ADEX DSE Remembered Exam
Questions with 100% Correct Answers
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Clinical picture of 14 y.o. with inflamed gingival - CORRECT ANSWERS Leukemia
How should an allergic reaction to barbiturates on lip be treated? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Benadryl
Patient does not like look on canine (pictured), asked what it was - CORRECT ANSWERS
Hypoplasia
Facial erosion due to acidic beverages - CORRECT ANSWERS
Amelogenesis Imperfecta (xray) - CORRECT ANSWERS
Blue sclera (eye picture), what dental findings should you see? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Dentinogenesis imperfecta
All of the following are Hyperthyroid symptoms except?
a. fatigue
b. exopthalamus
c. tachycardia
d. tremor of extremities - CORRECT ANSWERS a. fatigue
The minimal axial reduction for crowns are - CORRECT ANSWERS 1.5mm
Crown on #9 needs to be replaced. What measurement is correct? - CORRECT ANSWERS
2mm occlusal reduction
What is the maximum amount of unsupported porcelain allowed? - CORRECT ANSWERS
2mm
The most important treatment for ANUG is - CORRECT ANSWERS debridement
What is Gingivectomy used for - CORRECT ANSWERS gingival hyperplasia
What is the treatment for a patient with a liver clot? - CORRECT ANSWERS Irrigate,
apply pressure, reassess
(liver clot-unstable and often large, friable clot commonly forming in mucous membranes. Usually
lead to excessive bleeding and abnormal wound healing.)
In order to improve gingival health, what must you do to temporary crown? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Under contour
,Picture of Upper and lower complete arch crowns. What is wrong? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Impingement on gums/gums health
Patient presents with pain on swallowing when wearing their denture. What is wrong? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Overextension of lingual flange
Patient presents with space in between 3rd molar and premolar, with class II mobility. How should
you treat? - CORRECT ANSWERS Implant
Patient missing #2 and #3. #1 has Class III mobility and furcation involvement. What would be the
optimal treatment plan? - CORRECT ANSWERS Extract #1 and implant for #3 or #2and
#3
If you cannot pick a color for crown, what should you choose? - CORRECT ANSWERS
something with LOWER shade saturation and less gray
What is the worst location for an implant? - CORRECT ANSWERS maxillary posterior
What is the best location for an implant? - CORRECT ANSWERS Either mandibular
posterior or mandibular anterior
What is the best long term prognosis for an implant? - CORRECT ANSWERS Either
mandibular posterior or mandibular anterior
Zinc phosphate is the worst cement for what type of restoration - CORRECT ANSWERS
deep restoration (pulpal irritation)
BW xray of amalgam restoration. Patient complained of pain when provoked by hot or cold. What
is wrong? - CORRECT ANSWERS Deep amalgam restoration
How long should periodontal packs be left for ? - CORRECT ANSWERS 1 week
How should an epulis be treated before making a new denture? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Excision
What is the major reason for periodontal flaps? - CORRECT ANSWERS access of
instrumentation
Patient presents with maxillary tori. What needs to be done before making new denture -
CORRECT ANSWERS Remove tori
What is a characteristic of a major connector of a denture? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Rigidity
How often does OSHA make you check the autoclave - CORRECT ANSWERS Weekly
HIV ELISA test was negative for a person who had a needle stick. What does that mean? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Patient has no Abs present
,Ortho case - what was the most important thing they did in maxillary arch? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Align the teeth for future restorative procedures ( not close upper or lower diastemas)
What pain reliever do you give to a patient who has kidney disease? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Acetaminophen
Picture of surveyor. Asked what we were looking at? - CORRECT ANSWERS space for
guide plane
What is the major complications of Phelobitis - CORRECT ANSWERS pulmonary emboli
Patient complaining of space in between teeth after SRP, why? - CORRECT ANSWERS
because of
reduction in edema
1-2mm of reduction of probing depth after preforming SRP, what is the cause? - CORRECT
ANSWERS LJE
If there is a shunt on left arm, what should you consider - CORRECT ANSWERS take BP
on right arm
Picture of #10 and #11 lingual surface, what is wrong with the gingiva? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Edema
Space in between #29 and #30 in a very old patient with no #31 or #32 and barely
occluding with #3. This is due to what? - CORRECT ANSWERS No occlusion or mesial
drifting premolars
Surgical stent fits the gums but the immediate denture doesn't fit, what do you do? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Relieve until it seats
Picture of the bottom of the tongue with multiple white lesions. Stated that the patient had
complaint of sore gums and tongue, he had a fever of 101 degrees.
Most likely diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWERS Primary Herpetic Stomatitis . (herpes on
attached gingiva)
Treatment of Primary Herpetic Stomatitis - CORRECT ANSWERS palliative
Patient with purple lesions on palate and said they had similar lesions on their
body too? What is the most probable cause? - CORRECT ANSWERS HIV (Kaposi
Sarcoma)
Other choices
were Sturge Weber and Erthyema Multiforme
, What disease will effect wearing complete dentures the most? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Sjorgens syndrome
(xerostomia)
Lesion in the mouth that heals with a scar? - CORRECT ANSWERS Major apthous ulcer -
(minor heal w/out scar)
Picture with an arrow pointing to a Soft tissue mass on FOM? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Opening of wharton's duct
Lichen planus present on the tongue that was asymptomatic, what is the treatment? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Corticosteroids (nothing was not an option)
Picture of white things on the buccal mucosa and asked what it was? - CORRECT ANSWERS
lichen planus
(but it also looked like luekoedema, cheek biting, etc. and all were answer choices)
Panoramic xray with radiopacity underneath the mandibular incisors, asked what
was it? - CORRECT ANSWERS supernumerary tooth
(other choices- odontoma, impacted insicor)
Gingival edema is caused by? - CORRECT ANSWERS anaerobes
Post crown cementation sensitivity is due to - CORRECT ANSWERS Microleakage
Before you reline a complete denture you must first do what? - CORRECT ANSWERS
establish posterior occlusion
Precision attachments not good for what type of patient? - CORRECT ANSWERS patient
with low dexterity
What information do you need from patient on steroids? - CORRECT ANSWERS you
want to know the duration and the dosage before dental treatment
Patients _____ is the most important thing for calculating medication dosage for a child - CORRECT
ANSWERS weight
Patient just had a stroke. What do you need to worry about? - CORRECT ANSWERS if
they are on anticoagulants
Contraindication for apically positioned flap is? - CORRECT ANSWERS esthetics
Purpose of a wedge during a restoration is ? - CORRECT ANSWERS adaptation of the
matrix band
What medication is a contraindication for a patient with hyperthyroidism ? - CORRECT ANSWERS
giving them an analgesic with vasoconstrictors
Questions with 100% Correct Answers
| Updated 2026 | Guaranteed success
Clinical picture of 14 y.o. with inflamed gingival - CORRECT ANSWERS Leukemia
How should an allergic reaction to barbiturates on lip be treated? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Benadryl
Patient does not like look on canine (pictured), asked what it was - CORRECT ANSWERS
Hypoplasia
Facial erosion due to acidic beverages - CORRECT ANSWERS
Amelogenesis Imperfecta (xray) - CORRECT ANSWERS
Blue sclera (eye picture), what dental findings should you see? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Dentinogenesis imperfecta
All of the following are Hyperthyroid symptoms except?
a. fatigue
b. exopthalamus
c. tachycardia
d. tremor of extremities - CORRECT ANSWERS a. fatigue
The minimal axial reduction for crowns are - CORRECT ANSWERS 1.5mm
Crown on #9 needs to be replaced. What measurement is correct? - CORRECT ANSWERS
2mm occlusal reduction
What is the maximum amount of unsupported porcelain allowed? - CORRECT ANSWERS
2mm
The most important treatment for ANUG is - CORRECT ANSWERS debridement
What is Gingivectomy used for - CORRECT ANSWERS gingival hyperplasia
What is the treatment for a patient with a liver clot? - CORRECT ANSWERS Irrigate,
apply pressure, reassess
(liver clot-unstable and often large, friable clot commonly forming in mucous membranes. Usually
lead to excessive bleeding and abnormal wound healing.)
In order to improve gingival health, what must you do to temporary crown? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Under contour
,Picture of Upper and lower complete arch crowns. What is wrong? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Impingement on gums/gums health
Patient presents with pain on swallowing when wearing their denture. What is wrong? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Overextension of lingual flange
Patient presents with space in between 3rd molar and premolar, with class II mobility. How should
you treat? - CORRECT ANSWERS Implant
Patient missing #2 and #3. #1 has Class III mobility and furcation involvement. What would be the
optimal treatment plan? - CORRECT ANSWERS Extract #1 and implant for #3 or #2and
#3
If you cannot pick a color for crown, what should you choose? - CORRECT ANSWERS
something with LOWER shade saturation and less gray
What is the worst location for an implant? - CORRECT ANSWERS maxillary posterior
What is the best location for an implant? - CORRECT ANSWERS Either mandibular
posterior or mandibular anterior
What is the best long term prognosis for an implant? - CORRECT ANSWERS Either
mandibular posterior or mandibular anterior
Zinc phosphate is the worst cement for what type of restoration - CORRECT ANSWERS
deep restoration (pulpal irritation)
BW xray of amalgam restoration. Patient complained of pain when provoked by hot or cold. What
is wrong? - CORRECT ANSWERS Deep amalgam restoration
How long should periodontal packs be left for ? - CORRECT ANSWERS 1 week
How should an epulis be treated before making a new denture? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Excision
What is the major reason for periodontal flaps? - CORRECT ANSWERS access of
instrumentation
Patient presents with maxillary tori. What needs to be done before making new denture -
CORRECT ANSWERS Remove tori
What is a characteristic of a major connector of a denture? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Rigidity
How often does OSHA make you check the autoclave - CORRECT ANSWERS Weekly
HIV ELISA test was negative for a person who had a needle stick. What does that mean? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Patient has no Abs present
,Ortho case - what was the most important thing they did in maxillary arch? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Align the teeth for future restorative procedures ( not close upper or lower diastemas)
What pain reliever do you give to a patient who has kidney disease? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Acetaminophen
Picture of surveyor. Asked what we were looking at? - CORRECT ANSWERS space for
guide plane
What is the major complications of Phelobitis - CORRECT ANSWERS pulmonary emboli
Patient complaining of space in between teeth after SRP, why? - CORRECT ANSWERS
because of
reduction in edema
1-2mm of reduction of probing depth after preforming SRP, what is the cause? - CORRECT
ANSWERS LJE
If there is a shunt on left arm, what should you consider - CORRECT ANSWERS take BP
on right arm
Picture of #10 and #11 lingual surface, what is wrong with the gingiva? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Edema
Space in between #29 and #30 in a very old patient with no #31 or #32 and barely
occluding with #3. This is due to what? - CORRECT ANSWERS No occlusion or mesial
drifting premolars
Surgical stent fits the gums but the immediate denture doesn't fit, what do you do? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Relieve until it seats
Picture of the bottom of the tongue with multiple white lesions. Stated that the patient had
complaint of sore gums and tongue, he had a fever of 101 degrees.
Most likely diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWERS Primary Herpetic Stomatitis . (herpes on
attached gingiva)
Treatment of Primary Herpetic Stomatitis - CORRECT ANSWERS palliative
Patient with purple lesions on palate and said they had similar lesions on their
body too? What is the most probable cause? - CORRECT ANSWERS HIV (Kaposi
Sarcoma)
Other choices
were Sturge Weber and Erthyema Multiforme
, What disease will effect wearing complete dentures the most? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Sjorgens syndrome
(xerostomia)
Lesion in the mouth that heals with a scar? - CORRECT ANSWERS Major apthous ulcer -
(minor heal w/out scar)
Picture with an arrow pointing to a Soft tissue mass on FOM? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Opening of wharton's duct
Lichen planus present on the tongue that was asymptomatic, what is the treatment? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Corticosteroids (nothing was not an option)
Picture of white things on the buccal mucosa and asked what it was? - CORRECT ANSWERS
lichen planus
(but it also looked like luekoedema, cheek biting, etc. and all were answer choices)
Panoramic xray with radiopacity underneath the mandibular incisors, asked what
was it? - CORRECT ANSWERS supernumerary tooth
(other choices- odontoma, impacted insicor)
Gingival edema is caused by? - CORRECT ANSWERS anaerobes
Post crown cementation sensitivity is due to - CORRECT ANSWERS Microleakage
Before you reline a complete denture you must first do what? - CORRECT ANSWERS
establish posterior occlusion
Precision attachments not good for what type of patient? - CORRECT ANSWERS patient
with low dexterity
What information do you need from patient on steroids? - CORRECT ANSWERS you
want to know the duration and the dosage before dental treatment
Patients _____ is the most important thing for calculating medication dosage for a child - CORRECT
ANSWERS weight
Patient just had a stroke. What do you need to worry about? - CORRECT ANSWERS if
they are on anticoagulants
Contraindication for apically positioned flap is? - CORRECT ANSWERS esthetics
Purpose of a wedge during a restoration is ? - CORRECT ANSWERS adaptation of the
matrix band
What medication is a contraindication for a patient with hyperthyroidism ? - CORRECT ANSWERS
giving them an analgesic with vasoconstrictors
