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From the list of classifications of impacted teeth below, which one(s) must always involve both bone removal and sectioning during the surgical procedure?
a. Mesioangular impaction
b. Horizontal impaction
c. Vertical impaction
d. A and B only
e. A, B, and C
b. Horizontal impaction
NOTES:
Mesioangular impaction & Vertical impaction will depend on the ramus relationship.
Which of the following does not represent a possible finding of severe infection?
a. Trismus
b. Drooling
c. Difficult or painful swallowing
d. Swelling and induration with elevation of the tongue
e. A temperature of 99 deg F
e. A temperature of 99 deg F
NOTES:
99 deg F = 37.2 deg celsius= NORMAL
101 deg F = 38 deg celsius= FEVER
Dental elevators are used for which of the following purposes?
a. To retract the gingival crest tissue
b. To reflect a full mucoperiosteal flap
c. To engage the tooth apical to the cementoenamel junction
d. To engage the tooth coronal to the cementoenamel junction
c. To engage the tooth apical to the cementoenamel junction
NOTES:
To retract the gingival crest tissue- MPE (Pointed)
To reflect a full mucoperiosteal flap-MPE (Broad rounded)
Which of the following is NOT a relative contraindication for routine, elective oral surgery?
a. Unstable cardiac angina
b. History of head and neck radiation
c. Chronic sinusitis
d. Hemophilia
c. Chronic sinusitis❌
All of the following are contraindications to tooth extraction EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?
a. Acute pericoronitis
b. Acute apical abscess
c. End-stage renal disease
d. Acute infectious stomatitis
b. Acute apical abscess
On a panoramic radiograph of a 13-year-old patient, there is evidence of crown formation of third molars but no root formation yet. These teeth fall into the category of impacted teeth.
a. True
b. False
b. False
Which of the following is not an appropriate treatment for an odontogenic abscess?
a. Placing the patient on antibiotics and having them return when the swelling resolves
b. Surgical removal of the source of the infection as early as possible
c. Drainage of the abscess with placement of surgical drains
d. Close observance of the patient during resolution of the infection
e. Medical management of the patient to correct any compromised states that might exist
a. Placing the patient on antibiotics and having them return when the swelling resolves
Before the exploration of any intrabony pathologic lesion, which type of biopsy must always be done?
a. Cytologic smear
b. Incisional biopsy
c. Excisional biopsy
d. Aspiration biopsy
d. Aspiration biopsy
NOTES:
Cytologic smear- used as screening or adjuncts to assist in clinical decision making
Incisional biopsy- removes only a small portion of the lesions
Excisional biopsy- removal of a lesion in its entirety
Aspiration biopsy- by penetrating a suspicious lesion and aspirating its content
The most common mandibular surgical osteotomy to advance the mandible is
a. A Le Fort I osteotomy
b. A segmental maxillary osteotomy
c. A bilateral sagittal split osteotomy
d. An intraoral vertical ramus osteotomy
c. A bilateral sagittal split osteotomy
Which third of the root has the poorest prognosis when it comes to horizontal root fractures?
a. Cervical 3rd
b. Middle 3rd
c. Apical 3rd
a. Cervical 3rd
NOTES-
Cervical 3rd: POOREST PROGNOSIS
Middle 3rd: STABLE
Apical 3rd: BEST PROGNOSIS
Your patient is a 23-year-old college student whom you suspect may have sustained a mandible fracture during an altercation. Which of the following is false?
a. At least two x-rays should be obtained
b. The most common x-ray obtained would be a panoramic radiograph
c. The most likely area for this patient’s mandible to be fractured is the mandibular dental alveolus
d. Point tenderness, changes in occlusion, step deformities, and gingival lacerations should all be noted on physical exam
C. The most likely area for this patient’s mandible to be fractured is the mandibular dental alveolus.❌
The most likely area for this patient’s mandible to be fractured is the mandibular CONDYLE.
CAS BARC
Condyle= 29.1%
Angle= 24.5%
Symphysis= 22%
Body =16%
Alveolar process= 3.1%
Ramus= 1.7%
Coronoid process= 1.3%
Which of the following is true regarding the possibilities for reconstruction of an atrophic edentulous ridge prior to denture construction?
a. Dental implants are used only as a last resort after bone grafting attempts have failed
b. Distraction osteogenesis is too new a technique to be applied to a ridge augmentation
c. Potential bone graft harvest sites for ridge reconstruction include rib, hip, and chin
d. The need for ridge augmentation is more common in the maxilla than in the mandible
c. Potential bone graft harvest sites for ridge reconstruction include rib, hip, and chin
You are evaluating a patient 5 days after extraction of tooth #17. The patient complains of a severe throbbing pain that started yesterday, 4 days after extraction. The patient most likely has which of the following conditions?
a. Dry socket
b. Subperiosteal abscess
c. Periapical periodontitis in tooth #18
d. Neuropathic pain
a. Dry socket
How long should one wait before obtaining a biopsy of an oral ulcer?
a. 4 days
b. 7 days
c. 14 days
d. 30 days
c. 14 days
Before removing a palatal torus:
a. An intraoral picture should be taken
b. A mandibular torus, if present should be removed
c. A stent should be fabricated
d. A biopsy should be taken
c. A stent should be fabricated
Which of the following is true regarding possible complications resulting from dental extractions?
a. Patients with numbness lasting more than 4 weeks should be referred for microneurosurgical evaluation
b. Infections are common, even in healthy patients
c. Dry socket occurs in 10% of third molar patients
d. Teeth lost into the oropharynx are usually swallowed, and thus do not require further intervention
a. Patients with numbness lasting more than 4 weeks should be referred for microneurosurgical evaluation
The ideal time to remove impacted third molars is:
a. When the root is fully formed
b. When the root is approximately two-thirds formed
c. Makes no difference how much of the root is formed
d. When the root is approximately one-third formed
b. When the root is approximately two-thirds formed
When a biopsy is being performed, the incisions should be?
a. Oriented perpendicular to lines of muscle tension
b. Oriented parallel to lines of muscle tension
c. As deep as possible into muscle fibers beneath the lesion
d. At a 45-degree angle to the long axis of any muscle fibers beneath the lesion
b. Oriented parallel to lines of muscle tension
Which of the following is not a classification of mandible fractures?
a. Anatomic location
b. Description of the condition of the bone
c. Angulation of the fracture and muscle pull
d. Le Fort level
d. Le Fort level❌
A 45/M patient came to the clinic due to facial swelling resulting from an infection from his upper right canine. Which fascial space is most likely affected?
a. Palatal space
b. Infraorbital space
c. Infratemporal space
d. Maxillary sinus
b. Infraorbital space
An incisional biopsy is indicated for which of the following lesions?
a. 3x3mm well-encapsulated fibroma
b. Necrotizing sialometaplasia of the hard palate
c. 2x2mm papilloma of left commissure of the lips
d. 3x2mm melanotic macule
b. Necrotizing sialometaplasia of the hard palate
All of the following are ways of eliminating dead space EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?
a. Close the wound in layers to minimize the postoperative void
b. Apply pressure dressings
c. Use drains to remove any bleeding that accumulates
d. Allow the void to fill with blood so that a that a blood clot will form
d. Allow the void to fill with blood so that a that a blood clot will form
During extraction of a maxillary third molar, you realize the tuberosity has also been extracted. What is the proper treatment in this case?
a. Remove the tuberosity from the tooth and reimplant the tuberosity
b. Smooth the sharp edges of the remaining bone and suture the remaining soft tissue
c. No special treatment is necessary
d. None of the above
b. Smooth the sharp edges of the remaining bone and suture the remaining soft tissue
The most commonly impacted teeth are the mandibular third molars, maxillary third molars, and the:
a. Maxillary canines
b. Maxillary lateral incisors
c. Mandibular first molars
d. Mandibular premolars
a. Maxillary canines