Dental Review and Assessment 4

Question 1

Which ASA physical status classification applies to a patient with well-controlled type 2 diabetes and no other conditions?

Accepted Answer

ASA II

Answer

ASA I

Answer

ASA III

Answer

ASA IV

Question 2

During tooth charting, the term 'incipient' caries refers to a lesion that is:

Accepted Answer

Limited to enamel and reversible

Answer

Cavitated into dentin

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Pulpal involvement

Answer

A retained root tip

Question 3

Which vital sign would most strongly contraindicate elective dental treatment that day?

Accepted Answer

Blood pressure of 185/115 mmHg

Answer

Pulse of 72 bpm

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Temperature of 98.6°F

Answer

Respiration of 16 breaths/min

Question 4

On a periodontal assessment, suppuration upon probing most directly indicates:

Accepted Answer

Active purulent infection

Answer

Healthy tissue

Answer

Recent prophylaxis

Answer

Normal sulcular fluid

Question 5

Which structure is evaluated by palpating bilaterally below the angle of the mandible during an extraoral exam?

Accepted Answer

Submandibular lymph nodes

Answer

Parotid duct

Answer

Hard palate

Answer

Genial tubercles

Question 6

A patient's plaque score is recorded using disclosing solution. This assessment primarily measures:

Accepted Answer

Biofilm accumulation

Answer

Bone density

Answer

Tooth shade

Answer

Pocket depth

Question 7

Which radiographic finding is most consistent with a periapical abscess?

Accepted Answer

Widened PDL space with apical radiolucency

Answer

Increased crestal bone height

Answer

Generalized enamel radiopacity

Answer

Normal lamina dura