1) The cell rests of Malassez are?

2) Which of the following statements is incorrect about pregnancy:

3) Which of all the following come under PhageI therapy:

4) Periostat is:

5) The aim of root planing is to:

6) False gingival enlargement is caused by:

7) Powered toothbrushes:

8) A separate initial appointment for gross scaling:

9) The retrocuspid papilla is ?

10) 16Which of the following is found in acellular Afibrillar cementum:

11) Periodontal destruction is considered moderate when:

12) Scaling process removes:

13) Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (neutrophils):

14) Vitamin B deficiency results in:

15) Drug induced gingival enlargement is more severe in:

16) The initial colonisers in the dental plaque are:

17) During a sequence of scaling appointments the most advantageous approach is to:

18) Cementoenamel junction of the teeth is used as fived landmark for measuring the level of the periodontal attachment loss in:

19) During an acute gingival inflammatory response, which of the following cell types can destroy virulent bacteria by phagocytosis and T-cell mediation?

20) Intermediate cementum is found over the surface of :

21) The width of the attached gingiva with age :

22) Which portion of the tooth germ is the primary source of the junctional epithelium?

23) The best way to examine the dorsum of the tongue is to:

24) Which of the following is not a gingival fiber group?

25) The most reliable means of detecting periodontal pockets:

26) Periodontal flap surgery:

27) Drugs that are known to cause gingival overgrowth include:

28) The ultrasonic tip should not be allowed to remain on the tooth surface too long because it will:

29) Synthetic resorbable suturing materials in periodontal surgery is:

30) In maintainance phase of oral pemphigus, oral Prophlaxis should be preceeded by intake of:

31) The average width of the periodontal ligament around a functional permanent tooth is ?

32) The sequence in which quadrants or sextants are scaled in a series of appointments:

33) McCall’s festoon is common in:

34) The mobility of the teeth is graded 3 if:

35) Periodontal attachment loss detect clinically:

36) Radiographic features of trauma from occlusion include all of the following expect:

37) Which of the following is the method of transferring information in a biofilm ?

38) If the probing pocket depth is 6mm and gingival recession is 2mm then the total clinical attachment loss is:

39) In periodontal health:

40) In the presence of HEAVY function the periodontal ligament undergoes certain changes as compared to a ligament in light function. Which of the following statements best describes these changes?

41) Most commonly used periodontal pack is/are:

42) A glycoprotein that promotes new attachment and increased cell proliferation is:?

43) Narrow “slit-like” areas of recession over the roots are called:

44) A forcibly embedded tooth brush bristle may be retained in the gingival and cause:

45) The anchoring fibrils are composed of what type of collagen?

46) Alterations of gingival contours are mostly Associated with:

47) Dentogingival unit:

48) The lamina dura on radiographs corresponds to: ?

49) Although all of the following procedures may be necessary phases of periodontal therapy, which of these is absolutely essential for successful treatment and a favorable prognosis?:

50) Which portion of the tooth germ is the primary source of the periodontal ligament?

51) Cross-section of sickle scaler is:

52) The process by which residual calculus and portions of cementum or dentin are removed to produce a smooth hard root surface is:

53) All of the following are true about fibroblasts except:

54) Lobulated mulberry-shaped gingival enlargement is characteristic of :

55) Whichofthefollowingwillincreaseduringmenstruation:

56) The most effective and versatile instrument for root planing is the:

57) Non eugenol periodontal dressing:

58) The modified pen grasp is distinguished from other grasps because:

59) All the following are phases of periodontal treatment plan except:?

60) Stillman’s clefts are caused by:

61) Cementum 😕

62) The bacteria detected in localized aggressive periodontitis are:

63) Root planning is?

64) Rolling the handle of the explorer between the thumb and fingers is important because it:

65) Cementum that usually fills resorption lacunae:

66) Coupling phenomenon is:

67) The distance between the apical extent of the calculus and alveolar crest in human periodontal pockets is:

68) Guided tissue regeneration (GTR):

69) Porphyromonas gingivdis:?

70) Which of the following is not a clinical feature of necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis:

71) The most common crystalline forms present in supragingival calculus are:

72) Reevaluation of the response to removal of local etiologic factors should be performed:

73) The alveolus is lined with?

74) In CPITN:

75) The established inflammatory lesion of gingivitis:

76) The antibiotic to which all strains of Actinobacillus are susceptible is:

77) Kirkland and Orban knives are used for:

78) Crater-like deformities are seen in:

79) A (universal) curet is called that because it:

80) Resorption of cementum may occur in:

81) Which of the following statements about periodontal probing is MOST accurate?

82) Extraction of hopeless teeth is done in:

83) The width of attached gingiva:

84) Which of the following instrument has a two-point contact with the tooth:

85) 21The periodontal pathogenicity of Actinobacillus Actonomycetemcomitans is primarily attributed to its Production of:

86) After scaling with the ultrasonic sealer, when should you follow with the use of the curet?:

87) Who was the first dentist to practiceonlyPeriodontitics:

88) Stippling is seen in :

89) According to the random burst model of periodontal disease progression:

90) The primary function of the file is to :

91) The most common factor that defects healing after periodontal treatment:

92) Transseptal fibers extend:

93) Dental calculus:?

94) Anchorage of the tooth to the alveolar process is mediated through which of the following?

95) The area of periodontium more susceptible to tissue breadown is:

96) Metronidazole:

97) The mesial furcation of the upper molars is located:

98) Which of the following fibers increases with age in periodontal ligament?:

99) A heavy ledge of calculus is most efficiently removed by engaging the edge of the ledge with which part of the cutting edge?:

100) The explorer should be inserted with a:

101) 4The modified sickle is designed primarily for use on the:

102) Which of the following is not a significant risk factor for periodontal disease:

103) Which of the following tissues is the MOST likely source of cementogenic cells in adults who have undergone root planing?

104) How many working ends of a hoe are needed to make a complete s that will adapt to all tooth surfaces?:

105) The results of the extraoral and intraoral examination should be recorded in the patient’s chart whenever:

106) Which of these cell combinations are responsible for the production of acellular extrinsic fiber cementum?

107) When bone is lost evenly and uniformly around several teeth it is referred to as:

108) The most effective time to give plaque control instructions on any scaling appointment is:

109) A serious limitation of the hoes is that they:

110) Hoes are most effectively used on:

111) If calculus at the junctional epithelium is not detected and removed, the periodontal disease process will continue because the calculus:

112) 80Which of the following areas of the tooth are considered most sensitive from various stimuli?:

113) Gingival Inflammation involving the entire attached gingiva is termed :

114) A localised acute periodontal abscess:

115) 12Which of the following is absent in parakeratinized gingiva:

116) The straight sickle should not be used for removal of:

117) Trauma from occlusion does not produce:

118) Which of the following does not improve healing after periodontal treatment:

119) Regarding alveolar bone destruction in periodontitis:

120) Regional lymphnode enlargement is present in:

121) Which of the following drugs has been shown to slow down the alveolar bone loss in periodontitis:

122) Sulcular fluid is:

123) The best grasp to use when holding an instrument to be sharpened is the:

124) Which of the following antibiotics can concentrate at sites of periodontal inflammation:

125) The amount of gingival crevicular fluid is:

126) In periodontal disease, ground substance is dissolved by:?

127) Which of the following fiber group i.s not attached to alveolar bone :

128) A sludge of metal shavings and oil that develops on the face of the blade indicates that:

129) Which of the following is magnetized instrument?:

130) The daily dose of cyclosporine that can cause gingival enlargement is greater than:

131) A wire edge is produced:

132) The term epithelial attachment properly refers to ?

133) The increase in thickness of cementum with aging is greater:

134) The mucogingival junction is located between the:

135) The portion of tooth covered by calculus or altered cementum is called:

136) Signs of inflammation with probings that do not extend beyond the cementoenamel junction establish a diagnosis of:

137) The most common disease found in the embalmed bodies of ancient Egyptians:

138) Which of the following cell types is unable to undergo mitosis?

139) Which of the following bacteria have the capacity to invade host tissue cells directly?:

140) Root planing reduces residual inflammation following subgingival scaling by:

141) A conventional intraoral finger rest with a “built-up” fulcrum is difficult to establish in what region of the mouth?:

142) Cyclosporin- induced gingival enlargement, is more frequent in:

143) Which of the following features of the ultrasonic scaling device does not contribute directly or indirectly to the impairment of tactile sensitivity? :

144) Leukotoxin are produced by which of the following periopathogens:

145) Necrotising ulcerative gingivitis (NUG):

146) Implant surgery is done in:

147) Root planning is:

148) Dcntogingival unit comprises:

149) Average human biologic width is:

150) Plaque Index was developed by:

151) In periodontal disease, loss of which of the following fiber bundles are primarily associated in preventing the progressive downward proliferation of the junctional epithelium into the periodontal ligament and alveolar bone?

152) Clinical measurements of probing depths are likely to be influenced by:

153) Which of the following has the highest rate of desquamation (i.e. number of cells shed per unit surface area) ?

154) Determination of the shape and extent of defects in the alveolar bone can be made by:

155) The submandibular salivary glands are best examined by:

156) Which of the following is more mineralzed?:

157) Abnormal tooth mobility maybe initiated by each of the following except:

158) To position a curet for a vertical stroke on an anterior tooth, the handle of the instrument should be:

159) Tumor metastasing to gingiva is/are:

160) Select the most appropriate answer in pregnancy the severity of gingivitis starts increasing during:

161) For complete removal of calculus on a proximal surface, strokes should be extended:

162) On lingual surfaces, proper working angulation is achieved by positioning the handle so that it is:

163) The effect of hormonal imbalance on periodontal tissue is:

164) 40 years diabetic patient, present clinically with periodontal attachment loss and diagnosed as having periodontitis. According to AAP 1999 classification of periodontal diseases, the type of periodontitis in this case is:?

165) In order to close the angulation of a curet blade in relation to the tooth surface, the shank must be moved:

166) Calculocementum is :

167) A heavy ledge of calculus is most efficiently removed by e: edge of the ledge with which part of the cutting edge? :

168) Does sub-gingival scaling alters the microflora of periodontal pocket?

169) CELLULAR cementum is most likely found around ?

170) Defensive delimiting connective tissue barrier reaction to gingival inflammation is reduced in deficiency of:

171) Instrument used for crushing of subgingival calculus:

172) The major type of collagen associated with bone matrix is?

173) Air is used to deflect the free gingival margin in order to detect:

174) Levi Spear Parmly is :

175) In a fully erupted tooth with healthy gingiva, the apical end of the junctional epithelium is located:

176) When scaling the distal surfaces of the posterior teeth with opposite cutting edge of the same blade that adapts to the r surfaces, the handle should be:

177) Failure of Hertwig’s epithelial root sheath to separate from the dentin surface during root development may give rise to which of the following anomalies?

178) Furcation is best detected by which probe:

179) The distance between apical edge of calculus and bottom of the pocket is usually less than:

180) A “heavy” set of curets should be reserved for patients with:

181) Which ancient medical book recommended cleaning the teeth twice a day with an astringent stick that has been chewed into a brush form:

182) Thoroughly dried supragingival calculus appears:

183) Localised aggressive periodontitis:

184) Greater occlusal pressure on the periodontium produces:

185) The gingival sulcus develops:

186) Dried calculus is easier to detect than wet calculus with the explorer because it is:

187) Which of the following best describes the histology of a predominantly resorbing bone surface?

188) Gracey Curette N0.11-12 are used for:

189) In human teeth, afibrillar cementum is most likely encountered as ?

190) The most constant dimensional relationship in the periodontium is:

191) The opposite cutting edge of a curet blade that is adapted to the mesial surface is that edge that is:

192) The gingival groove, when present, is a good indicator of ?

193) Who described scaling of teeth with a sophisticated set of instruments in 10th century itself:

194) The reflection of light from the lingual aspect through the teeth as they are examined from the buccal aspect is called:

195) Vertical, infrabony defects are frequently seen on radiographs:

196) Microorganism which uses steroids as growth factor is:?

197) In drug-induced gingival enlargement ,hyperplasia occurs in:

198) Periodontitis is caused by:?

199) Which of the following organism’s role is decreased with age:

200) Instrument used for detection of subgingival caculus:

201) Gingival inflammation involving the entire attached gingiva is termed:

202) Subclinical gingivitis is:

203) The ultrasonic sealer only dislodges calculus that:

204) If periodontal procedures have tobe carried out more than once, the minimum gap between two prophylactic antibiotic regimes in case of prophylaxis against SABE, should be:

205) Which of the following is not included in the Green complex?:

206) The design feature of the curet that allows it to be used in the deepest area of the sulcus or pocket with the least tissue distention is the:

207) The air syringe is held with a:

208) Periodontal attachment loss measure clinically from:

209) Which one for the following instruments is not used for subgingival scaling:

210) In humans, bundle bone is most likely to be found?

211) Mandibular first molars with grade I furcation involvement:

212) The narrowest zone of gingiva is found in the region of?

213) Which of the following fiber groups DO NOT contribute to tooth anchorage?

214) Necrotizing ulcerative periodontitis?

215) While activating the instrument, the finger rest acts as a: