Question 1

What is the most common oral prosthetic complication?

Accepted Answer

A) Mandible misalignment 
B) Gingiva malformation 
C) Veneer fracture 
D) Veneer attachment

Question 2

What caries has acute onset and severe deterioration throughout the mouth?

Accepted Answer

A) Arrested caries 
B) Rampant caries 
C) Tubular caries 
D) Carious lesion

Question 3

Which of the following statements about cartilage is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) It is vascularized 
B) It contains lacunae 
C) Chondrocytes comprise a large portion of it 
D) It is specialized in areas such as the bronchi, Eustachian tube, and knee menisci

Question 4

Translation is:

Accepted Answer

A) Applying force laterally 
B) Applying force at the tooth's center of resistance 
C) Applying force at the tooth's root 
D) Applying force at the tooth's crown

Question 5

Which of the following directions does the articulating disc of the temporomandibular joint most often displace?

Accepted Answer

A) Anteromedially 
B) Laterally 
C) Inferiorly 
D) Superiorly

Question 6

Gingival overgrowth is most often caused by:

Accepted Answer

A) Toothbrush abrasion 
B) Fibroblast infection 
C) Medication 
D) Plaque accumulation

Question 7

Periapical abscesses can be categorized as:

Accepted Answer

A) Symptomatic and asymptomatic 
B) Novas and symptomatic 
C) Periapical and asymptomatic 
D) Novas and periapical

Question 8

Which cranial nerves transmit taste to the brain?

Accepted Answer

A) VII 
B) IX 
C) X 
D) All of the above

Question 9

What are the most common organisms responsible for otitis media?

Accepted Answer

A) Streptococcus pneumonia & Haemophilus influenza 
B) Staphylococcus aureus & lactobacillus 
C) Coli & pseudomonas 
D) Enterobacter & pseudomonas

Question 10

Trisomy 21 is:

Accepted Answer

A) Treacher Collins syndrome 
B) Behcet's syndrome 
C) Down syndrome 
D) Cretinism

Question 11

A delayed eruption of teeth and the retaining of primary teeth are conditions of:

Accepted Answer

A) Clefts 
B) Supernumerary 
C) Behcet's syndrome 
D) Cretinism

Question 12

Which of the following statements is not true of total peripheral resistance (TPR)?

Accepted Answer

A) it is influenced by sympathetic activation 
B) it is directly proportional to cardiac output 
C) it is directly proportional to mean arterial pressure 
D) it is influenced by thermal changes

Question 13

What is the critical pH level for carious lesions?

Accepted Answer

A) 6.3 
B) 3.5 
C) 5.8 
D) 5.5

Question 14

What does the centric relation record indicate?

Accepted Answer

A) The relationship of mandibular cast to maxillary cast in centric relation 
B) The relationship of mandibular cast to maxillary x-ray in centric relation 
C) The relationship of mandibular x-ray to maxillary cast in centric relation 
D) The relationship of mandibular x-rays to maxillary x-rays in centric relation

Question 15

Under normal cellular conditions, which of the following does not have a higher extracellular concentration than intracellular concentration?

Accepted Answer

A) Na+ 
B) Mg2+ 
C) Clâˆ' 
D) Ca2+

Question 16

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) targets what helper lymphocytes?

Accepted Answer

A) CD24 
B) CC3 
C) CD4 
D) CD8

Question 17

The restorative alloy and mercury compound that has proven durability and longevity is:

Accepted Answer

A) Gold 
B) Silver 
C) Enamel 
D) Amalgam

Question 18

The designation for the glycosylated form of hemoglobin is called:

Accepted Answer

A) HbA1c 
B) HbA2 
C) HbC 
D) HbG

Question 19

Which one of the following teeth is present in each quadrant and primarily used in tearing or ripping food?

Accepted Answer

A) Cuspids 
B) Incisors 
C) Molars 
D) Canines

Question 20

Retraction cords assist in:

Accepted Answer

A) Removing pulp 
B) Tooth extraction 
C) Root canal 
D) Gingiva tension

Exam 1: Dental Board