According to the AACD Accreditation Examination Criteria, the MOST appropriate fault listed below pertaining to this smile design case is which of the following? A. Unnatural emergence profile B. Periodontal health is not optimal C. Exaggeration of central dominance D.…
The patient desires to close the diastema between the maxillary central incisors. The teeth are prepped for veneers. After reviewing the photograph above, what obstacles would prevent this patient from achieving the desired outcome? A. The discoloration on tooth #8…
According to the AACD Accreditation Examination Criteria, the MOST appropriate fault listed below pertaining to this smile design case is which of the following? A. Improper margin placement/visible margins B. Improper labial anatomy (primary, secondary, tertiary) C. Excessive length of…
Periodontal therapy has been completed to assure a stable periodontal condition. Of the following, what would be the next discipline a dentist should complete in the treatment sequence for this patient? A. Gingival grafting to level the gingival margins in…
The dentist treating the patient above wants to determine if any teeth are ankylosed. This can be done best by the use of what? A. Periapical radiographs of the anterior teeth B. Percussion of the anterior teeth C. Periodontal probing…
A lateral incisor is being replaced with an implant. Where should the superior/inferior positioning of the implant platform be placed? A. Superior to the final desired gingival zenith B. At the level of the final desired gingival zenith C. 1.0…
To optimize the chance of maintaining the gingival papilla or allowing papilla regeneration following implant placement, the minimal mesiodistal distance between an implant and the adjacent tooth should be: A. less than 1.0 mm B. 1.5 mm-2.0 mm C. 2.5…
In what direction is alveolar bone resorption observed following a maxillary tooth extraction? A. Buccal and gingival B. Apical and palatal C. Apical and buccal D. Palatal and buccal
The term given when the gingiva does not recede normally, leaving a facial sulcus of 3.0 mm — 4.0 mm or greater is: A. normal active eruption. B. altered active eruption. C. altered passive eruption. D. normal passive eruption.
Fractured tooth #9 will be extracted. To preserve bone height, a dentist should ideally: A. place an implant immediately palatal to the extraction site with bone augmentation. B. atraumatically remove the tooth and place a large diameter implant. C. atraumatically…