1. A large carious exposure occurs on a permanent first molar of a 7 year old. There is no periapical involvement and the tooth is vital. The treatment should be tocap the exposure with calcium hydroxide and place zinc-oxide and eugenol.perform a pulpotomy and place calcium hydroxide.extract the tooth and place a space maintainer.perform a pulpectomy.Question 1 of 20 2. Differences between child and adult patient arePhysical, emotional and psychological developmentBoth (a) and (b)Dentist to the parent relationshipDentist to the patient relationshipQuestion 2 of 20 3. A 6 yr old child who has been diagnosed as hyperkinetic appears at your office in an obvious state of anxiety at the impending treatment.upon interview his mother relates that he is taking 30 mg of methylphenidate daily.which of the following should you do in planning to make the child more manageableCall the childs physician and discuss with him the childs regimenAsk the mother to discontinue medication on the day of the dental visitsDouble the daily dose of ritalin 1 hr before the dental appointmentBalance the medication with 65 mg phenobarbitalQuestion 3 of 20 4. In some children there may be a heavy grey-green stain, especially prominent on the gingival third of maxillary anterior teeth. This stain is soft and difficult to remove. It is thought to be associated withtobacco smokingchromogenic bacteriaenamel cuticlesalivary mucinQuestion 4 of 20 5. Most common cause of gingivitis in children below 5 yrs of age:HerpesLocal irritantsVitamin deficiencyMalocclusionQuestion 5 of 20 6. Which of the following can be used as best root end filling materialAmalgamCalcium hydroxideZoeMTAQuestion 6 of 20 7. Root development may be arrested and tooth eruption retarded, inachondroplasiaosteogenesis imperfectcraniofacial dysostosisosteopetrosisQuestion 7 of 20 8. The most common cause of an anterior cross bite in mixed dentition is:Jaw discrepancyThumb suckingPremature exfoliation of primary toothProlonged retention of deciduous teethQuestion 8 of 20 9. The cotton pellet applied to the pulpal stumps in the formocresol pulpotomy technique should beSaturated with formocresolLeft in place for 15 minutesDampened with formocresolLeft in place after the second visitQuestion 9 of 20 10. A 4 yr child has a normal complement of primary teeth but they are grey and exhibit extensive occlusal and incisal wear. Radiographic examination indicates some extensive deposits of secondary dentin in these teeth. This condition isDentinogenesis imperfectaCleidocranial dysostosisNeonatal hypoplasiaAmelogenesis imperfectQuestion 10 of 20 11. Nance holding arch space maintainer isPassive functionalPassive Non-functionalActive Non-functionalActive functionalQuestion 11 of 20 12. At birth child shows marked convex profile. This is due toProtruted maxillaRetruded mandibleLarge size maxillaSmall sized mandibleQuestion 12 of 20 13. "QID" indicatesThrice dailyFour times a dayOnce dailyTwice dailyQuestion 13 of 20 14. The facial and lingual walls of the proximal box in case of class ii amalgam filling fo a primary tooth areFollow the direction of enamel rodsConvexDiverge occlusallyParallelQuestion 14 of 20 15. The lowest incidence of cleft palate is seen in which of the followingNegroesIndiansAfghansMongoloidQuestion 15 of 20 16. Which is a suitable alternative antibiotic, when a child is sensitive to penicillinSulfanilamideTetracyclineErythromycinAmpicillinQuestion 16 of 20 17. The dental pulp first become influenced by dental caries when the carious lesion reachesThe dental pulpHalfway through the dentinThe DE junctionA point 1 -2 mm from the pulpQuestion 17 of 20 18. Pulp extirpation in primary teeth is mechanically difficult because ofTortuous anatomy & branching of canalsAll of the aboveLack of cooperation of childrenSensitivity of primary pulpsQuestion 18 of 20 19. A periapical radiograph of a 7 year old child reveals an inverted mesiodens. Tooth 1.1 is partially erupted and tooth 2.1 has not yet erupted. The most appropriate management is toallow the mesiodens to erupt.wait for the mesiodens and the tooth 2.1 to erupt.remove the mesiodens and re-assess.remove the mesiodens and orthodontically erupt the central incisor.Question 19 of 20 20. Defensive reaction of the tooth to dental caries includeFormation of reparative dentin and salivary ionsFormation of sclerotic dentin and salivary enzymesFormation of reparative and sclerotic dentinRemineralization of enamelQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
