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Dental Hygiene - Dent 1010 T#2 Part 1
This deck covers key concepts in dental hygiene, focusing on stains, bacterial plaque, calculus, periodontal pockets, and gingival conditions.
Extrinsic stain that can become an EXOGENOUS INTRINSIC stain due to DEMINERALIZATION: A) Yellow B) Black C) Green
C) Green
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Definition
Extrinsic stain that can become an EXOGENOUS INTRINSIC stain due to DEMINERALIZATION: A) Yellow B) Black C) Green
C) Green
Mature (14-21 DAYS) bacterial plaque has the following microorganisms: A) Rods and cocci B) Vibrios and spirochetes C) Lactobacillus and filamentos
B) Vibrios and spirochetes
The only ACELLULAR soft deposit is: A) Materia alba B) Pellicle C) Calculus
B) Pellicle
The following are factors INCREASING plaque accumulations EXCEPT: A) Crowded teeth B) Carious lesions C) Smooth surfaces
C) Smooth surfaces
A pocket formed by GINGIVAL ENLARGEMENT without apical migration of the junctional epithelium is which of the following? A) Absolute pocket B) Pseudopocket C) Periodontal pocket
B) Pseudopocket
The source of minerals for SUBGINGIVAL calculus is: A) Saliva B) Blood C) Gingival sulcular fluid
C) Gingival sulcular fluid
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Extrinsic stain that can become an EXOGENOUS INTRINSIC stain due to DEMINERALIZATION: A) Yellow B) Black C) Green | C) Green |
Mature (14-21 DAYS) bacterial plaque has the following microorganisms: A) Rods and cocci B) Vibrios and spirochetes C) Lactobacillus and filamentos | B) Vibrios and spirochetes |
The only ACELLULAR soft deposit is: A) Materia alba B) Pellicle C) Calculus | B) Pellicle |
The following are factors INCREASING plaque accumulations EXCEPT: A) Crowded teeth B) Carious lesions C) Smooth surfaces | C) Smooth surfaces |
A pocket formed by GINGIVAL ENLARGEMENT without apical migration of the junctional epithelium is which of the following? A) Absolute pocket B) Pseudopocket C) Periodontal pocket | B) Pseudopocket |
The source of minerals for SUBGINGIVAL calculus is: A) Saliva B) Blood C) Gingival sulcular fluid | C) Gingival sulcular fluid |
Which of the following structures is NONKERATINIZED? A) Hard palate B) Interdental papillae C) Sulcular epithelium | C) Sulcular epithelium |
Caries that progress very RAPIDLY and can result in PULP involvement: A) Arrested B) Chronic C) Acute | C) Acute |
Decay located UNDERNEATH a restoration is classified as: A) Acute B) Chronic C) Recurrent | C) Recurrent |
BLACK-LINE stains have the following characteristics EXCEPT: A) Highly retentive B) Prominent in females C) Poor oral hygiene | C) Poor oral hygiene |
The DEPRESSION between the lingual and facial papillae that conforms with the proximal CONTACT area is termed: A) Col B) Papillae C) Embrasure | A) Col |
EARLY bacterial biofilm is associated with A) Gram-positive cocci and rods B) Gram-negative filamentous forms C) Anaerobic microflora | A) Gram-positive cocci and rods |
Bacterial BIOFILM causes: A) Caries B) Periodontal disease C) Gingivitis D) All of the above | D) All of the above |
A pocket in which the base of the pocket is below or APICAL to the CREST OR THE ALVEOLAR BONE is called a: A) Suprabony pocket B) Infrabony pocket C) Occlusabony pocket | B) Infrabony pocket |
Which one of the following micro-organisms has been implicated in the dental caries process mainly as INITIATORS? A) Streptococcus salivarius B) Streptococcus mitis C) Streptococcus mutans | C) Streptococcus mutans |
A mesial cavity in a PREMOLAR tooth is an example of a: A) Class I restoration B) Class II restoration C) Class III restoration | B) Class II restoration |
NARROW SLIT like areas of gingival recession over the roots of teeth are know as: A) Clefts B) Craters C) Festoons | A) Clefts |
All of the following describe SUPRAGINGIVAL calculus EXCEPT: A) Its nutrients sources are gingival crevicular fluid and inflammatory exudate B) Its color can vary depending on agents that pigment it C) It’s commonly located on the facial of maxillary molars | A) Its nutrients sources are gingival crevicular fluid and inflammatory exudate |
Which of the following local factor(s) are implicated in the ETIOLOGY of periodontal disease? A) Calculus B) Mouth breathing C) Tooth malposition D) Faulty restorations E) All of the above | E) All of the above |
The ATTACHMENT APPARATUS includes all of the following periodontal tissues EXCEPT: A) Dental pulp B) Periodontal ligament C) Cementum | A) Dental pulp |
Clinically, the LABIAL ATTACHED GINGIVA is identified coronally by the free gingival groove and apically by the: A) Lamina dura B) Basal lamina C) Mucogingival junction | C) Mucogingival junction |
Gingival recession is a RISK factor for all of the following EXCEPT: A) Occlusal caries B) Loss of cementum C) Loss of tooth structure | A) Occlusal caries |
The most plentiful INORGANIC component of CALCULUS is: A) Magnesium phosphate B) Calcium phosphate C) Hydroxyapatite | C) Hydroxyapatite |
The two EARLIEST signs of gingival inflammation preceding established gingivitis are: A) Increased collagen fibers and vascularity B) Increased gingival fluid and bleeding on probing the sulcus C) Gingival recession and increased bleeding on probing the sulcus | B) Increased gingival fluid and bleeding on probing the sulcus |
An ENLARGEMENT of the marginal gingiva with the formation of a LIFESAVER-LIKE gingival prominence is: A) Stillman's crest B) McCall's festoon | B) McCall's festoon |