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HESI DENTAL HYGIENE EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM
NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 100 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
The initial examination of a 45-year-old female reveals localized advanced periodontitis. Which is the
initial treatment?

A. Nonsurgical periodontal therapy.

B. Systemic antibiotics.

C. Localized chemotherapy.

D. Periodontal surgery. - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Nonsurgical periodontal therapy.



Which periodontal disease does NOT benefit from systemic antibiotic treatment?

A. Necrotizing ulcerative.

B. Generalized unresponsive recurrent.

C. Localized advanced chronic.

D. Generalized aggressive. - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Localized advanced chronic.



Which sequence of debridement is recommended for moderate periodontitis (Case type III)?

A. Half-mouth debridement in two treatment appointments.

B. Quadrant scaling and root planing in four treatment appointments.

C. Sextant scaling and root planing in six treatment appointments.

D. Full-mouth debridement in one treatment appointment. - CORRECT ANSWER-B. Quadrant scaling and
root planing in four treatment appointments.



At which interval of maintenance treatment, in months, does the long-term success of nonsurgical
periodontal therapy rely?

A. 12

B. 8

C. 3

,D. 6 - CORRECT ANSWER-C. 3



An assessment of the patient's dentition reveals the presence of a large amalgam overhang.
Radiographic evidence confirms that nearly two-thirds of the interproximal embrasure space is
obstructed by amalgam. Which procedure is indicated?

A. Margination.

B. Amalgam polishing.

C. Ultrasonic instrumentation.

D. Replacement of restoration. - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Replacement of restoration.



Which is true regarding sutures?

A. Nonabsorbable sutures are professionally removed within 5 to 7 days of placement.

B. Black silk sutures absorb through enzymatic proteolysis.

C. No suture material (e.g. suture 'tail') should be left behind suture knot.

D. Sutures are always knotted on buccal surfaces. - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Sutures are always knotted on
buccal surfaces.



Periodontal dressings are used to stop gingival bleeding after periodontal surgery. Surgical wounds heal
more quickly when protected by a periodontal dressing.

A. Both statements are false.

B. Both statements are true.

C. The first statement is true and the second is false.

D. The first statement is false and the second is true. - CORRECT ANSWER-A. Both statements are false.



Which are side effects of locally administered antibiotics?

A. Common.

B. Terminal.

C. Nonexistent.

D. Numerous. - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Nonexistent.

, Which periodontal probing depth is recorded when the 3 mm mark is just barely covered?

A. 3

B. 2.5

C. 3.5

D. 4 - CORRECT ANSWER-D. 4



The patient's periodontal evaluation reveals a localized 6 mm probe reading accompanied by 3 mm of
recession and 1 mm of mesiolingual mobility. Which figure, in millimeters, represents the clinical
attachment loss?

A. 6

B. 3

C. 10

D. 9 - CORRECT ANSWER-D. 9



From which approach is the mesial furcation of tooth #3 examined?

A. Mesial.

B. Distal.

C. Palatal.

D. Buccal. - CORRECT ANSWER-C. Palatal.



Which assesses fremitus?

A. Handles of two single-sided instruments.

B. Occlusal indicator paper (Mylar strip).

C. Vertical bite-wing radiographs.

D. Clinician's index finger. - CORRECT ANSWER-D. Clinician's index finger.



Each oral finding is within normal limits EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?

A. Fordyce granules.

B. Palatal torus.

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