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81 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 81
Oral Surgery
The dental specialty involved with removing teeth, treating jaw fractures, TMJ repair, bone
and tissue grafts, removal of tumors and cysts, reconstruction of oral and dental
deformities and treatment of traumatic injury.
The process of performing a pulpotomy on an adult tooth with the goal of apex formation.
The restoration of injured tissue to its original state. During this process, damaged tissue is
replaced by live cells and new tissue but the repair process cannot be complete until the
source of the injury is removed or destroyed.
The specialty that focuses on the prevention and treatment of periodontal disease
Term 2 of 81
What is the best method for correcting errors in the patient record?
Use correction fluid to cover the error.
Erase the mistake completely.
One line through. No white out.
Make a photocopy Of the record.
Term 3 of 81
What type of dentist does root canals?
General Anesthesia
Endodontist
Incisor
Oral Pathologist
,Term 4 of 81
Which dental pioneer was the first to take a dental radiograph on a live patient and had his arm
amputated due to cancer from experimenting on himself?
William H. Rollins
C. Edmund Kells
Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
Otto Walkhoff
Term 5 of 81
Odontoblasts: Where are they located? What do they do?
Regenerate nerve cells and are found in the brain.
Help in the digestion of food and are located in the stomach.
Responsible for the formation of dentin. Located near pulp and dentin.
Produce enamel and are found on the surface of teeth.
Term 6 of 81
What substance covers the anatomic root?
Dentin
Retractors
Cementum
Periodontium
, Term 7 of 81
What are the tissues that surround and support the teeth called?
Cementum
Gingival Crest
Periodontist
Periodontium
Term 8 of 81
Clasp
Metal or acrylic attachments that encircle the abutment teeth to provide retention for the
appliance.
Also called Root Canal treatment. Entire pulp is removed from tooth and pulp canals.
Metal or acrylic bar which connects right side of the appliance to left side. Sits on roof of
mouth
A procedure that involves removal of the apical portion of the tooth and surrounding
tissues.
Term 9 of 81
The portion of the mandible that fits into the glenoid fossa with the interarticular disc separating
the bones is called?
Periodontium
Condyloid Process
Mentum
Frontal Bone
81 Multiple choice questions
Term 1 of 81
Oral Surgery
The dental specialty involved with removing teeth, treating jaw fractures, TMJ repair, bone
and tissue grafts, removal of tumors and cysts, reconstruction of oral and dental
deformities and treatment of traumatic injury.
The process of performing a pulpotomy on an adult tooth with the goal of apex formation.
The restoration of injured tissue to its original state. During this process, damaged tissue is
replaced by live cells and new tissue but the repair process cannot be complete until the
source of the injury is removed or destroyed.
The specialty that focuses on the prevention and treatment of periodontal disease
Term 2 of 81
What is the best method for correcting errors in the patient record?
Use correction fluid to cover the error.
Erase the mistake completely.
One line through. No white out.
Make a photocopy Of the record.
Term 3 of 81
What type of dentist does root canals?
General Anesthesia
Endodontist
Incisor
Oral Pathologist
,Term 4 of 81
Which dental pioneer was the first to take a dental radiograph on a live patient and had his arm
amputated due to cancer from experimenting on himself?
William H. Rollins
C. Edmund Kells
Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen
Otto Walkhoff
Term 5 of 81
Odontoblasts: Where are they located? What do they do?
Regenerate nerve cells and are found in the brain.
Help in the digestion of food and are located in the stomach.
Responsible for the formation of dentin. Located near pulp and dentin.
Produce enamel and are found on the surface of teeth.
Term 6 of 81
What substance covers the anatomic root?
Dentin
Retractors
Cementum
Periodontium
, Term 7 of 81
What are the tissues that surround and support the teeth called?
Cementum
Gingival Crest
Periodontist
Periodontium
Term 8 of 81
Clasp
Metal or acrylic attachments that encircle the abutment teeth to provide retention for the
appliance.
Also called Root Canal treatment. Entire pulp is removed from tooth and pulp canals.
Metal or acrylic bar which connects right side of the appliance to left side. Sits on roof of
mouth
A procedure that involves removal of the apical portion of the tooth and surrounding
tissues.
Term 9 of 81
The portion of the mandible that fits into the glenoid fossa with the interarticular disc separating
the bones is called?
Periodontium
Condyloid Process
Mentum
Frontal Bone
