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1. Transient facial paralysis can occur w/ which INCORRECTLY administered local
anesthetic block?
A. PSA block
B. MSA block
C. NP block
D. IA block
E. Mental block - ANSWER D. IA block
2. Which local anesthetic block anesthetizes the largest intraoral area?
A. Buccal block
B. IA block
C. Mental block
D. Incisive block - ANSWER B. IA block
3. Which of these situations can occur if bone is contacted immediately after the
needle is inserted into the soft tissue when administering an inferior alveolar local
anesthetic block?
A. Needle tip is located too far anteriorly on the mandibular ramus
,B. Needle tip is located too far posteriorly on the maxillary tuberosity
C. Syringe barrel is superior to the maxillary anterior teeth
D. Syringe barrel is superior to the mandibular anterior teeth - ANSWER A.
Needle tip is located too far anteriorly on the mandibular ramus
4. In which of the following locations is the outcome MOST clinically effective
when using a supraperiosteal injection of local anesthetic?
A. Facial surface of maxillary anterior sextant
B. Facial surface of maxillary posterior sextant
C. Facial surface of mandibular anterior sextant
D. Facial surface of mandibular posterior sextant - ANSWER A. Facial surface of
maxillary anterior sextant
5. If working w/in the mandibular anterior sextant on the exposed roots of the
teeth, which local anesthetic block is MOST clinically effective and comfortable for
the patient?
A. Unilateral posterior superior alveolar block
B. Bilateral lingual block
C. Bilateral IA block
D. Bilateral incisive block - ANSWER D. Bilateral incisive block
6. Which of the following local anesthetic blocks anesthetizes the associated
buccal periodontium and gingiva of the mandibular molars?
A. Buccal block
B. IA block
, C. Mental block
D. Incisive block - ANSWER A. Buccal block
7. The mental foramen is USUALLY located on the lateral surface of the mandible
inferior to the apices of which of the following mandibular teeth?
A. First and second molars
B. Second and third molars
C. First and second premolars
D. First premolar and canine - ANSWER C. First and second premolars
8. To have complete anesthesia of the maxillary quadrant, which of the following
local anesthetic blocks needs to be administered along w/ the anterior middle
superior alveolar local anesthetic block?
A. MSA block
B. NP block
C. PSA block
D. ASA block - ANSWER C. PSA block
9. Which of the following can serve as a landmark for the AMSA local anesthetic
block?
A. Incisive papilla
B. Premolars
C. Lesser palatine foramen
D. Canine eminence - ANSWER B. Premolars