The main purpose of etching the enamel before placing composites 1) Increases the surface area 2000 times 2) To create surface irregularities to aid in mechanical interblocking 3) Allow proper adaptation and decrease marginal leakage 4) All of the above
Conservative DentistryAnswer: 4
Initial treatment for asymptomatic multiple carious lesions in a 15-year-old boy 1) Fill all the teeth with zinc oxide before finalising treatment plan 2) Fill all the teeth with amalgam restorations 3) Restore all the teeth with cast restoration 4) None of the above
Conservative DentistryAnswer: 1
When preparing adjacent class III cavities recommended procedures 1) Prepare large first but fill last 2) Prepare small first but fill last 3) Prepare and fill the small first 4) Prepare and fill the large first
Conservative DentistryAnswer: 1
If the nib diameter is reduced by half, the compaction force is 1. Halved 2. Double 3. Increase 4 times 4. Constant
Conservative DentistryAnswer: 3
Gingival margin in class II amalgam restoration is placed under the contact point because 1. It increases the retention of the amalgam 2. It provides enough bulk of the restoration 3. Allows proper finishing of the gingival margin 4. All of the above
Conservative DentistryAnswer: 3
Retention grooves are placed in a class V cavity for non-adhesive restoration in 1) Mesioaxial and distoaxial line angles 2) Occlusoaxial and gingivoaxial line angles 3) All line angles of the cavity 4) None of the above
Conservative DentistryAnswer: 2
In a class 1 cavity prepared for silver amalgam is extended to half the distance between the contact area and the fissures and the cusp tip, the direction of the buccal and lingual walls is 1. Diverging 2. Converging 3. Parallel 4. Independent
Conservative DentistryAnswer: 2
Intermediary restorations are advocated for 1) Protection of pulp, supporting the walls 2) Aesthetics 3) Maintenance of the tooth position 4) All of the above