Recalled Questions Nov’ 2014
These are a few questions I could recall from my DHA
prometric exam. Hope it helps!
1. Glenoid fossa is found in:
1/ orbital cavity.
2/ nasal cavity.
3/ middle cranial fossa.
4/ Temporal bone. ***
2. The following factors affect the health:
1- hereditary. الوراثة
2- environment. البيئة
3- social and economic factors. عوامل اجتماعية و اقتصادية
4- family welfare. رعاية األسرة/ رفاهية
A) 1+2
B) 1+2+4
C) 1+2+3
D) All of the above
3.Pt. has denture, after 5 years he complains of ulcer and inflammation in
lower buccal vestibule. What is the diagnosis:
a. Hypertrophic frenum. ***
b. Epulis fissurment
3. All of these are ways to give L.A with less pain EXCEPT:
a- Give it slowly.
b- Stretch the muscle.
c- Topical anesthesia.
d- The needle size over than 25 gauge. ***
4. White lesion bilaterally on cheek & other member in the family has it:
a. leukoplakia.
b. white sponge nevus. ***(Cannon's disease) Hereditary disease
c. others.
5. Pt. came to u needing upper partial denture class II kinnedy classification, he has palatal
defect ( torus palatinus ) preferable partial denture with:
a- horseshoe. ( فى أى نوع من الكالساتlarge torus palatinus: ( لو قال
b- Palatal bar.
c- Anterio posterior palatal bar. ***
:دا أفضل نوع ثم ثانى أفضلية للنوع
6. Galvanic shock:
a. Put separating medium.
b. Wait. *** ننتظر
c. put varnish
7. Pt. with complete denture complains from tightness ضيقof denture in morning
then becomes good this due to:
A) Relif of denture.*** ( إراحة الطقمbecause there may be pressure points or
areas that the tissues will try to adapte to it throughout the day ).
B) Lack of cheeck elastisty.
C) Poor post dam.
8. Yellow-brown hypomineralization of enamel with or without hypoplasia can
be treated by:
A. Acid-pumice microabrasion
B.
9. MOD amalgam restoration with deep mesial box, Pt. come with pain related to
it after 1 month due to:
a. Pulp involvement. ***
b. Supraocclusion.
c. Upon contact.
d. Gingival recession.
10. Child patient presented with swelling in the buccal and palatal maxillary
anterior area two days ago, the pathology of the lesion there is a giant cell,
what is the diagnosis:
1. Giant granuloma. *** ( Giant cell granuloma ).
2. Hemangioma.
11. To remove a broken periodontal instrument from the gingival sulcus:
a) Schwartz Periotriever. ***
12. Forceps to hold flap when suturing:
A. Adson’s
13. Pt.on long term antibiotic came with systemic candida:
1- amphotrecin.
2- Fluconazol. ***
3- nystatin.
14. Hunter Schreger bands "HSB" are white and dark lines that appear in:
a) Enamel when view in horizontal ground.
B) Enamel when view in longitudinal ground. *** نراها بالمقطع الطولي
c) Dentin when view in horizontal ground.
D) Dentin when view in longitudinal ground.
15. Pt. have denture, after 5 years he complains of ulcer and inflammation in
lower buccal vestibule. What is the diagnosis:
1/ Hypertrophic frenum. *** تضخم اللجام
2/ Epulis fissuratum.
16. Patient complains from swelling in submandibular, swelling increase when
patient eating and swallowing only what type of x ray use to diagnosis:
A) panoramic x-ray.
B) occlusal.
C) Sialography
17. Medicine ethics aim to:
a. The dentist should study to know patient psychology.
b. Not to compromise or undermine ability to treat patient in community as professional.
c. Ability to make decision.
d. All of above
18. What is the basis for current endodontic therapy of a periapical lesion:
a. Due to rich collateral circulation system, the perpical area usually heals
despite the condition of the root canal. التروية الدموية الغنية تكفى
b. If the source of periapical irritation is removed, the potential for periapical
healing is good. ***
c. Strong intracanal medications are required to sterilized the canal and
periapical area to promote healing.
d. Periapical lesions, especially apical cyst, must be treated by surgical intervention.
19. Periodontal ligament fibers in the middle third of the root is:
a. Oblique. *** مائل
b. Horizontal.
c. Transeptal
20. Patient during recurrent normal check he had different sense on
percussion on his tooth and X-ray widening lamina dura apical 3rd:
a. Acute apical periodontitis.
b. Chronic apical periodontitis. ***
c. Acute exacerbation of chronic apical periodontitis.
d. Chornic apical abscess
e. Acute apical abscess
21. Pain of short duration with hot and cold:
A. Dentin sensitivity. ***
B. irriversible pulpitis.
C. chronic pulpitis.
D. apical periodontitis
22. To treat non vital tooth with open apex when doing access opening with
gates glidden bur take care to : : احرص على أن
A. Remove all dentin.
B. Remove minimal dentine.
C. Follow conservative method.
23. Patient with leukemia, absolute neutrophilic count is 1700 what oral
surgeon should do:
a. go on the manager.
b. as usual pt. ***
c. postpone another day.
d. work with prophylactic antibiotic.
e. platelets transfusion.
24. 65 years old black man wants to have very white teeth in his new denture
what should the dentist do:
a- Put the white teeth
b- Show the patient the suitable color first then show him the white one.
c- Convince him by showing him other patients photos.
d- Tell him firmly that his teeth color are good
25. Amount of daily wear of amalgam ingested in the body: كمية التآكل اليومي لألملقم المنهضم في
الجسم
* Daily wear of amalgam:
a. 1-3 μgs/day of mercury. "μgs = micrograms"
b. 10 – 15 μgs /day of mercury.
c. 25 μgs /day of mercury.
26. Management of tuberosity fracture during extraction of maxillary molar is:
a. Replace and suture. *** نرجعها إلى مكانها وخيطها
b. Remove and suture with primary heal.
c. Replace and suture intra alveolar by wire.
d. Remove and leave to heal.
27. 15 year old pt. with right mandibular slowly growing mass. in
radiograph it shows a well-defined radiopaque lesion surrounded by
radiolucent periphery:
a. osteoma
b. cementoblastoma***
c. ossifying fibroma
d. osteosarcoma
28. Why the moisture heat sterilization (autoclave) is better than dry heat
sterilization (oven) :
A) Makes the instruments less rusty and blunt
B) Needs more time and affects the proteins of the cell membrane
C) Needs less time and affects the proteins of the cell membrane.
29. 1.Periodontitis is caused by systemic conditions
2. periodontitis is modified by systemic conditions
a) both true
b) both false
c) first false second correct
d) first correct second false
30. Tumour of size 2cms without node involvement or metastasis is:
1. t1n0m0
2. t2n0m0
3. t1n1mo
4. t2n1mo
31. pit n fissure sealants are of minimal or no value in:
a) 5 yr old
b) first 24 months
c) primary second molars
d) all primary molars
32. Migrainous Neuralgia treatment:
1. Ergotamine
2. Amitriptyline
3. Propranolol
4. nsaids
*Theanswer keys might be incorrect for some
questions. Please ensure you look up the right
answers. All the best!
