CSCE REVIEW QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2024
_________ pt needs special consideration for taking radiographs - ANS-A pt with ortho
appliance such as lingual bars
*Pano of a patient pre-molars not erupting yet* How old is the patient? - ANS-9 years
old
*Picture of a circular firm tissue on the patient's cheek that has been there for 3 years?*
What is this? - ANS-Irritation Fibroma
*Picture of a high feral attachment on lower incisors* What would be the cause of
recession? - ANS-Frenum
*Picture of a mouth with buccal fordyce granules* Is treatment necessary? - ANS-None,
it is normal
*Picture of a normal lips with a tiny scar on lower lip* indicates? - ANS-Scar tissue
*Picture of a patient having an ulcer on the palate* What is the cause? - ANS-Traumatic
Ulcer
*Picture of a patient taking pano* What is wrong? - ANS-The patient is wearing a thyroid
collar. Thyroid collar is never worn during panoramic x-ray
*Picture of a patient with a severe recession on teeth #24 and #25, gingival
inflammation, and the patient complains of pain*. What could be this condition? - ANS-
HIV
*Picture of a patient with cleft palate and misplaced teeth* What is the first thing to
assess? - ANS-Tooth crowding
*Picture of a patient with erythema on the palate* What would be the cause? - ANS-
Ortho Retainer
*Picture of a patient with severe ulceration on the throat, history of Epstein Barr Virus,
and its symptoms* What is the indicator of this? - ANS-Mononucleosis
*Picture of a radiograph with U shaped bone in maxilla* - ANS-Zygomatic Process
*Picture of a straight profile* What does this indicate? - ANS-Mandibular Protrusion
, *Picture of an elderly woman with a red blister on her face* She has a history of
chickenpox and low immunity. What does this patient have? - ANS-Herpes Zoster
*Picture of an HIV patient that has white patches on the lateral border of its tongue that
cannot be wiped off* What condition is it? - ANS-Hairy Leukoplakia
*Picture of an inflammation under mandibular canine that is painful, has pus, and vital
tooth* What will you treat for? - ANS-Periodontal Abscess
*Picture of dentition with an arrow pointing on a primary second molar* What tooth
letter? - ANS-T
*Picture of inflammation on the patient's cheek on the opposite side of the first molar*
What is this? - ANS-Stenson Duct
*Picture of median rhomboid glossitis* What medicines should be used? - ANS-Anti-
fungal medications
*Picture that shows a probe that is not perpendicular to the long axis of the tooth* What
is being demonstrated? - ANS-Checking for furcation
*Radiograph of a 15-year-old showing that third molar is still forming* Why did this tooth
have not erupted yet? - ANS-Age of the patient (third molars erupt at 17-21)
*Radiograph of a first mandibular molar with large restoration and apical cement
dysplasia*. What is this indicative of? - ANS-Focal Ossifying Cementosis/Focal
Osteommeilitis
*Radiograph of a primary mandibular arch with second molars* What is missing? - ANS-
Permanent two pre-molars
*Radiograph of a super erupted #2 with mesial caries of DO restoration on #3* What
would be the cause of mesial caries? - ANS-Loss of normal contact
*Radiograph of an elongated teeth* What is this radiographic error? - ANS-Decreased
Vertical Angulation
*Radiograph of the second molar with open apices* What does this indicate? - ANS-
Incomplete formation of apices
*Radiograph of tooth #31 with peridontal problem* What is seen? - ANS-Abnormal thick
lamina dura
*Radiograph showing an overhang on the distal of the maxillary first molar. What
instrument is best used for cleaning this area? - ANS-13/14 gracey
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