ORAL PATHOLOGY FOR THE DENTAL
HYGIENIST 7TH EDITION IBSEN FINAL
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
FULL SOLUTION VERIFIED
⩥ public health dentist. Answer: Works on cause and prevention of
common dental disease.
⩥ objective symptoms. Answer: Symptoms that can be seen by anyone
⩥ subjective symptoms. Answer: symptoms that can be felt, such as
itching, burning, or pain
⩥ odontalgia. Answer: toothache
⩥ Etiology. Answer: cause of disease
⩥ acute. Answer: New, usually of rapid onset and of concern, opposite
of chronic
⩥ exogenous. Answer: Produced outside the body
ex hypothermia caused by cold
, ⩥ Endogenous. Answer: Produced within the body
ex: tumors
⩥ degenerative. Answer: breaking down
⩥ Nosocomial. Answer: hospital acquired infection
⩥ Aerobic. Answer: bacteria that require oxygen to live and grow
⩥ faculative aerobe. Answer: bacteria that can live in oxygen but don't
need oxygen
⩥ Anaerobic. Answer: bacteria that can live without oxygen
⩥ facultative anaerobes. Answer: bacteria that do best without oxygen,
but can live with it
⩥ spore. Answer: A reproductive cell with a hard, protective coating
⩥ Endospore. Answer: A small, rounded, thick-walled, resting cell that
forms inside a bacterial cell
HYGIENIST 7TH EDITION IBSEN FINAL
PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
FULL SOLUTION VERIFIED
⩥ public health dentist. Answer: Works on cause and prevention of
common dental disease.
⩥ objective symptoms. Answer: Symptoms that can be seen by anyone
⩥ subjective symptoms. Answer: symptoms that can be felt, such as
itching, burning, or pain
⩥ odontalgia. Answer: toothache
⩥ Etiology. Answer: cause of disease
⩥ acute. Answer: New, usually of rapid onset and of concern, opposite
of chronic
⩥ exogenous. Answer: Produced outside the body
ex hypothermia caused by cold
, ⩥ Endogenous. Answer: Produced within the body
ex: tumors
⩥ degenerative. Answer: breaking down
⩥ Nosocomial. Answer: hospital acquired infection
⩥ Aerobic. Answer: bacteria that require oxygen to live and grow
⩥ faculative aerobe. Answer: bacteria that can live in oxygen but don't
need oxygen
⩥ Anaerobic. Answer: bacteria that can live without oxygen
⩥ facultative anaerobes. Answer: bacteria that do best without oxygen,
but can live with it
⩥ spore. Answer: A reproductive cell with a hard, protective coating
⩥ Endospore. Answer: A small, rounded, thick-walled, resting cell that
forms inside a bacterial cell