Free Periodontic Dental MCQ

POST GRADUATE PERIODONTIC TESTS

1) Among the following the most efficient method of brushing is:

a) sulcular brushing.
b) the stillmans technique.
c) the side-to-side technique.
d) the Charter technique.

2) Which of the following is most likely to precede the formation of plaque on the tooth surface:

a) inflammatory exudate.
b) decalcification.
c) pellicle.
d) basic glycoproteins.

3) Which of the following is most likely to cause gingival recession:

a) tooth brush abrasion.
b) occlusal trauma.
c) poor home care.
d) necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis.

4) Which of the following factors dose not complicate adequate oral hygine performance:

a) interdental calculus.
b) overhanging restoration.
c) orthodontic band.
d) open contact.

5) Which one of the following structures is nonkeratinized:

a) attached gingiva.
b) hard palate.
c) interdental papilla.
d) sulcular epithelium.

6) Which one of the following gingival conditions would not respond to definitive curettage:

a) fibrous gingival tissue.
b) spongy gingival tissue.
c) relative shallow pockets.
d) suprabony pockets.

7) Acquired pellicle is initially derived from:

a) saliva.
b) tooth structure.
c) bacterial products.
d) dietary components.

8) The severity of the periodontal disease is determined by the:

a) probing depth.
b) degree of mobility.
c) amount of bleeding.
d) shape of the gingiva.

9) A pathologic wearing away of the teeth through some abnormal mechanical process is called:

a) erosion.
b) attrision.
c) abrasion.
d) intrusion.

10) The depression between the lingual and the facial papilla that conforms with the proximal contact area is termed:

a) col.
b) papilla.
c) sulcus.
d) embressure.

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