1.

The average root surface area of maxillary first molar is (in mm2):
 A. 133
 B. 233
 C. 333
 D. 433
Answer , D ,

2. The average root surface area (mm2) of the maxillary second premolar is:
 A. 234
 B. 220
 C. 273
 D. 204
Answer , B

3.  Ante's law is followed in the construction of:

 A. Complete denture
 B. Fixed partial denture
 C. Removable partial denture
 D. All of the above
Answer , b

4.  Extra retention in abutment teeth is obtained with:

 A. Dovetail
 B. Slots, pins and grooves
 C. Outline form
 D. Increasing tooth reduction
Answer , b

5. The forces acting through a fixed partial denture on the abutment tooth should be directed:
 A. As far as possible at right angles to the long axis of the teeth
 B. Parallel to the long axis of the teeth
 C. By decreasing the , mesiodistal dimension
 D. None of the above
Answer , b

6. Supplementary retention on the abutment tooth is made possible by:

 A. Greater bulk of the metal
 B. Proper cementation technique
 C. Shoulder preparation
 D. Proper use of pins and grooves
Answer d

7. Male component of pier abutment is placed on:

 A. Mesial side of pontic
 B. Distal side of pontic
 C. Mesial side of abutment
 D. Distal side of abutment
Answer , A

8. In FPD, retention is provided by:

 A. Cement
 B. Parallel walls
 C. Grooves
 D. Proximal slice
Answer ,b

9.  Structural durability is a:
 A. Biological phenomenon
 B. Mechanical phenomenon
 C. Sructural phenomenon
 D. None of the above
Answer b

10. Which of the following may least be used as an abutment?

 A. Tooth with minimum crown
 B. Tooth with short tapered crown and conical roots
 C. Rotated and tipped tooth
 D. Pulp treated tooth
Answer b

11. When the height and taper of the preparation are same, which of the following provides better resistance?
 A. Large diameter molar
 B. Small diameter molar
 C. Large diameter premolar
 D. Small diameter premolar
Answer , d

12. Optimum crown to root ratio of the tooth to be used as abutment is:
 A. 1:2
 B. 2:3
 C. 1:1
 D. 2:1
Answer , B

13. Over contoured crowns are most often the results of:
 A. Insufficient tooth reduction
 B. Overbuilding by technicians
 C. Desirable if properly shaped
 D. Increases retention
Answer , a

14. The functional cusps are beveled in the preparation of posterior cast crowns:
 A. to reduce the stress at the line angles
 B. to prevent the fracture of the tooth structure
 C. for the structural durability of the restoration
 D. to help in the retention
Answer , c

15. Ante's law provides an aid for:

 A. Selection of pontic
 B. Selection of connector
 C. Selection of retainers
 D. Selection of abutments
Answer , D

16. Ante's law concerns the:

 A. degree of tipping allowable in an abutment tooth
 B. amount of curvature acceptable at the plane of occlusion
C. Amount of increase in retentive factor with a full crown versus a three quarter crown
 D. None of these
Answer , D

17. The taper that should be present in a prepared tooth as abutment for FPD is:
 A. 10 degrees
 B. 6 degrees
 C. 2 degrees
 D. not important
Answer , B

18. The ideal crown preparation has a degree of convergence from gingival finish line towards occlusal is:
 A. 2-4 degrees
 B. 3-5 degrees
 C. 4-9 degrees
 D. 8-11 degrees
Answer, b

?19. An anterior FPD is contraindicated when:

 A. Abutment teeth are non carious
 B. An abutment tooth is inclined 15 percent
 C. There is considerable resorption of the residual ridge
 D. Crowns of abutment teeth are long
Answer ,c

20.  Which of the following teeth is the least desirable to use as an abutment tooth for a FPD?
 A. Tooth with pulpal innvolvement
 B. Tooth with minimal coronal structure
 C. Tooth rotated and tipped out of line
 D. Tooth with short, tapered root with long clinical crowns
Answer , D

21. Predicatble compliment of optimum tooth preparation should satisfy:

 A. Biological requirement
 B. Esthetic requirement
 C. Combination of compromises among the prevalent biological and mechanical considerations
 D. Biological, mechanical and esthetic requirement
Answer D

22. The posterior tooth that gives a better support is:

 A. With convergent roots
 B. Divergent roots
 C. Conical roots
 D. Curved roots
Answer b

23. A pier abutment is:

 A. Periodontally weak abutment
 B. With an edentulous space on mesial and distal sides of the abutment
 C. Edentulous space on one side of the abutment
 D. Abutment adjacent to edentulous space
Answer b

24. In case, if maxillary canine is missing and we have to make a tooth supported FPD, abutment will be:
 A. Central incisor, lateral incisor, and first premolar
B. Lateral incisor, First premolar and second premolar
 C. Lateral incisor and first premolar
 D. It depends upon periodontal status of remaining teeth
Answer , A
?25. Pivoting movement is better resisted by a tooth preparation if:
 A. Diameter is smaller
 B. Diameter is large
 C. Diameter is large and length is small
 D. Do not depend upon diameter of tooth
Answer a

26. Cavosurface margin angulation in chamfer finish line is:

 A. Always 90 degrees
 B. 90 degrees or less than 90 degrees
 C. 90 degrees or more than 90 degrees
 D. 120 degrees
Answer , c

27. To increase resistance form of an excessively tapered preparation:

 A. Reduce height of preparation to shorten arc of rotation
 B. Increase cervical reduction to taper
 C. Add groove
 D. Use adhesive cement
Answer C

28. Ante's law concerns the:

 A. Degree of tipping allowable in the abutment tooth
 B. Amount of increase in retentive factor with a full crown versus a 3/4th crown
 C. Crown:Root ratio
 D. Ratio of combined pericemental root surface area of the abutment teeth and the pericemental root surface
areas of the teeth to be replaced
Answer D

29. Functional cusp bevel is given for:

 A. Marginal integrity
 B. Structural durability
 C. Retention and resistance form
 D. To improve the geometry of the tooth surface
Answer b ,

?30. veves placed in vertical walls of bulk tooth structure must be:
 A. At least 1.0 mm
 B. At least 2.0 mm
 C. At least 1.5 mm
 D. At least 1.2 mm
Answer , A
31. Uniform reduction on the tooth surface may be ensured by the placement of:
 A. Pins
 B. Depth grooves
 C. Ledges
 D. Bevels
Answer b

???32. Occlusal offset in an anterior partial veneer crown may generally be necessary to provide:
 A. Retention
 B. Conservation of tooth structure
 C. Esthetics
 D. Structural durability
Anwer , d

33. Recommended convergence between opposing axial walls, which optimize retention, is:
 A. 6 degrees
 B. 10 degrees
 C. 15 degrees
 D. 45 degrees
Answer , A

34. Overall optimum degree of taper of tooth preparation for maxillary anterior tooth is:
 A. 6 degrees
 B. 10 degrees
 C. 14 degrees
 D. 19 degrees
Answer b

35. What is the minimum amount of taper that should be maintained for an ideal tooth preparation?
 A. 4 degrees
 B. 5 degrees
 C. 6 degrees
 D. 12 degrees
Answer D

36. To achieve the additional retention following should be done during tooth preparation:
 A. Excessive occlusal preparation
 B. Tapered Preparation
 C. Grooves and Boxes
 D. Supragingival finish line
Answer , c

37. Which of the following is not affected by saliva ?

 A. Impression plaster
 B. Impression paste
 C. Silicone impression material
 D. None of the above
Answer , d

38. The water powder ratio of alginate is :

 A. 100 ml of water to 60 gms of powder
 B. 40 ml water to 40 gms of powder
 C. 40 ml of water to 15 gms of powder
 D. 15 ml water to 40 gms of powder
Answer , c

39. Best impression material to be used for securing impressions after crown preparation:
 A. Alginate
 B. Agar
 C. Elastomer
 D. ZnO paste
Answer c

40. To make the vinyl polysiloxane hydrophilic, the following is added :

 A. Mineral oil
 B. Surfactant
 C. Water
 D. Plasticizer
Answer , b

41. Which of the following best describes the working time of impression material?
 A. After the start of appearing elastic properties of impression material
 B. The time from start of mixing till just before the start of appearing elastic properties of impression
material
 C. Loss of luster of impression material
 D. None of the above
Answer , B
42. Polysulfide material is routinely not recommended because of :
 A. Unpleasant odor and taste
 B. Low accuracy
 C. Least permanent deformation
 D. Highest curing shrinkage
Answer , A

43. Dimensional stability of elastomeric impression material can be given in descending order as :
 A. Polysulphide > Polyether > Condensation silicone > addition silicone
 B. Polyether > condensation silicone > polysulphide > addition silicone
 C. Addition silicone > polyether > polysulphide > Condensation silicone
 D. Addition silicone > condensation silicone > polysulphide > polyether
Answer , C

44. Final product in alginate is:

 A. Sodium alginate
 B. Potassium alginate
 C. Trisodium phosphate
 D. Calcium alginate
Answer , D

??45. Which of the following impression materials is easy to pour and difficult to remove the stone cast from
the impressions?
 A. Addition silicone
 B. Condensation polysilicone
 C. Polyether
 D. Polysulphide
Answer , c
46. The impression material used to record the prepared areas on abutment teeth is :
 A. High viscosity elastomeric impression material
 B. Medium viscosity elastomeric impression material
 C. Low viscosity elastomeric impression material
 D. None of the above
Answer , c

???47. Tear strength for impression material is highest for:

 A. Condensation silicone
 B. Alginate
 C. Polysulfide
 D. Addition silicone
Answer , c
?48.  Elastomers are:
 A. Alginate
 B. Agar
 C. Polyethers
 D. Impression compound
Answer , c

49. During setting of alginate impression materials:

 A. Trisodium phosphate reacts with Sodium alginate
 B. Trisodium phosphate reacts with calcium sulphate
 C. Colloidal gel changes to sol
 D. Material in contact with soft tissues sets last
Answer b

50. Rinsing of the impression is important to :

 A. remove excess impression material
 B. remove saliva
 C. hydrate the impression
 D. Accelerate the setting
Answer , B

?51.An advantage of shoulder preparation when making a porcelain crown is:

 A. Facilitates fitting and seating of the casting
 B. laboratory technician can better discern the area on the die
 C. Provides for thickness of the porcelain
 D. It facilitates taking the impression of the preparation
Answer , c

52. The chamfer finish line is used in:

 A. Lingual surface of metal ceramic crown
 B. Facial surface of metal ceramic crown
 C. Facial surface of porcelain jacket crown
 D. Lingual surface of porcelain jacket crown
Answer , a

??53. All of the following statements about an alginate impression are true except :
 A. It should be rapidly displaced from the mouth
 B. It may exhibit fluid exudates on the surface as a result of imbibition of water
 C. It will take up water and expand if kept wet
 D. It will shrink as a result of syneresis
Answer , b

??54. The impression with least dimensional change upon disinfection is :

 A. Addition polysiloxane
 B. Agar-agar
 C. Polysulphide
 D. Polyether
Answer A

55. Impression techniques are used for recording :

 A. Oral mucous tissues
 B. Dental hard tissues
 C. Oral mucous tissues and dental hard tissues
 D. None of the above
Answer c
56. Which of the following burs is used for developing chamfer margins?
 A. Flat ended, tapered diamond cylinder
 B. Round ended, tapered diamond cylinder
 C. Twelve fluted carbide burs
 D. End cutting burs
Answer , b
57. Contradiction of FPD
A. Age below 18 years old
B. Hasimoto;s thyroiditis
C. Hyperthyroidism
D. Hypertension
Answer , d

58. Intraoral radiograph examination reveals all except

A. Bird eye view of the associated tooth and structure
B. Quality of the supporting bone, trabecular patterns and reactions to the functional changes, proximity to
lamina dura
C. Remaining bone support
D. Width of periodontal ligament and trauma to occlusion
Answer , a

59. the major biomechanical factors that affected the design of an FPD are
A. Direction of the forces acting on the FPD
B. Connector design
C. Pontic design
D. Length of edentulous ridge
Answer , A

60. non rigid connector keyway on distal contours of an abutment and key on mesial
side of the distal pontic are the features of
A. A pier abutment
B. Double abutments
C. Tilted molar abutment
D. Cantilever abutment
Answer , A

??61. FDP with pontics rigidly fixed to the retainers provides:

 A. strength to the abutments
 B. reduction of stress associated with restoration
 C. Aesthetics to the fixed bridge
 D. reciprocation of forces acting on the pontic

Answer , b

62. Pontic should be:

 A. Convex buccolingually
 B. Convex mesiodistally
 C. Convex buccolingually and concave mesiodistally
 D. concave mesiodistally

Answer , B

63. TO replace a missing canine, the best pontic design is:

 A. Modified ridge lap
 B. Ridge lap
 C. Ovoid
 D. Sanitary

Answer , A

64. Ovate pontics are used in:

 A. Well rounded ridges
 B. Knife edged ridges
 C. Recently extracted tooth sockets
 D. Flat ridges
Answer , c
65. A cantilever bridge may be described as one that has the following characteristics "except":
A: An implant may be the better treatment option instead of a cantilever
B: usually replaces a single tooth
C: has abutment/s on one side or the other either anteriorly or posteriorly to pontic.
D: is seldom used in fixed prosthodontics
E: has abutments on both side of the edentulous area
Answer , E

66. the metal -ceramic restoration combines strength and accurate fit of a cast metal crown with the
cosmetic effect of a ceramic crown, therefore, the tooth preparation is combination of deep facial
reduction and shallower lingual reduction.
A: the first statement is true, the second is false
B: the first statement is false, the second is true
C: Both statements are true
D: Both statements are false
Answer , c

67. Physical injuries to the pulp can result from the following except:
A: heat and pressure
B: extensive preparation depth
C: use of water coolant
D: large cutting instruments and burs
E: Use of carbide burs as opposed to steel b
Answer , c

?68. which is not a technique in porcelain veneer fabrication

A. Incremental build up
B. Porcelain wax technique
C. Direct porcelain lift technique
D. Platinum foil technique

Answer , b
?69. How much labial reduction is needed for a PFM crown?
A. 0.5-1 mm
B. 1- 1.5 mm
C. 1.5-2 mm
D. 2-2.5 mm
Answer , c
70. A full crown preparation is reduced on the functional cusp to allow for increased thickness of the
restorative material to better withstand the forces of occlusion. This falls under which of the following
principles of tooth preparation?
a. Structural durability
b. Resistance and retention
d. Marginal integrity
e. Preservation of the periodontium
answer , A
71. The following statement/s concerning provisional restorations are true except:
a. Are used to protect prepared teeth while the definitive restoration is being fabricated
b. Can be used to preview the definitive restoration
c. Can be used to evaluate gingival margin placement, incisal edge placement, esthetics and phonetics
d. Are unimportant because it will only be worn for a short period of time
answer , d

72. The minimal labial tooth reduction for satisfactory aesthetics with porcelain fused to metal crown is
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B. The full thickness of enamel
C. 1.5 mm
D. 2.5mm
E. One third of the dentine thickness

Answer , c

73. Normal temperature of mixing water of alginate is

A. 18-24°C
B. 24-28°C
C. 28-32°C
D. 32-36°C
Answer A

?74.The pontic of mandibular posterior region should be:

 A. Point contact
 B. Saddle
 C. Modified ridge lap
 D. Ovate

Answer ,A

75. The main drawback of a saddle pontic is:

 A. It is unhygienic
 B. It is unaesthetic
 C. It is bulky
 D. It does not restore tooth contours
Answer ,A
76. Which type of cervical finish line prepared will result in an over contoured restoration?
 A. Chamfer
 B. Knife edge
 C. Shoulder
 D. Shoulder with bevel

Answer , B

77. The gingival finish line on a tipped molar should be:

 A. Shoulder
 B. Chamfer
 C. Knife edge
 D. Shoulder with bevel
Answer , c

78. Shoulder with bevel margin is indicated for:

 A. facial margin of posterior metal ceramic crowns with supragingival margins
 B. facial margin of posterior metal ceramic crowns with deep sub gingival margins
 C. Cast metal restorations on the posterior teeth
 D. Facial margin of a maxillary partial ver crown

Answer , A

?79. Identify the wrong statement regarding shoulder preparation.

 A. More commonly recommended in porcelain crowns
 B. It is perpendicular to the axial tooth preparation
 C. Conserves tooth structure compared to other finish lines
 D. Provides butt type of joint

Answer , c

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71. The following statement/s concerning provisional restorations are true except:
a. Are used to protect prepared teeth while the definitive restoration is being fabricated
b. Can be used to preview the definitive restoration
c. Can be used to evaluate gingival margin placement, incisal edge placement, esthetics and phonetics
d. Are unimportant because it will only be worn for a short period of time

72. The minimal labial tooth reduction for satisfactory aesthetics with porcelain fused to metal crown is
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B. The full thickness of enamel
C. 1.5 mm
D. 2.5mm
E. One third of the dentine thickness

73. Normal temperature of mixing water of alginate is

B. 18-24°C
B. 24-28°C
C. 28-32°C
D. 32-36°C

74.The pontic of mandibular posterior region should be:

 A. Point contact
 B. Saddle
 C. Modified ridge lap
 D. Ovate

75. The main drawback of a saddle pontic is:

 A. It is unhygienic
 B. It is unaesthetic
 C. It is bulky
 D. It does not restore tooth contours
76. Which type of cervical finish line prepared will result in an over contoured restoration?
 A. Chamfer
 B. Knife edge
 C. Shoulder
 D. Shoulder with bevel

77. The gingival finish line on a tipped molar should be:

 A. Shoulder
 B. Chamfer
 C. Knife edge
 D. Shoulder with bevel

78. Shoulder with bevel margin is indicated for:

 A. facial margin of posterior metal ceramic crowns with supragingival margins
 B. facial margin of posterior metal ceramic crowns with deep sub gingival margins
 C. Cast metal restorations on the posterior teeth
 D. Facial margin of a maxillary partial veneer crown

79. Identify the wrong statement regarding shoulder preparation.

 A. More commonly recommended in porcelain crowns
 B. It is perpendicular to the axial tooth preparation
 C. Conserves tooth structure compared to other finish lines
 D. Provides butt type of joint

80. Preparation of shoulder in anterior tooth is done with:

 A. Inverted cone bur
 B. Plain fissure bur
 C. Cross cut fissure bur
 D. End cutting bur

81. Most appropriate pontic design is:

 A. it should fill the missing teeth area
 B. greater lingual embrasure
 C. should contact mucosa but should not irritate it
 D. none of the above

??82. The setting time of irreversible hydrocolloids can be decreased by :

 A. Raising the temperature of water used for mixing
 B. Using excess of water for mixing
 C. Lowering the temperature of water used for mixing
 D. None of the above

??83.The elastomer having the longest curing time is :

 A. Polysulphide
 B. Polyether
 C. Addition silicone
 D. Condensation silicone

84. Rough, poorly polished areas of pontics may cause:

 A. Halitosis
 B. Discomfort
 C. Chronic inflammation of the ridge tissue
 D. All of the above

85. Which of the following is correct regarding chemical setting of condensation silicone:
 A. Polymerization occurs with repeated elimination of small molecules
 B. Polymerization occurs with elimination of single byproduct
 C. By condensation of repeated molecules of monomers
 D. Condensation does not occur at all

86. The finish line which do not have a sliding fit is:
 A. Chamfer
 B. Knife edge
 C. Shoulder
 D. Bevel

87. angle of tilted abutment teeth?

there should be less than 24° degree of tilt of fixed partial denture (FPD) abutment teeth

88. syneresis and imbibition are ideal properties of ?

Hydrocolloids
irre
89. margin design for lingual surface of porcelain laminate veneer?
Chamfer

? ?90.  Rubber base impression are poured immediately as they :

 A. continue to polymerise
 B. become elastic
 C. show imbibition and syneresis
 D. show gelation

91. Impression alginate material should be poured within?

1-5 mins or 10 mins
Less than 10 min ?
92. Least desirable marign?
Feather edge