Clinical and Radiographic Evaluations

Question 1

Types of Caries

Answer 1

Smooth surface caries
Pit and fissure caries
Interproximal Caries
Root Caries
Recurrent Caries

Question 2

SMOOTH SURFACE CARIES:

Occurs in areas where

Answer 2

bacterial plaque collects,
such as gingival margins,
interproximal areas, and hard
to clean areas.

Question 3

SMOOTH SURFACE CARIES:

Occurs when

Answer 3

there is no pit,
groove or other fault on a
tooth.

Question 4

SMOOTH SURFACE CARIES:
Since bacterial plaque collects
around cervical margins, they
can also be described as

Answer 4

root caries or Class V lesions.
These terms can be used
interchangeably.

Question 5

Pit and Fissure Caries:

Occurs on the — surfaces

Answer 5

occlusal

Question 6

Pit and Fissure Caries:
— teeth are more prone to caries
due to their morphological complexity.

Answer 6

Posterior

Question 7

Pit and Fissure Caries:

Enamel at the base of pits and fissures is (2)

Answer 7

frequently thin and plaque collects in these

areas and is sometimes hard to remove.

Question 8

Pit and Fissure Caries:

Questions (4)

Answer 8

Is there chalkiness of the tooth structure
at the base of the pit or groove?
Is there softening in the tooth structure at
the base of the pit or groove?
Is there brown-gray discoloration radiating
peripherally from the pit or groove?
Is there radiolucency beneath the enamel
surface on the radiograph?

Question 9

Regardless of age, caries risk of an
individual should be the major factor for
selecting teeth for – application.

Answer 9

sealant

Question 10

Sealants are most effective in children when they

are applied to

Answer 10

permanent posterior teeth

immediately on eruption of the clinical crowns

Question 11

Adults can benefit if the individual

experiences (2)

Answer 11

a change in diet or medical

condition

Question 12

It is recommended that sealants be used for

— rather than the —

Answer 12

the prevention of caries

treatment of existing carious lesions.

Question 13

EARLY CARIES IN PROXIMAL TOOTH SURFACES

ARE

Answer 13

NOTORIOUSLY DIFFICULT TO DETECT.

 CAN ALSO BE DIFFICULT TO RESTORE

Question 14

ROOT CARIES (2)

Answer 14

 A LESION LOCATED ON THE ROOT SURFACE OF A
TOOTH.
 USUALLY AT OR BELOW THE GINGIVAL MARGIN

Question 15

ROOT CARIES HAS BECOME AN IMPORTANT DENTAL CONCERN BECAUSE (2)

Answer 15

PEOPLE ARE LIVING LONGER AND KEEPING THEIR TEETH

Question 16

RECURRENT CARIES

Answer 16

 CARIES OF THE TOOTH AT THE MARGIN OF

RESTORATIONS.

Question 17

MOST COMMON REASON FOR REPLACEMENT OF

RESTORATIONS

Answer 17

recurrent caries

Question 18

where are recurrent caries most commonly located?

Answer 18

MOST OFTEN LOCATED AT GINGIVAL MARGINS OF

CLASS II-V

Question 19

RAMPANT DECAY

Answer 19

 The name given to multiple carious lesions
occurring in the same patient, frequently
involving surfaces of teeth that are usually
caries-free.

Question 20

RAMPANT DECAY is seen in the

Answer 20

permanent dentition of teenagers
and is usually due to poor oral hygiene and
taking frequent cariogenic snacks and sweet
drinks.

Question 21

rampant decay can also be seen in (3)

Answer 21

 Patients with a sudden and
prolonged marked reduction in salivary flow.
 Head and neck radiation.
 Drug use

Question 22

Dental Restorations (5)

Answer 22

 amalgams
 composites
 crowns
 bridges
 veneers

Question 23

Bridge (4)

Answer 23

 Missing tooth
 Full coverage on adjacent teeth (abutments)
 Fake tooth soldered to abutment crowns (pontic)
 All one piece