Pedodontics #3 – Unidontia

1. The teeth usually examined in the simplified oral hygiene index are

Molars and premolars

Incisors and canines

Molars and incisors

Premolars and incisors

2. How are baby breath located while sucking milk

Due to short soft palate

Due to short pharynx

Due to short and wide tongue

Due to high placed larynx

3. Which of the following is true of apexogenesis?

It is nonvital pulp therapy

It is indicated for a tooth with damaged radicular pulp

Its objective is to artificially close the root apex

Endodontic therapy can be performed more effectively following apexogenesis

4. There is a marked increase in the incidence of interproximal caries during the age of

6-8 years

2-3 years

7-9 years

3-5 years

5. Space for eruption of permanent mandibular molars is created by

Resorption at the posterior border of ramus

Resorption at the anterior border of the ramus

Apposition at the anterior border of ramus

Apposition of the alveolar process

6. Oral bacteria attacks organic components of enamel and the breakdown products have the ability to dissolve the tooth mineral, this is

Hypoplastic theory

Proteolysis theory

Proteolysis chelation theory

Acidogenic theory or chemico-parasitic theory

7. Frankel behavior is divided into how many numbers

8. When no new decay is formed, the frequency of repeated bitewing radiographs recommended in primary dentition is

Once in every 12-18 months

Once in 48 months

Once in every 18-24 months

Once a year

9. Your patient is 9 years old. The mandibular left first primary molar has a large, carious lesion on the distal and on the occlusal and the tooth has greater mobility than what you would normally expect. You should _____.

Perform a pulpotomy

Take a radiograph of the area

Perform a pulpectomy

Extract the tooth and consider space maintenance

10. Mandibular foramina in a 4 year child is located

At the level of occlusal plane

Above the level of occlusal plane

Below the level of occlusion plane

Near the roots of 1st molar

11. The pulp horn which is most likely to be exposed during cavity preparation on a primary molar is the

Mesiolingual horn bf the primary 2nd molar

Distobuccal horn of the primary 2nd molar

Distobuccal horn of the primary first molar

Mesiobuccal horn of the primary first molar

12. A young permanent incisor with an open apex has a pinpoint exposure due to a traumatic injury that occurred 24 hours previously. The best treatment is _____.

Open the pulp chamber to find healthy pulp tissue and perform a pulpotomy

Initiate a calcium hydroxide pulpectomy

Initiate conventional root canal treatment with gutta-percha

Place calcium hydroxide on the pinpoint exposure

13. Which amino acid is absent in carisolv

Leucine

Glutamic acid

Glycine

Lysine

14. For the typical child, bite-wing x-rays should be taken:

When the proximal surfaces cannot be visualized and clinically examined

When the parents think it is time to take them

At the first dental visit

After the second dental visit when the child is more relaxed

15. Mother of a child is worried about green stains on the recently erupted upper anterior teeth of her child. The stains are most probably due to:

Calculus

Neonatal line

Material alba

Chromogenic bacteria

16. When treating rampant dental caries the first step is to

Perform a diet analysis and apply topical fluoride solution to all teeth

Restore all teeth with stainless steel crown

Perform a prophylaxis instruct in oral hygiene and watch for improved habits

Excavate softened tooth structure and temporize with zinc oxide eugenol

17. Your patient is 7 years old and has a very large, carious lesion on tooth T. What radiological factors should be used in determining the best treatment of choice between pulpotomy and primary endodontics?

All of the above

Furcation involvement

Internal root resorption

External root resorption

18. Parents should begin cleaning a child`s mouth

When incisors and first molars have erupt

When all anterior teeth have erupt

By the first time tooth erupts

When all deciduous teeth erupts

19. Your patient is 4 years old. The maxillary right primary central incisor was traumatically avulsed 60 minutes ago. What is the treatment of choice?

None of the above

Replant, splint, primary endo

Replant, splint, formocresol pulpotomy

Replant, no splint, primary endo

20. A 1-year-old patient has his first dental examination. The dentist reviews with the parent when to expect the next teeth to erupt, teething, oral hygiene tips for toddlers, and discusses fluoride issues with bottled water and toothpaste. The term that describes this proactive approach to dental care is _____.

Probability counseling

Anticipatory guidance

Risk assessment

Preventive support counseling

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