General Chairside Board Review- Full set |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\
1. Rotary Burs - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Refer to textbook
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2. Drug Handout - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Refer to drug handout
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3. What type of restoration would you use a gingival retraction
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cord for? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔You would use a gingival
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retraction cord for a crown |\ |\ |\ |\
4. What are the uses of gingival retraction cord? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔A gingival retraction cord is used to ensure that an
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impression with clear margins can be obtained.
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5. For which patient would you not use an epinephrine
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impregnated gingival retraction cord? - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Epinephrine is a vasoconstrictor which increases heartbeat |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
(tachycardia). It is contradicted for patients with heart disease,
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diabetes, or hyperthyroidism.|\ |\
6. What is the highest concentration of epinephrine? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔1:20,000 |\
7. Nitrous oxide to oxygen ratios? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The
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most common ratio is 2:1
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,8. When is it acceptable to send a patient who has not paid their
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dental bill an ultimatum letter? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔It is only
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appropriate to send an ultimatum letter after the first 3 stages of
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collection have failed. It must first go through the reminder
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stage, inquiry/discussion stage and urgency stage.
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9. How often does the organized dental assistant send a
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reminder of non-payment? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Typically
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every 30, 60, 90 days. Or at the discretion of the Dentist.
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10. A buffer period is primarily used for what? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔To maintain the pH of the mouth |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
11. Which muscle is not used for mastication? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔The muscles of facial expressions are not used
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during mastication, which includes the orbicularis oris,
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buccinator, mentalis, and the zygomatic major. The muscles used
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during mastication include the internal and external pterygoid
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muscles, masseter and temporal muscles.
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12. What are the parts of the TMJ? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Composed of 3 parts: |\ |\ |\
The glenoid fossa of the temporal bone
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The articular eminence of the temporal bone
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The condyloid process of the mandible
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,13. Which bone articulates with the mandible? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔The temporal bone |\ |\ |\
14. Which gauge needle is used for injecting different areas in
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the mouth? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Needle gauges used are 25,
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27 and 30. The smaller the gauge, the larger the diameter.
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15. State the different injections used in the mouth and where
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the topical would be placed. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Local
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infiltration (topical placed in the area of treatment)
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Field block (topical placed in vestibule near apex of the tooth)
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Nerve Block (topical placed posterior to retromolar pad and
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anterior to mandibular foramen)|\ |\ |\
16. When is a dental implant implicated? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Used to replace one individual tooth, multiple teeth, or to
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restore an edentulous arch.
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17. What is ANUG? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Acute necrotizing
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ulcerative gingivitis. The symptoms include painful bleeding
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gums, and ulceration of the interdental papillae. This is frequent
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in patients who smoke and those who are under stress.
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18. What prophylactic antibiotic is used with a penicillin allergy?
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Non-penicillin allergy? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Penicillin |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
allergy:Clindamycin, cephalexin and doxycycline |\ |\ |\
, Non-Penicillin allergy:Amoxicillin, penicillin, cloxacillin, |\ |\ |\ |\
erythromycin, nafcillin and oxacillin |\ |\ |\
19. What types of stains does coronal polishing remove -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔It DOES NOT remove intrinsic stains.
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20. Why do you not use prophy paste before applying sealants? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔It can interfere with the retention of the
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sealant.
21. When would you not use a fluoride rinse? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Children under 6 years of age should not use
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fluoride rinses or mouthwashes because they may accidentally
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swallow them |\
22. Which impression material is most flexible and least resistant
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to distortion? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Polyvinyl siloxane is the
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most flexible and the least resistant to distortion
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23. If the right 7th branch of the nerve is injured during an
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injection, what will occure? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Facial nerve
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paralysis
24. For the new patient exam, what instruments will be needed? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Mirror
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Explorer
Perio-probe
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\
1. Rotary Burs - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Refer to textbook
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
2. Drug Handout - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Refer to drug handout
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
3. What type of restoration would you use a gingival retraction
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
cord for? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔You would use a gingival
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
retraction cord for a crown |\ |\ |\ |\
4. What are the uses of gingival retraction cord? - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔A gingival retraction cord is used to ensure that an
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
impression with clear margins can be obtained.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
5. For which patient would you not use an epinephrine
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
impregnated gingival retraction cord? - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Epinephrine is a vasoconstrictor which increases heartbeat |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
(tachycardia). It is contradicted for patients with heart disease,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
diabetes, or hyperthyroidism.|\ |\
6. What is the highest concentration of epinephrine? - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔1:20,000 |\
7. Nitrous oxide to oxygen ratios? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
most common ratio is 2:1
|\ |\ |\ |\
,8. When is it acceptable to send a patient who has not paid their
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
dental bill an ultimatum letter? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔It is only
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
appropriate to send an ultimatum letter after the first 3 stages of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
collection have failed. It must first go through the reminder
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
stage, inquiry/discussion stage and urgency stage.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
9. How often does the organized dental assistant send a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
reminder of non-payment? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Typically
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
every 30, 60, 90 days. Or at the discretion of the Dentist.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
10. A buffer period is primarily used for what? - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔To maintain the pH of the mouth |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
11. Which muscle is not used for mastication? - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔The muscles of facial expressions are not used
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
during mastication, which includes the orbicularis oris,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
buccinator, mentalis, and the zygomatic major. The muscles used
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
during mastication include the internal and external pterygoid
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
muscles, masseter and temporal muscles.
|\ |\ |\ |\
12. What are the parts of the TMJ? - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Composed of 3 parts: |\ |\ |\
The glenoid fossa of the temporal bone
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The articular eminence of the temporal bone
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The condyloid process of the mandible
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
,13. Which bone articulates with the mandible? - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔The temporal bone |\ |\ |\
14. Which gauge needle is used for injecting different areas in
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the mouth? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Needle gauges used are 25,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
27 and 30. The smaller the gauge, the larger the diameter.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
15. State the different injections used in the mouth and where
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the topical would be placed. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Local
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
infiltration (topical placed in the area of treatment)
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Field block (topical placed in vestibule near apex of the tooth)
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Nerve Block (topical placed posterior to retromolar pad and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
anterior to mandibular foramen)|\ |\ |\
16. When is a dental implant implicated? - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Used to replace one individual tooth, multiple teeth, or to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
restore an edentulous arch.
|\ |\ |\
17. What is ANUG? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Acute necrotizing
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ulcerative gingivitis. The symptoms include painful bleeding
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
gums, and ulceration of the interdental papillae. This is frequent
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
in patients who smoke and those who are under stress.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
18. What prophylactic antibiotic is used with a penicillin allergy?
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Non-penicillin allergy? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Penicillin |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
allergy:Clindamycin, cephalexin and doxycycline |\ |\ |\
, Non-Penicillin allergy:Amoxicillin, penicillin, cloxacillin, |\ |\ |\ |\
erythromycin, nafcillin and oxacillin |\ |\ |\
19. What types of stains does coronal polishing remove -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔It DOES NOT remove intrinsic stains.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
20. Why do you not use prophy paste before applying sealants? -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔It can interfere with the retention of the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
sealant.
21. When would you not use a fluoride rinse? - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔Children under 6 years of age should not use
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
fluoride rinses or mouthwashes because they may accidentally
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
swallow them |\
22. Which impression material is most flexible and least resistant
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
to distortion? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Polyvinyl siloxane is the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
most flexible and the least resistant to distortion
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
23. If the right 7th branch of the nerve is injured during an
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
injection, what will occure? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Facial nerve
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
paralysis
24. For the new patient exam, what instruments will be needed? -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Mirror
|\ |\ |\
Explorer
Perio-probe
