2024 VTNE Dentistry Exam ( Version 1 ) New Full Exam Questions and Answers ( Included ) 100% Correct
- Apical means "toward the "
Answer: Root tip
- Which of the following is a proper dental term for describing a tooth sur- face?
Mesial-farthest from the midline Mesial-nearest the front Distal-nearest the midline Distal-farthest from the midline
Answer: Distal-farthest from the midline
- Which of the following is a proper dental term for describing a tooth sur- face?
Palatal-facing the cheek Labial-facing the tongue Buccal-facing the cheek Rostral-toward the back
Answer: Buccal-facing the cheek
- The cat has what number of maxillary and mandibular premolars in one half of the mouth?
Answer: 3 and 2
- The dental formula for the permanent teeth in the dog is 2(I 3/3 and C 1/1) plus
Answer: P 4/4 and M 2/3
- What is the main purpose of premolar teeth?
Answer: Cutting and breaking
- What teeth on each side of the mouth in a dog have three roots?
Answer: Maxillary fourth premolar and first and second molars
- The permanent canine and premolar teeth in dogs generally erupt at about what age?
Answer: 4 to 6 months
- Using the Triaden system, the proper way of describing a dog's first upper left permanent
premolar is
Answer: 205
- Using the Triaden system, the proper way of describing a cat's first lower right molar is
Answer: 409
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- The pulp canal of a tooth contains
Answer: Blood vessels, nerves, and connective tissues
- As part of normal tooth growth, what part of the tooth thickens?
Answer: Dentin
- Enamel, which is the hardest body substance
Contains living tissue Covers the tooth crown and root Continues production by the ameloblasts after eruption Is relatively nonporous and impervious
Answer: Is relatively nonporous and impervious
- Dentin is covered by
Answer: Cementum and enamel
- Normal scissor occlusion is when the maxillary fourth premolars occlude-
Answer: Buccally to the mandibular first premolar
- The heaviest calculus deposition in dogs and cats is typically located on the
Answer: Buccal surface of the upper cheek teeth
- The carnassial teeth in dogs are
Answer: Maxillary P4 and Mandibular M1
- Free or marginal gingiva
Answer: Forms the gingival sulcus around the tooth
- The peridonteum includes the periodontal ligament and all of the following except
Gingiva Cementum Alveolar bone Enamel
Answer: Enamel
- A bulldog would typically be described as having what type of head?
Answer: -Brachycephalic
- In veterinary dentistry, chlorhexidine solutions are used because they
Answer: -Have antibacterial properties
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