A 11-year-old patient wearing full-banded orthodontic appliance has inflamed gingiva. The family of dentist should 1) Encourage better oral hygiene 2) Perform deep scaling and curettage 3) Perform gingivoplasty after debanding 4) Ask orthodontist to remove the bands so that healing can occur
OrthodonticsAnswer: 1
Oral and nasal capsule of functional growth related to 1) Periosteal matrix 2) Sutural matrix 3) Capsular matrix 4) None of the above
OrthodonticsAnswer: 3
A ten-year-old patient has lower canines trying to erupt into a space insufficient by 2 mm. Primary second molars are large and firmly in space. First premolars are erupting. An acceptable preventive orthodontic procedure in this case 1) Extraction of primary second molars 2) Extraction of first premolar 3) Disking of primary second molars 4) An active space regainer
OrthodonticsAnswer: 3
If during an application of an orthodontic force, the level declines to zero between activations then the force duration is classified as 1) Continuous force 2) Interrupted force 3) Intermittent force 4) Differential force
OrthodonticsAnswer: 3
"Sunday" (sundae) bite is 1) Closed complete overbite 2) Reverse overbite seen in class III 3) Bite acheived by patient by bringing his mandible forward in Class II Div I 4) None of the above
OrthodonticsAnswer: 3
Extraction of all permanent first molars is called 1) Balancing extractions 2) Serial extractions 3) Wilkinson"s extractions 4) Compensated extractions
OrthodonticsAnswer: 3
In the absence of permanent second premolar, the root of primary second molar will most likely 1) Resorb rapidly than normal 2) Resorb slowly than normal 3) No resorption at all 4) Resorb at normal rate
