Perio II Midterm |81 Test Questions With 100% Correct Answers|17 Pages
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Course
Perio
Institution
Perio
Periodontal abscesses that are typically caused by drainage may have been prevented by:
a) Deep, tortuous pocket morphology
b) Debris
c) Closely adapted pocket epithelium blocking the pocket orifice
d) All of the above
e) A and C - ️️d
Persistent linear gingival erythema should be tre...
Perio II Midterm 81 Test Questions
Periodontal abscesses that are typically caused by drainage may have been prevented by:
a) Deep, tortuous pocket morphology
b) Debris
c) Closely adapted pocket epithelium blocking the pocket orifice
d) All of the above
e) A and C - ✔ ✔ d
Persistent linear gingival erythema should be treated with:
a) Systemic antibiotics
b) Systemic antifungals
c) Corticosteroids
d) Topical retinoids - ✔ ✔ b
Pressure receptors in the innervation of the periodontal ligament of individual teeth are sufficiently
discriminating to influence specific masticatory muscle activity.
a) True
b) False - ✔ ✔ a
Primary pulpal lesions combined with secondary periodontal defects would completely resolve by:
a) Scaling and root planing with systemic antibiotics
b) Conventional root canal therapy (RCT) alone
c) Conventional root canal therapy (RCT) with drainage of the abscess
d) Conventional root canal therapy (RCT) with local antibiotics - ✔ ✔ b
Radiographic signs of trauma from occlusion may include which of the following?
a) Increased width of the periodontal space
b) A "vertical" rather than "horizontal" destruction of the interdental septum
,c) Radiolucency and condensation of the alveolar bone
d) Root resorption
e) All the above - ✔ ✔ e
Retrograde pulpitis refers to the progression of periodontitis to involve a lateral pulpal canal or the
apex of a tooth to cause secondary pulpal infection.
a) True
b) False - ✔ ✔ a
A true combined lesion results from the development and extension of an endodontic lesion into an
existing periodontal lesion (pocket).
a) True
b) False - ✔ ✔ a
Acute trauma can serve as an initiating event leading toward a chronic condition.
a) True
b) False - ✔ ✔ a
Amoxicillin is the antibiotic of choice for periodontal infections.
a) True
b) False - ✔ ✔ a
At the third visit in the treatment of NUG:
a) The patient is instructed in plaque control procedures.
b) The hydrogen peroxide rinses are discontinued.
c) The chlorhexidine rinses are maintained for 2 or 3 weeks.
d) The comprehensive treatment of the patient's chronic periodontal problem should start.
e) All of the above - ✔ ✔ e
Bacterial pathogens are solely responsible for causing NUP.
a) True
, b) False - ✔ ✔ b
Centric relation is the position of the mandible when both condyle-disc assemblies are in their most
__________ position in their respective glenoid fossa and against the slope of the articular eminence
of each respective temporal bone.
a) Anterior
b) Posterior
c) Superior
d) Lateral - ✔ ✔ c
Centric relation is the position of the mandible when both condyle-disc assemblies are seated in their
most superior position in their respective glenoid fossa and are braced against the slope of the
articular surface of the temporal bone.
a) True
b) False - ✔ ✔ a
Cranial nerves experience referral on the ______ side, whereas skeletal nerve referral can occur to the
_____ side; both sources generally refer pain centrally or superiorly.
a) Same, opposite
b) Opposite, same
c) Same, inferior
d) Opposite, inferior - ✔ ✔ a
During a routine initial periodontal examination, this patient opened his mouth, and the mandible was
observed to move sharply to the left. A panoramic image revealed a lesion affecting the left condyle and
reduced joint space in the left TMJ, whereas the right condyle appeared to be normal. The most likely
explanation for the observed pattern of mandibular movement during opening would be that:
a) The left condyle rotates but cannot translate, whereas the right condyle freely rotates and translates
b) The left condyle translates but cannot rotate, whereas the right condyle freely rotates and translates
c) The left condyle cannot rotate or translate, whereas the right condyle freely rotates and translates
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