Assessment and Diagnosis

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1. A patient attends for a routine dental examination and the dentist intends to check for interproximal caries. Which one of the following types of radiograph will be most useful for this purpose?

  • Bitewing
  • Periapical
  • Cephalogram
  • Lateral skull
  • Dental pantomograph
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2. A 20-year-old female patient attends for a clinical examination and it is noted that the upper right deciduous second molar is retained. Which one of the following is the most likely FDI notation for this tooth?

  • 25
  • 55
  • 15
  • 51
  • 65

3. While giving oral health-related dietary advice, the dentist is likely to recommend that a patient avoids excessive consumption of some products, with the aim of reducing the occurrence of enamel demineralisation. Which one of the following is most likely

  • Citric acid
  • Phosphoric acid
  • Sulphuric acid
  • Ascorbic acid
  • Lactic acid

4. It is now common practice to use film holders when intra-oral radiographs are taken in order to ensure the correct proportions of the image. This technique of radiographic exposure ensures which one of the following occurs, in relation to the angulation o

  • Parallel to the X—ray beam
  • Parallel to the tooth
  • Perpendicular to the tooth
  • Parallel to the bisected angle
  • Perpendicular to the bisected angle

5. A 15-year-old patient attends the surgery for a routine dental examination. As the patient has developed a malocclusion during jaw growth and tooth eruption, the dentist also carries out an orthodontic assessment. The malocclusion present is classified as

  • Proclined upper incisors
  • Bilateral crossbite
  • Labial crowding
  • Retroclined lower incisors
  • Reverse overjet

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