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All of the following are Hyperthyroid symptoms except?
a. fatigue
b. exopthalamus
c. tachycardia
d. tremor of extremities ------- Correct Answer -------a. fatigue
Gave normal ranges and the patient's numbers for RBC, WBC, and platelets.
What is wrong? ------- Correct Answer -------Leukemia because high WBC, sore lymph
nodes, and painful gums (they give example of 14 y.o pt. w/ inflamed gingiva)
Arm rash - what drug caused it ------- Correct Answer -------Penicillin allergy
Patient was on penicillin for 2 weeks, their tongue is sore, what test do you do? -------
Correct Answer -------Fungal test
Picture of a red painful tongue in an uncontrolled diabetic, what is it due to? -------
Correct Answer -------Malnutrition
Biopsy the red and white portions of a mixed lesion ------- Correct Answer -------
Most likely reason that sealants fail? ------- Correct Answer -------contamination
There is an unconscious patient in your waiting room what is the first thing you
do? ------- Correct Answer -------check breathing
ID of mental ridge on radiograph ------- Correct Answer -------
RO on pano - mucous retention cyst that was in the maxillary sinus ------- Correct
Answer -------
What is the difference in anaphylaxis vs syncope? ------- Correct Answer -------
anaphylaxis has wheezing and
bronchoconstriction
Patient returns with pain 72 hours after extraction, what should you do? ------- Correct
Answer -------give irrigation and use eugenol soaked gauze
,Extraction of tooth and patient comes back with a big infection? What is it? -------
Correct Answer -------Subperiostial
abscess
Picture of a patient with down syndrome and question asked what you need to be
worried about as a dentist? ------- Correct Answer -------CHD (congenital heart defect?)
When can you use tissue conditioner and soft reline on a complete denture ? -------
Correct Answer -------at anytime
How long should you wait to do lab relines? ------- Correct Answer -------6 months for lab
reline
What is a reason for a try in for an immediate denture? ------- Correct Answer -------to
check the vertical dimension
Picture of a patient with a very Large diastema, what do you do? ------- Correct Answer -
------Leave it alone
RL next to PM- what should you do? ------- Correct Answer -------refer to oral surgery
Panoramic of RL at ramus- what should you do? ------- Correct Answer -------retake for
diagnostic reasons or refer to oral surgery?
Broken coronal portion of a canine, what do you do? ------- Correct Answer -------
conservative endo and
prepare post and core
T/F: Acid etching creates a chemical bond ------- Correct Answer -------FALSE
- does not create chemical bond
Multiple odontomas are linked to what disorder ------- Correct Answer -------Gardner's
syndrome (colorectal polyposis)
After cleaning, there is still BOP. What does this mean? ------- Correct Answer -------
Retained subgingival plaque
Swollen lesion on the tongue, what do you do next? ------- Correct Answer -------Palpate
lesion and see if firm
Picture of lip with something on the corner of it? ------- Correct Answer -------it was either
SCC or Syphilis
*other choices- angular chelitis or herpes labialis
bone loss on #4 ------- Correct Answer -------crater defect
,Guided Tissue Regeneration is best for what type of furction? ------- Correct Answer -----
--class 2 furcations
Reduction of Probing Depths after SRP but still had mobility in anterior mandibular
teeth, what do you do? ------- Correct Answer -------Either GTR or periodic evaluation
SLOB rule ------- Correct Answer -------Same Lingual
Opposite Buccal
What medication can be prescribed for candida ------- Correct Answer -------Fluconazole
Identify the picture which was a pleomorphic adenoma ------- Correct Answer -------
because firm and they
said it was benign
Asymptomatic crowned lateral with a PA radioluceny, what do you do? ------- Correct
Answer -------RCT
Mandibular incisor with large pulp chamber and PA RL. What is the large pulp chamber
from? ------- Correct Answer -------Trauma right after eruption
2 months after RCT tooth still had RL. What should you do? ------- Correct Answer -------
Monitor
2 years after RCT, and still had RL. What should you do? ------- Correct Answer -------
Retreat
#14 with RCT and patient is symptomatic with RL at one of the canals. How do you
treat? ------- Correct Answer -------Retreat all canals
#27 had root canal and a bridge from #27 to #25? What is the RL? ------- Correct
Answer -------Nothing to do
with #25, not a failed RCT on #27, re-evaluate in 3 months, or chronic cyst in between
#25-#27
Pregnant person afraid of needles? ------- Correct Answer -------Place her in Trendelburg
position
6 months pregnant had bleeding gums and mobile teeth? How should they be treated? -
------ Correct Answer -------Conservative
debridement
Pregnant lady with a diastema in between #8 and #9 with deep probing depth and
class 1 mobility on 8 and 9. What is the reason for diastema? ------- Correct Answer -----
--Chronic perio
, T/F : Direct pulp cap is better in young teeth ------- Correct Answer -------True
How wide should the bur for a post be? ------- Correct Answer -------should not be
greater than 1/3 diameter
Picture with a lesion that was anterior to the earlobe and it was swollen, stated the
stensons duct was also inflamed, what do you check first? ------- Correct Answer -------
Stimulate parotid and
see if you get exudate
Tongue sticking out with normal mucosa? ------- Correct Answer -------Previous
laceration
When whitening teeth what do you do? ------- Correct Answer -------Wait for at least 5
days before you do restorative
Appliance for ortho, what is it doing? ------- Correct Answer -------Tipping
Permanent dentition with tetracycline staining, when did this happen? ------- Correct
Answer -------Patient ingested tetracycline when they were between 0 and 5 years old
Picture of denture showing working side: ------- Correct Answer -------lateral movements
were good
Perio probe picture was being incorrectly used ------- Correct Answer -------
how can you increase working time of alginate ? ------- Correct Answer -------by adding
water that is colder than room temperature
Picture that asked what was wrong with the teeth: ------- Correct Answer -------severe
Clinical picture of 14 y.o. with inflamed gingival ------- Correct Answer -------Leukemia
How should an allergic reaction to barbiturates on lip be treated? ------- Correct Answer -
------Benadryl
Patient does not like look on canine (pictured), asked what it was ------- Correct Answer
-------Hypoplasia
Facial erosion due to acidic beverages ------- Correct Answer -------
Amelogenesis Imperfecta (xray) ------- Correct Answer -------
Blue sclera (eye picture), what dental findings should you see? ------- Correct Answer ---
----Dentinogenesis imperfecta
ADEX DSE Question Bank Updated
2023-2024 Recent Version/ Latest Test
Bank
All of the following are Hyperthyroid symptoms except?
a. fatigue
b. exopthalamus
c. tachycardia
d. tremor of extremities ------- Correct Answer -------a. fatigue
Gave normal ranges and the patient's numbers for RBC, WBC, and platelets.
What is wrong? ------- Correct Answer -------Leukemia because high WBC, sore lymph
nodes, and painful gums (they give example of 14 y.o pt. w/ inflamed gingiva)
Arm rash - what drug caused it ------- Correct Answer -------Penicillin allergy
Patient was on penicillin for 2 weeks, their tongue is sore, what test do you do? -------
Correct Answer -------Fungal test
Picture of a red painful tongue in an uncontrolled diabetic, what is it due to? -------
Correct Answer -------Malnutrition
Biopsy the red and white portions of a mixed lesion ------- Correct Answer -------
Most likely reason that sealants fail? ------- Correct Answer -------contamination
There is an unconscious patient in your waiting room what is the first thing you
do? ------- Correct Answer -------check breathing
ID of mental ridge on radiograph ------- Correct Answer -------
RO on pano - mucous retention cyst that was in the maxillary sinus ------- Correct
Answer -------
What is the difference in anaphylaxis vs syncope? ------- Correct Answer -------
anaphylaxis has wheezing and
bronchoconstriction
Patient returns with pain 72 hours after extraction, what should you do? ------- Correct
Answer -------give irrigation and use eugenol soaked gauze
,Extraction of tooth and patient comes back with a big infection? What is it? -------
Correct Answer -------Subperiostial
abscess
Picture of a patient with down syndrome and question asked what you need to be
worried about as a dentist? ------- Correct Answer -------CHD (congenital heart defect?)
When can you use tissue conditioner and soft reline on a complete denture ? -------
Correct Answer -------at anytime
How long should you wait to do lab relines? ------- Correct Answer -------6 months for lab
reline
What is a reason for a try in for an immediate denture? ------- Correct Answer -------to
check the vertical dimension
Picture of a patient with a very Large diastema, what do you do? ------- Correct Answer -
------Leave it alone
RL next to PM- what should you do? ------- Correct Answer -------refer to oral surgery
Panoramic of RL at ramus- what should you do? ------- Correct Answer -------retake for
diagnostic reasons or refer to oral surgery?
Broken coronal portion of a canine, what do you do? ------- Correct Answer -------
conservative endo and
prepare post and core
T/F: Acid etching creates a chemical bond ------- Correct Answer -------FALSE
- does not create chemical bond
Multiple odontomas are linked to what disorder ------- Correct Answer -------Gardner's
syndrome (colorectal polyposis)
After cleaning, there is still BOP. What does this mean? ------- Correct Answer -------
Retained subgingival plaque
Swollen lesion on the tongue, what do you do next? ------- Correct Answer -------Palpate
lesion and see if firm
Picture of lip with something on the corner of it? ------- Correct Answer -------it was either
SCC or Syphilis
*other choices- angular chelitis or herpes labialis
bone loss on #4 ------- Correct Answer -------crater defect
,Guided Tissue Regeneration is best for what type of furction? ------- Correct Answer -----
--class 2 furcations
Reduction of Probing Depths after SRP but still had mobility in anterior mandibular
teeth, what do you do? ------- Correct Answer -------Either GTR or periodic evaluation
SLOB rule ------- Correct Answer -------Same Lingual
Opposite Buccal
What medication can be prescribed for candida ------- Correct Answer -------Fluconazole
Identify the picture which was a pleomorphic adenoma ------- Correct Answer -------
because firm and they
said it was benign
Asymptomatic crowned lateral with a PA radioluceny, what do you do? ------- Correct
Answer -------RCT
Mandibular incisor with large pulp chamber and PA RL. What is the large pulp chamber
from? ------- Correct Answer -------Trauma right after eruption
2 months after RCT tooth still had RL. What should you do? ------- Correct Answer -------
Monitor
2 years after RCT, and still had RL. What should you do? ------- Correct Answer -------
Retreat
#14 with RCT and patient is symptomatic with RL at one of the canals. How do you
treat? ------- Correct Answer -------Retreat all canals
#27 had root canal and a bridge from #27 to #25? What is the RL? ------- Correct
Answer -------Nothing to do
with #25, not a failed RCT on #27, re-evaluate in 3 months, or chronic cyst in between
#25-#27
Pregnant person afraid of needles? ------- Correct Answer -------Place her in Trendelburg
position
6 months pregnant had bleeding gums and mobile teeth? How should they be treated? -
------ Correct Answer -------Conservative
debridement
Pregnant lady with a diastema in between #8 and #9 with deep probing depth and
class 1 mobility on 8 and 9. What is the reason for diastema? ------- Correct Answer -----
--Chronic perio
, T/F : Direct pulp cap is better in young teeth ------- Correct Answer -------True
How wide should the bur for a post be? ------- Correct Answer -------should not be
greater than 1/3 diameter
Picture with a lesion that was anterior to the earlobe and it was swollen, stated the
stensons duct was also inflamed, what do you check first? ------- Correct Answer -------
Stimulate parotid and
see if you get exudate
Tongue sticking out with normal mucosa? ------- Correct Answer -------Previous
laceration
When whitening teeth what do you do? ------- Correct Answer -------Wait for at least 5
days before you do restorative
Appliance for ortho, what is it doing? ------- Correct Answer -------Tipping
Permanent dentition with tetracycline staining, when did this happen? ------- Correct
Answer -------Patient ingested tetracycline when they were between 0 and 5 years old
Picture of denture showing working side: ------- Correct Answer -------lateral movements
were good
Perio probe picture was being incorrectly used ------- Correct Answer -------
how can you increase working time of alginate ? ------- Correct Answer -------by adding
water that is colder than room temperature
Picture that asked what was wrong with the teeth: ------- Correct Answer -------severe
Clinical picture of 14 y.o. with inflamed gingival ------- Correct Answer -------Leukemia
How should an allergic reaction to barbiturates on lip be treated? ------- Correct Answer -
------Benadryl
Patient does not like look on canine (pictured), asked what it was ------- Correct Answer
-------Hypoplasia
Facial erosion due to acidic beverages ------- Correct Answer -------
Amelogenesis Imperfecta (xray) ------- Correct Answer -------
Blue sclera (eye picture), what dental findings should you see? ------- Correct Answer ---
----Dentinogenesis imperfecta
