BOTB perio/roots Flashcards
Which of the following descriptors apply (applies) to normal, healthy gingiva?
a. Coral pink or pink with masking melanin
b. Resilient
c. Stippled
d. Spongy
e. Knife edged in profile
all but spongy
Which of the following locations is likely to have a root furcation?
a. Buccal of the root of the maxillary molar
b. Buccal of the root of the mandibular molar
c. Mesial of the root of a maxillary molar
d. Distal of the root of a mandibular molar
e. Lingual of the root of a mandibular molar
all but distal of the root of a mandibular molar
Which maxillary tooth has its furcation closest to the cervical line of the tooth (only one correct answer)?
a. First premolar
b. Second premolar
c. First molar
d. Second molar
e. Third molar
maxillary first molar
What is the clinical attachment loss of a tooth with +2 mm of gingival recession and a 4 mm pocket? (There is only one correct answer.) i don’t think we learned this
a. +2 mm
b. +6 mm
c. 6 mm
d. 2 mm
b. +6 mm
- Which of the following periodontal fibers attach to cementum and alveolar bone?
a. Horizontal
b. Oblique
c. Transseptal
d. Apical
e. Alveolar crest
all except transseptal
Which of the following are likely indications of periodontal disease?
a. Bleeding gums
b. Loss of bone
c. Category 3 mobility
d. Mucogingival stress
e. Gingival sulcus readings of 3 mm
All except e. gingival sulcus readings of 3 mm
The furcations are likely to be farthest away from the cervical portion of the tooth in which ONE of the following teeth?
a. Mandibular first molar
b. Mandibular second molar
c. Mandibular third molar
d. Maxillary first molar
e. Maxillary second molar
c. Mandibular third molar
Which of the following is (are) considered as root anomalies?
a. Furcation
b. Cingulum
c. Radicular palatal groove
d. Occlusal fissure
c. Radicular palatal groove
Which teeth are NOT likely to have root depressions on both the mesial and distal surfaces of the root?
a. Maxillary central and lateral incisor
b. Maxillary canine
c. Maxillary second premolar
d. Mandibular second premolar
a. Maxillary central and lateral incisor
d. Mandibular second premolar
Maxillary anterior teeth are most likely to have how many root canals?
a. One
b. Two
c. Three
d. One or two
one
Maxillary first molars are most likely to have _____ roots and _____ root canals?
a. Two, two
b. Two, three
c. Two, four
d. Three, three
e. Three, four
e. Three, four
The one premolar most likely to have two roots (and two root canals) is the
a. Maxillary first premolar.
b. Maxillary second premolar.
c. Mandibular first premolar.
d. Mandibular second premolar.
maxillary first premolar
The two roots of a maxillary first premolar are called
a. Mesial and lingual.
b. Mesial and distal.
c. Buccal and mesial.
d. Buccal and lingual.
e. Mesiobuccal and distobuccal.
d. Buccal and lingual.
On a tooth with severe bone loss due to periodontal disease, a probe can access the root fur- cation of a maxillary first molar on which of the following surfaces?
a. Buccal surface
b. Lingual surface
c. Mesial surface
d. Distal surface
buccal surface
mesial surface
distal surface
What condition may result when a forming succedaneous tooth is located next to an abscess on an adjacent primary tooth?
a. Turner tooth
b. Fluorosis
c. Tetracycline staining
d. Dentinogenesis imperfecta
e. Amelogenesis imperfecta
turner tooth
