1) A wire edge is produced:

2) Porphyromonas gingivdis:?

3) Concerning the following organisms associated with periodontal diseases:

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

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

6) Vitamin C deficiency can effect:

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

8) Implant surgery is done in:

9) Cases that show free gingival groove are:

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

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

12) Classically the epithelial rete ridges show a saw tooth appearance, hyperkeratosis or parakeratosis, hydropic degeneration of basal layer and a dense band like infiltrate of Tlymphocytes microscopically in:

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

14) The ultrasonic sealer only dislodges calculus that:

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

16) The retrocuspid papilla is ?

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

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

19) Which component of diet affects plaque composition ?

20) In CPITN:

21) 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?:

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

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

24) Prevalence of gingivitis increased during:

25) The best diagnostic sign of gingival inflammation is:

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

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

28) Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (neutrophils):

29) Powered toothbrushes:

30) Anchoring fibrils are found?

31) In periodontal health:

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

33) Thoroughly dried supragingival calculus appears:

34) Dentogingival unit:

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

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

37) The term epithelial attachment properly refers to ?

38) Levi Spear Parmly is :

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

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

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

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

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

44) The primary cause of periodontal diseases is?

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

46) Localized aggressive periodontitis is best treated in early stage by:

47) A good finger rest or hand rest must be located to allow:

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

49) The active ingredient in periochip is :

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

51) Localised aggressive periodontitis:

52) The mucogingival junction is located between the:

53) 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:?

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

55) Which of the following is not true of the file?:

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

57) The primary etiological factor in the development of furcation defect is:?

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

59) Mandibular first molars with grade I furcation involvement:

60) Under absolutely normal conditions,the depth gingival sulcus is about:

61) Narrow < slit-like> areas of recession over the roots are called:

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

63) Incorrect adaptation of the tip as shown above would result in:

64) Which of the following structures does not belong to the periodontal tissues?

65) Teeth in the region should be scaled before:

66) Before establishing a treatment plan for scaling and root planing it is essential to determine the:

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

68) Hoes are most effectively used on:

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

70) The established inflammatory lesion of gingivitis:

71) Features associated with periodontal disease that may be identified on intraoral periapical radiographs are:

72) The explorer should be inserted with a:

73) The two types of wrist-forearm motion are:

74) Average human biologic width is:

75) Which one of the following species of Streptococci is usually not found in dental plaque?

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

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

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

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

80) Intermediate cementum is found over the surface of :

81) Drug induced gingival enlargement is more severe in:

82) The width of attached gingiva is the distance between:

83) Which microorganism is increased in pregnancy:

84) 4The modified sickle is designed primarily for use on the:

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

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

87) Cellular cementum and compact bone contain 😕

88) The width of attached gingiva:

89) A localised acute periodontal abscess:

90) Calculocementum is :

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

92) Sulcular fluid is:

93) Vitamin B deficiency results in:

94) Metronidazole:

95) All of the following organisms can be detected by BANA analysis except:?

96) The width of the attached gingiva with age :

97) 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?

98) The most objective and reliable indication of successful scaling and root planing is:

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

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

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

102) The gingival sulcus develops:

103) The best diagnostic sign of gingival inflammation is:

104) Which of the following dose not increase the flow of crevicular fluid:

105) 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?

106) Gingival bleeding on probing appears:

107) Gingiva is supplied by:

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

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

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

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

112) Non eugenol periodontal dressing:

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

114) Periodontitis is caused by:?

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

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

117) Most commonly used periodontal pack is/are:

118) Scaling process removes:

119) CELLULAR cementum is most likely found around ?

120) The submandibular salivary glands are best examined by:

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

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

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

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

125) Mineralized plaque is:

126) The most common presentation of CEJ is:

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

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

129) Periodontal attachment loss measure clinically from:

130) The characteristic of the instrument handle which provides the best tactile sensitivity is:

131) The cell rests of Malassez are?

132) Plaque Index was developed by:

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

134) Tumor metastasing to gingiva is/are:

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

136) 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?

137) Gingival basal lamina is permeable to:

138) Instrument used for detection of subgingival caculus:

139) Extraction of hopeless teeth is done in:

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

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

142) 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:

143) Biofilm in general have:?

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

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

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

147) The Basic Periodontal Examination (BPE):

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

149) Coupling phenomenon is:

150) The radiographic findings of gingivitis will Demonstrate:

151) Stippling is seen in :

152) Guided tissue regeneration (GTR):

153) With aging, the solubility of the collagen in gingival connective tissue:

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

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

156) Horizontal bone loss is present in:

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

158) Leukemic gingival enlargement:

159) Regional lymphnode enlargement is present in:

160) The bacteria detected in localized aggressive periodontitis are:

161) Root planning is?

162) Which of these collagen types are NOT found in the periodontal ligament?

163) Dental calculus:?

164) The explorer is used to detect:

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

166) Significant serum antibody response to specific Plaque organisms is found in:

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

168) Which of the following structures is NOT part of the enamel organ?

169) The initial colonisers in the dental plaque are:

170) The best way to detect bony detects is:

171) Cross-section of sickle scaler is:

172) The main function of gingiva is :

173) Calculus roughened by the file should be subsequently removed with the:

174) The alveolus is lined with?

175) Who was the first person to describe oral bacterial flora from a sample of material taken from his own gingival tissue:

176) The gram negative bacteria most numerous in oral cavity is:?

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

178) The lamina dura on radiographs corresponds to: ?

179) A separate initial appointment for gross scaling:

180) Regarding alveolar bone destruction in periodontitis:

181) Who was the first dentist to practiceonlyPeriodontitics:

182) Instrument used for crushing of subgingival calculus:

183) Resorption of cementum may occur in:

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

185) Which of the following is magnetized instrument?:

186) A very tight grasp will:

187) Periodontal attachment loss detect clinically:

188) The most reliable means of detecting periodontal pockets:

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

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

191) Bacteria in plaque are held together by:?

192) The predominant inflammatory cell in early lesion:

193) Gingival Inflammation Involving the entire attached gingiva Is tarmodi :

194) A 27 years-old preswents to your office all of the following: loss of interdental and marginal stippling, blue-red tissue color, and bleeding upon gentle probing. Your Diagnosis is:?

195) When oral hygiene instruction is given during a scaling appointment, it should:

196) U.S. food and drug administration for the adjunctive therapy of periodontitis has approved doxycycline hyclate:

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

198) The air syringe is held with a:

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

200) The attached gingiva is attached to:

201) Whichofthefollowingwillincreaseduringmenstruation:

202) Dcntogingival unit comprises:

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

204) Adhesion molecule present in cementum:

205) Pockets extending into areas of vertical bone loss are called:

206) A traumatic occlusal force acting on a tooth with a healthy periodontium will likely cause:

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

208) 21The periodontal pathogenicity of Actinobacillus Actonomycetemcomitans is primarily attributed to its Production of:

209) Basal bone is not part of the periodontium, as it is located under the alveolar process that houses the dentition. Following completion of amelogenesis in humans, the anatomic crown is lined with a layer of reduced enamel epithelium. This layer is derived primarily from which of the following?

210) Subclinical gingivitis is:

211) 12Which of the following is absent in parakeratinized gingiva:

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

213) The inactive osteoblasts are:

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