DGPD 722

Quiz 3
January 28, 2011

Name: _________________________

1. Which of the following is true regarding the radiographic requirements for

special needs patients?
a. Children in the primary dentition with special health care needs should
receive bitewings every 3 to 6 months since they are at increased risk of
dental disease.
b. Children in the primary dentition with special health care needs should
have a full mouth series or panoramic film taken instead of bitewings due
the systemic risk of untreated periapical inflammation.
c. Children in the primary dentition with special health care needs are
managed without radiographs since they are often unable to cooperate
with the radiographic exam.
d. Children in the primary dentition with special health care needs follow
the same recommendations for radiographs as children without a
special need.
2. The advantages of nitrous oxide include all of the following except
a. Rapid onset
b. Effects are reversible
c. Minimizes need for local anesthetic
d. Easily titrated
3. According to the AAPD (American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry) guidelines, in
which of the following situations is the use of protective stabilization
contraindicated?
a. Sedated patients to prevent untoward movement
b. Nonsedated patients with non-emergent treatment requiring lengthy
appointments
c. Patients requiring immediate diagnosis or limited treatment who cannot
cooperate due to maturity or mental or physical disability
d. When the safely of the patient, dentist, dental staff or parent is at risk
without stabilization
4. Patients with Down Syndrome may also have higher risk of which of the
following which could affect dental treatment?
a. Cardiac defects
b. Periodontal disease
c. Malocclusion
d. A and B only
e. All of the above

5. Which of the following is not a key feature of autism?

a. Difficulty with social interaction
b. Hyperactive behavior
c. Impaired ability to communicate
d. Repetitive patterns of interests or behavior
6. Patients with autism resist changes in their routine and environment such as a
dental appointment. The best way to minimize this is to see the patient at the
same time and in the same operatory with the same personnel at each visit.
a. The above statement is true
b. The above statement is false
7. All of the following are associated with poor behavior in autistic patients during
a dental visit except?
a. Younger age
b. Concurrent diagnosis such as mental retardation
c. Seizure disorders
d. A and B only
e. All of the above
8.

Cerebral palsy is caused by

a. A gene deletion
b. An insult (causing hypoxia) resulting in permanent damage to the brain
in the prenatal or perinatal period
c. The lack of adequate intake of folic acid during pregnancy
d. An infection such as herpes virus or toxoplasmosis contracted during
pregnancy.

9. The inability the control tremors and quivering when attempting voluntary
movement (such as holding still for the dentist) is most commonly a feature of
which type of cerebral palsy?
a. Spastic
b. Dyskinetic
c. Ataxic
10. All of the following are more prevalent in patients with cerebral palsy except
a. Periodontal disease
b. Dental caries
c. Maloccusion
d. Dental trauma
e. Bruxism