TEST 7: ORTHODONTICS & PEDODONTICS Flashcards
All of the following are functional appliances EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?
A. Frankel
B. Bionator
C. Clark’s Twin Block
D. Herbst
E. Quad-Helix
E. Quad-Helix
All of the following are advantages of the indirect method of bonding brackets to a tooth over the direct method EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?
A. Reduced chair-side time
B. More precise location of brackets possible in the laboratory
C. Controlled thickness of the resin between the tooth and the bracket interface
D. Less techniques sensitive
E. Easier clean-up during bonding and de-bonding
D. Less techniques sensitive
A 12-year-old boy was classified as having class II division 2 malocclusion. What position would you suspect the patient’s maxillary centrals and laterals are in?
A. Maxillary centrals tipped palatally and in retruded position; maxillary lateral tipped labially and mesially
B. Maxillary centrals tipped palatally and in retruded position; maxillary lateral tipped palatally
C. Maxillary centrals tipped labially and in protruded position; maxillary lateral tipped labially and mesially
D. Maxillary centrals tipped labially and in protruded position; maxillary lateral tipped palatally
A. Maxillary centrals tipped palatally and in retruded position; maxillary lateral tipped labially and mesially
In a pseudo–class III malocclusion, the patient has the ability to:
A. Bring the mandible back with strain so that the mandibular incisors touch the maxillary incisors
B. Bring the mandible forward without strain so that the mandibular incisors touch the maxillary incisors
C. Bring the mandible forward with strain so that the mandibular incisors touch the maxillary incisors
D. Bring the mandible back without strain so that the mandibular incisors touch the maxillary incisors
D. Bring the mandible back without strain so that the mandibular incisors touch the maxillary incisors
When the lines connecting sella–nasion and gonion– menton meet, they create an angle that helps to determine the malocclusion. What type of anterior vertical dimension and malocclusion correlates with this steep angle?
A. Long anterior vertical dimension and a deep-bite malocclusion.
B. Short anterior vertical dimension and an open bite malocclusion.
C. Short anterior vertical dimension and a deep-bite malocclusion.
D. Long anterior vertical dimension and an open bite malocclusion.
D. Long anterior vertical dimension and an open bite malocclusion.
The pulp of a permanent first molar of a 7 year old is exposed while excavating. The pulp is vital, there is no periapical involvement. The tx of choice is:
A. Pulpotomy
B. Pulp capping
C. Pulpectomy
D. Extraction
B. Pulp capping
NOTES:
Pulpotomy- VITAL, CORONAL, PRIMARY
Pulp capping- pinpoint exposure, PERMANENT
Pulpectomy- NON-VITAL, CORONAL AND RADICULAR, PRIMARY
Sequence and time of eruption of permanent teeth are largely determined by
A. race
B. genes
C. habits
D. nutrition
B. genes
Dianne, aged 7, has a carious 1o (primary) maxillary left first molar that is causing discomfort. The buccal soft tissue is inflamed and spongy to palpation. A furcal bone lesion is evident radiographically. The appropriate tx will be:
A. Pulpotomy
B. Pulpectomy
C. Establish drainage into the pulp chamber and permit the tooth to remain until exfoliated
D. Tooth removal and placement of space maintainer appliance
E. Tooth removal
D. Tooth removal and placement of space maintainer appliance
The behavior management that increases the likelihood of a particular behavior to than attempting to repress it is
A. positive reinforcement
B. both of the choices
C. punishment
D. none of the choices
A. positive reinforcement
The mother of a 5-year-old patient is concerned about the child’s thumb-sucking habit. Six months ago, the patient had 5-mm overjet and a 3-mm anterior open bite. Today, the patient has 10% overbite and 3.5-mm overjet. The mother says that the child only sucks his thumb every night when falling to sleep. Of the following, which is the best advice?
A. Refer to a speech pathologist.
B. Recommend tongue thrust therapy.
C. Recommend a thumb-sucking appliance.
D. Counsel the parent regarding thumb-sucking, and recall the patient in 3 months.
D. Counsel the parent regarding thumb-sucking, and recall the patient in 3 months.
Orthodontic closure of a midline diastema in a patient with a heavy maxillary frenum _____.
A. Is accomplished prior to the frenum surgery.
B. Is accomplished after the frenum surgery.
C. After orthodontic closure, frenum surgery is typically not indicated.
D. After frenum surgery, orthodontic closure is typically not indicated.
A. Is accomplished prior to the frenum surgery.
In the preparation of a primary molar tooth for a stainless steel crown
A. The mesial and distal contact areas must be broken
B. The buccal surface must be reduced
C. The occlusal surface must be reduced
D. All angles must be rounded
E. All of the above
E. All of the above
The possible result of not correcting a simple anterior crossbite is
- Loss of maxillary arch length
- Gingival stripping of mandibular incisors
- Excessive incisal abrasion of upper and lower incisors
- Facets on the labial surface of the malposed incisor
A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 3 and 4
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
The outline form for an occlusal class I cavity preparation should insure that
- All unsupported enamel is removed to prevent lateral spread of caries at the dentinoenamel junction
- It goes around cusps to conserve tooth structure and avoid exposing pulp horns
- Margins are not in stress-bearing areas
- If a weak enamel wall (2mm) separates two outlines they are joined together
A. 1,2 and 3
B. 2, 3 and 4
C. 1, 2 and 4
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
Topical fluoride applications act to reduce the incidence of dental caries in all of the ff ways EXCEPT by:
A. Having a direct antimicrobial effect on plaque
B. Making the enamel more resistant to acid demineralization through improving crystallinity and decreasing solubility
C. Promoting remineralization of surface enamel
D. inhibiting plaque glycolysis
E. Enhancing the coalescence of sesceptible enamel pits and fissures
E. Enhancing the coalescence of sesceptible enamel pits and fissures❌
Among the etiologic factors in malocclusion in a child the following is the least likely modified
A. congenital defect
B. heredity
C. nutritional deficiency
D. abnormal oral
B. heredity
Most common cause of sealant failure:
A. Moisture contamination
B. Occlusal trauma
C. Lack of curing time
D. Differences in th ecoefficient of thermal expansion between tooth and sealant
A. Moisture contamination
A 4-year old child visited a dentist for the first time and received propyhlaxis quite well. Left the dentist was so glad that he gave the child a toy. This kind of gesture is called
A. classical conditioning
B. positive reinforcement
C. bribery
D. public
B. positive reinforcement
The most reasonable restoration for the grossly broken down anterior primary tooth is
A. Stainless steel crown
B. Porcelain crowns
C. Gold crowns
D. Resin crowns
D. Resin crowns (anterior)
Which of the following primary teeth are most severely involved with nursing caries?
A. Canines
B. Mandibular incisors
C. Maxillary incisors
D. Second molars
C. Maxillary incisors
What should the dentist avoid while treating a young uncooperative patient?
A. losing one’s temper and becoming angry
B. gracefulness
C. all the given choices
D. being unreasonable
C. all the given choices
They are considered remnants of the epithelial tissue trapped along the raphe
A. Bohn’s nodules
B. Epstein pearls
C. Dental lamina cyst
D. None of these
E. Both A and C
B. Epstein pearls
Bohn’s nodules- remnant of dental lamina, compact and calcified
Epstein pearls- remnant of epithelial tissue, papules
Dental lamina cyst- remnant of dental lamina
This has been adapted as the best horizontal orientation that assesses lateral representation of the skull. Which of the following cephalometric landmarks make up this plane when a line is drawn to connect them?
A. Sella and nasion
B. Gonion and gnathion
C. Porion and orbitale
D. Spheno-occipital synchondrosis and ante-rior nasal spine (ANS)
C. Porion and orbitale
frankPOrt horizontal plane= Porion and Orbitale
A 37-year-old Caucasian man has SNA angle of 88 degrees. What does SNA angle of 88 degrees indicate regarding the patient’s occlusion?
A. Maxillary retrusion
B. Maxillary protrusion
C. Class I skeletal pattern
D. Mandibular prognathism
E. Mandibular retrognathism
B. Maxillary protrusion
NOTES:
SNA ANGLE- angle created in the intersection from from the sella turcica (S) to nasion (N) and one from nasion to Point A. (82°)
MAXILLARY PROGNATHISM: > 82° SNA
MAXILLARY RETROGNATHISM: < 82° SNA
SNB ANGLE - created by the intersection of line SN and NB defines the sagittal location of the mandibular denture base. (80°)
MANDIBULAR PROGNATHISM: > 80° SNB
MANDIBULAR RETROGNATHISM: < 80° SNB
SNA- SNB= ANB
ANB= 2°
SKELETAL PROFILE CLASS 1: 2° ANB
SKELETAL PROFILE CLASS 2: > 4° ANB
SKELETAL PROFILE CLASS 3: <0° ANB