1. Peeso reamer is used for:

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2. Retrograde (apical resection surgery) treatment is considered over orthograde treatment (root canal retreatment) for patients by their dentist after their root canal therapy is considered to have failed. When should retrograde treatment be performed over orthograde treatment?

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3. During an intracoronal bleaching procedure the surface to which bleaching agent is applied is the?

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4. The crown-down preparation advocates beginning radicular access with

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5. Beveling the gingival cavosurface margin of the proximal box of a Class II amalgam preparation on a permanent tooth:

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6. The ideal amount of time from placing an indirect pulp cap until reopening the tooth to remove the remaining decay is:

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7. Irrigant of choice in a tooth with an acute pulpal abscess is

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8. While obturation selection of master cone is based on:

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9. The best way to carve amalgam back to occlusal cavosurface margin is to _____.

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10. Cavity walls of a Class II inlay are:

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11. Root canal therapy was completed on a nonvital tooth that suffered trauma 5 years prior. At the time of obturation, the tooth exhibited a periapical radiolucency on radiographic examination. Radiographically, healing should be visualized in:

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12. You completed a root canal procedure on tooth #9 approximately 6 months ago. Your patient is still reporting persistent symptoms of acute apical pathosis including sensitivity on mastication and a dull ache, and the periradicular radiolucency that was visible on your obturation radiograph has not appeared to decrease in size. The most likely reason for the persistence of these symptoms is

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13. After endodontic therapy, minimum time period after which radiographic evidence of healing will be seen is

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14. Which of the following is not a risk when using air as a coolant cutting with high speeds

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15. The tooth preparation technique for a Class I amalgam on a mandibular first molar does not include which of the following?

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16. A cold test reveals a lingering pain. You ask the patient to raise her hand until the pain subsides. The patient raises her hand for about 8 seconds. What does this data suggest?

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17. One year after performing endodontic treatment on tooth #3, you take a new periapical radiograph and notice that there is still a lesion present. What is the most likely problem?

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18. What carat gold foil is used for direct filling restorations?

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19. A Class V buccal cavity is to be prepared on a mandibular first premolar under a Rubber dam clamped on the tooth with a No.212 clamp. The hole for the first Premolar should be punched

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20. Fluid movement in dentinal tubules is known as the

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