dental hygienist local anesthesia test question
Which of the following skull bones is NOT involved in the adminstration of local anesthesia?
Palatine
Maxilla
Mandible
Ethmoid
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The _____________ is an elongated depression located directly beneath, or inferior to, the infraorbital foramen.
Canine fossa
Zygomatic process
Maxillary tuberosity
Inferior orbital fissure
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The alveolar bone covering the maxillary teeth is _________ than alveolar bone covering the mandibular teeth.
More dense
Less porous
Less dense
Both a and b
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Which of the following nerves innervates the soft palate and tonsils?
The greater palatine nerve
The lesser palatine nerve
The anterior superior alveolar nerve
The posterior superior alveolar nerve
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The lower jaw, or mandible, consists of two bones that are fused together at the intermandibular suture. The mandible is the skull’s only freely movable bone.
The first statement is true; the second statement is false.
The first statement is false; the second statement is true.
Both statements are true.
Both statements are false.
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Of the following nerves, which is carried in the incisive foramen?
The posterior superior alveolar nerve
The greater palatine nerve
The nasopalatine nerve
The mental nerve
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The coronoid notch is a landmark for which injection?
The mental or incisive block
The posterior alveolar block
The inferior alveolar block
The long buccal block
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Which division of the trigeminal nerve carries both afferent and efferent nerves?
V1
V2
V3
None: the trigeminal nerve carries only afferent nerves.
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If the middle superior alveolar nerve (MSA) is not present in a patient, the tissues usually innervated by the MSA are innervated by the _________.
Anterior superior alveolar nerve (ASA)
Posterior superior alveolar nerve (PSA)
Infraorbital nerve (IO)
Both a and b
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Your patient begins experiencing facial paralysis following the administration of an inferior alveolar block. Which nerve has been inadvertently anesthetized?
The mylohyoid nerve
The facial nerve
The auriculotemporal nerve
The nasopalatine nerve
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The American Dental Association has set forth criteria for the acceptance of local anesthetic syringes. Which of the following is NOT consistent with the ADA’s standards?
The syringe must provide effective aspiration.
The syringe must be inexpensive.
The syringe must be capable of accepting a variety of cartridges and needles.
The syringe must be disposable.
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The _______________ is a sharp tip attached to the internal end of the piston that embeds into the cartridge’s rubber stopper.
Harpoon
Barrel
Finger grip
Needle adaptor
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The syringe designed to deliver a “virtually painless” injection of local anesthesia is the:
Computer-controlled anesthetic delivery device (CCLADS)
Jet injector syringe
Pressure syringe
Breach-loading plastic cartridge-type syringe
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Routine maintenance of a reusable syringe includes __________.
Inspection and replacement of the finger ring
Lubrication of the piston
Inspection and replacement of a dull or bent harpoon
All of the above
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Which of following needle gauges has the largest lumen diameter?
25
27
30
32
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Placing the local anesthetic cartridge in alcohol or sterilization solutions can cause ____________.
Contamination of the local anesthetic solution
Corrosion of the aluminum cap
A burning sensation during the injection
All of above
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Which of the following statements is TRUE of local anesthesia?
Local anesthesia eliminates the feeling of sensation without the loss of consciousness.
Local anesthesia is an unpleasant sory and emotional experience.
Local anesthesia eliminates the feeling of sensation through loss of consciousness.
Local anesthesia is never necessary for dental hygiene appointments.
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Which of the following methods of pain control did NOT pave the way for modern anesthetics?
Scaring off demons
Herbs and plants (roots, berries, seeds)
Therapeutic massage
Alcohol, cannabis, and opium
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The first effective gas inhalation anesthetic was:
Nitrous oxide
Ether
Halothane
Acetylated salicyclic acid
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The first local anesthetic was:
Lidocaine
Cocaine
Novocaine
Articaine
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Which of the following advantages is/are associated with the use of local anesthetic?
Hemostasis
Pain control
No memory of the procedure
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