sum perio Q's

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1. A cold stimulus applied to a tooth will produce a

hypersensitive response if the tooth

A. is nonvital.

B. has a periodontal pocket.

C. has a hyperemic pulp.

D. has chronic proliferative pulpitis.

2. The location and extent of subgingival calculus is

most accurately determined clinically by

A. radiopaque solution used in conjunction

with radiographs.

B. disclosing solution.

C. probing with a fine instrument.

D. visual inspection.

3. A characteristic sign of aggressive periodontitis in

an adolescent (juvenile periodontitis) is

A. marginal gingivitis.

B. painful, burning gingivae.

C. hyperplastic gingivitis.

D. drifting of the teeth.

4. Which treatment procedure is indicated for a

patient with asymptomatic age related gingival

recession?

A. Connective tissue graft.

B. Gingivoplasty.

C. Lateral sliding flap.

D. Gingival graft.

E. No treatment.

5. The absence of adequate drainage in a periodontal

pocket may result in

A. cyst formation.

B. abscess formation.

C. epithelial hyperplasia.

D. increased calculus formation.

6. For an otherwise healthy patient, with an acute

localized periodontal abscess, initial treatment

must include

A. scaling and root planing.

B. occlusal adjustment.

C. prescription of an antibiotic.

D. prescription of an analgesic.

7. The most likely cause of tooth loss following a

tunneling procedure to provide complete access

for a mandibular Class III furcation involvement is

A. root caries.

B. root sensitivity.

C. pulpal involvement.

D. recurrent pocketing.

8. Maximum shrinkage after gingival curettage can

be expected from tissue that is

A. fibroedematous.

B. edematous.

C. fibrotic.

D. formed within an infrabony pocket.

E. associated with exudate formation.

ANSWERS: C,C,A,E,B,A,A,B.