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NDEB NEWEST EXAM WITH PRACTICE EXAM

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Increased overjet, moderate facial convexity and a deep labio-mental sulcus is most characteristic of which facial type?

• Prognathic.
• Orthognathic.
• Retrognathic. - Correct Answer - C. Retrognathic.

Needle deflection increases as

• depth of injection increases.
• needle length increases.
• needle gauge decreases.
• All of the above. - Correct Answer - D. All of the above.

Acute or subacute suppurative osteomyelitis occurs most frequently in the

• anterior maxilla.
• posterior mandible.
• posterior maxilla.
• anterior mandible. - Correct Answer - B. posterior mandible.
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pg. 2 The line drawn through the occlusal rests of two principal abutments is

• survey line.
• terminal line.
• axis of rotation/fulcrum line.
• line of greatest torque. - Correct Answer - C. axis of rotation/fulcrum line.

Intraoral soft tissue examination will NOT assist in the diagnosis of

• lichen planus.
• sinusitis.
• erythema multiforme.
• anemia.
• vitamin deficiencies - Correct Answer - B. sinusitis.

Which of the following improves the prognosis of pulp vitality after indirect pulp capping?

• Use of calcium hydroxide.
• Having a well sealed restoration.
• Reducing other traumas to the pulp.
• Removing all demineralized dentin. - Correct Answer - B. Having a well

sealed restoration.

In clinical dentistry, stiffness of wire is a function of

• length of the wire segment.
• diameter of the wire segment.
• alloy composition.
• All of the above. 2 / 4

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• None of the above. - Correct Answer - D. All of the above.

An 8 year old patient has a permanent central incisor with a necrotic pulp and a wide open apex. The most appropriate management is to perform a/an

• pulpotomy.
• apexification.
• regenerative endodontics.
• root canal therapy. - Correct Answer - B. apexification.

Hyperplastic lingual tonsils may resemble which of the following?

• Epulis fissuratum.
• Lingual varicosities.
• Squamous cell carcinoma.
• Median rhomboid glossitis.
• Prominent fungiform papillae - Correct Answer - C. Squamous cell

carcinoma.

The major disadvantage of zinc phosphate used to cement crowns is the

• development of heat during setting.
• pulp irritation.
• lack of edge strength.
• low crushing strength. - Correct Answer - B. pulp irritation.

The most effective way of minimizing a patient's radiation dose is

• a lead apron and thyroid collar. 3 / 4

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• prescription radiography.
• fast emulsion film.
• intensifying screens. - Correct Answer - B. prescription radiography.

An acute periapical abscess originating from a mandibular third molar generally points and drains in the

• submandibular space.
• pterygomandibular space.
• buccal vestibule.
• buccal space. - Correct Answer - A. submandibular space.

Which of the following require prophylactic antibiotics prior to dental procedures causing a bacteremia?

• Implanted cardiac pacemakers.
• Prosthetic cardiac valves.
• Coronary artery bypass grafts.
• Cardiac stents one year after placement. - Correct Answer - B.

Prosthetic cardiac valves.

Which of the following is/are NOT usually affected by hereditary ectodermal dysplasia?

• Salivary glands.
• Teeth.
• Sweat glands.
• Hair.
• Fingernails. - Correct Answer - A. Salivary glands.
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