Introduction to Dental Hygiene
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Course Introduction
Introduction to Dental Hygiene provides students with a foundational understanding of the principles and practices of dental hygiene. The course covers essential topics such as oral anatomy, infection control, patient assessment, preventive oral health care, and the role of the dental hygienist within the dental team. Emphasis is placed on the development of professional communication skills, effective patient education strategies, and the importance of ethics and legal responsibilities in dentistry. Through a combination of theoretical learning and hands-on experience, students gain the knowledge and skills necessary to promote oral health and prevent disease in diverse populations.
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Oral Pathology for the Dental Hygienist 6th Edition by Olga A. C. Ibsen
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Preliminary Diagnosis of Oral
Lesions
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Q1) When geographic tongue occurs on the dorsal tongue, the erythematous areas may be appropriately described as:
A)inflamed.
B)depapillated.
C)allergic.
D)fungal.
Answer: B
Q2) When antifungal therapy is used to treat angular cheilitis, which diagnostic process is being applied?
A)Microscopic
B)Laboratory
C)Surgical
D)Therapeutic
Answer: D
Q3) In internal resorption, the radiolucency seen radiographically is usually:
A)well circumscribed.
B)diffuse.
C)multilocular.
D)unilocular.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Inflammation and Repair
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Q1) Healing of an injury in which there is little loss of tissue, such as a surgical incision, is referred to as healing by:
A)tertiary intention.
B)keloid formation.
C)secondary intention.
D)primary intention.
Answer: D
Q2) Each of the following statements regarding the atrophy of tissue cells is true except one. Which one is the exception?
A)Atrophied cells are capable of returning to their normal size after stress is removed.
B)Atrophy can occur with changes in cellular growth, malnutrition, ischemia, or hormonal changes.
C)Atrophy can be present in the muscular wasting that occurs in some chronic diseases that do not allow for mobility.
D)Atrophy occurs in the smooth muscles of the uterus and the mammary glands in response to pregnancy.
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Immunity and Immunologic Oral Lesions
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Q1) The diagnosis of cicatricial pemphigoid is made on the basis of:
A)the clinical appearance of the lesions.
B)Nikolsky sign.
C)biopsy and histologic examination.
D)response to corticosteroids.
Answer: C
Q2) A patient presents with a diffuse swelling of the upper lip caused by permeability of deeper blood vessels. The skin covering the swelling appears normal and not accompanied by itching. This is characteristic of what pathological condition?
A)Minor aphthous ulcer
B)Lichen planus
C)Angioedema
D)Sjögren syndrome
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Infectious Diseases
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Q1) Hyperplastic lymphoid tissue of the soft palate or tonsillar pillars appears as yellowish or dark pink nodules
A)Herpangina
B)Measles
C)Acute lymphonodular pharyngitis
D)Hairy leukoplakia
E)Hand-foot-and-mouth disease
F)Mumps
Q2) Candidiasis is the result of an overgrowth of a:
A)yeastlike fungus.
B)spirochete.
C)filamentous bacterium.
D)fusiform bacillus.
Q3) Histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis, blastomycosis, and cryptococcosis are all examples of what type of infection?
A)Viral
B)Fungal
C)Developmental
D)Bacterial
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Chapter 5: Developmental Disorders
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Q1) Total anodontia is often associated with a hereditary disturbance called:
A)taurodontism.
B)amelogenesis imperfecta.
C)ectodermal dysplasia.
D)cleidocranial dysplasia.
Q2) Regional odontodysplasia is also referred to as:
A)hypodontia.
B)ghost teeth.
C)taurodontism.
D)supernumerary teeth.
Q3) The lateral periodontal cyst occurs most often on the lateral aspect of a tooth root, which is usually the:
A)mandibular third molar.
B)maxillary premolars.
C)mandibular cuspid/premolars.
D)maxillary anteriors.
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Chapter 6: Genetics
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Q1) According to the Lyon hypothesis, during the early period of embryonic development, the:
A)genetic activity of both of the X chromosomes in each cell of a female embryo is inactivated.
B)genetic activity of one of the X chromosomes in each cell of a female embryo is inactivated.
C)genetic activity of the Y chromosome in each cell of a male embryo is inactivated.
D)inactivated chromosome forms a structure known as the pronucleus.
Q2) Which of the following statements is true of oogenesis?
A)Oogenesis starts around the time of puberty.
B)The second meiosis is completed at the beginning of ovulation.
C)Nondisjunction is more prevalent in male spermatogenesis than in female oogenesis.
D)The older the woman, the greater the chance of shedding a trisomic ovum.
Q3) Primitive germ cells have _____ chromosomes and are called _____.
A)23; diploid
B)46; haploid
C)23; haploid
D)46; diploid
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Chapter 7: Neoplasia
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Q1) The multiple myeloma is a benign proliferation of plasma cells that produce large amounts of immunoglobulin. Patients usually experience bone pain and swelling.
A)Both statements are true.
B)Both statements are false.
C)The first statement is true; the second is false.
D)The first statement is false; the second is true.
Q2) A(n) _____ is composed of islands and sheets of polyhedral epithelial cells with deposits of amyloid-like material that is thought to represent a form of abnormal enamel protein.
A)adenomatoid odontogenic tumor
B)calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor
C)ameloblastoma
D)mucoepidermoid carcinoma
Q3) Which of the following choices is the most common malignant salivary gland tumor in children?
A)Adenoid cystic carcinoma
B)Mucoepidermoid carcinoma
C)Monomorphic adenoma
D)Pleomorphic adenoma
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Chapter 8: Nonneoplastic Diseases of Bone
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Q1) When osteomalacia occurs in young children, it is usually caused by a nutritional deficiency in vitamin _____.
A)A
B)D
C)E
D)K
Q2) All of the following are benign fibrous-osseous lesions that affect the maxilla and mandible except one. Which one is the exception?
A)Periapical cemento-osseous dysplasia
B)Fibrous dysplasia
C)Florid cemento-osseous dysplasia
D)Gingival fibromatosis
Q3) A lesion of bone identical to the central giant cell granuloma and called a brown tumor occurs in patients with what type of disease?
A)Hyperparathyroidism
B)Peripheral giant cell granuloma
C)Hypothyroidism
D)Peripheral ossifying granuloma
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Chapter 9: Oral Manifestations of Systemic Diseases
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Q1) Byetta is:
A)an oral product for the treatment of type 1 diabetes.
B)a form of insulin derived from pigs.
C)a medication that has the potential to help restore the response of the body's insulin-producing cells.
D)delivered with a pump that provides the medication on the hour over a 24-hour period.
Q2) Which of the following statements is characteristic of hyperparathyroidism?
A)It is characterized by low blood levels of calcium.
B)It is characterized by high levels of blood phosphorus.
C)Primary hyperparathyroidism occurs when calcium is abnormally excreted by the kidneys and the parathyroid glands increase their production of parathyroid hormone to maintain adequate blood levels of calcium.
D)Kidney failure is the most common cause of secondary hyperparathyroidism.
Q3) The Philadelphia chromosome is associated with _____ leukemia.
A)acute lymphoblastic
B)acute nonlymphoblastic
C)chronic lymphoblastic
D)chronic granulocytic
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Chapter 10: Diseases Affecting the Temporomandibular
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Q1) Articulation
A)Method for evaluating and manipulating a joint via the insertion of a camera and instruments
B)Dry, crackling sound
C)Surgical puncture of a joint followed by lavage of joint space
D)Physical examination using pressure of the hand or fingers
E)Inability to fully open the mouth
F)Radiography of a joint after injection of opaque contrast material
G)Noninvasive diagnostic technique that uses radio waves to produce computerized images of internal body tissues
H)Listening to sounds within the body, using a stethoscope
I)Subjective evidence of disease or a physical disorder that is observed by the patient
J)Objective evidence of disease that can be observed by a health care provider rather than by the patient
K)Joint
L)Induced inadvertently by a medical or dental care provider or by medical treatment or a diagnostic procedure
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