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1. In the preparation of Premolar class I cavity what is the best way of getting
retention,
A. Slightly done undercut of the mesial and distal walls
B. Slightly done undercut of the buccal and lingual walls
C. The convergence of the cavity walls
2. In respect to Class V
A. it occurs on the buccal groove (fissure)
B. it occurs on the lingual groove (fissure)
C. it is a result of bad oral hygiene
3. After the placement of a class I amalgam the patient comes back to you
complaining of pain on masticating and biting; what is the first thing you would
look at,
A. Occlusal height
B. Contacts areas
7. The ideal length of core in the fabrication of crown and core of endodontically
treated tooth is,
A. 1.5 of crown length
B. The length of the crown
C. 2/3 tooth/root length
D. ½ root length
8. If aesthetic is not a concern what is the first thing to do to treat soreness under
dentures,
A. Take the denture off for a week
B. Rinse the denture in nystatin
C. Apply tissue conditioner
9. While you finishing a class I cavity, the enamel is sound but you noticed in the
dentine and on the Dento-enamel junction a brown line, what is your response,
A. You leave it and complete the final restoration
B. You extend you preparation and clean it
C. You apply a cover of varnish
10. Dental caries of the proximal surfaces are usually start at,
A. Somewhere between the ridge and the contact area
B. Just gingival to contact areas
C. Just about the gingival margin
14. Which of the following local anaesthetic is indicated in case of the need to long
acting one after a surgical operation,
A. Lidocaine
B. Mepivacaine
C. Bupivacaine (Marcaine)
16. Which one of this restorative method will be LEAST compromised by a core,
A. Amalgam
B. Composite
C. GIC
D. Cast gold
17. In preparing a very small proximal amalgam cavity on a molar tooth what would
consider,
A. Extend the cavity to the gingival margin
B. Extend the cavity beyond the contacts areas
C. Achieve at least 2mm in dentine
D. Extend cavity just beyond dento enamel junction
19. The biting load of denture base to tissues compared to teeth are,
A. Ten times more
B. Ten times less
C. Equal
21. the different between normal stone and the dye stone is,
A. In the particles size
B. The amount of water
23. A patient comes to you with medium pain of tooth filled with Composite resin
as a result of cold or hot drinks, what your initial management will be,
A. Remove the restorative material and start an Endontic treatment
B. Remove the restorative material and place a sedative temporary material
C. Place a coat of bonding material on the old composite
24. Throbbing pain increases with heat and cold stimuli, the MOST probable
diagnosis is,
A. Cyst
B. Occlusal trauma
C. Advanced pulpitis
30. In the construction of partial denture the surveyor is not used to,
A. Contour the wax as part of the fabrication of the working cast
B. Locate the guide planes
C. Determine the location of indirect retainers
D. Identify any undesirable undercuts
31. The advantage of the silicone in soft relining material over ….. rubber is,
A. Retains high flow
B. Prevents the colonization of Candida albicans
C. Resilient in long run
D. Better bond strength
37. Which of the following does not affect the elasticity of retentive clasp?
A. Length of the arm
B. The cross section shape
C. The material used
D. The undercut area
38. Following calcium hydroxide pulpotomy, the dentist would expect dentine
bridge to form at,
A. The exact level of amputation
B. Level some where below the amputation
C. Half way between amputation and apex
D. At the apical region of the tooth
39. In the construction of a full veneer gold crown, future recession of gingival
tissue can be prevented or at least minimised by,
A. Extension of the crown 1 mm under the gingival crevice
B. Reproduction of normal tooth incline in the gingival one third of the crown
C. Slight over contouring of the tooth in the gingival one fifth of the crown
D. Slight under contouring of the tooth in the gingival one fifth of the crown
40. A partial denture that seats on the master cast but fails to seat correctly in the
mouth is a result of,
A. Contraction of the metal framework during casting
B. Insufficient expansion of the investment material
C. Distortion of impression
D. Failure to block out unwanted undercuts
41. Which of the following muscles may affect the borders of mandibular complete
denture?
A. Mentalis
B. Lateral pterygoid
C. Orbicularis oris
D. Levator oris
E. Temporalis
42. Jaw relations for edentulous patient have been established. The maxillary cast
has been mounted on the articulator without face-bow and you decided to
increase the occlusal vertical dimension by 4 mm. this will necessitate,
A. Opening the articulator 4 mm
B. A new centric relation record
C. Changes in the condylar guide settings
D. Increase in the vertical dimension
44. What is the best way to get optimum adoption of ceramic to metal,
A. Slow firing
B. High compression
3. 13 years old boy comes to you with excessive hyperplasia of the gingiva as a
result of Phenytoin what is your management,
A. Stop the medication
B. Force a strict oral hygiene and surgical removal of excess gingival tissues
C. Debridement and conservative approach
5. White man 56 years old comes to you with a brown spot on his gingiva and
another one on his oral mucosa, when taking the history he mentioned a weight
and memory lost. He as well complains of headaches. What is your most
probable diagnosis,
A. Addison’s disease
B. Hyperthyroidism
6. While removing the second primary molar of 9 years old child, the apical ¼ of
the root fracture and stay in the socket,
A. You will just leave it and observe it
B. You take surgically by a lingual flap
C. You try to take out by using a root apex elevator
D. You use a fine end forceps to take it out
13. Which of the following most probable does not exist in the kids acute gingivitis,
A. Spirochetes
B. Streptococcus
C. Staphylococcus
16. patient in your dental chair shows chest pain, weak pulse and dysponea, what
is your initial management,
A. Give a nitro-glycerine tablet and keep the patient up seated /This answers is for
any of the angina symptoms
B. Put the patient in supine position
C. Do nothing and wait until the symptoms go
A. Concrescence
B. Dilaceration
C. Gemination
D. Fusion
18. Developer contaminated with other chemical and was not mixed properly. What
is the effect on the X-ray film?
A. Too dark film
B. Light film
C. Foggy
19. Which part of the cranium is considered as the most stable area,
A. Frankfort plane
B. Occlusal plane
C. Anterior cranial plane
D. Anterior nasal to gnathion.
21. What would you expect to see a year after Auto- transplantation of tooth in a
prepared socket,
A. New well formed periodontal ligament
B. Degree of external resorption and fibrous tissues
C. New well formatted lamina dura
22. Which muscle will keep the fractured segment of the jaw …… I can not
remember this question
A. Lateral pterygoid
B. Medial pterygoid
C. Masseter
D. Temporalis
E. Mylohyoid
25. the most common way of oral carcinomas to other tissues is/are
A. Lymphatic
B. Invasion and blood
C. Lymphatic and invasion
D. Blood and lymphatic
31. Immediately after the extraction of lower molar the patient complains of post
operation bleeding and pain, how would manage this,
A. Prescribe analgesics and ask the patient to follow a strict oral hygiene
B. Administer 5% Marcaine Local Anastatic, prescribe analgesics and pack the socket
with alvogyl
C. Administer 5% Marcaine Local Anastatic, suture the socket and prescribe
analgesics
D. Suture and give pressure packs
33. The removable partial denture requires relining what is would be the most
appropriate action,
A. take a new impression by asking the patient to occlude on it
B. Provide equal space (may be it was thickness) between denture and gingival tissues.
C. Make sure the framework and retainers are seated in place before taking
impression
35. As a result of wrong use of tooth brush the patient MOST probable complaint
will be when,
A. Spontaneous pain or discomfort
B. Occasional pain during brushing of the teeth
C. Occasional pain during consumption of sweets
37. Symptoms free patient comes to you after four weeks of an endodontic
treatment and you find on radiograph the canal is over filled with what it seems
to be a cone of Gutta Percha 1mm beyond the apex with a radiolucent small
area. What is your initial management?,
A. Start apiectomy through a flap and surgery
B. Obturate the root canal
C. Ask for a recall and observe in three months time
D. Seal the pulp chamber and keep it under observation
38. After obturation and on X-ray you notice the obturation materials are 1mm
beyond apex. What is your first management?
A. Refill the canal
B. Pull the GP cone about 1mm out and take a new X-ray
C. Leave it as it
42. What is the purpose of making a record of protrusive relation and what function
does it serve after it is made?
A. To register the condylar path and to adjust the inclination of the incisal guidance.
B. To aid in determining the freeway space and to adjust the inclination of the incisal
guidance.
C. To register the condylar path and to adjust the condylar guides of the
articulator so that they are equivalent to the condylar paths of the patient.
This is the answer of the American board, to aid in establishing the occlusal vertical
dimension and to adjust the condylar guides of the articulator so that they are equivalent to
the condylar paths of the patient
43. Four years kid shows at your clinic with open bite as a result of thumb sucking,
you notice a delayed speech ability what would be your first management,
A. Refer to a speech therapist
B. Apply a removable habit inhibitor denture
C. Apply a removable habit inhibitor denture and educate the parents about it so the kid
will not be taking it off so often
44. Two central incisors on a radiograph are showing with what looks like eye drop
radiolucency. You decided to start endodontic treatment on these teeth but you
tried to open access to the root canal you find clearly closed orifices with what
look like secondary dentine. What is your initial management?
A. Leave as it and start a permanent restoration.
B. Start systemic antibiotic
C. Try to ream and file canals
45. A patient with no positive history came along for scaling. The moment you pick
up the scaler you punch your finger, what should you do?
A. Complete the procedure as nothing has happened
B. Check patient’s blood for Hepatitis B antibody HBsAb
C. Check patient’s blood for Hepatitis B antigen HBsAg
D. Check dentist’s blood for Hepatitis B antibody HBsAb and HIV antigen HIVAg
E. Check dentist’s blood for Hepatitis B antigen HBsAg and HIV antibody HIVAb
F. Dentist should go and take a HBsAb vaccine
46. when probing for periodontal disease the tip of the probe will be,
A. At the coronal end of junctional epithelium
B. At the top of the gingival calculus
47. After the initial development stage and in the absence of pathology, a the size
of the pulp chamber has been reduced by,
A. Deposition of primary dentine
B. Deposition of secondary dentine
C. Reparative dentine
D. Pulp fibrosis
E. Deposition of reparative dentine
50. As far as localised alveolar osteitis is concerned; which one of the following is
true?
A. The incidence in the mandible and maxilla is similar
B. The prophylactic prescription of antibiotics prior to extraction reduces the incidence.
C. Excessive fibrinolysis is the likely aetiology
D. Purulent exudate must be seen for a diagnosis and irrigation is mandatory
E. Zn oxide eugenol and alvogyl dressing promote a rapid bone growth
53. A patient on the dental chair has cardiac arrest which is INCORRECT,
A. Observing the vital signs and check that the air way is clear is at high importance
B. Expired air has 15% O2 only, and cardiac compressions achieve 30-40% of cardiac
output
C. Intermittent positive pressure at the rate of 40/min will reduce the chances of
cerebral hypoxia
D. Intermittent positive pressure is better than mouth to mouth when it has been given at
the same rate.
55. A 9 year old boy has a small white discolouration on his maxillary central
incisor. The lesion is most probably,
A. Hypocalcification due to trauma of the primary predecessor
B. Hypoplasia due to acute systemic infection when 6-12 months old
C. Defect during the histo differentiation stage of development
D. Defect during the morho differentiation stage of development
56. The best method to take X-ray of the maxillary sinus is,
A. Periapical radiograph
B. Panoramic view
C. Lateral cephaloghraph
D. Occipitomental view
E. Reverse Towne’s view
57. Which of the following is not a part of the fully formed enamel organ,
58. 18 years old female her weight is 52Kg and she is 163cm tall. On dental
examination erosion of teeth on the most of her lingual surfaces is clearly
showing. Dietary history revealed a daily rate of 5000 to 7000 Kcal/day. What is
most probable would be her case?
A. Alcoholism
B. Drug abuse
C. Bulimia
D. Excessive smoking
E. Diabetic mellitus type I
61. On X-ray, the buccal roots of 16 is considerably elongated; this is a result of,
A. Too great vertical angulation
B. Inadequate vertical angulation
C. Excessive object film distance
62. The principle muscle responsible for the opening of the mouth is,
F. Mylohyoid
G. Anterior temporal
H. Posterior temporal
I. Anterior belly of digastric
66. Which of the following is the best evidence that a previous periodontal
treatment is successful?
A. The patient keeps a 3 month recall appointment
B. There is no extrinsic stain
C. The patient demonstrates good understanding of brushing and flossing
techniques
D. There is no bleeding on probing