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Dental Hygiene Prometric Exam CSCE, Computer
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What is an oral side effect of Prozac? .....ANSWER.....
xerostomia
How do steroids effect wound healing? .....ANSWER..... causes
delayed wound healing
What should be done with a patient with a previous history of
high blood pressure and comes in for their appointment with
reading of 160/116? .....ANSWER..... refer the patient to their
physician immediately
Premedication regimine .....ANSWER..... 2g Amoxicillin
600 mg Clindamycin
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Patient comes in for appointment who needs premed, and they
took 300 mg 1 hour prior to their appointment. What would you
do? .....ANSWER..... administer another 300 mg and wait 1 hr
prior to treatment (because their clindamycin premed is 600mg
1hr prior to treatment)
What is a PAN used for? .....ANSWER..... - look at location of 3rd
molars
- impactions
- pathology
- NOT FOR BONE LOSS
Items containing fluoride? .....ANSWER..... - tea
- pork
- fish
What type of water does not contain fluoride? .....ANSWER.....
well water
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Know the papilla of the tongue .....ANSWER..... - filiform (most
numerous, very small)
- fungiform (mushroom shape, contain taste buds)
- circumvallate (larger mushroom shaped, contain taste buds, on
anterior side of sulcus terminalis)
- foliate (leaf shaped, lateral border of tongue)
What is hairy tongue caused by? .....ANSWER..... elongation of
the filiform papillae
Delayed eruption may be caused by .....ANSWER..... delayed
exfoliation
Identify mandibular canal radiographically .....ANSWER.....
radiolucent, long dark area outlined with dense cortical bone,
located above or parallel to the inferior border of the mandible
What is thickened lamina dura caused by? is this appearance
normal? .....ANSWER..... - caused by trauma
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- not normal
Know film errors .....ANSWER..... - elongation: too little vertical
angulation
- foreshortening: too much vertical angulation
- cone cut: PID not aligned with censor
- overlap: incorrect horizontal angulation
Identify median rhomboid glossitis .....ANSWER..... rhombus
shaped, central denuded area of the tongue with red
appearance
What is the treatment for black hair tongue? .....ANSWER.....
brush it
What is a vitality test used for? .....ANSWER..... testing to see if
the pulp is vital or not (applying cold air on cotton swap and
pushing it against the tooth; if the pulp is vital it hurts, if its
necrotic you would not feel anything)
Dental Hygiene Prometric Exam CSCE, Computer
Simulated Dental Hygiene Exam, Dental Hygiene
Prometric Exam CDCA Actual Exam Test Bank|
Complete Real Exam Questions and Correct Verified
Answers/ Graded A+
What is an oral side effect of Prozac? .....ANSWER.....
xerostomia
How do steroids effect wound healing? .....ANSWER..... causes
delayed wound healing
What should be done with a patient with a previous history of
high blood pressure and comes in for their appointment with
reading of 160/116? .....ANSWER..... refer the patient to their
physician immediately
Premedication regimine .....ANSWER..... 2g Amoxicillin
600 mg Clindamycin
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Patient comes in for appointment who needs premed, and they
took 300 mg 1 hour prior to their appointment. What would you
do? .....ANSWER..... administer another 300 mg and wait 1 hr
prior to treatment (because their clindamycin premed is 600mg
1hr prior to treatment)
What is a PAN used for? .....ANSWER..... - look at location of 3rd
molars
- impactions
- pathology
- NOT FOR BONE LOSS
Items containing fluoride? .....ANSWER..... - tea
- pork
- fish
What type of water does not contain fluoride? .....ANSWER.....
well water
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Know the papilla of the tongue .....ANSWER..... - filiform (most
numerous, very small)
- fungiform (mushroom shape, contain taste buds)
- circumvallate (larger mushroom shaped, contain taste buds, on
anterior side of sulcus terminalis)
- foliate (leaf shaped, lateral border of tongue)
What is hairy tongue caused by? .....ANSWER..... elongation of
the filiform papillae
Delayed eruption may be caused by .....ANSWER..... delayed
exfoliation
Identify mandibular canal radiographically .....ANSWER.....
radiolucent, long dark area outlined with dense cortical bone,
located above or parallel to the inferior border of the mandible
What is thickened lamina dura caused by? is this appearance
normal? .....ANSWER..... - caused by trauma
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- not normal
Know film errors .....ANSWER..... - elongation: too little vertical
angulation
- foreshortening: too much vertical angulation
- cone cut: PID not aligned with censor
- overlap: incorrect horizontal angulation
Identify median rhomboid glossitis .....ANSWER..... rhombus
shaped, central denuded area of the tongue with red
appearance
What is the treatment for black hair tongue? .....ANSWER.....
brush it
What is a vitality test used for? .....ANSWER..... testing to see if
the pulp is vital or not (applying cold air on cotton swap and
pushing it against the tooth; if the pulp is vital it hurts, if its
necrotic you would not feel anything)
