Minor Oral Surgery, Local Anaesthesia and Anxiety Control

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1. A 46-year-old kidney transplant patient attends for the removal of hyperplastic gingivae overlying the upper right molar teeth. To ensure the procedure is carried out painlessly, the dentist must anaesthetise which pair of the following combinations of ne

  • Middle and anterior superior dental nerves
  • Posterior superior dental and greater palatine nerves
  • Middle and posterior superior dental nerves
  • Greater palatine and middle superior dental nerves
  • Nasopalatine and middle superior dental nerves
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2. A 22-year-old patient attends for an operculectomy procedure involving the partially erupted lower left third molar tooth. In order for the procedure to be carried out painlessly, the dentist must ensure that which one of the following nerves is anaesthet

  • Inferior dental nerve
  • Long buccal nerve
  • Greater palatine nerve
  • Mental nerve
  • Posterior superior dental nerve

3. Following the successful amputation of the root apex of a lower lateral incisor tooth, the dentist proceeds to remove the rema;;;ining infected debris from the surgical site. Which one of the following instruments is used for this task?
(a)
(b)
(c) (d)

  • Bone rongeurs
  • Austin retractor
  • Periosteal elevator
  • Mitchell's trimmer
  • Tissue dissecting forceps

4. During the routine dental examination of a 45-year-old male patient, the dentist notices a small ulcer on the lateral border of the patient's tongue. The patient reports that the lesion has been present for 2 months, and although it was initially smaller

  • Excisional biopsy
  • Incisional biopsy
  • Alveolectomy
  • Gingivoplasty
  • Gingivectomy

5. A 13-year-old child attends the surgery with her mother, complaining of a noticeable gap between her upper central incisors. On examination, the dentist diagnoses the presence of a median diastema, and recommends a surgical procedure followed by orthodont

  • Frenectomy
  • Operculectomy
  • Apicectomy
  • Alveolectomy
  • Gingivectomy

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