Geriatric Dentistry
Geriatric Dentistry Knowledge Quiz
Explore your understanding of geriatric dentistry with this comprehensive quiz designed for healthcare professionals, students, and anyone interested in the dental care of older adults.
Test your knowledge with questions covering various aspects of aging and dental health:
- Understand the definitions related to geriatric dentistry.
- Learn about chronic conditions affecting older adults.
- Assess common changes in dental and physiological health with aging.
1. Another term refers to Geriatric Dentistry:
Pediatrics
Pharmacology
Geriodontics
Geriatric Medicine
2. Geriatric dentistry is the delivery of dental care to:
older adults involving aging conditions or diseases
conditions or diseases associated with aging
diagnosis, prevention, and treatment
all the answers in this question
3. On average, people above the age of ………. Years are grouped as old people:
50 to 55
55 to 60
60 to 65
65 or over
4. What are dental caries treatments:
Filling & RCT
RCT, Crowns & Dentures
Implants
All of them
5. Old person is expected to suffer from at least one of more chronic medical conditions such as:
Diabetes
Typhoid fever
Flu
Diarrhea
6. Old person is expected to suffer from at least one of more chronic medical conditions such as:
Typhoid fever
Flu
Diarrhea
Hypertension
7. Health definition:
Health is a state of complete physical and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Health is a state of complete physical and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease.
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
8. What is Oral Health?:
Oral Health is the standard of oral and related tissue health that enables individuals to eat, speak, and socialize without discomfort, or embarrassment, and that contributes to general wellbeing.
Oral Health is the standard of oral and related tissue health that enables individuals to eat, speak, and socialize without active disease, or embarrassment, and that contributes to general wellbeing
Oral Health is the standard of oral and related tissue health that enables individuals to eat, speak, and socialize without active disease or discomfort that contributes to general wellbeing.
Oral Health is the standard of oral and related tissue health that enables individuals to eat, speak, and socialize without active disease, discomfort, or embarrassment, and that contributes to general wellbeing
9. What is Quality of Life:
QoL is his/her position in life in the context of culture and value systems in which he/she lives, and in relation to his/her goals, expectations, standards, and concerns.
QoL is the individual’s perceptions of his/her position in life in which he/she lives, and in relation to his/her goals, expectations, standards, and concerns
QoL is the individual’s perceptions of his/her position in life in the context of culture and value systems in which he/she lives, and in relation to his/her goals
QoL is the individual’s perceptions of his/her position in life in the context of culture and value systems in which he/she lives, and in relation to his/her goals, expectations, standards, and concerns
10. A formula in Oral Health related Quality of Life = [P + S + (P × S)]:
+ P = Person / S = Situation
P + P = People / S = Society
+ P = People / S = Situation
+ P = Person / S = Society
11. Aging refers to:
irreversible and inevitable changes occurs with time in an old individual
reversible and inevitable changes occurs with time in an old individual
reversible and evitable changes occurs with time in an old individual
irreversible and inevitable changes occurs with chance in an old individual
12. Cranial and spinal nerves of the old have:
Cranial 10 pairs and spinal 30 pairs
Cranial 11 pairs and spinal 31 pairs
Cranial 12 pairs and spinal 31 pairs
Cranial 13 pairs and spinal 30 pairs
13. Spinal nerves of the old have:
8 cervical, 11 thoracic, 6 lumbar, 5 sacral, and 1 coccygeal
7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 6 sacral, and 1 coccygeal
8 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral, and 1 coccygeal
7 cervical, 11 thoracic, 6 lumbar, 6 sacral, and 1 coccygeal
14. Change in nervous system in elderly:
Nerve cells may begin to pass messages as normal
Nerve cells may begin to pass messages faster
Brain and spinal cord gain nerve cells and weight
Slowing of thought, memory, and thinking
15. Change in nervous system in older people:
The brain and spinal cord start hypertrophy
The brain and spinal cord start atrophy
The brain and spinal cord start hyperplasia
The brain and spinal cord start dysplasia
16. As getting age, waste products can collect in the brain tissue and can become:
atrophy
Hypoplasia
plaques and tangles
tangles and thrombus formation
17. Lipofuscin is:
a yellow to brown, granular, iron-negative lipid pigment found particularly in the heart, liver, and nerve cells
a yellow to brown, granular, iron-positive lipid pigment found particularly in the heart, liver, and nerve cells
a yellow to brown, granular, iron-negative lipid pigment found particularly in muscle, heart, liver, and nerve cells
a yellow to brown, granular, iron-positive lipid pigment found particularly in the heart, liver, and nerve cells
18. Lipofuscin is stemmed from:
the product of cellular wear, accumulating in cytoplasm with age
the product of cellular tear, accumulating in cell membrane with age
the product of cellular wear and tear, accumulating in cell nucleus with age
the product of cellular wear and tear, accumulating in lysosomes with age
19. As getting age, breakdown of nerves can affect the senses and might have reduced or lost:
reflexes, sensation, movement
reflexes, sensation, safety
reflexes, sensation, thinking and behavior
reflexes or sensation and this leads to problems with movement and safety
20. Alzheimer disease is:
a type of dementia that causes problems with walking, thinking and behaviour
a type of dementia that causes problems with speaking, thinking and behaviour
a type of dementia that causes problems with sleeping, thinking and behaviour
a type of dementia that causes problems with memory, thinking and behaviour
21. Delirium is:
an infection can cause an older person to become severely difficult
an infection can cause an older person to become severely uncomfortable
an infection can cause an older person to become severely weakened
sudden confusion that leads to changes in thinking and behaviour in elderly
22. When getting age, rising and falling blood sugar levels can interfere with:
Sensation
movement
behavior
thought
23. Change in urinary system in elderly:
number and size of nephrons decrease and narrowed arteries
Inability to concentrate or dilute urine and to excrete acid
Dehydration
All of them
24. The bladder becomes less flexible means:
it becomes more difficult to squeeze to get rid of all the urine
it becomes easier to squeeze to get rid of all the urine
it can hold less urine & it becomes more difficult to squeeze to get rid of all the urine
it can hold less urine & it becomes easier to squeeze to get rid of all the urine
25. What is urethral sphincter:
muscular ring that controls the passage of urine out of the body
bladder
it stimulates the sensation of having to urinate
muscular ring that regulate the balance of salts and other chemicals
26. The kidneys filter the blood and help:
control the body's chemical balance
remove wastes and extra fluid from the body
remove toxin from the body
All the answers in this question
27. Changes in the kidneys that occur with age can cause:
Amount of kidney tissue decreases
Number of filtering units (nephrons) decreases
waste material is filter from the blood decreases
All the answers in this question
28. When getting old and blood vessels supplying the kidneys become hardened, it causes:
blood does not reach the brain
blood does not reach the extremities
blood is filtered more slowly
blood is filtered properly
29. With aging there are structural changes to the thoracic cage causing:
reduction in diaphragm
reduction in height of lungs
reduction in chest wall compliance
reduction in height of thoracic vertebrae
30. The respiratory system comprises of:
thoracic cage, lungs
lungs, and diaphragm
all the answers in this question are right
no-one is right
31. The most common cause of kyphosis in older adults is:
osteoporosis
poor posture
birth defects
cancer and cancer treatments
32. What is kyphosis:
abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.
an abnormally hollowed back
excessive outward curvature of the spine
forward head position
33. Changes which is not related to respiratory system in elderly:
decreases in measures of lung function such as vital capacity
decline in the effectiveness of lung defense mechanisms
stiffening of the thoracic cage from calcification of the rib cage
Increasing in chest wall compliance
34. Age-related changes in the lungs include:
Decreases in peak airflow and gas exchange
Decreases in measures of lung function such as vital capacity
Decline in the effectiveness of lung defense mechanisms
All the answers in question
35. An elderly person with the reduced ability should do vigorous exercises such as:
walking
running
biking
All the answers in question
36. Older people are at higher risk of developing diseases such as:
pneumonia
pneumococcal pneumonia
influenza
may be one of the answers in this question
37. Changes which is not related to circulatory system in elderly:
the muscles of the left ventricle get thicker
the volume of the left ventricle may decline
the heart may both fill and empty more slowly
the heart may decrease slightly in size
38. Differences between young and old hearts:
older heart speed up as quickly or pump as fast or as much blood as a younger heart
older heart cannot speed up as quickly or pump as fast or as much blood as a younger heart
older heart can speed up quickly but cannot pump as much blood as a younger heart
older heart cannot speed up quickly but can pump as much blood as a younger heart
39. When getting old the stiffer arteries are less able to expand when more blood is pumped through them. Thus, blood pressure tends:
to decrease
to increase gradually
to increase
to decrease gradually
40. Factors that contribute to the increased wall thickening and stiffening in aging include:
increased collagen
reduced elastin
calcification
All the answers in this question
41. The wall of the aorta becomes less flexible and:
it shows an increase in wall stiffness
the blood leaving the left ventricle of the heart is faced by more resistance
it cannot travel as far into the arteries
All the answers in this question
42. The walls of veins may become thicker with age because of:
an increase in connective tissue
calcium deposits
incompetency in working
All the answers in this question
43. The age-related concern when arteries and veins become incompetent:
thrombus formation
thrombus phlebitis
ischemia
All the answers in this question
44. Changes which is not related to Endocrine System in elderly:
the levels and activity of some hormones, produced by endocrine glands, decrease.
growth hormone levels decrease, leading to decreased muscle mass.
aldosterone levels decrease, making dehydration more likely.
more insulin may be produced
45. The main glands making up the endocrine system, there are such as:
pituitary, hypothalamus glands
thyroid, parathyroids glands
pineal, adrenals, and the reproductive glands
All the answers in this question
46. The endocrine system plays a major role in the health because it produces hormones for regulating as followings EXCEPT:
mood
metabolism
growth, development
behavioural changes
47. The thyroid gland produces hormones that are essential to the proper functioning of vital organs such as the followings EXCEPT:
Brain
Heart
Kidneys, Liver
Stomach
48. The three hormones your thyroid gland produces are the followings EXCEPT:
triiodothyronine
parathyrin
thyroxine
calcitonin
49. Insulin is produced by:
The liver
The pancreas
The Kidney
The Spinal cord
50. Aldosterone is a steroid hormone produced by:
Medulla
Nephrons
Kidney
Zona glomerulosa
51. The parathyroid glands located around the thyroid gland are of:
5
4
3
2
52. When aldosterone production falls too low, the kidneys are not able to regulate:
Water balance
Salt balance
Blood volume and blood pressure
All the answers in this question
53. The pineal gland located in:
The brain
The vertebrate brain
The vertebrae
The Spinal cord
54. The pineal gland is also known as:
The conarium
All the answers in this question
The epiphysis cerebri
The conarium or epiphysis cerebri
55. The pineal gland produces:
melatonin
All the answers in this question
serotonin
melatonin and serotonin
56. Cortisol affects the breakdown of the followings EXCEPT:
glucose
Acid
fat
protein
57. The pituitary gland located at:
The top of the brain
The top of the liver
The base of the kidney
The base of the brain
58. Growth hormone is to:
fuel childhood growth
All the answers in this question
help maintain tissues
help maintain organs
59. The pituitary gland slowly reduces the amount of growth hormone in:
childhood
Beginning in middle age
Middle age
elderly
60. Changes in Digestive system in elderly:
the pancreas gains in overall weight
constipation becomes more common
lactase levels decrease and the pancreas gains in overall weight
lactase levels decrease and Constipation becomes more common
61. Presbyesophagus is:
the strength of esophageal contractions decreases
the strength of esophageal contractions and the tension in the upper esophageal sphincter decrease
the tension in the upper esophageal sphincter decreases
No-one is right
62. With age, the stomach lining's capacity to resist damage:
increases
decreases
strong
vigorous
63. With age, the stomach:
can accommodate much food
cannot accommodate much food
can accommodate much soft food
can accommodate much hard food
64. When getting age, the rate that the stomach empties food into the small intestine:
increases
decreases
strong
vigorous
65. Commonly the conditions that decrease acid secretion of the stomach is:
Hypertrophic gastritis
Atrophic gastritis
Hyperplasic gastritis
Hypoplasic gastritis
66. The digestive system disease that commonly appears in the old:
Pyloric stenosis
Small intestine cancer
Colon cancer
Peptic ulcer disease
67. The production and flow of bile decrease with aging. As a result, the problems more likely to form are:
Bile duct swelling
Gallstones
Cholecystitis
Biliary diskinesia
68. Signs of lactose intolerance in some older adults are the followings EXCEPT:
vertigo
abdominal pain
gas, bloating
diarrhea, nausea
69. Bacterial overgrowth in small intestine may also lead to decreased absorption of certain nutrients, such as:
All the answers in this question
vitamin B12
iron
Calcium
70. With age, the pancreas decreases in overall weight, and some tissue is replaced by:
swelling
scarring
hypertrophic cells
hyperplasic cells
71. With age, the ability of the liver to metabolize many substances:
increases
decreases
is stronger
is faster
72. Drugs often need to be ……………….. In older people:
decreased
increased
ground
sugar-coated
73. The bile flows from:
Liver
Gallbladder
Pancreas
Small intestine
74. When aging, The rectum does enlarge somewhat:
A slight slowing in the movement of contents through the large intestine
All the answers are right
A modest decrease in the contractions of the rectum when filled with stool
No-one is right
75. What does “GROWTH” in health mean?:
It is defined as increase in size as a foetus grows into a child
It is defined as increase in size as a child grows into an adult
It is defined as increase in size as an adult grows into an elderly
No-one is right
76. What does “DEVELOPMENT” in health mean?:
It is the progress towards immaturity
It is the progress towards maturity
It is the progress towards puberty
It is the progress towards youth
77. What does “MATURATION” in health mean?:
The stop of the adult stage brought about by the growth and development
The stabilization of the adult stage brought about by the growth and development
The beginning stage of an adult brought about by the growth and development
The final stage of an adult brought about by the growth and development
78. About the lips when getting age:
Commissures descend inferiorly
All the answers are right
“M flattening” shape of upper lip vermillion
No-one is right
79. When getting age, the lips become:
wrinkling and loss of turgor
All the answers are right
atrophy
flattened in M shape
80. When aging, gingiva:
Diminished keratinization
All the answers are right
increased fibrous tissue content
No-one is right
81. Gingiva of the old people is:
Increased in width of attached Gingiva
All the answers are right
No-one is right
possibly reduced in stippled effect
82. Gingiva of elderly is:
Decreased connective tissue cellularity
All the answers are right
No-one is right
Decreased in resistance to infection
83. The ability of the periodontal ligament in elderly:
Resistance to infectious diseases is decreased
All the answers in this question are right
There could be calcifications occurring within its substance
No-one is right
84. PDL width starts to dwindle as some of the teeth becomes…………………..with age:
functional
Non-functional
All the answers are right
No answers are right
85. In Older individuals Cementicles are:
Absent
Present
Functional
Non-functional
86. When there is thickening of cementum with age it envelops these cementicles and is referred as:
Cementosis
Ex-cementosis
In-cementosis
Out-cementosis
87. A cementicle is……………………………..embedded within or attached to the cementum layer on the root surface of a tooth, or lying free within the periodontal ligament:
a small calcified mass
All the answers in this question are right
Spherical calcified mass
ovoid calcified mass
88. When aging, the blood vessels of the PDL may:
undergo atherosclerosis
All the answers are right
resulting in ischemia
No answers are right
89. When aging, for PDL of the old:
There is a decrease in the fibrous tissue content
There is an increase in the fibrous tissue content
There is an increase in the connective tissue content
There is a decrease in the connective tissue content
90. With aging, the pulp chamber:
Increase in volume
Decrease in volume
Increase in width
Increase in height
91. Vascular supply to pulp tissue when aging:
There is a replication
There is a reduction
There is a loop
No answers are right
92. About cell and cell organelles, they:
Decrease in number of cells and cell organelles
All the answers are right
Decrease in size of cell
No answers are right
93. When aging, the pulp volume also decreases, due to:
the continued deposition of enamel
the continued deposition of dentin
the continued deposition of calcification
the continued deposition of mineralization
94. Thin root canal in an adult tooth seems as:
obliterated
All the answers are right
narrow
No answers are right
95. Fibrosis in aging pulp due to:
Increased accumulation of both diffuse fibrillar component
All the answers are right
bundles of collagen fibers
Increase in fibers in pulp is gradual
96. Atherosclerotic plaques may appear in vessels of aging pulp that the outer diameter of vessel walls become greater due to:
increased collagen fibers
decreased collagen fibers
increased connective tissue
decreased connective tissue
97. Atherosclerotic plaques may appear in vessels of aging pulp that blood flow too decreases with age due to:
calcifications are found in vessels
basically in the apical foramen
No answers are right
All the answers are right
98. Pulp stone often appears in:
No answers are right
Young pulp
Aging pulp
All the answers are right
99. Pulp stone is:
Denticles or endolith
All the answers are right
Nodular calcified masses
No answers in this question
100. In pulp stone there are:
True denticles
False denticles
No answers are right
All the answers are right
101. True pulp stone is:
Brought about by the differentiation of pulp fibrous cell within the pulp cavity
Brought about by the differentiation of pulp cell to odontoclasts within the pulp cavity
Brought about by the differentiation of pulp cell to odontoblasts within the pulp cavity
Brought about by the differentiation of pulp ischemia cell within the pulp cavity
102. False pulp stone is:
Caused by the nonspecific calcification of tissue around a central pulp tissue within the pulp cavity
Caused by the specific calcification of tissue around a central pulp tissue within the pulp cavity
Caused by the specific calcification of tissue around a central nucleus within the pulp cavity
Caused by the nonspecific calcification of tissue around a central nucleus within the pulp cavity
103. Pulp stone is classified into:
All the answers are right
Entirely surrounded by pulp tissues
Partly fused with dentin
Entirely surrounded by dentin
104. In histological change:
There is clumping of odontoblast layer
All the answers are right
vaculation within odontoblastic layer
No answers are right
105. The obstruction of salivary gland is called:
Salivary calculi
No answers are right
Sialolithiasis
All answers are right
106. Total volume of saliva per day is:
0.5 L
0.5-1L
1L
1.5L
107. Which major salivary gland is easily obstructed?:
Parotid gland
All answers are right
Submandibular gland
No answers are right
108. For mineralization, some of the difference between people who have the same diet and same exposure to fluoride is explained by a different of each individual’s saliva:
buffering ability
volume
pH
stimulation
109. The subjective feeling of oral dryness:
xerostomia
hyposalivation
remineralisation
sialosis
110. Oral dryness often happen to the subjects:
All answers are right
Consume anti-hypertension medications
Consume tobacco and alcohol
Receive cancer therapy
111. Medication causes Xerostomia or hyposalivation:
antibiotics
aspirin
anti-coagulant
anti-histamine
112. Normal unstimulated saliva flow rate (ml/min):
0.1
0.3-0.5
0.5
0.7
113. Unstimulated saliva flow rate in Hyposalivation (ml/min):
˂ 0.1
0.3-0.5
˂ 0.5
˂ 0.7
114. Stimulated saliva flow rate in male hyposalivation patient (ml/min):
˂ 0.1
0.3-0.5
˂ 0.5
˂ 0.7
115. Stimulated saliva flow rate in female hyposalivation patient (ml/min):
˂ 0.1
0.3-0.5
˂ 0.5
˂ 0.7
116. Causes of salivary gland hypofunction:
diseases
infection
medication
all of them
117. Minimum time using for testing hyposalivation:
30 seconds
1 minute
2 minutes
5 minutes
118. Dry mouth management:
brush as usual
use fluoride mouthrise
drink water often and brush as usual
drink water often and use fluoride mouthrinse
119. Indirect cause increases dental caries:
xerostomia
hyposalivation
remineralisation
sialosis
120. What kind of dental caries often happens to elderly people?:
Caries in cuspids
Caries in proximal surfaces
Caries in the occlusal surfaces
Caries to the tooth root
121. Cervical burnout is:
common radiographic artefact on PBWs which is not real
aproximal caries
root caries
unclear x-ray
122. Acid etch for root caries filling:
enamel 20 s and dentine 10s
enamel 10 s and dentine 20 s
etch for 20 s
etch for 10 s
123. Light-curing time for root lesion filling:
20 s each time and 20 s for finishing
20 s every time
40 s every time
20 s each time and 40 s for finishing
124. Which filling material is the most inappropriate for root caries treatment:
glass-ionomer
1 step self-etch (composite)
2 step self-etch (composite)
3 step self-etch (composite)
125. Symptoms of Chronic Adult Periodontitis:
bleeding after brushing, halitosis, and a bad taste
normally painless until very advanced but sometimes root sensitivity is a problem
loose teeth when advanced and majority of bone has been lost
all of them
126. Formula to calculate combined Attachment Loss (CAL):
Gingival Recession (GR) + Pocket Depth (PD)
PD - GR
Clinical crown length + Pocket Depth
Anatomical crown length + Pocket Depth
127. Risk Factors for Chronic Adult Periodontitis:
Plaque and aging
Smoking and Diabetes
Diabetes
All of them
128. Plaque control in elderly:
toothbrush handle bigger
brush for 2 minutes, 2 times per day
toothbrush handle bigger and brush for 2 minutes, 2 times per day
brush for 2 minutes, 2 times per day and toothbrush handle smaller
129. When do you have to keep the tooth for periodontal treatment in elderly:
A periapical abscess
Pain because of mobility
No function
Prior to bridge
130. Most dementia victims survive approximately:
1 year
3 years
7 years
13 years
131. Alzheimer’s disease can be divided into multiple phases:
2 phases
3 phases
4 phases
5 phases
132. What is amnesia:
memory loss
communication difficulties
inability to perform complicated motor tasks
inability to recognize previously learned sensory input
133. What is aphasia:
memory loss
communication difficulties
inability to perform complicated motor tasks
inability to recognize previously learned sensory input
134. What is apraxia:
memory loss
communication difficulties
inability to perform complicated motor tasks
inability to recognize previously learned sensory input
135. What is agnosia:
memory loss
communication difficulties
inability to perform complicated motor tasks
inability to recognize previously learned sensory input
136. How do you manage Amnestic patients:
frequent reminders during the dental procedure
non-verbal communication
the practitioner should talk with family
manage as normal patient
137. ………………..may worsen confusion rather than improve dementia patient for dental procedure:
Gas or other major sedatives
Oral Sedation
Lorazepam
Topical anesthetics
138. Blood glucose levels usually range within:
60 to 150 mg/dL
90 to 110 mg/dL
75 to 115 mg/dL
70 to 150 mg/dL
139. What do you need to ask Diabetes patients:
Recent blood glucose levels and frequency of hypoglycemic episodes
Anti-diabetic medications
Dosages and times of administration should be determined
All of them
140. What is the alternative term for Oesophageal reflux:
Heartburn
Digestion
Dysphagia
Haematemesis
141. Anesthesia or sedation should avoided in the first trimester and last month of pregnancy:
GA or IV sedation
LA
Topical Anesthesia
GA
142. Weight gain is the sign of:
Hypertension
Hyperthyroidism
Hypothyroidism
Hypotension
143. Smoothening and drying of oral mucosa of the old:
All the answers are right
reduction in thickness of epithelial ridge
No answers are right
decrease in salivary secretion
144. Oral mucosa of the old reveals that:
Langerhans cells becomes more and more
Increase in cellularity in lamina propria
Langerhans cells becomes fewer
Contribute to an increase in cell mediated immunity
145. Oral mucosa of the old shows that:
Decrease in cellularity in lamina propria
Increase in cellularity in lamina propria
Langerhans cells becomes more and more
Lymphocytes decreases more and more
146. Dry oral mucosa of the old is:
All the answers are right
Gradual replacement of fatty tissue
No answers are right
decrease in salivary secretion
147. Oral mucosa lamina propria of the old indicates that:
Increase in cell mediated immunity
Increase in specialized cells to replace others
Increase in amount of collagen
Decrease in amount of collagen
148. Healing power of the oral mucosa with advancing age:
Reduction in connective tissue
Decreased rates of metabolic activity
Reduction in vascularity
Reduction in taste buds
149. Tongue of the old appears:
All the answers are right
Smooth on the dorsal surface
No answers are right
Reduction in the thickness of epithelium
150. For the tongue of the old, which one is wrong?:
Taste buds may be degenerated
There is decrease in the number of taste buds
Loss of the Filliform papillae
Hairy tongue often appears
151. The dorsum of the tongue with advanced age:
There may be burning
There may be fissuring
There may be hairy
There may be candidosis
152. About saliva of the old, which is NOT RIGHT:
Gradually the parenchyma is replaced by fatty tissue
Increased viscosity of saliva
Decrease in flow of saliva
There may be erythrocytes in the salivary content
153. The program should help patients with dementia:
to improve oral health
to reduce the risk of developing poor oral and dental health
All the answers are right
No answers are right
154. Maintaining oral health brings benefits in terms of:
self-esteem and dignity
social integration and nutrition
No answers are right
All the answers are right
155. Poor oral health of patients with dementia can lead to:
pain and tooth loss
All the answers are right
negatively affect self-esteem
No answers are right
156. People with dementia may face at different stages and methods for:
Relation
Mobilization
Treatment and prevention
Home care
157. People with dementia may face at:
maintaining good oral health
issues around wearing and keeping dentures
following other contaminated diseases
All the answers are right
158. The ability to eat, laugh and smile is a part of:
Special health related quality of life
Quality of Life
Oral health related quality of life
General health related quality of life
159. High-energy food supplements contain:
high levels of lipid
high levels of protein
high levels of lactose
high levels of sucrose
160. In free time, it is important to keep the mouth clean to minimize:
The risk of gum diseases
The risk of PDL diseases
The risk of decay
The risk of throat diseases
161. Food supplements may be prescribed to a person with dementia who is difficult with:
eating
All the answers are right
Chewing
swallowing
162. For patients with dementia, periodontal disease can cause all the followings EXCEPT:
inflamed and bleeding gums
gum recession
loose teeth and bad breath
pain in teeth
163. Gum recession increases the chances of decay occurring at:
Proximal surfaces of teeth
The necks of teeth
Occlusal surfaces of teeth
Lingual surfaces of teeth
164. People with dementia may also be prescribed:
sedatives
antipsychotics
All the answers are right
antidepressants
165. Saliva acts as …………… to cleans the mouth and teeth:
an enzyme
a lubricant
a normal water
a catalyst
166. Lack of saliva in elderly people can increase the risk of:
Dental plaque and dental decay
Gum and PDL diseases
All the answers are right
Oral mucosa infections
167. If medications prescribed for elderly people is syrup-based, there is an increased danger of:
tooth colour changing
tooth decay
gum infection
throat infection
168. When the tongue of the old appears smooth owing to the reduction in the thickness of epithelium, some of the followings also appear EXCEPT:
Taste buds may be degenerated
There is decrease in the number of taste buds
Loss of the Filliform papillae
Cancer in the tongue
169. When getting older, acinar volume of the major salivary gland reduce about:
20%
40%
60%
80%
170. In old people, ventral surface of the tongue may have:
Blood supply problem
Varicosities
Oral tissue problems
Candidiasis infection
170. In old people, ventral surface of the tongue may have:
Blood supply problem
Oral tissue problems
Varicosities
Candidiasis infection
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