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1. If the maxillary first molar is found to have 4 canals, the 4th canal is most
found :
a. In the disto-buccal root
b. In the mesio-buccal root
c. In the palatal root
d. All of the above
2. Step back or backfilling means; to instrument the root canal to the full
length predetermined working length.
a. True
b. False
3. The " Working Length" of a tooth refers to:
a. The total length of a tooth from crown tip to root tip.
b. The measured length of a radiograph of the tooth.
c. The distance between a reference point on the crown and the apical limit of the
tooth.
d. None of the above.
4. A central incisor diagnostic (pre operative) radiograph image measures
25mm from the incisal edge to the root apex. The estimated (initial) working
length is :
a. 21mm
b. 25mm
c. 23mm
d. 27mm
5. You are taking a working length radiograph of a normally positioned
maxillary premolar with 2 equal length roots. In the mesial shift (relative to
the "normal" diagnostic radiograph) the palatal root apex in relation to the
zygomatic process "moves" to the:
a. Occlusal
b. Apical
c. Distal
d. Mesial
6. The main objective of root canal obturation is to allow an ingress of tissue
fluid exudates into the root canal space.
a. True
b. False
7. Gutta Percha points consist mostly of:
a. Gutta Percha
b. Zinc oxide
c. Zinc phosphate
d. Glass ionomer
8. Requirements of an ideal root canal filling material include the following
except:
a. Dimensional stability: no shrinkage after insertion
b. Non-irritant to periapical tissue
c. Radiolucent when viewed by radiograph
d. Easy to remove from the canal if necessary
9. Leaving the tooth open between appointment during root canal therapy
could lead to:
a. Healing of the periapical lesion
b. Bacterial contamination of the root canal system
c. Neither A nor B
10. In instrumentation you should use a curved file.
a. True
b. False
11. Root canal sealer cement is used mainly to:
a. Create radioopacity
b. Fill in voids and canal irrigularities
c. Disinfect the root canal system
d. Strengthen the filling
12. An irrigating solution is used during root canal therapy to:
a. Lubricate the canal
b. Flush out debris
c. Aid in cleaning the canal
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
13. Which of the following are explanation as to why the initial gutta percha
master cone will not completely go to full working length even though it is
same number as the last enlarging instrument used?
a. Debris remain in the canal
b. A ledge exists in the canal upon which the point is catching
c. None of the above
d. All of the above
14. You started instrumenting the root canal until you reached the master
apical file size #30 K, a series of files are used after the MAF with 1mm short
of each other. The technique is called:
a. Recapitulation
b. Step-back
c. Tug-back
d. None of the above
15. Which of the following is an error occurred during obturation of the root
canal?
a. Ledge formation
b. Voids
c. Filling lateral canal
d. Broken instrument
16. The "TUGBACK" of the master gutta percha cone refers to:
a. The tensile strength of the gutta percha cone
b. The retention of the cone in the apical portion of the canal
c. The retention of the cone in the coronal half of the canal
d. None of the above
17. The following are common errors can be created during access opining
process
a. Perforation of the crown or the furcation area
b. Making the access opining through the distal surface of the tooth
c. Complete removal of caries
d. A, B, and D
18. Limitation of radiograph includes
a. Only 2 dimensions are shown on a single film
b. Various states of pulpal and periradicular pathosis are indistinguishable in the x-
ray shadow
c. Lesions of the cortical bone are likely to go undetected
d. A and B
e. All of the above
19. Objectives of rubber dam:
a. Patient protection
b. Facilitate and increase efficiency
c. Minimize cross-infection
d. Legal consideration
e. All of the above
20. In giving local anesthesia in endodontics:
a. Maxilla bone is less dense than mandible
b. Buccal infiltrations or supraperiosteal injection are sufficient to obtain pulpal
anesthesia in maxilla and mandible
c. Block anesthesia is more effective in mandible
d. A and C
e. All of the above
21. Mesiobuccal root of upper 1st molar is innervated by:
a. PSA nerve
b. MSA or ASA nerve
c. None of the above
22. In inferior alveolar nerve block
a. Pulpal anesthesia obtained from central incisor to 3rd molar
b. Usually results in lingual nerve block as well
c. Anesthetize buccal soft tissues of molar region
d. All of the above
e. A and B
23. Purpose of the access cavity
a. Access to the end of the root
b. Controlled instrument placement
c. Allow removal of debris
d. Allow introduction of materials and instruments
e. All of the above
24. In endodontic access preparation of maxillary anterior teeth, all
statements are true except:
a. Entrance is always gained through the lingual surface
b. Initial entrance is prepared a right angle to the long axis of the tooth
c. No. 1 or 2 round bur must be used internally to open the coronal part
d. The preliminary cavity outline is triangular in shape
25. If there are 2 canals in the distal root of mandibular 1st molar they
usually:
a. Each have their own apical foramen
b. Begin as a single canal and bifurcate in the apical half
c. Begin as 2 canals and join and exit as one
d. Are smaller than the mesial canal
26. A root that seldom contains 2 canals is the:
a. Distobuccal root of the maxillary molar
b. Mandibular central incisor
c. Maxillary second premolar
d. Distal root of the mandibular molar
27. The access outline form
a. Should be somewhat smaller than the form created by connecting thr root
orifices
b. Reflects the shape of the crown of the tooth
c. Should extend onto the tooth's marginal ridges
d. All of the above
28. Entry into maxillary central incisor is made
a. Below (apical to) the cingulum in the direction of the long axis of the tooth
b. Just coronal to the cingulum in the direction of the long axis of the tooth
c. To include the marginal ridges
d. With a slow speed bur
29. The maxillary 1st premolar
a. Canal orifices lie beneath the central groove
b. Is similar in length to the maxillary canine
c. May have one, two, or three canals
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
30. Nerve fibers of the dental pulp are classified according to their:
a. Function
b. Diameter
c. Conduction velocity
d. All of the above
31. The diameter of the A-delta sensory nerve fiber of the pulp is:
a. 5-12 μm
b. 5-12 cm
c. 1-5kg
d. 1-5 μm
32. The fluid movement in dentinal tubles (Hydrodynamic theory) is of dentin
sensitivity (pain). It was introduced by:
a. Brannstrom 1966
b. Byers 1980
c. Kim 1983
d. None of the above
33. The following theories were suggested to explain the dental pain:
a. There is a direct stimulation of nerve endings in dentin
b. The odontoblast do not acts as a receptor cell
c. The hydrodynamic theory
d. A and C only
e. All of the above
34. Most of nerves of the pulp fall into 2 main categories A and C has the
following characteristics :
a. Myelinated
b. Usually associated with tissue injury
c. Has a diameter of 1-5 mm
d. All of the above
35. The diameter of the C- sensory nerve fiber of the pulp is :
a. 1-5μm
b. 5-12μm
c. 0.4-1 cm
d. 0.4-1μm
36. The pain characteristics of A-fibers is:
a. Dull, burning
b. Mild
c. Sharp and pricking
d. None of the above
37. Pulpal blood flow is usually regulated by:
a. Amoxicillin 250mg
b. Panadol 500mg
c. Arterio-venous anastomosis
d. None of the above
38. Capiliary blood flow in the coronal portion of the dental pulp is double
root portion.
a. True
b. False
39. The detailed network arrangement of pulpal microvascular in … viscosity
synthetic resin "Corrosion Resin Cast" and scanning electromicroscop was
first studied by:
a. Saunders 1957
b. Takahashi 1982
c. Avery 1970
d. None of the above
40. The following structural elements are found in the pulp:
a. Fibroblast and odontoblasts
b. Undifferentiated mesenchymal cells and ameloblasts
c. Fibers, ground substances and osteoclasts
d. All of the above
41. Calcification can occur in the dental pulp as:
a. Abnormal irregular dentin production
b. Free, attached and embedded denticles
c. All of the above
d. None of the above