Pennsylvania EFDA Board Exam –
Comprehensive Study Guide with Practice
Questions and Correct Answers
When restoring a class II preparation, the first increment of material should be placed in the: -
** Depth of proximal box
Material that can be used as either cement or restorative material in a class V lesion -
** Glass Ionomer
When placing a composite restoration, the composite is often placed in layers to: -
** Reduce the effect of polymerization shrinkage
When the tooth exposed to stimulus such as caries, cavity preparation, or trauma it lays down: -
** Reparative/ tertiary dentin
Which type of adhesive would typically be used to temporarily cement a provisional crown or
bridge? -
** Zinc Oxide Eugenol
The material that is utilized for a pulp cap is called: -
** Calcium hydroxide
What molars have a distal cusp? -
** Mandibular 1st molars
Where can the cusp of Carabelli be found? -
** Maxillary 1st molars
What should be even heights when restoring teeth? -
** Marginal ridges
, Incomplete closure of the lobes coming together -
** Fissure
Runs from cusp tip to the central groove on the occlusal surface -
** Triangular ridge
Convexity running from the distobuccal cusp to the mesiolingual cusp -
** Oblique Ridge
Major depressions on both anterior and posterior teeth -
** Fossae
Which cement creates an adhesive bond to the tooth structure? -
** Glass Ionomer
A thin layer of uncured resin remains on the surface after its cured so new layers can bond to
existing layer, what is this layer called? -
** Air inhibited layer
Delayed expansion in amalgam materials due to moisture contamination is eliminated by: -
** The removal of Zinc from the alloy
Which cement posses an anticariogenic effect? -
** Glass Ionomer
Excess mercury is brought to the surface of the amalgam when during... -
** condensation/ polishing
An unfilled sealant material will self adjust and a filled sealant material will need adjusted -
** True
Comprehensive Study Guide with Practice
Questions and Correct Answers
When restoring a class II preparation, the first increment of material should be placed in the: -
** Depth of proximal box
Material that can be used as either cement or restorative material in a class V lesion -
** Glass Ionomer
When placing a composite restoration, the composite is often placed in layers to: -
** Reduce the effect of polymerization shrinkage
When the tooth exposed to stimulus such as caries, cavity preparation, or trauma it lays down: -
** Reparative/ tertiary dentin
Which type of adhesive would typically be used to temporarily cement a provisional crown or
bridge? -
** Zinc Oxide Eugenol
The material that is utilized for a pulp cap is called: -
** Calcium hydroxide
What molars have a distal cusp? -
** Mandibular 1st molars
Where can the cusp of Carabelli be found? -
** Maxillary 1st molars
What should be even heights when restoring teeth? -
** Marginal ridges
, Incomplete closure of the lobes coming together -
** Fissure
Runs from cusp tip to the central groove on the occlusal surface -
** Triangular ridge
Convexity running from the distobuccal cusp to the mesiolingual cusp -
** Oblique Ridge
Major depressions on both anterior and posterior teeth -
** Fossae
Which cement creates an adhesive bond to the tooth structure? -
** Glass Ionomer
A thin layer of uncured resin remains on the surface after its cured so new layers can bond to
existing layer, what is this layer called? -
** Air inhibited layer
Delayed expansion in amalgam materials due to moisture contamination is eliminated by: -
** The removal of Zinc from the alloy
Which cement posses an anticariogenic effect? -
** Glass Ionomer
Excess mercury is brought to the surface of the amalgam when during... -
** condensation/ polishing
An unfilled sealant material will self adjust and a filled sealant material will need adjusted -
** True
