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DGPD 722

Quiz 4
February 11, 2011

Name: _________________________

1. You have completely removed all the caries (with no pulp exposure) from a deep
carious lesion on a primary second molar with a normal pulp on a 3 year-old
child. Which of the following treatments would you perform prior to placing the
final restoration?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Indirect Pulp Treatment


Therapeutic Pulpotomy
Protective Liner
Direct Pulp Cap

2. If you have a carious pulp exposure in a primary tooth, which of the following is
not recommended?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Therapeutic Pulpotomy with Ferric Sulfate


Direct Pulp Cap
Therapeutic Pulpotomy with Formocresol
Rubber Dam Isolation

3. Which of the following is an example of nonvital pulp treatment for primary teeth
diagnosed with irreversible pulpitis or a necrotic pulp?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Indirect Pulp Treatment


Therapeutic Pulpotomy
Direct Pulp Cap
Pulpectomy

4. Which of the following is not an indication for extraction of a primary tooth?


a.
b.
c.
d.

Radiographic caries near pulp in tooth with reversible pulpitis


Inadequate tooth structure remaining for a restoration
Excessive root resorption exists radiographically
Infectious process cannot be arrested by pulp therapy

5. When performing a partial pulpotomy for a traumatic exposure (Cvek pulpotomy)


in a young permanent tooth, which of the following is true?
a. Treatment must be initiated within one hour of the traumatic accident
b. Never remove more than 1-3 mm of inflamed pulp tissue beneath the
exposure
c. Neither time between the accident and treatment nor size of the
exposure is critical if inflamed superficial pulp tissue is amputated to
healthy pulp

d. Gray MTA is recommended for anterior teeth

6. Which of the following is not an example of vital pulp therapy for young
permanent teeth diagnosed with a normal pulp or reversible pulpitis?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Apexification
Partial Pulpotomy for Carious or Traumatic Exposures
Protective Liner
Apexogenesis

7. A 7 year-old patient with a history of pain (short duration) only when eating has
deep occlusal caries on tooth #19. Which of the following techniques is not a
technique to be implemented for continued apexogenesis?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Indirect Pulp Treatment


Pulpectomy
Direct Pulp Cap
Partial Pulpotomy for Carious Exposure

8. Which medicament/treatment for pulpotomies in primary teeth has less long-term


success?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Zinc oxide/ eugenol (ZOE)


Electrosurgery
IRM
Gluteraldehyde

9. Of the following medicaments, which is best for pulp therapy in permanent teeth?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Zinc oxide/ eugenol (ZOE)


IRM
Calcium hydroxide
Gluteraldehyde

10. In which of the following scenarios would you consider pulp therapy over
extraction of a primary tooth?
a. Large carious lesion into the pulp on a primary second molar in a seriously
ill child with leukemia
b. Large carious lesion into the pulp on a primary second molar in a 10 yearold child
c. Large carious lesion into the pulp on a primary second molar in a 4
year-old child
d. Swollen, abscessed primary second molar with spontaneous pain in a 7
year-old child

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