DH 202 MIDTERM EXAM 2025 BRAND
NEW ACTUAL EXAM WITH ANSWERS.
Root caries are most common in teenagers.
A. True
B. False - correct answer -False
best area for dental sealant placement - correct answer -Posterior
teeth
Approximately 75% of this disease is attributed to smoking or
smokeless tobacco - correct answer -Oral cancer
Often referred to as a cold sore - correct answer -Herpes simplex
virus
Often referred to as a canker sore - correct answer -Recurrent
aphthous ulcer
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A type of congenital deformity caused by abnormal facial
development during gestation - correct answer -Cleft lip/palate
Certain local and systemic factors may favor this overgrowth
condition - correct answer -Candidiasis
Where the majority of tooth trauma occurs - correct answer -
Anterior teeth
Causes toothache pain - correct answer -Dental caries
Associated with oral diseases - correct answer -Systemic
diseases
Prevent dental caries on pit and fissure surfaces - correct answer
-Dental sealants
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Prevents dental caries systemically and topically - correct answer
-Community water fluoridation
Occurs in over 50% of adults - correct answer -Gingivitis
Study of disease in a population - correct answer -Epidemiology
Affected by root caries. - correct answer -Adults
Research methodology
1. Takes survey or makes observations about a population = -
correct answer -Private Practice Methodology 1.Identifies chief
complaint
Research methodology
2.Conducts literature review= - correct answer -Private Practice
Methodology
2.Takes health history