Dental Hygiene Prometric Exam/ Quizzes with
Certified Solutions.
Identify median rhomboid glossitis - Answer: rhombus shaped, central denuded
area of the tongue with red appearance
What is the treatment for black hair tongue? - Answer: brush it
What is a vitality test used for? - Answer: 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? - Answer: Syphilis, NOT biting on
bobby pins
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,Identify lingual varicosities.. are they normal? - Answer: yes they're normal
How long should ultrasonic units be flushed? - Answer: 20 seconds
What provides proof of sterilization? Spore test or autoclave tape? - Answer:
Spore test
What does autoclave tape tell you? - Answer: that it has reached proper
temperature
Hep B vaccination also protects you from? - Answer: Hep D
What can chlorhexidine cause? - Answer: staining, increased calculus deposits
What instrument should you use to work on mandibular anterior gingiva? -
Answer: - 1/2 gracey
- columbia
- sickle ultrasonic
What drug causes bleeding? - Answer: Aspirin
What does the 2nd premolar replace? - Answer: the 2nd deciduous molar
What would you do for fordyce granules? - Answer: leave alone; normal
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, is a bifurcated maxillary canine normal? - Answer: yes
What would you do for lingual erosion? - Answer: rinse with sodium bicarbonate
Stannous fluoride is not found in which of the following? tea, pork, well water, or
fish? - Answer: well water
Which is the only root that would be incomplete at age 15? - Answer: the second
molar
Presents with a firm lesion on the ventral surface of the tongue? ranula, benign,
or malignant? - Answer: ?
what is the panorex best used for? - Answer: position of 3rd molars
What is wrong with the PANO picture? - Answer: patient should not have on a
thyroid collar when taking a PAN
What is an oral side effect of Prozac? - Answer: xerostomia
How do steroids effect wound healing? - Answer: causes delayed wound healing
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Certified Solutions.
Identify median rhomboid glossitis - Answer: rhombus shaped, central denuded
area of the tongue with red appearance
What is the treatment for black hair tongue? - Answer: brush it
What is a vitality test used for? - Answer: 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? - Answer: Syphilis, NOT biting on
bobby pins
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,Identify lingual varicosities.. are they normal? - Answer: yes they're normal
How long should ultrasonic units be flushed? - Answer: 20 seconds
What provides proof of sterilization? Spore test or autoclave tape? - Answer:
Spore test
What does autoclave tape tell you? - Answer: that it has reached proper
temperature
Hep B vaccination also protects you from? - Answer: Hep D
What can chlorhexidine cause? - Answer: staining, increased calculus deposits
What instrument should you use to work on mandibular anterior gingiva? -
Answer: - 1/2 gracey
- columbia
- sickle ultrasonic
What drug causes bleeding? - Answer: Aspirin
What does the 2nd premolar replace? - Answer: the 2nd deciduous molar
What would you do for fordyce granules? - Answer: leave alone; normal
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, is a bifurcated maxillary canine normal? - Answer: yes
What would you do for lingual erosion? - Answer: rinse with sodium bicarbonate
Stannous fluoride is not found in which of the following? tea, pork, well water, or
fish? - Answer: well water
Which is the only root that would be incomplete at age 15? - Answer: the second
molar
Presents with a firm lesion on the ventral surface of the tongue? ranula, benign,
or malignant? - Answer: ?
what is the panorex best used for? - Answer: position of 3rd molars
What is wrong with the PANO picture? - Answer: patient should not have on a
thyroid collar when taking a PAN
What is an oral side effect of Prozac? - Answer: xerostomia
How do steroids effect wound healing? - Answer: causes delayed wound healing
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