DSE Remembered Questions, DSE,
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The radiograph I thought was ghost teeth ✔✔Amelogenesis Imperfecta
Purpose of dialysis ✔✔Remove potential toxicities from blood
IL-1 ✔✔Inflammatory cyto
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DSE Remembered Questions, DSE,
ADEX Review, CDCA Already Passed
The radiograph I thought was ghost teeth ✔✔Amelogenesis Imperfecta
Purpose of dialysis ✔✔Remove potential toxicities from blood
IL-1 ✔✔Inflammatory cytokine
Cyclosporine ✔✔Immunosuppressant used in transplant patients. Causes gingival hyperplasia
Periodontal disease and diabetes ✔✔Glucose level increased
Cause for cement failure ✔✔Increased solubility
Before trimming teeth on stone cast for immediate denture, you must ✔✔Mark a line 3 mm
above the free gingival margin
What analgesic can be safely given to someone w/kidney disease ✔✔Tylenol (acetaminophen)
ONLY. NOT NSAIDS nor aspirin
Patients on dialysis. Where do you take their blood pressure? ✔✔Not on the side where the shunt
was placed for dialysis
How do you prevent syncope ✔✔Trendelenburg position
How do you treat syncope ✔✔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 ✔✔Subgingival? Or At gingival margin?
Child with fibrous dysplasia, what do you do next ✔✔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 ✔✔Amelogenesis Imperfecta
Purpose of dialysis ✔✔Remove potential toxicities from blood
IL-1 ✔✔Inflammatory cytokine
Cyclosporine ✔✔Immunosuppressant used in transplant patients. Causes gingival hyperplasia
Periodontal disease and diabetes ✔✔Glucose level increased
Cause for cement failure ✔✔Increased solubility
Before trimming teeth on stone cast for immediate denture, you must ✔✔Mark a line 3 mm
above the free gingival margin
What analgesic can be safely given to someone w/kidney disease ✔✔Tylenol (acetaminophen)
ONLY. NOT NSAIDS nor aspirin
Patients on dialysis. Where do you take their blood pressure? ✔✔Not on the side where the shunt
was placed for dialysis
How do you prevent syncope ✔✔Trendelenburg position
How do you treat syncope ✔✔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 ✔✔Subgingival? Or At gingival margin?
Child with fibrous dysplasia, what do you do next ✔✔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 ✔✔Epinephrine
Facial reduction for PFM crown ✔✔1.5 mm
Can transillumination be used to identify cracks? ✔✔yes
Can pocket depth be determined from xray? ✔✔No
Patient with tenderness anterior to earlobe ✔✔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 ✔✔Patient would get worse
After sc/rp, patient notices more spaces between teeth. Why? ✔✔Decreased swelling of gingival
x-ray with herring bone effect. Whats wrong? ✔✔Film placed backwards (I had the static
electricity example)
What film requires least amount of radiation ✔✔E speed
How much epi can you give a patient with BP 160/110 ✔✔None! Don't give tx. Refer to
physician
Type of pontic to replace a premolar ✔✔Modified ridge lap pontic (I had the "primarily esthetic
requirement")
Patient with history of slow growing mandible for 10 years ✔✔Hyperpituitarism
Patient w/history of weight gain, deepening voice, dry skin ✔✔Hypothyroidism
Exopthalmos ✔✔Hyperthyroidism
Treatment of addisons ✔✔Corticosteroid replacement therapy
Recurrent ulcers that heal with scarring ✔✔Major apthous ulcers
Treatment of major apthae ✔✔Corticosteroids
Supernumerary teeth ✔✔Gardners (clavicles present) or cleidocranial dysplasia
Tx of mucocele ✔✔Surgical removal
Patient with terrible perio, when should immediate denture be constructed ✔✔After perio
intervention
Why porcelain teeth should never appose natural dentition ✔✔Attrition
Best teeth to oppose natural dentition ✔✔Acrylic
Clinical picture of 14 y.o. with inflamed gingival ✔✔Leukemia
Best way to communicate outcome with lab tech ✔✔Diagnostic wax up
Ideal amount of undercut required for circumferential clasp ✔✔.01 inch
Reason for gingivitis during pregnancy ✔✔Pregnancy exaggerates gingival response to plaque.
Due to increase in estrogen and progesterone
Treatment of extra oral abscess which is non-odontogenic in origin. ✔✔Hot compress
Tx of ranula ✔✔Surgical removal
Patient with no hair, no teeth ✔✔Ectodermal dysplasia
Biopsy shows hyperkeratosis, dysplasia, no invasion ✔✔Precancer hyperkeratosis ???
Tx for geographic tongue ✔✔None
Patient has a short crown. Which cement is best? ✔✔Resin cement
When do you not use a thyroid collar ✔✔When taking a panorex
How often is autoclave checked ✔✔Once a week
121 ✔✔degrees at 15-20 psi for 20 min Check for b. S
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