NAVEDTRA 14295B CH 24

Question 1

What do HMs observe when examining the oral structures, such as bleeding gums, carious lesion, or heavy deposits of plaque or calculus?

Answer 1

Signs

Question 2

What does a patient report about his or her disease or injury such as a toothache or sore gums?

Answer 2

Symptom

Question 3

What occur when bacterial processes damage hard tooth structures?

Answer 3

Dental caries

Question 4

What is an inflammation of the pulp usually due to injury from dental caries or trauma called?

Answer 4

Acute pulpitis

Question 5

What usually results from an infection of the pulpal tissue causing the pulp to become necrotic (die)?

Answer 5

Periapical abscess

Question 6

What are a group of diseases that affect the periodontium that support and anchor the teeth called?

Answer 6

Periodontal diseases

Question 7

What is gingival tissue inflammation called?

Answer 7

Gingivitis

Question 8

What is a severe infection of the gingival tissue commonly referred to as trenchmouth called?

Answer 8

Necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (NUG)

Question 9

What involves progressive loss of the alveolar bone around the teeth, and if left untreated can lead to the loosening and subsequent loss of teeth?

Answer 9

Periodontitis

Question 10

What is an inflammation of the gingiva around a partially erupted tooth called?

Answer 10

Pericoronitis

Question 11

What teeth does pericoronitis most often affect?

Answer 11

17 and 32

Question 12

What is a general term used to denote inflammation of the oral mucosa?

Answer 12

Stomatitis

Question 13

ostextraction alveolar osteitis is a condition that is commonly referred to as a “dry socket”. It’s a common occurrence following the surgical removal of mandibular molars, occurring in what percent of patients?

Answer 13

20% to 25%

Question 14

What are the most frequently injured facial bones after the nasal bones?

Answer 14

Mandible