DSE OSCE COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Patient presents with space between mandibular 3rd molar to premolar, class II
mobility on 3rd molar. Best treatment option?
- FPD
- RPD
- implant prosthesis
- full denture - ✔✔Implant
✔✔Furcal involvement through and through w/class III mobility. Plaque control is an
issue. Prognosis?
- questionable
- good
- poor
- hopeless - ✔✔If you didn't say hopeless, please tell me how you would save that tooth
#herodentistry
✔✔#1 present w/class III mobility, furcal involvement; #2 and #3 are missing. best way
to restore?
- fixed bridge #1-4
- place two implant-supported crowns for #2 and #3; frequent recall to re-eval #1
- ext#1; implants for #2, #3, or both - ✔✔ext#1, implants for 2, 3, or both
- #1 has hopeless prognosis
✔✔When shade matching, you struggle with finding the right color. You should choose
____ shade saturation, and ____ gray
- higher, more
- lower, less
- higher, less
- lower, more - ✔✔choose lower shade saturation and less gray
✔✔Ceramic restorations should have similar ___ to adjacent natural teeth to have a
good esthetic outcome.
- hue
- chroma
- value - ✔✔value --> brightness
✔✔Worst location for an implant?
- mandibular anterior
- mandibular posterior
- maxillary anterior
- maxillary posterior - ✔✔maxillary posterior (due to bone type)
,✔✔Best location for an implant; best long term prognosis?
- mandibular anterior
- mandibular posterior
- maxillary anterior
- maxillary posterior - ✔✔mandibular anterior (best bone)
✔✔Worst cement for a deep restoration?
- Glass ionomer
- zinc phosphate
- composite resin
- RMGI - ✔✔Zinc phosphate
- https://dentistry.osu.edu/sites/default/files/ce_2_-_luting_agents_final.pdf
✔✔Best type of cement for short clinical crowns?
- resin bonded
- polycarboyxlate
- zinc phosphate - ✔✔resin bonded
extra info:
https://www.oralhealthgroup.com/features/in-search-of-the-ideal-dental-cement-have-
we-arrived/
✔✔Zinc phosphate is the worst cement for what type of restoration?
- Class V
- Deep caries
- Shallow caries - ✔✔deep caries (zinc phosphate is know for pulpal irritation)
✔✔Radiograph of amalgam restoration, patient complained of pain when provoked by
hot or cold. What is the issue?
- apical periodontitis
- deep amalgam restoration
- galvanic shock - ✔✔deep amalgam restoration
✔✔A periodontal pack stays in how long?
- 24 hrs
- 3 days
- 1 week
- 3 months - ✔✔1 weeks
- periodontal dressing used to promote wound healing following flap surgery
✔✔Question stem describes an epulis in a denture patient., photo included How would
you treat?
- apply tissue conditioner
- leave alone
- prescribe antibiotics
, - excision - ✔✔excision
✔✔What is the main reason for periodontal flaps?
- visualize bone quality
- access for instrumentation
- greater surface field
increase primary wound healing - ✔✔access for instrumentation
✔✔Large maxillary torus in denture patient causing ill-fitting dentures. How would you
treat?
- remove
- leave alone
- remove that section from denture base - ✔✔remove torus
✔✔Characteristic of a major connector in a denture?
- provide relief
- does not act as a support element
- rigidity
- stability - ✔✔rigidity - transmit fore equally to all areas
✔✔As required by OSHA, the autoclave is checked...
- daily
- weekly
- bi-weekly
- annually - ✔✔weekly spore testing
✔✔Ortho case: what was the most important thing they did in the maxillary arch?
- close U and L diastemas
- align the teeth for future restorations
- adjust the occlusion for patient comfort
- promote movement of mandibular teeth - ✔✔Alignment for future restorations (and
hygiene)
✔✔What pain reliever do you give to a patient with kidney disease?
- aspirin
- acetaminophen
- morphine
- naproxen - ✔✔acetaminophen
✔✔Picture of a diagnostic cast on a surveyor with the survey marker at the distal of #28,
#31 is present but #30 and #29 are not. What is the survey marker pointing to?
- mesial guide plane
- rest seat
- site of termination for major connector - ✔✔mesial guide plane
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔Patient presents with space between mandibular 3rd molar to premolar, class II
mobility on 3rd molar. Best treatment option?
- FPD
- RPD
- implant prosthesis
- full denture - ✔✔Implant
✔✔Furcal involvement through and through w/class III mobility. Plaque control is an
issue. Prognosis?
- questionable
- good
- poor
- hopeless - ✔✔If you didn't say hopeless, please tell me how you would save that tooth
#herodentistry
✔✔#1 present w/class III mobility, furcal involvement; #2 and #3 are missing. best way
to restore?
- fixed bridge #1-4
- place two implant-supported crowns for #2 and #3; frequent recall to re-eval #1
- ext#1; implants for #2, #3, or both - ✔✔ext#1, implants for 2, 3, or both
- #1 has hopeless prognosis
✔✔When shade matching, you struggle with finding the right color. You should choose
____ shade saturation, and ____ gray
- higher, more
- lower, less
- higher, less
- lower, more - ✔✔choose lower shade saturation and less gray
✔✔Ceramic restorations should have similar ___ to adjacent natural teeth to have a
good esthetic outcome.
- hue
- chroma
- value - ✔✔value --> brightness
✔✔Worst location for an implant?
- mandibular anterior
- mandibular posterior
- maxillary anterior
- maxillary posterior - ✔✔maxillary posterior (due to bone type)
,✔✔Best location for an implant; best long term prognosis?
- mandibular anterior
- mandibular posterior
- maxillary anterior
- maxillary posterior - ✔✔mandibular anterior (best bone)
✔✔Worst cement for a deep restoration?
- Glass ionomer
- zinc phosphate
- composite resin
- RMGI - ✔✔Zinc phosphate
- https://dentistry.osu.edu/sites/default/files/ce_2_-_luting_agents_final.pdf
✔✔Best type of cement for short clinical crowns?
- resin bonded
- polycarboyxlate
- zinc phosphate - ✔✔resin bonded
extra info:
https://www.oralhealthgroup.com/features/in-search-of-the-ideal-dental-cement-have-
we-arrived/
✔✔Zinc phosphate is the worst cement for what type of restoration?
- Class V
- Deep caries
- Shallow caries - ✔✔deep caries (zinc phosphate is know for pulpal irritation)
✔✔Radiograph of amalgam restoration, patient complained of pain when provoked by
hot or cold. What is the issue?
- apical periodontitis
- deep amalgam restoration
- galvanic shock - ✔✔deep amalgam restoration
✔✔A periodontal pack stays in how long?
- 24 hrs
- 3 days
- 1 week
- 3 months - ✔✔1 weeks
- periodontal dressing used to promote wound healing following flap surgery
✔✔Question stem describes an epulis in a denture patient., photo included How would
you treat?
- apply tissue conditioner
- leave alone
- prescribe antibiotics
, - excision - ✔✔excision
✔✔What is the main reason for periodontal flaps?
- visualize bone quality
- access for instrumentation
- greater surface field
increase primary wound healing - ✔✔access for instrumentation
✔✔Large maxillary torus in denture patient causing ill-fitting dentures. How would you
treat?
- remove
- leave alone
- remove that section from denture base - ✔✔remove torus
✔✔Characteristic of a major connector in a denture?
- provide relief
- does not act as a support element
- rigidity
- stability - ✔✔rigidity - transmit fore equally to all areas
✔✔As required by OSHA, the autoclave is checked...
- daily
- weekly
- bi-weekly
- annually - ✔✔weekly spore testing
✔✔Ortho case: what was the most important thing they did in the maxillary arch?
- close U and L diastemas
- align the teeth for future restorations
- adjust the occlusion for patient comfort
- promote movement of mandibular teeth - ✔✔Alignment for future restorations (and
hygiene)
✔✔What pain reliever do you give to a patient with kidney disease?
- aspirin
- acetaminophen
- morphine
- naproxen - ✔✔acetaminophen
✔✔Picture of a diagnostic cast on a surveyor with the survey marker at the distal of #28,
#31 is present but #30 and #29 are not. What is the survey marker pointing to?
- mesial guide plane
- rest seat
- site of termination for major connector - ✔✔mesial guide plane
