1) The needle used for suturing in oral surgery is held by a needle holder:

a. In the anterior one third of the needle toward the tip

b. Half the distance from the needle tip
c. In the posterior one-third away from the needle tip
d. At the base of the needle

2) The direction of bevel of the unibeveled chisel during bone cutting is:
a. Away from the bone to be sacrificed
b. Towards the bone to be sacrificed
c. Independent of the bone to be sacrificed
d. Parallel to stress lines

3) When using an elevator to extract a tooth, the fulcrum should be the:

a. Adjacent tooth
b. Dentist’s wrist
c. Tooth to be removed
d. Alveolar bone

4) When using Miller elevator to extract last molar, the tooth is moved:
a. Occlusal, mesial and buccal
b. Occlusal, distal and buccal
c. Occlusal and distal only
d. Occlusal and buccal only

5) The most commonly used blade for intraoral incisions is

a. Blade no.10
b. Blade no.11
c. Blade no.12
d. Blade no.15

6) Which statement is true concerning periosteal elevator?

a. Concave side is always towards bone
b. Convex side is always towards bone
c. Either convex or concave sides is towards bone
d. Concave side is always towards the flap

7) Bone roungers could be:

a. Side cutting
b. End cutting
c. Side and end cutting
d. All of the above

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 8) Bone chisels are:
a. Unibeveled
b. Bibeveled
c. Grooved
d. All of the above

9) Concerning mosquito’s blade:

a. It has groove
b. It has crosshatching
c. All of the above
d. None of the above

10) The difference between the artery forceps and the needle holder is:
a. Form of the handle
b. Type of serrations
c. Length of the shaft
d. All of the above

11) The most commonly used blade for extraoral incision is

a. Blade no.10
b. Blade no.11
c. Blade no.12
d. Blade no.15

12) Which of the following is considered an active mouth opener:

a. Mouth Gag
b. Mouth Prop
c. Acrylic stent
d. None of the above

13) During suturing, the first knot is called:

a. Safety knot
b. Surgeon’s knot
c. Patient’s knot
d. None of the above

14) Mattress suture is:

a. Horizontal
b. Vertical
c. Continuous horizontal
d. All of the above

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 15) Vertical mattress sutures are used for:
a. Horizontal lacerations
b. Vertical lacerations
c. Crestal lacerations
d. Routinely used for all flaps

16) All could be performed the day of surgery, except:

a. Starting an antibiotic treatment
b. Mouth wash
c. Cold application
d. Steroid injection

17) According to blanket suture:

a. It is quicker than other types
b. It is used for gingival incisions
c. Wound margins are tightened better than other continuous sutures
d. All of the above

18) Horizontal mattress sutures are:

a. Parallel to the incision line
b. Perpendicular to the incision line
c. Passing over the incision line
d. None of the above

19) The following blade is advisable to be used in the inaccessible areas like maxillary tuberosity and during
operculectomy:
a. Blade no.10
b. Blade no.11
c. Blade no.12
d. Blade no.15

20) On suturing the flap, the first suture (key stitch) is always placed
a. At the oblique incision
b. At the vertical incision
c. At the corner of the flap
d. Can be any of the above

21) In surgical extraction of fractured upper molar, tooth sectioning is done in:
a. Mesiodistal direction
b. Buccopalatal direction
c. T shape direction
d. Diagonal direction

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 22) In surgical extraction of fractured lower premolar:
a. We make tooth sectioning, then using curved apexo elevator
b. We are directly using curved apexo elevator
c. We directly use cryer elevator
d. We make tooth sectioning then use miller elevator

23) Miller elevator used in:

a. Extraction of lower 3rd molar
b. Extraction of upper 3rd molar
c. Extraction of upper remaining root
d. Extraction of lower remaining root

24) Steroid injection is advised

a. After 24h of surgery
b. Immediate after surgery
c. 3 times/day after surgery
d. 1 week after surgery

25) In case of remaining root with periapical granuloma, we must

a. give antibiotic only after extraction
b. make curettage after extraction
c. make extraction only
d. give steroid after extraction

26) What are the elevators you need to remove a recently broken root of lower first molar after root
separation?
a. Double Millers and double couplands
b. Double Millers and double cryers
c. Double curved apexo and double cryers
d. Straight elevator and double buccal applicator

27) Continuous suture technique could not be done with:

a. Crestal incision
b. Envelop flap
c. Y-shape flap
d. X-shape flap

28) Regarding crestal incision:

a. All types of suturing techniques can be used
b. All types of suturing techniques can be used except interrupted suturing technique
c. All types of suturing techniques can be used except mattress suturing technique
d. All types of suturing techniques can be used except blanket suturing technique

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 29) Straight suturing needle is indicated in:
a. Subperiosteal suturing
b. Mucosal suturing
c. Subcuticular suturing
d. All of the above

30) The fastest suturing technique that can be done with linear incisions is :
a. Interrupted suture
b. Continuous suture
c. Blanket suture
d. Continuous horizontal mattress suture

31) The most common suturing needle used in oral cavity is :

a. Cutting needle
b. Reverse cutting needle
c. Round needle
d. Straight needle

32) The recommended elevator used for surgical removal of lower 3rd molar with straight roots is:
a. Curved apexo elevator
b. Coupland elevator
c. Buccal applicator
d. Miller elevator

33) Bibeveled chisel is used for :

a. Removal of bone in flakes
b. Removal of bone in blocks
c. Tooth sectioning and bone refracture
d. All of the above

34) Emphysema is usually:

a. Resulting from accumulation of air into the intramuscular facial planes
b. Resulting from an effusion of blood into the tissues
c. Associated with bleeding tendency of the patient as an important factor
d. Best treated with hyaluronidase enzyme

35) Cross bar elevator works on mechanical principle of :

a- Wedge
b- Lever
c- Wheel and axle
d- Pulley
e- Hammer and axle

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 36) Surgical blade used for drainage of abscess is:
a- Blade no. 12
b- Blade no. 11
c- Blade no. 15
d- Blade no. 24
e- Blade no. 22

37) Envelope and semilunar incisions used in apicectomies and root tip removal should be at least ……… from the
gingival sulcus
a- 1.5 cm
b- 2.5 cm
c- 0.5 cm
d- 1.0 cm
e- 2.0 cm

38) The elliptic ( wedge ) incision which is used for soft tissue lesions comprises two ……. Incisions joined at an acute
angle at each end.
a- Straight
b- Concave
c- Convex
d- Pyramidal
e- Envelope

39) The base of the flap must be ……… than the margins
a- Narrower
b- Wider
c- Higher
d- Lower

40) During surgical procedure, excessive pulling and crushing of the flap must be avoided because the blood supply
is compromised and healing is delayed
a- True
b- False

41) Y and X incisions are indicated in:

a- Soft tissue lesions
b- Root tip removal
c- Torus palatinus
d- Torus mandibularis
e- Dentigerous cyst

42) Two lines pyramidal incisions are also known as:

a- Triangular incisions
b- Trapezoidal incisions
c- Semilunar incisions
d- Gingival incisions
e- Vestibular incisions

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 43) Oblique releasing incisions should be
a- In the middle of the involved papilla
b- Along the slope of the involved papilla
c- In the middle of the sulcus of the involved tooth
d- On the top of the crest
e- None of the above

44) Intraoral incisions should be on

a- Sound tooth structure
b- Sound papillae
c- Sound epithelium
d- Sound bone
e- All of the above

45) The most commonly suture material used intraorally is:

a- Catgut
b- Vicryl
c- Polypropylene
d- White silk
e- Black silk

46) Which type of suture techniques is used to close oblique releasing incisions?
a- Continuous
b- Horizontal mattress
c- Continuous with lock
d- Subcuticular
e- Interrupted

47) When a patient undergoes an operation and is unable to return for follow up, the suture material that should be
used is:
a- Vicryl
b- Pink silk
c- Prolene
d- Black silk
48) The incision must be carried out with firm interrupted stroke down to bone
a- True
b- False

49) During the incision, the scalpel should be in constant contact with bone
a- True
b- False

50) The width of the flap must be adequate, so that the operative field is easily accessible, without creating tension
and trauma during manipulation
a- True
b- False

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