Title: Module 3 Quiz
Course: DEH 1720 Dental Hygiene Course > Section: Module 3 - Carious Lesions

Q: Which of the following is tooth enamel composed of?
- Enamel junctions
- Dentin
- Enamel rods
- Dentinal tubules
A: Enamel rods

Q: For dental caries to develop which conditions, must occur simultaneously?
- There must be a susceptible tooth and host.
- Cariogenic microorganisms must be present in a sufficient quantity.
- There must be frequent oral consumption of refined sugars.
- Both A and B.
- All of the above.
A: All of the above.

Q: Which areas can carious lesions occur?
- Gingival margin
- Periodontal dentin ligament
- Pit and fissures
- Gingival sulcus
A: Pit and fissures

Q: The acronym CAMBRA stands for:
- Caries Management by Risk Assessment
- Caries Management by Reducing Acid
- Caries Management by Restorative Adjuncts
- Caries Management by Restoration and Assessment
A: Caries Management by Risk Assessment

Q: When there is an immediate drop in pH after carbohydrate consumption, this is termed:
- Stephan curve
- Liken curve
- Liken drop
- Strait of Reitz
A: Stephan curve

Q: Though food types are important in producing a cariogenic (low pH) environment, frequent in-between-meal snacks and drinks can maintain a low pH environment throughout the day, which shifts the demineralization/remineralization continuum toward caries formation.
- First statement is true, second statement is false.
- First statement is false, second statement is true.
- Both statements are true.
- Both statements are false.
A: Both statements are true.

Q: Resting salivary flow is principally from the major salivary glands while stimulated salivary flow comes from the minor salivary glands.
- First statement is true, second statement is false.
- First statement is false, second statement is true.
- Both statements are true.
- Both statements are false.
A: Both statements are false.

Q: Root caries are more common in:
- Older adults
- Children
- Drug addicts
- Root caries occur similarly across age groups
A: Older adults

Q: Which bacterial group is MOST implicated with dental caries?
- Streptococcus Mutans
- Lactobacillus species
- Streptococcus aureus
- Both A and B
- All of the above
A: Both A and B

Q: The four zones of the incipient lesion, described by Silverstone, are:
- Outer zone, body of the lesion, dark zone, and translucent zone
- Surface zone, body of the lesion, dark zone, and translucent zone
- Light zone, body of the lesion, dark zone, and translucent zone
- None of the above
A: Surface zone, body of the lesion, dark zone, and translucent zone