Question 1

Inflammation of the soft tissue around an implant is _________________.

Accepted Answer

Peri-implant mucositis
Peri-im

Question 2

The most accurate assessment of periodontal support for the tooth is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Sulcus depth 
B)  Attachment loss 
C)  Probing pocket depth 
D)  Gingival pocket depth 
A)  Sulcus depth 
B)  Attachment loss 
C)  Probing pocket depth 
D)  Gingival pocket depth

Question 3

What radiographic series would be appropriate for Ms.AJP?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bitewing x-ray images 
B)  Panographic x-ray image 
C)  Full-mouth periapical series 
D)  Bitewing and full-mouth periapical series 
A)  Bitewing x-ray images 
B)  Panographic x-ray image 
C)  Full-mouth periapical series 
D)  Bitewing and full-mouth periapical series

Question 4

What provides the most reliable and accurate means of assessing the progression and remission of periodontal disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  Recession 
B)  CAL 
C)  Inadequate attached gingiva 
D)  Pocket depth 
E)  Radiographic images 
A)  Recession 
B)  CAL 
C)  Inadequate attached gingiva 
D)  Pocket depth 
E)  Radiographic images

Question 5

Which of the following may not be a sign of peri-implantitis or a sign that an implant is failing?

Accepted Answer

A)  A 6- to 7-mm pocket 
B)  Smooth, red gingival tissue around the implant 
C)  Bleeding on probing 
D)  Visible exudate 
E)  Detectable mobility 
A)  A 6- to 7-mm pocket 
B)  Smooth, red gingival tissue around the implant 
C)  Bleeding on probing 
D)  Visible exudate 
E)  Detectable mobility

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of a physiologic cause of tooth mobility?

Accepted Answer

A)  Grinding or clenching teeth 
B)  Periodontal disease 
C)  Normal tooth movement 
D)  Gingival inflammation 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Grinding or clenching teeth 
B)  Periodontal disease 
C)  Normal tooth movement 
D)  Gingival inflammation 
E)  All of the above

Question 7

Recession is the distance between the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Gingival margin and mucogingival junction 
B)  Gingival margin and epithelial junction 
C)  CEJ and gingival margin 
D)  CEJ and mucogingival junction 
E)  CEJ and epithelial junction 
A)  Gingival margin and mucogingival junction 
B)  Gingival margin and epithelial junction 
C)  CEJ and gingival margin 
D)  CEJ and mucogingival junction 
E)  CEJ and epithelial junction

Question 8

According to the commonly used classification of caries proposed by G.V.Black,a class 4 carious lesion includes:

Accepted Answer

A)  Gingival third cavities 
B)  Incisal edge and cusp tip cavities 
C)  Proximal cavities in premolars and molars 
D)  Proximal cavities in incisors and canines involving the incisal edge 
A)  Gingival third cavities 
B)  Incisal edge and cusp tip cavities 
C)  Proximal cavities in premolars and molars 
D)  Proximal cavities in incisors and canines involving the incisal edge

Question 9

Radiographic assessment indicates:

Accepted Answer

A)  Active disease processes 
B)  History of the disease processes 
C)  Areas at risk for periodontal breakdown 
D)  Restorations that will break down in the future 
A)  Active disease processes 
B)  History of the disease processes 
C)  Areas at risk for periodontal breakdown 
D)  Restorations that will break down in the future

Question 10

PSR is the abbreviation for:

Accepted Answer

A)  Probing screening recession 
B)  Periodontal screening and recording 
C)  Periodontal system for recording 
D)  Periodontal sextant recording 
E)  Periodontal scoring records 
A)  Probing screening recession 
B)  Periodontal screening and recording 
C)  Periodontal system for recording 
D)  Periodontal sextant recording 
E)  Periodontal scoring records

Question 11

Which color of gingival tissue indicates chronic inflammation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bright red 
B)  Pale coral pink 
C)  Dark red to cyanotic 
D)  Brown 
A)  Bright red 
B)  Pale coral pink 
C)  Dark red to cyanotic 
D)  Brown

Question 12

What are the four universally accepted descriptions of the health status of the gingiva?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bleeding, color, stippling, and texture 
B)  Color, consistency, contour, and texture 
C)  Clefting, color, consistency, and contour 
D)  Bleeding, clefting, recession, and swelling 
A)  Bleeding, color, stippling, and texture 
B)  Color, consistency, contour, and texture 
C)  Clefting, color, consistency, and contour 
D)  Bleeding, clefting, recession, and swelling

Question 13

Gingiva that appears shiny and smooth with no stippling and has rolled margins is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Healthy 
B)  Inflamed 
C)  Fibrotic 
D)  Normal for a person in his or her 60s 
A)  Healthy 
B)  Inflamed 
C)  Fibrotic 
D)  Normal for a person in his or her 60s

Question 14

Maxillary molars

Accepted Answer

A) Buccal, mesiolingual, and distolingual 
B) Facial and lingual 
C) Lingual, mesiolingual, and distolingual 
D) Mesial and distal 
E) Lingual, mesiobuccal, and distobuccal 
A) Buccal, mesiolingual, and distolingual 
B) Facial and lingual 
C) Lingual, mesiolingual, and distolingual 
D) Mesial and distal 
E) Lingual, mesiobuccal, and distobuccal

Question 15

Black stain

Accepted Answer

A) Yellow-brown to brown color stain on teeth and tongue 
B) Thin black lines on the lingual and facial surfaces near the gingival margin 
C) Tenacious dark brown or black surface deposit 
D) Most common stain, associated with poor oral hygiene; most often caused by tannin, which is in coffee, tea, fruits, and red wine 
E) Yellow-brown or golden color stain on the tongue and teeth 
A) Yellow-brown to brown color stain on teeth and tongue 
B) Thin black lines on the lingual and facial surfaces near the gingival margin 
C) Tenacious dark brown or black surface deposit 
D) Most common stain, associated with poor oral hygiene; most often caused by tannin, which is in coffee, tea, fruits, and red wine 
E) Yellow-brown or golden color stain on the tongue and teeth

Question 16

Please use the following description to complete the following exercises.
Ms.AJP is a 47-year-old woman who reports to be extremely health conscious.She exercises daily, limits herself to a vegetarian diet, takes regular vitamin supplements, does not smoke, drinks coffee and tea, and drinks wine on social occasions.She reports an unremarkable medical history.Ms.AJP has regularly seen the dentist throughout her life and takes good care of her teeth, although this is the first time she has come to your office.Although she is free of caries, she has become aware that her teeth do not exhibit the esthetic image she would like to portray, and she is interested in tooth whitening.She has mild wear on the cuspid teeth.
-The following questions would be appropriate for Ms.AJP except one.Which question is the exception?

Accepted Answer

A)  "What is your medication history?" 
B)  "Are you menopausal or perimenopausal?" 
C)  "Do you have an eating disorder or a history of one?" 
D)  "Are you aware of clinching or grinding your teeth?" 
E)  "Do you have a history of gastroesophageal reflux disease?" 
A)  "What is your medication history?" 
B)  "Are you menopausal or perimenopausal?" 
C)  "Do you have an eating disorder or a history of one?" 
D)  "Are you aware of clinching or grinding your teeth?" 
E)  "Do you have a history of gastroesophageal reflux disease?"

Question 17

Plaque biofilm control records can be used to record a patient's plaque control over time.These records can also be used as educational and reinforcement tools.

Accepted Answer

A)  Both statements are TRUE. 
B)  Both statements are FALSE. 
C)  The first statement is TRUE, and the second statement is FALSE. 
D)  The first statement is FALSE, and the second statement is TRUE. 
A)  Both statements are TRUE. 
B)  Both statements are FALSE. 
C)  The first statement is TRUE, and the second statement is FALSE. 
D)  The first statement is FALSE, and the second statement is TRUE.

Question 18

Which of the following teeth may have a bifurcated root?

Accepted Answer

A)  Maxillary canine 
B)  Maxillary first premolar 
C)  Maxillary second premolar 
D)  Mandibular first premolar 
E)  Mandibular second premolar 
A)  Maxillary canine 
B)  Maxillary first premolar 
C)  Maxillary second premolar 
D)  Mandibular first premolar 
E)  Mandibular second premolar

Question 19

Furcation involvement affects the tooth in all of the following ways except one.Which way is the exception?

Accepted Answer

A)  It makes homecare more difficult. 
B)  It worsens the prognosis for the tooth. 
C)  It improves the prognosis for the tooth. 
D)  It makes scaling and root planing more difficult. 
A)  It makes homecare more difficult. 
B)  It worsens the prognosis for the tooth. 
C)  It improves the prognosis for the tooth. 
D)  It makes scaling and root planing more difficult.

Question 20

Brown stain

Accepted Answer

A) Yellow-brown to brown color stain on teeth and tongue 
B) Thin black lines on the lingual and facial surfaces near the gingival margin 
C) Tenacious dark brown or black surface deposit 
D) Most common stain, associated with poor oral hygiene; most often caused by tannin, which is in coffee, tea, fruits, and red wine 
E) Yellow-brown or golden color stain on the tongue and teeth 
A) Yellow-brown to brown color stain on teeth and tongue 
B) Thin black lines on the lingual and facial surfaces near the gingival margin 
C) Tenacious dark brown or black surface deposit 
D) Most common stain, associated with poor oral hygiene; most often caused by tannin, which is in coffee, tea, fruits, and red wine 
E) Yellow-brown or golden color stain on the tongue and teeth

Inflammation of the soft tissue around an implant is _________________.

The most accurate assessment of periodontal support for the tooth is:

What radiographic series would be appropriate for Ms.AJP?

What provides the most reliable and accurate means of assessing the progression and remission of periodontal disease?

Which of the following may not be a sign of peri-implantitis or a sign that an implant is failing?

Which of the following is an example of a physiologic cause of tooth mobility?

Recession is the distance between the:

According to the commonly used classification of caries proposed by G.V.Black,a class 4 carious lesion includes:

Radiographic assessment indicates:

PSR is the abbreviation for:

Which color of gingival tissue indicates chronic inflammation?

What are the four universally accepted descriptions of the health status of the gingiva?

Gingiva that appears shiny and smooth with no stippling and has rolled margins is:

Maxillary molars

Black stain

Plaque biofilm control records can be used to record a patient's plaque control over time.These records can also be used as educational and reinforcement tools.

Which of the following teeth may have a bifurcated root?

Furcation involvement affects the tooth in all of the following ways except one.Which way is the exception?

Brown stain

Historical Perspectives on Dental Hygiene and Periodontology

Periodontium: Anatomic Characteristics and Host Response

Epidemiology of Periodontal Diseases

Microbiology of Periodontal Diseases

Calculus and Other Disease-Associated Factors

Gingival Diseases

Periodontal Diseases

Systemic Factors Influencing Periodontal Diseases

Treatment Planning for the Periodontal Patient

Occlusion and Temporomandibular Disorders

Plaque Biofilm and Disease Control for the Periodontal Patient

Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy

Periodontal Surgery

Dental Implants

Periodontal Emergencies

Periodontal Maintenance and Prevention

Prognosis and Results After Periodontal Therapy

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Exam 8: Clinical Assessment

Inflammation of the soft tissue around an implant is _________________.

The most accurate assessment of periodontal support for the tooth is:

What radiographic series would be appropriate for Ms.AJP?

What provides the most reliable and accurate means of assessing the progression and remission of periodontal disease?

Which of the following may not be a sign of peri-implantitis or a sign that an implant is failing?

Which of the following is an example of a physiologic cause of tooth mobility?

Recession is the distance between the:

According to the commonly used classification of caries proposed by G.V.Black,a class 4 carious lesion includes:

Radiographic assessment indicates:

PSR is the abbreviation for:

Which color of gingival tissue indicates chronic inflammation?

What are the four universally accepted descriptions of the health status of the gingiva?

Gingiva that appears shiny and smooth with no stippling and has rolled margins is:

Maxillary molars

Black stain

Plaque biofilm control records can be used to record a patient's plaque control over time.These records can also be used as educational and reinforcement tools.

Which of the following teeth may have a bifurcated root?

Furcation involvement affects the tooth in all of the following ways except one.Which way is the exception?

Brown stain

Historical Perspectives on Dental Hygiene and Periodontology

Periodontium: Anatomic Characteristics and Host Response

Epidemiology of Periodontal Diseases

Microbiology of Periodontal Diseases

Calculus and Other Disease-Associated Factors

Gingival Diseases

Periodontal Diseases

Systemic Factors Influencing Periodontal Diseases

Treatment Planning for the Periodontal Patient

Occlusion and Temporomandibular Disorders

Plaque Biofilm and Disease Control for the Periodontal Patient

Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy

Periodontal Surgery

Dental Implants

Periodontal Emergencies

Periodontal Maintenance and Prevention

Prognosis and Results After Periodontal Therapy

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