DSE Remembered Questions, DSE, ADEX Review, CDCA
The radiograph I thought was ghost teeth - Answer - Amelogenesis Imperfecta
Purpose of dialysis - Answer - Remove potential toxicities from blood
IL-1 - Answer - Inflammatory cytokine
Cyclosporine - Answer - Immunosuppressant used in transplant patients. Causes gingival hyperplasia
Periodontal disease and diabetes - Answer - Glucose level increased
Cause for cement failure - Answer - Increased solubility
Before trimming teeth on stone cast for immediate denture, you must - Answer - Mark a line 3 mm above the free gingival margin
What analgesic can be safely given to someone w/kidney disease - Answer - Tylenol (acetaminophen) ONLY. NOT NSAIDS nor aspirin
Patients on dialysis. Where do you take their blood pressure? - Answer - Not on the side where the shunt was placed for dialysis
How do you prevent syncope - Answer - Trendelenburg position
How do you treat syncope - Answer - Trendelenburg position. If breathing present, crush ammonia ampule under nose and admin oxygen. If no breathing, start BLS
Best position of a finish line on a short clinical crown - Answer - Subgingival? Or At gingival margin?
Child with fibrous dysplasia, what do you do next - Answer - Some lesions stabilize. Some lesions grow. Surgical removal when its an esthetic concern. For children, surgical intervention should be delayed for as long as possible
The radiograph I thought was ghost teeth - Answer - Amelogenesis Imperfecta
Purpose of dialysis - Answer - Remove potential toxicities from blood
IL-1 - Answer - Inflammatory cytokine Cyclosporine - Answer - Immunosuppressant used in transplant patients. Causes gingival hyperplasia
Periodontal disease and diabetes - Answer - Glucose level increased
Cause for cement failure - Answer - Increased solubility
Before trimming teeth on stone cast for immediate denture, you must - Answer - Mark a line 3 mm above the free gingival margin
What analgesic can be safely given to someone w/kidney disease - Answer - Tylenol (acetaminophen) ONLY. NOT NSAIDS nor aspirin
Patients on dialysis. Where do you take their blood pressure? - Answer - Not on the side where the shunt was placed for dialysis
How do you prevent syncope - Answer - Trendelenburg position
How do you treat syncope - Answer - Trendelenburg position. If breathing present, crush ammonia ampule under nose and admin oxygen. If no breathing, start BLS
Best position of a finish line on a short clinical crown - Answer - Subgingival? Or At gingival margin?
Child with fibrous dysplasia, what do you do next - Answer - Some lesions stabilize. Some lesions grow. Surgical removal when its an esthetic concern. For children, surgical intervention should be delayed for as long as possible
Contraindication for patient w/hyperthyroid - Answer - Epinephrine
Facial reduction for PFM crown - Answer - 1.5 mm
Can transillumination be used to identify cracks? - Answer - yes
Can pocket depth be determined from xray? - Answer - No
Patient with tenderness anterior to earlobe - Answer - Inflammation of Stensons duct
A patient has diabetes. He forgot to take insulin but ate a good breakfast. If you gave him sugar, what would happen - Answer - Patient would get worse
After sc/rp, patient notices more spaces between teeth. Why? - Answer - Decreased swelling of gingival
x-ray with herring bone effect. Whats wrong? - Answer - Film placed backwards (I had the static electricity example) What film requires least amount of radiation - Answer - E speed
How much epi can you give a patient with BP 160/110 - Answer - None! Don't give tx. Refer to physician
Type of pontic to replace a premolar - Answer - Modified ridge lap pontic (I had the "primarily esthetic requirement")
Patient with history of slow growing mandible for 10 years - Answer - Hyperpituitarism
Patient w/history of weight gain, deepening voice, dry skin - Answer - Hypothyroidism
Exopthalmos - Answer - Hyperthyroidism
Treatment of addisons - Answer - Corticosteroid replacement therapy
Recurrent ulcers that heal with scarring - Answer - Major apthous ulcers
Treatment of major apthae - Answer - Corticosteroids
Supernumerary teeth - Answer - Gardners (clavicles present) or cleidocranial dysplasia
Tx of mucocele - Answer - Surgical removal
Patient with terrible perio, when should immediate denture be constructed - Answer - After perio intervention
Why porcelain teeth should never appose natural dentition - Answer - Attrition
Best teeth to oppose natural dentition - Answer - Acrylic
Clinical picture of 14 y.o. with inflamed gingival - Answer - Leukemia
Best way to communicate outcome with lab tech - Answer - Diagnostic wax up
Ideal amount of undercut required for circumferential clasp - Answer - .01 inch
Reason for gingivitis during pregnancy - Answer - Pregnancy exaggerates gingival response to plaque. Due to increase in estrogen and progesterone
Treatment of extra oral abscess which is non-odontogenic in origin. - Answer - Hot compress
Tx of ranula - Answer - Surgical removal Patient with no hair, no teeth - Answer - Ectodermal dysplasia
Biopsy shows hyperkeratosis, dysplasia, no invasion - Answer - Precancer hyperkeratosis ???
Tx for geographic tongue - Answer - None
Patient has a short crown. Which cement is best? - Answer - Resin cement
When do you not use a thyroid collar - Answer - When taking a panorex
How often is autoclave checked - Answer - Once a week
121 - Answer - degrees at 15-20 psi for 20 min Check for b. Stearothermophillus
Reason sealants fail - Answer - Contamination
Tx of candidiasis - Answer - Nyastatin
Tx of lichen planus - Answer - corticosteroids
If patient becomes unconscious, what do you check first - Answer - Breathing
CPR—placement of palm and fingers - Answer - Palm on lower sternum, fingers on xiphoid process
Are teeth vital in ameloblastomas? - Answer - yes
Sickle cell anemia - Answer - Increase fatigue, increase in bone marrow space. Decreased trabeculation
The following reduce radiation dose - Answer - Rectangular collimation, E speed, higher
kV or constant beam, lead apron, quality assurance program
Static before processing can result in - Answer - Dark spot or lines on x ray
Identify thrombocytopenia - Answer - (lab values with low platelets was not ANEMIA)
Identify mucus retention cyst - Answer - Radioopaque
Normal blood values - Answer - Platelets: 150,000-400,000
RBC: 4.6 -6.2 million - Answer - Hg: 13 mg - Answer -
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