1. 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?

 
 
 
 

2. Enamel has no possibility of repair because

 
 
 
 

3. 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 _____.

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

5. First sign of formocresol pulpotomy failure is:

 
 
 
 

6. Your patient exhibits enamel hypoplasia near the incisal edges of all permanent incisors and cuspids, except for the maxillary lateral incisors, which appear normal. At what age would you suspect some kind of systemic problem?

 
 
 
 

7. Speech retardation may be considered if the child does not talk by –

 
 
 
 

8. All of the following are contraindications to performing a direct pulp cap on a primary tooth except:

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

10. A 5-year-old girl lives in an area with 0.4ppm F in the city drinking water. How much supplemental fluoride should you prescribe for the patient to consume the optimal amount of fluoride?

 
 
 
 

11. A light bluish dome shaped lesion on the inside lip of a 2 yr old child is mostly

 
 
 
 

12. Which of the following factors is the least likely to cause an instrument separating inside a root canal?

 
 
 
 

13. Most common caries seen in primary 1 molar:

 
 
 
 

14. The presence of higher amounts of proline rich proteins (PRP) can have what kind of effect on caries causation

 
 
 
 

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

 
 
 
 

16. The disadvantages of clear resin when used as a sealant is

 
 
 
 

17. 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:

 
 
 
 

18. Discolored primary teeth that are symptom-free and show no radiographic changes are best treated by:

 
 
 
 

19. All of the following statements are true except:

 
 
 
 

20. A child starts to hold his head stable at what age:

 
 
 
 

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