Answers.
how often should a child with a transitioning dentition be prescribed radiographs? - Correct
Answer 6-12 months for high caries risk or if caries are visible clinically
12-24 months if caries risk is low
how often are radiographs recommended for adults with no clinical caries and/or low risk
for caries? - Correct Answer 24-36 months
what is the disadvantage to boil and bite mouth guards? - Correct Answer most do not
cover all posterior teeth
what is the most reliable evidence that disease has stopped? - Correct Answer bleeding on
probing
what is a class II malocclusion - Correct Answer MB cusp of the max 1st molar is in front of
the buccal groove of the mand 1st molar
what is a class III malocclusion - Correct Answer MB cusp of the max 1st molar is behind
the buccal groove of the mand 1st molar
describe a class I furcation - Correct Answer curvature of the concavity can be detected
with the probe tip but it cannot enter the space; no radiolucency on rads
describe class II furcation - Correct Answer probe penetrates into the furcation, but does
not completely pass through to the other side; slight radiolucency on rads
describe class III furcation - Correct Answer probe passes through completely through the
other side; radiolucency usually visible from rads
describe class IV furcation - Correct Answer 4
clinically visible because of recession and probe passes through; larger radiolucency
, describe ASA 1 - Correct Answer healthy with no systemic conditions or allergies
describe ASA 2 - Correct Answer mild systemic diseases
(controlled hypertension, mild obesity, pregnancy, allergies etc)
describe ASA 3 - Correct Answer severe systemic disease
(poorly controlled hypertension, morbid obesity, chronic renal failure)
describe ASA 4 - Correct Answer severe systemic disease that are a constant threat to life
(liver failure, unstable angina)
describe ASA 5 - Correct Answer patients who are not expected to survive more than 24
hours
where is perimolysis most seen on patients with bulimia? - Correct Answer palatal of max
anteriors
Cyclosporine (Sandimmune)
+ side effect - Correct Answer anti-rejections agent for patients who underwent an organ
transplant
side effect is gingival hyperplasia
what types of drugs does xerostomia normally occur? - Correct Answer anti-hypertensive
(diuretics, anti-depressants and anti-psychotics)
cyclic neutropenia - Correct Answer inherited disorder characterized by a decrease in the
number of circulating neutrophils
period lasts 2-3 days and during the pt experiences severe periodontal disease such as
inflammation, ulceration, attachment loss and bone loss
should be treated when neutrophil count is normal