Dental Fluorosis is most likely to occur on a:

A 9-year-old patient has a slightly convex profile and a suspected tooth mass-arch length (circumference) discrepancy. Before instituting space management procedures, the dentist should:

Which of the ff. approaches is best for a child suffering from celebral palsy

The amount of pulp tissue to be removed in formocresol pulpotomy procedure

Generalized osteoclastic activity along the walls of the alveolar socket is the bone response to:

Severely crowded mandibular incisors usually result from:

Bodily force that moves the central incisor mesially produces:

Space differential between combine width of CDE and 345 is

The major criterion to differentiate between a true Class III and a pseudo-Class III malocclusion is:

This is a contraindication of HOM

In young child, paradoxical excitement occurs most frequently following premedication with:

Direction of displacement of the mandible in an individual with developing Class II malocclusion:

A mixed dentition analysis determines:

The most common cause of sinus tracts in gingival tissues of children is:

The tooth in the mandibular arch most likely to be malposed in cases of arch space discrepancy is the:

Induce formation of apical closure of young permanent molar using CAOH

Definitely negative behavior.

In festooning and trimming a stainless steel crown, greater length is necessary in the region of the mesiofacial bulge in a primary:

Which of the following is least likely to result from persistent long-term thumb-sucking?

Which of the following orthodontic movements of teeth are most difficult to accomplish? Tipping Rotation Intrusion Extrusion Translation

Gonion, menton and pogonion are cephalometric landmarks located on the

If a primary tooth has been extracted before succedaneous tooth has begun eruptive movement, its eruption will be

Agent used to reduce pain without affecting consciousness

Fractured maxillary anterior teeth generally occur most often in children with which of the following dental conditions?

Anterior crossbite in the primary dentition usually indicates a developing:

Frankfort-horizontal is a reference plane constructed by joining which of the following landmarks?

A distal shoe space maintainer is indicated when a primary:

The normal sequential events from fertilization to death:

The least desirable method used in child management is:

How will extraction of a primary maxillary central incisor in a 5-year old child with incisal spacingaffect the size of the intercanine space?

Which of the developmental space will cause a decrease in arch perimeter when pre empted?

A child with congenital heart disease requires special treatment planning for dental care because of potential problems with: 1. bleeding 2. local infection 3. systemic infection 4. enamel hypoplasia

__ will give rise to tissues that will become the mandible

This is growth movement which mean movement of whole bone as a unit

Slow progress in molar uprighting in an adult patient is usally due to:

The drug that modifies fear and anxiety

In infant oral care, clean mouth with gauze after feedings and at bed time done during:

Supervision of a child's development of occlusion is most critical at ages

The maximum amount of anesthesia that can be given to a 36-pound child is:

Transillumination of soft tissues is useful in detecting which of the following problems in a child?

Using a topical fluoride rinse before acid etch direct bonding of orthodontic brackets is contraindicated because fluoride:

A general characteristic of a 12 year old child

This is a psychological approach to manage a child

Asymmetrical anterior open bite with normal posterior occlusion is characteristic of:

Which of the following is the most common orofacial malformation that produces malocclusion?

The treatment option for patients who have sustained extensive orofacial & or dental trauma

The major source of anchorage in a maxillary Hawley appliance is the :

A child in long-term remission of acute leukemia has dental problems characterized by unusual susceptibility to:

A 4-year old child has a traumatized central incisor with a Class III (Ellis) fracture. The injury occurred about one month ago, and examination indicates that the pulp is necrotic. There are no other pathologic findings. Treatment of choice is:

A light bluish, dome-shaped lesion on the inside lip of a 2-year

This is an increase in size by expansion from within

A child with Down's syndrome is characterized as being:

A 4-year-old child visited a dentist for the first time and received prophylaxis quite well. Before he left, the dentist was glad that he gave the child a toy. This kind of gesture is called:

The growth movement of the mandible is complimented by the growth of the maxilla, which is:

A bimaxillary protrusion occurs when:

When comparing cementum to bone in their responses to orthodontic forces, cementum resorbs:

The following are the conditions found on the area of pressure in the presence of heavy forces: area of hyalinization occlusion of blood vessels stretched periodontal fibers undermining resoprtion

Which of the following dental sequelae is likely in a child with a history of generalized growth failure (failure to thrive) in the first six months of life?

The "v" principle of growth is best illustrated by the:

Space closure is least likely to occur after loss of which of the following teeth?

Orthodontic correction of which of the following is most easily retained?

After the age 6, the greatest increase in size of the mandible occurs:

Interstitial growth is observed at which of the following sites? Spheno-occipital syndrondrosis Maxillary tuberosity Mandibular condyle Zygomaticomaxillary suture Apex of an erupting premolar

A child who is reluctant to accept dental treatment ,exhibit negative attitude but not so pronounced is classified under Frankl ?

Pulpotomy with formocresol of primary tooth:

A primary maxillary anterior tooth in a 4-year-old child was traumatically intruded into the tissues so that only half the tooth is visible. The most appropriate treatment is to:

If a 7-year old patient loses a primary mandibular canine about the same time the adjacent lateral incisor is erupting of shortly thereafter, the dentist should be alert to the possibility of:

Primary second molars usually erupt during ages:

When a simple tipping force is applied to the crown of a single-rooted tooth, the center of rotation is usually located:

Which of the following is not a space maintainer?

The treatment option contraindicated in patients who are not able to breathe nasally.

When force is applied, bone reflexes that produces deformation of crystalline materials and allows flow of electric current necessary for tooth movement:

A major disadvantage of treatment using cervical headgear is:

Radiographs of a 5-year old patient show permanent maxillary first molars inclined mesially with resulting resoprtion of the distal portions of the roots of primary second molars. The condition described is:

The average age at which calcification of crowns of permanent central incisors is completed is:

The normal downward and forward direction of facial growth results from upward and backward growth of maxillary sutures and the mandibular condyle vertical eruption and mesial drift of the dentitions  interstitial growth in the maxilla and the mandible epithelial induction at growth centers

The undesirable side-effect most commonly associated with use of afinger spring to tip the crown of a tooth is:

On the first dental visit, the basic fear of a child under the age of 2 is related to:

Type of fear which is produced by direct physical stimulation of sense organ

Child refuses to accept treatment or open the mount minimally:

Excessive orthodontic force used to move a tooth may: cause hyalinization cause undermining resorption  crush the periodontal ligament

Mandible comes from ? branchial arch

A 3 ½year old child has an acute fever, diarrhea, oral vesicular lesions and gingival tenderness. The most likely diagnosis is:

Child has good rapport with the dentist.

Crowding that occurs with mandibular incisors after age 18 is most often the result of:

If the norm for the cephalometric angle SNA is 82°, a patient's reading of 90° for SNA most likely indicates:

A narrow maxillary arch with respect to midsagittal plane is said to be in:

An 8-year-old girl has 2mm diastema between permanent maxillary central incisors. Permanent maxillary lateral incisors are in position. The diastema is probably the result of: thumb-sucking an abnormal frenum attachment  a normal developmental process

Ideally, a malooclusion should be treated between the ages of:

Maxilla is formed from the maxillary processes and

Emphasized how cartilage of nasal septum during growth paced the growth of maxilla

The cranial vault increases rapidly in size the first few years postnatally and completes approximately 90% of its growth by 6 years of age. This growth is typical of which of the following types of tissues?

Cephalometrics is useful in assessing which of the following relationships? tooth-to-tooth bone-to-bone tooth-to-bone

Bite plane therapy for deep bite, active Hawley's plate are examples of:

Which of the following is the most essential factor related to correction of an anterior crossbite?

The most frequent cause of fracture of a root tip during extraction of a primary molar is:

With a flush terminal plane, permanent first molars will:

Arch shape & symmetry are best evaluated from the:

Amalgam is most often the restorative material of choice for primary teeth. The most important modification in its use for children is in:

Which of the following are likely to occur during orthodontic therapy? a. gingival irritation b. cementum resorption c. increased mobility of teeth demineralization of enamel adjacent to appliances in patients with poor oral