant?.
Answer: Either mandibular posterior or mandibular anterior
◍ Most common place for irritation fibroma to occur.
Answer: Buccal mucosa along plane of occlusion
◍ What is NOT a clinical sign of mobility?.
Answer: widened PDL space
, ◍ Dark, reddish tooth.
Answer: hyperemia
◍ ***Lesion in mouth (case is on lip, young boy) that heals with scar?.
Answer: Major Apth Ulcer
◍ Does a patient with fordyce granules need treatment/.
Answer: NO
◍ unconscious pt - what do first?.
Answer: check BREATHING
◍ Considerations for Rx in Elderly Pt.
Answer: -Decrease dose of fat solible, water soluble, and highly protein
bound medications-fat soluble drugs are more widely distributed, therefore
drug effect is less intense but lasts longer
◍ Keratinized mucosa.
Answer: Masticatory mucosa: gingiva and hard palate Vermillion border of
the lip Oral or outer epithelium
◍ ***Tx of Primary Herpetic Stomatitis?.
Answer: Palliative
◍ Patient with purple lesions on palate and said they had similar lesions on
theirbody too? What is the most probable cause?.
Answer: HIV (Kaposi Sarcoma) Other choiceswere Sturge Weber and
Erthyema Multiforme
◍ Pregnant person afraid of needles?.
Answer: Place her in Trendelburg position
◍ Common side effect of prozac.
Answer: Xerostomia
◍ Symptoms - Hypothyroidism.
Answer: -fatigue-weight gain-deepened voice-dry skin
◍ Cause of a dark PA.
