NEB Dental Standard 4 MCQs

Occlusal trauma is injury to the periodontal support caused by excessive occlusal forces.

Supportive periodontal therapy is ongoing maintenance after active treatment to control recurrence and monitor disease.

Dental plaque biofilm is an organised microbial community attached to tooth surfaces and embedded in a matrix.

Occlusal trauma is injury to the periodontal support caused by excessive occlusal forces.

Guided tissue regeneration is a regenerative procedure using a barrier to favour repopulation by periodontal cells.

Root planing is instrumentation intended to produce a biologically compatible root surface.

Furcation involvement is periodontal destruction extending into the root-dividing area of a multirooted tooth.

Periodontal pocket is a pathologically deepened gingival sulcus.

Specificity is the ability of a test to correctly identify people who do not have the disease.

Relative risk is a ratio comparing disease risk in an exposed group with risk in an unexposed group.

Odds ratio is a measure of association commonly used in case-control studies.

Primary prevention is action taken before disease occurs to reduce its incidence.