ICCMS (INTERNATIONAL CARIES
CLASSIFICATION & MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM) EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
\.what is ICCMS? - ANSWERS-health system to maintain oral health and
preserve tooth structure
\.t/f: ICCMS is a personalized model, preventively based, risk adjusted
and tooth preserving management plan - ANSWERS-true
\.what is involved in element 1 - ANSWERS-history - pt level caries risk
assessment
\.element 3 - ANSWERS-decision making: sythesis and diagnosis
\.element 2 - ANSWERS-classification: caries staging and lesion activity
w/ intraoral caries risk assessment
\.element 4 - ANSWERS-management: personalized caries prevention,
control and tooth preseving operative care
, \.what are the ICCMS caries categories? - ANSWERS-sound tooth
surfaces ICDAS code 0
\.what are some surfaces that will be recorded as sound? - ANSWERS-
hypomineralization
tooth wear
extrinsic, intrinsic stain
\.initial stage caries - ANSWERS-ICDAS 1 and 2
first or distinct visual changes in enamel
\.what is the difference between ICDAS 1 and 2? - ANSWERS-ICDAS 1--
lesion observed with dry surface
ICDAS 2 -lesion observed with we surface
\.Is there surface breakdown or underlying dentin shadow in ICDAS 1
and/or 2? - ANSWERS-no
\.moderate stage caries - ANSWERS-ICDAS 3-localized enamel break
down (white or brown spot lesion) w/o dentin exposure
ICDAS 4-underlying dentin shadow, no local enamel breakdown
CLASSIFICATION & MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM) EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
\.what is ICCMS? - ANSWERS-health system to maintain oral health and
preserve tooth structure
\.t/f: ICCMS is a personalized model, preventively based, risk adjusted
and tooth preserving management plan - ANSWERS-true
\.what is involved in element 1 - ANSWERS-history - pt level caries risk
assessment
\.element 3 - ANSWERS-decision making: sythesis and diagnosis
\.element 2 - ANSWERS-classification: caries staging and lesion activity
w/ intraoral caries risk assessment
\.element 4 - ANSWERS-management: personalized caries prevention,
control and tooth preseving operative care
, \.what are the ICCMS caries categories? - ANSWERS-sound tooth
surfaces ICDAS code 0
\.what are some surfaces that will be recorded as sound? - ANSWERS-
hypomineralization
tooth wear
extrinsic, intrinsic stain
\.initial stage caries - ANSWERS-ICDAS 1 and 2
first or distinct visual changes in enamel
\.what is the difference between ICDAS 1 and 2? - ANSWERS-ICDAS 1--
lesion observed with dry surface
ICDAS 2 -lesion observed with we surface
\.Is there surface breakdown or underlying dentin shadow in ICDAS 1
and/or 2? - ANSWERS-no
\.moderate stage caries - ANSWERS-ICDAS 3-localized enamel break
down (white or brown spot lesion) w/o dentin exposure
ICDAS 4-underlying dentin shadow, no local enamel breakdown
