Medical Conditions and Risks with Dental
Treatment ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Addison's disease (2 risks) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1 - Delayed healing and infection 2
- Inability to handle the stress of dental procedures
Angina (1 risk) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Inability to handle stress from dental
procedures
Arrhythmia (2 risks) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1 - Inability to handle stress from dental
procedures 2 - Negative reaction (including allergy) to meds used or prescribed by the dentist
Arthritis (2 risks) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1 - Negative reaction to meds used or
prescribed by the dentist - an overdose of acetaminophen 2 - Increased bleeding with invasive
procedures
Artificial heart valve (2 risks) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1 - Increased bleeding with
invasive procedures (risk due to anticoagulant) 2 - Infective endocarditis
Asthma (2 risks) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1 - Inability to handle stress from dental
procedures 2 - Negative reaction to meds used or prescribed in dentistry
Atrial fibrillation (3 risks) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1 - Inability to handle stress from
dental procedures 2 - Increased bleeding with invasive procedures (risk due to medication ) 3
- Negative reaction to meds used or prescribed by the dentist (epinephrine)
Bisphosphonate use history (1 risk) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Osteonecrosis
Blood clots or thrombosis (1 risk) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Increased bleeding with
invasive procedures (risk is from medication)
, Blood transfusion (2 risks) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1 - Increased bleeding with
invasive procedures 2 - Infection that could be passed on to health care worker
Bloody sputum (1 risk) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Infection that could be passed on to
health care worker
Breastfeeding (1 risk) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Negative reaction (including allergy) to
meds used or prescribed by the dentist - may be present in the breast milk
Bruise easily for no apparent reason (1 risk) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Increased bleeding
with invasive procedures
Cardiac transplant patient with cardiac valvulopathy (1 risk) - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Infective endocarditis
Chemotherapy (1 risk) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Delayed healing and infection (during
chemo, not after)
Chronic pain (2 risks) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1 - Negative reaction (including allergy)
to meds used or prescribed by the dentist (overdose of acetaminophen) 2 - Increased bleeding
with invasive procedures (risk is from aspirin, NSAIDs)
Cirrhosis of the liver/liver disease - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1 - Negative reaction
(including allergy) to meds used or prescribed by the dentist (due to decreased metabolism of
drugs in the liver) 2 - Increased bleeding with invasive procedures (disruption of clotting
factor production)
Cocaine/crack ( 1 risk) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Negative reaction (including allergy) to
meds used or prescribed by the dentist (epinephrine)
Cushing's syndrome (1 risk) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Delayed healing and infection
Diabetes (2 risks) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1 - Delayed healing and infection 2 -
Inability to handle stress from dental procedures (increases risk of hypoglycemia)
Treatment ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Addison's disease (2 risks) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1 - Delayed healing and infection 2
- Inability to handle the stress of dental procedures
Angina (1 risk) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Inability to handle stress from dental
procedures
Arrhythmia (2 risks) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1 - Inability to handle stress from dental
procedures 2 - Negative reaction (including allergy) to meds used or prescribed by the dentist
Arthritis (2 risks) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1 - Negative reaction to meds used or
prescribed by the dentist - an overdose of acetaminophen 2 - Increased bleeding with invasive
procedures
Artificial heart valve (2 risks) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1 - Increased bleeding with
invasive procedures (risk due to anticoagulant) 2 - Infective endocarditis
Asthma (2 risks) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1 - Inability to handle stress from dental
procedures 2 - Negative reaction to meds used or prescribed in dentistry
Atrial fibrillation (3 risks) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1 - Inability to handle stress from
dental procedures 2 - Increased bleeding with invasive procedures (risk due to medication ) 3
- Negative reaction to meds used or prescribed by the dentist (epinephrine)
Bisphosphonate use history (1 risk) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Osteonecrosis
Blood clots or thrombosis (1 risk) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Increased bleeding with
invasive procedures (risk is from medication)
, Blood transfusion (2 risks) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1 - Increased bleeding with
invasive procedures 2 - Infection that could be passed on to health care worker
Bloody sputum (1 risk) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Infection that could be passed on to
health care worker
Breastfeeding (1 risk) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Negative reaction (including allergy) to
meds used or prescribed by the dentist - may be present in the breast milk
Bruise easily for no apparent reason (1 risk) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Increased bleeding
with invasive procedures
Cardiac transplant patient with cardiac valvulopathy (1 risk) - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Infective endocarditis
Chemotherapy (1 risk) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Delayed healing and infection (during
chemo, not after)
Chronic pain (2 risks) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1 - Negative reaction (including allergy)
to meds used or prescribed by the dentist (overdose of acetaminophen) 2 - Increased bleeding
with invasive procedures (risk is from aspirin, NSAIDs)
Cirrhosis of the liver/liver disease - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1 - Negative reaction
(including allergy) to meds used or prescribed by the dentist (due to decreased metabolism of
drugs in the liver) 2 - Increased bleeding with invasive procedures (disruption of clotting
factor production)
Cocaine/crack ( 1 risk) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Negative reaction (including allergy) to
meds used or prescribed by the dentist (epinephrine)
Cushing's syndrome (1 risk) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Delayed healing and infection
Diabetes (2 risks) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅1 - Delayed healing and infection 2 -
Inability to handle stress from dental procedures (increases risk of hypoglycemia)
