NDAEB Practice Questions

NDAEB Practice Questions / Strategies Review of Key Quizzes & Correct Answers.Quiz____?Who was the first woman to graduate from a recognized dental college? - Answer✓✓ Lucy B. Hobbs-Taylor Quiz____?What are the conditions that would indicate the need for restorative dentistry? - Answer✓✓

• initial or recurring decay
• replacement or failed restorations
• abrasion or wearing away of tooth structure

Quiz____?

True or False: Aesthetic dentistry is primarily devoted to improving the

appearance of teeth; specific conditions that indicate a need for aesthetic treatment include the replacement of a partial denture. - Answer✓✓ False Quiz____?Page 1 of 104 1 / 4

The process of removing unhealthy tooth structure while leaving a limited amount of healthy structure for the tooth to maintain a restoration is known as cavity preparation. This process involves which of the following steps? - Answer✓✓

• initial preparation
• outline, resistance, retention, convenience form
• final preparation

Quiz____?Responsibilities of the dental assistant in the restorative process can include performing expanded function and maintaining patient control. - Answer✓✓ True Quiz____?Class II restorations are found on the.... - Answer✓✓ Posterior teeth Quiz____?The usual material of choice for class III and Class IV restorations is ... - Answer✓✓ Composite Resin Quiz____?Page 2 of 104 2 / 4

The Class V restoration is classified as a smooth surface filling and can be found on the... - Answer✓✓

• incisors
• canines
• premolars

Quiz____?When are retention pins used as a part of the direct restorative process? - Answer✓✓

• when decay has extended beyond the normal size and shape of the

cavity preparation

• when a stronger system for retaining and supporting the restoration is

needed

• when one or more cusps of the tooth is missing

Quiz____?A veneer is a thin layer of tooth-coloured material that is placed on the

facial surface of a prepared tooth and is used for: -

Answer✓✓

• improving appearance of teeth that are abraded, eroded or discoloured
• closing a diastema
• improving alignment of teeth

Quiz____?When is tooth whitening or vital bleaching not indicated for a dental patient? - Answer✓✓ Page 3 of 104 3 / 4

when the patient presents with severe tetracycline and fluorosis stains Quiz____?A matrix must be used to create a temporary wall for which of the following classifications of tooth restoration? - Answer✓✓ Class II, III, and V Quiz____?The most common matrix system used for class II posterior restorations is the... - Answer✓✓ tofflemire retainer and matrix band Quiz____?The universal/Tofflemire retainer holds the matrix band snugly in position and is most often positioned... - Answer✓✓ on the buccal surface of the tooth being restored Quiz____?The class II restoration requires a matrix band to act as an artificial wall that must make proper contact with the adjacent tooth; this is accomplished by... - Answer✓✓

• using a wedge
• contouring the centre of the matrix band in the proximal contact area

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