While charting the dentition of a child, the pedodontist finds that the following teeth are present in the four quadrants: permanent central incisor, permanent lateral incisor, deciduous cuspid, deciduous first molar, deciduous second molar and permanent first molar. This eruptive pattern may be considered most nearly normal for a child aged 1) 3-6 years 2) 7-10 years 3) 11-14 years 4) 15-18 years
PedodonticsAnswer: 2
Which of the following medicaments is common in all type of devitalization pulpotomies (mummification) 1) Paraformaldehyde 2) Cresol 3) Glycerine 4) Tricresol
PedodonticsAnswer: 1
Grade III root caries is characterized by 1) Soft surface texture but no surface defect but pigmented light tan 2) Soft testure with surface defect less than 0.5 mm in depth, pigmented pulpal involvement 3) Soft texture with penetrating lesion more than 0.5 mm without pulpal involvement 4) Soft deeply penetrating lesion with pulpal involvement
PedodonticsAnswer: 3
A distal shoe space maintainer is indicated when a primary 1) Canine is in crossbite 2) First molar is prematurely lost 3) Second molar is lost after eruption of permanent first molar 4) Second molar is lost prior to eruption of permanent first molar
PedodonticsAnswer: 4
In a type of cerebral palsy characterized by sudden violent involuntary contraction of a muscle or group of muscles there is 1) Spasticity 2) Ataxia 3) Athetosis 4) Rigidity
PedodonticsAnswer: 1
A technique of child management towards a desired behaviour is called 1) Shaping 2) Extinction 3) Chaining 4) Association
PedodonticsAnswer: 1
Treatment of severe intraoral infections in children differs from that in adult because 1) More children are allergic to penicillin 2) Dehydration occurs more rapidly and severely in children 3) Leucocytopenia develops more frequently in children 4) None of the above
PedodonticsAnswer: 2
The best treatment for benign migratory glossitis is
1. shaving the lesion
2. systemic antibiotic therapy
3. local application o antifungal ointments
4. reassurance and regular observation
