Dental Hygiene Prometric Exam, CSCE,Exam Questions with Complete Solutions

What is an oral side effect of Prozac? - xerostomia How do steroids effect wound healing? - causes delayed wound healing What should be done with a patient with a previous history of high blood pressure and comes in for their appointment with reading of 160/116? - refer the patient to their physician immediately Premedication regimine - 2g Amoxicillin 600 mg Clindamycin Patient comes in for appointment who needs premed, and they took 300 mg 1 hour prior to their appointment. What would you do? - administer another 300 mg and wait 1 hr prior to treatment (because their clindamycin premed is 600mg 1hr prior to treatment) What is a PAN used for? - - look at location of 3rd molars - impactions - pathology - NOT FOR BONE LOSS Items containing fluoride? - - tea - pork - fish What type of water does not contain fluoride? - well water Know the papilla of the tongue - - filiform (most numerous, very small) - fungiform (mushroom shape, contain taste buds) - circumvallate (larger mushroom shaped, contain taste buds, on anterior side of sulcus terminalis) - foliate (leaf shaped, lateral border of tongue) What is hairy tongue caused by? - elongation of the filiform papillae Delayed eruption may be caused by - delayed exfoliation Identify mandibular canal radiographically - radiolucent, long dark area outlined with dense cortical bone, located above or parallel to the inferior border of the mandible What is thickened lamina dura caused by? is this appearance normal? - - caused by trauma - not normal Know film errors - - elongation: too little vertical angulation - foreshortening: too much vertical angulation - cone cut: PID not aligned with censor - overlap: incorrect horizontal angulation Identify median rhomboid glossitis - rhombus shaped, central denuded area of the tongue with red appearance What is the treatment for black hair tongue? - brush it What is a vitality test used for? - testing to see if the pulp is vital or not (applying cold air on cotton swap and pushing it against the tooth; if the pulp is vital it hurts, if its necrotic you would not feel anything) What are Hutchinson's incisors caused by? - Syphillis, NOT biting on bobby pins Identify lingual varicosities.. are they normal? - yes they're normal How long should ultrasonic units be flushed? - 20 seconds What provides proof of sterilization? Spore test or autoclave tape? - Spore test What does autoclave tape tell you? - that it has reached proper temperature Hep B vaccination also protects you from? - Hep D What can chlorhexidine cause? - staining, increased calculus deposits What instrument should you use to work on mandibular anterior gingiva? - - 1/2 gracey - columbia - sickle ultrasonic What drug causes bleeding? - Aspirin