1. When calcium hydroxide is placed in direct contact with viable pulp tissue the major immediate reaction is

 
 
 
 

2. An advantage of the rubber dam is that it

 
 
 
 

3. In formocresol pulpotomy cotton is applied over root stumps for

 
 
 
 

4. For placing a stainless steel crown, the word festooned means

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

6. Maximum amount of fluoride in the tooth structure is in

 
 
 
 

7. In the maxilla the molar tooth germs develop, with their occlusal surfaces facing first

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

9. Differences between child and adult patient are

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

11. The form of rampant carries in young patients after radiotherapy for cancer treatment is

 
 
 
 

12. Radiographic examination of a permanent first molar with an early acute pulpal abscess in a 9 yr old child is likely to reveal

 
 
 
 

13. The permanent mandibular tooth which most frequently erupts ectopically is the

 
 
 
 

14. The cotton pellet applied to the pulpal stumps in the formocresol pulpotomy technique should be

 
 
 
 

15. Amalgam is most often the restorative material of choice for primary teeth. The most important modification in its use for children is in the

 
 
 
 

16. The type of GIC used for ART is

 
 
 
 

17. In the primary dentition, the mandibular foramen is located where in relation to the plane of occlusion?

 
 
 
 

18. Which of the following factors in the Stephan’s curve is related to the caries incidence and the sugar intake

 
 
 
 

19. A mother brings a 9 year old child with pain in the right lower tooth. The mother gives a history that the child suffered multiple episodes of cold and fever in the recent past. On examination, the lower right deciduous first molar was found to have proximal caries. What is the first line of investigation?

 
 
 
 

20. A disease process is characterized by painful, bleeding gingival tissue, punched out erosions covered by gray pseudomembrane, blunting of interproximal papillae, and a fetid odor. Treatment usually comprises debridement, mouth rinses, and antibiotics. This description is associated with which of the following conditions that may exist in teenagers?

 
 
 
 

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