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A characteristic sign of aggressive periodontitis in an adolescent (juvenile periodontitis) is

drifting of the teeth.
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The absence of adequate drainage in a periodontal pocket may result in

abscess formation.
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For an otherwise healthy patient, with an acute localized periodontal abscess, initial treatment must include

scaling and root planing.
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When using the periodontal probe to measure pocket depth, the measurement is taken from the

base of the pocket to the crest of the free gingiva
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Which of the following systemic diseases does/do NOT predispose a patient to periodontitis?
1. Cyclic neutropenia.
2. Diabetes mellitus.
3. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
4. Hereditary hypohydrotic ectodermal dysplasia.

(4) only
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Medical Terminology Roots

Which one of the following statements is
true as defined in endodontics?

Underextension refers to the vertical extent of the filling material regardless of its completeness of obturation.
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After completion of endodontic
chemomechanical debridement you can
expect to have
1. removed all tissue from the entire
root canal system.
2. machined the canals to a
microscopically smooth channel.
3. caused some temporary
inflammation.
4. sterilized the root canal.
5. left some areas of the root canal
system incompletely cleaned.

(1) and (3)
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Endodontic therapy is
CONTRAINDICATED in teeth with

inadequate periodontal support.
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The placement of a retentive pin in the
proximal regions of posterior teeth would
MOST likely result in periodontal
ligament perforation in the

mesial of a mandibular first molar.
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The desired termination point of apical root canal preparation when performing endodontic treatment on a vital tooth is

0.5 to 1mm short of the radiographic apex.
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Having just completed endodontic treatment on a maxillary central incisor, you are preparing the canal for a post when you inadvertently perforate the labial surface of the root. You would

re-prepare the canal so the post is now totally within the canal and cement the post.
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Which of the following tests is most useful in differentiating between an acute apical abscess and an acute periodontal abscess?

Pulp vitality.
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Which of the following conditions would NOT require antibiotic premedication before endodontic therapy?

Persistent odontogenic fistula.
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When odontoblasts are destroyed or undergo degeneration, they are replaced by

undifferentiated mesenchymal cells.
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