Docsity
Docsity

Prepare for your exams
Prepare for your exams

Study with the several resources on Docsity


Earn points to download
Earn points to download

Earn points by helping other students or get them with a premium plan


Guidelines and tips
Guidelines and tips

Ultimate Dentistry: High-Stakes Exam Questions with Answers, Exams of Dentistry

Ultimate Dentistry: High-Stakes Exam Questions with Answers

Typology: Exams

2024/2025

Available from 07/04/2025

Prof.Henshall
Prof.Henshall 🇬🇧

319 documents

1 / 4

Toggle sidebar

This page cannot be seen from the preview

Don't miss anything!

bg1
Ultimate Dentistry: High-Stakes Exam
Questions with Answers
Ace your dental exams with this curated collection of clinically relevant, board-
style questions testing diagnostic reasoning, pharmacology, surgical principles,
and patient management.
Section 1: Pharmacology & Medical Emergencies
1. A patient with liver failure presents with a dental abscess. Which
antibiotic is safest?
A. Cefuroxime
B. Clindamycin
C. Erythromycin
Clindamycin is hepatically metabolized but preferred in liver impairment
due to safer pharmacokinetics compared to alternatives.
2. A 5-year-old (20 kg) requires lidocaine with adrenaline. What is the
maximum safe dose?
A. 2.2 mL
B. 4.4 mL
C. 8.8 mL
2% lidocaine contains 20 mg/mL. Max dose = 4.4 mg/kg × 20 kg = 88 mg →
4.4 mL,.
3. Which medication is first-line for generalized anxiety disorder in dental
patients?
A. Diazepam
B. Fluoxetine
C. Haloperidol
SSRIs like fluoxetine are preferred for long-term anxiety management over
benzodiazepines.
Section 2: Oral Surgery & Implantology
pf3
pf4

Partial preview of the text

Download Ultimate Dentistry: High-Stakes Exam Questions with Answers and more Exams Dentistry in PDF only on Docsity!

Ultimate Dentistry: High-Stakes Exam

Questions with Answers

Ace your dental exams with this curated collection of clinically relevant, board- style questions testing diagnostic reasoning, pharmacology, surgical principles, and patient management. Section 1: Pharmacology & Medical Emergencies

  1. A patient with liver failure presents with a dental abscess. Which antibiotic is safest? A. Cefuroxime B. Clindamycin ✓ C. Erythromycin Clindamycin is hepatically metabolized but preferred in liver impairment due to safer pharmacokinetics compared to alternatives.
  2. A 5-year-old (20 kg) requires lidocaine with adrenaline. What is the maximum safe dose? A. 2.2 mL B. 4.4 mL ✓ C. 8.8 mL 2% lidocaine contains 20 mg/mL. Max dose = 4.4 mg/kg × 20 kg = 88 mg → 4.4 mL.
  3. Which medication is first-line for generalized anxiety disorder in dental patients? A. Diazepam B. Fluoxetine ✓ C. Haloperidol SSRIs like fluoxetine are preferred for long-term anxiety management over benzodiazepines. Section 2: Oral Surgery & Implantology
  1. Per NICE guidelines, when is extraction of a mesio-angular impacted third molar indicated? A. Single severe pericoronitis B. Two severe pericoronitis episodes ✓ C. Mild periodontal disease NICE recommends extraction after ≥2 episodes of severe pericoronitis.
  2. Which instrument is appropriate for scaling around an implant bridge? A. Titanium-tipped ✓ B. High-carbon steel C. Gold-tipped Titanium tips prevent implant surface damage.
  3. A needle-stick injury in a vaccinated nurse poses the highest risk of: A. Hepatitis B B. Hepatitis C ✓ C. HIV Hepatitis C has no vaccine and high transmission risk via blood. Section 3: Prosthodontics & Materials
  4. Which factor CANNOT be altered in complete denture construction? A. Incisal guidance B. Curve of Monson ✓ C. Plane of orientation Curve of Monson is a fixed anatomical curvature.
  5. Optimal depth for reducing a premolar’s marginal ridge for an occlusal rest seat is: A. 0.5 mm B. 1.0 mm ✓ C. 2.0 mm 1.0 mm ensures strength and functional contour.
  6. Bite registration in denture fabrication primarily records: A. Vertical dimension