History of Orthodontics & Epidemiology
The following are questions likely to be included in the final exam from the lecture about History of Orthodontics and Epidemiology.
posted by CLEyre @ 10/02/2006 04:24:00 PM
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About what percentage of population has open bite?
a) 50%
b) 30%
c) 15%
d) 5% *
Thomas An 305
The primary purpose of the cephalometric radiographic technique developed by Holly Broadbent was:
a)to adequately determine the relationship of teeth
b)to look at the TMJ area
c)to aide in tooth extraction
*d)an objective measure to look at skeletal differences and discrepancies
Carrie Loewen #255
Who is known as the "Father of Modern Orthodontics?"
*a) Edward H. Angle
b) Norman Kingsley
c) Charles H. Tweed
d)Jeffrey Goldstein
previous question by: Megan Dietz #221
Fill in the following blanks:
__________ formally introduced the edgewise appliance in 1941; _________ is credited with the development of orthodontics as a specialty as well as the classification of malocclusion.
a)Edward Angle; Charles Tweed
b)Charles Tweed; B.Holly Broadbent
c)Edward Angle; Norman Kingsley
d)Charles Tweed; Edward Angle **
e)Norman Kingsley; Charles Tweed
Lauren Fleischner #227
The percent of the population suffering from open bite:
a. increases with age
b. decreases with age
*c. remains relatively constant regardless of age
d. is larger than the percent suffering from deep bite.
Ryan Hodges #236
Statistically, is overcrowing a more significant issue in the mandible or in the maxilla?
A) Maxilla
B) Mandible *
C) The same in both
Siamak Eshaghian #225
Ideal allignment_______with increasing age and is worse in the______.
A) Decreases, Mandible*
B) Decreases, Maxilla
C) Increases, Mandible
D) Increases, Mandible
Melanie Ngov, 266
The goal of modern ortho emphasizes which of the followingn concepts
a)esthetics
b)occusal relationships
c)long-term maintenance
d)restoration of dentition
e)all of the above *
Tania Pourat 273 ;)
Samantha Brenner 210
The study of orthodontics is crucial to general dentists for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
a. To understand GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT of facial structures and teeth
b. To ACCURATELY REFER patients to the orthodontist who warrant treatment and know WHEN TO REFER
*c. To know how to twist wires correctly
d. So general dentists can IDENTIFY QUALITY ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT and can find specialists to confidently refer their patients to
Which of the following types of malocclusion tends to decrease with increasing age?
A)Excess overjet*
B)Open bite
C)Severe crowding
Richard Manwaring, 257
Which of the following malocclusion problems tends to cause the most incisal wear in the general patient population?
a.) open bite
b.) ideal
c.) deep bite*
d.) none of the above
Posted by Natasha Judge #242
The incidence of malocclusion is much _________ than that of temporomandibular disorder and implies a(n) ________ relationship.
a. higher, causal
b. higher, associational*
c. lower, causal
d. lower, associational
Elaine Fok #229
Which of the following trends is not seen in oral epidemiology:
a. the probability of an open bite increases with age
b. the probability of incisor crowding increases with age
c. the probability of ideal alignment decreases with age
*a
Anne Reeves
278
According to the studies, which one of the following discrepancies has the highest prevalence in children between 2 and 8 years of age?
A. Mandibular incisor malalignment
B. Posterior Crossbite
C. Overjet*
D. Overbite
Silva Megerdichian #258
Which one of the following observations is NOT true?
a) With age, ideal alignment decreases
b) With age, open bite tends to increase
c) With age, severe crowding increases
d) With age, excess overjet seems to decrease
ANS: b*( According to Figure 1-19 in the first lecture note, with age open bite seems to stay constant )
Jung H Kim( #243 )
Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Ideal alignment remains stable over time
B. Prevalence of openbite decreases with age
C. Class II malocclusion is more common than Class III malocclusion (*)
D. Individuals with open bite tend to have the most incisal wear due to protrusion.
Vivien Lao
#251
Vivien Lao
#251
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