HOSA Dental Terminology 2025
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS
|FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS
|RECENTLY TESTING REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS|VERIFIED SOLUTIONS (100%
CORRECT)
An impaction where the tooth is situated sideways to the adjacent teeth and occlusal plane and is covered by
tissue and/or bone is classified as which type of impaction - ANSWERSDistoangular
Horizontal*
Transverse
Vertical
When multiple teeth are extracted, the alveolar bone crest must be removed and smoothed to prepare the
ridges for denture or appliance wear. What is the term for the reduction procedure? - ANSWERSAlveolectomy
Gingivoplasty
Frenectomy
Alveoloplasty*
What is the common term for the loss of the natural clotting, a potential complication of tooth extraction? -
ANSWERSMouth ulcers
Dry socket*
Trench mouth
Tongue tied
What is the process of applying a thin fabricated resin or porcelain cover to a prepared tooth surface which
can usually be completed in one visit? - ANSWERSDirect veneer application*
,Restoration
Indirect veneer application
Bonding
For which of the following procedures is gingival reduction not used? - ANSWERSCrown lengthening
Coronal transplant*
Gingival contouring
Labial frenectomy
What is another name for a gum boil? - ANSWERSAbscess*
Epulis
Mucocele
Cherubism
Ankyloglossia is characterized by which of the following descriptions? - ANSWERSAbnormal cell proliferation in
the oral mucosa
Abnormally short lingual frenum causing limited tongue movement*
Undersized tongue and mandible
Grooved division or split of the tongue
What structural part of a bridge replaces a missing tooth and restores function to the bite? - ANSWERSFixed
prosthesis
Overdenture
Onlay
Pontic*
What is the part of a removable prosthesis that straddles the gingival crest and is used to balance the
prosthesis? - ANSWERSClasp
Rigid connector
Saddle*
Surveyor
, What is the term for an infection or abscess that produces or generates pus - ANSWERSCurettage
Cystic
Pulpotomy
Suppurative*
During a root canal treatment, which of the following describes the process of obturation? - ANSWERSFlushing
debris from the canal space
Filling and closing the canal area*
Gaining access to the pulp chamber
Preparing root canal walls before cleaning and shaping
What is the term for a posterior tooth positioned toward the cheek - ANSWERSLabioversion
Mesioversion
Buccoversion*
Infraversion
What malocclusion results when there is an increased horizontal distance between the Incisal edges of the
maxillary and labial surfaces of the mandibular central incisors? - ANSWERSCrossbite
Open bite
Overjet*
Underjet
What part of the marginal gingiva tissue occupies the interproximal spaces? - ANSWERSMarginal
Attached
Papillary*
Oblique
What type of bone graft involves the addition of synthetic material to repair or build up bone? -
ANSWERSAllogenic graft
Allograft*
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS
|FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS
|RECENTLY TESTING REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS|VERIFIED SOLUTIONS (100%
CORRECT)
An impaction where the tooth is situated sideways to the adjacent teeth and occlusal plane and is covered by
tissue and/or bone is classified as which type of impaction - ANSWERSDistoangular
Horizontal*
Transverse
Vertical
When multiple teeth are extracted, the alveolar bone crest must be removed and smoothed to prepare the
ridges for denture or appliance wear. What is the term for the reduction procedure? - ANSWERSAlveolectomy
Gingivoplasty
Frenectomy
Alveoloplasty*
What is the common term for the loss of the natural clotting, a potential complication of tooth extraction? -
ANSWERSMouth ulcers
Dry socket*
Trench mouth
Tongue tied
What is the process of applying a thin fabricated resin or porcelain cover to a prepared tooth surface which
can usually be completed in one visit? - ANSWERSDirect veneer application*
,Restoration
Indirect veneer application
Bonding
For which of the following procedures is gingival reduction not used? - ANSWERSCrown lengthening
Coronal transplant*
Gingival contouring
Labial frenectomy
What is another name for a gum boil? - ANSWERSAbscess*
Epulis
Mucocele
Cherubism
Ankyloglossia is characterized by which of the following descriptions? - ANSWERSAbnormal cell proliferation in
the oral mucosa
Abnormally short lingual frenum causing limited tongue movement*
Undersized tongue and mandible
Grooved division or split of the tongue
What structural part of a bridge replaces a missing tooth and restores function to the bite? - ANSWERSFixed
prosthesis
Overdenture
Onlay
Pontic*
What is the part of a removable prosthesis that straddles the gingival crest and is used to balance the
prosthesis? - ANSWERSClasp
Rigid connector
Saddle*
Surveyor
, What is the term for an infection or abscess that produces or generates pus - ANSWERSCurettage
Cystic
Pulpotomy
Suppurative*
During a root canal treatment, which of the following describes the process of obturation? - ANSWERSFlushing
debris from the canal space
Filling and closing the canal area*
Gaining access to the pulp chamber
Preparing root canal walls before cleaning and shaping
What is the term for a posterior tooth positioned toward the cheek - ANSWERSLabioversion
Mesioversion
Buccoversion*
Infraversion
What malocclusion results when there is an increased horizontal distance between the Incisal edges of the
maxillary and labial surfaces of the mandibular central incisors? - ANSWERSCrossbite
Open bite
Overjet*
Underjet
What part of the marginal gingiva tissue occupies the interproximal spaces? - ANSWERSMarginal
Attached
Papillary*
Oblique
What type of bone graft involves the addition of synthetic material to repair or build up bone? -
ANSWERSAllogenic graft
Allograft*
