Endodontics SDLE MCQ | Part 3

DentQuiz SDLE Mock Exam Instruction

To mark a question and come back to it later, click the Bookmark icon.
For the best experience, use a computer and switch to full screen button (from the top left corner).
You can review and change your answers before clicking Next.
Explanations will appear after each question to help you understand the correct answer.
Your results will be shown right after you finish the exam.
This is a fresh attempt — previous answers or bookmarks won't be saved.
The source of the questions and answers is recent Rafee’ Al-Maqam files. Special thanks to رفيع المقام.
Answers are based on colleagues best efforts and may not be 100% accurate. If you believe an answer is incorrect, please click the Report button to let us know.

Please fill in your details to continue

NameEmailPhone Number

1 / 50

Category: Endodontics

1) Calcium hydroxide extruded beyond the apex with no symptoms. What is the management?

Follow-up

Surgical removal

Extraction

RCT

2 / 50

Category: Endodontics

2) What is the most influential factor for successful reimplantation of an avulsed tooth?

Antibiotic

Storage medium

Tetanus

Time

3 / 50

Category: Endodontics

3) A separated instrument in the middle third is bypassed. What is the prognosis?

Questionable

Poor

Unpredictable

Good

4 / 50

Category: Endodontics

4) What is the initial way to diagnose vertical root fracture (VRF)?

CBCT

PA

MRI

Occlusal X-ray

5 / 50

Category: Endodontics

5) What is the recommended isolation method for RCT in an asthmatic patient?

Rubber dam

Cotton rolls

Cotton rolls then rubber dam

Rubber dam then cotton rolls

6 / 50

Category: Endodontics

6) A tooth has an isolated wide pocket, necrotic pulp, and radiolucency. What is the diagnosis?

Primary endo secondary perio

Combined endo-perio lesion

Primary perio secondary endo

Normal

7 / 50

Category: Endodontics

7) What is the treatment for pulp exposure after 3 days?

RCT

Partial pulpotomy with MTA

Pulpotomy

Cervical pulpotomy

8 / 50

Category: Endodontics

8) What is the treatment for a separated instrument in the canal?

Obturation until the file

Apical surgery

Bypass or retrieve

Extraction

9 / 50

Category: Endodontics

9) A tooth with an abscess and no response to tests. What is the best management?

Surgical RCT

Scaling

Antibiotics

Non-surgical RCT

10 / 50

Category: Endodontics

10) An 11-year-old with an avulsed tooth for over 60 minutes. What is the best action?

Place in sodium fluoride

Reimplant immediately

Place in sodium hypochlorite

Place in stannous fluoride

11 / 50

Category: Endodontics

11) A tooth with a metal crown responds to EPT but not cold. What is the diagnosis?

Irreversible

Necrotic

Normal

Reversible

12 / 50

Category: Endodontics

12) Where is the second canal located in a lower central incisor?

Lingual

Labial

Distal

Mesial

13 / 50

Category: Endodontics

13) How long should an alveolar fracture be splinted?

1-2 weeks

4 weeks

7-8 weeks

2-3 weeks

14 / 50

Category: Endodontics

14) A replanted tooth shows apical resorption with a "scooped out" appearance. What is the management?

Extraction

Intracanal medicament

Follow-up

Apical surgery and retrograde filling

15 / 50

Category: Endodontics

15) What material is placed in the clot during revascularization of immature teeth?

MTA

Gutta-percha

Tribiotic

Calcium hydroxide

16 / 50

Category: Endodontics

16) A patient with trauma a year ago presents with throbbing pain. What is the best way to prevent complications?

Single side vented needle

Chx irrigation

Low concentration NaOCl

Double side vented needle

17 / 50

Category: Endodontics

17) A patient with a complicated fracture and open apex. What is the best treatment?

DPC

RCT

Pulpectomy

Extraction

18 / 50

Category: Endodontics

18) Which material has potential toxicity?

Formocresol

Ferric sulfate

MTA

Calcium hydroxide

19 / 50

Category: Endodontics

19) What is the management for instruments pushed beyond the apex?

Reattempt retrieval

Extraction

Surgical

Follow-up

20 / 50

Category: Endodontics

20) A patient has throbbing and dull pain. Which nerve fibers are involved?

Myelinated nerve fibers B

Unmyelinated nerve fibers C

Unmyelinated nerve fibers A

Myelinated nerve fibers A

21 / 50

Category: Endodontics

21) What happens to the permanent tooth after central intrusion?

Buccally displaced

Devitalization

Palatally displaced

Hyperplasia of the root

22 / 50

Category: Endodontics

22) How long should a dentoalveolar fracture be splinted?

2 weeks

6 weeks

4 weeks

8 weeks

23 / 50

Category: Endodontics

23) What does bleeding during pulpotomy indicate?

Necrosis

Irreversible pulpitis

Normal

Reversible pulpitis

24 / 50

Category: Endodontics

24) What type of resorption is seen in a tooth with a very short root 20 years post-trauma?

Replacement resorption

External cervical

Internal

Surface resorption

25 / 50

Category: Endodontics

25) What is the likely outcome if a patient undergoes RCT with ferric sulfate?

External tooth resorption

Coronal tooth resorption

Apical tooth resorption

Internal tooth resorption

26 / 50

Category: Endodontics

26) What is the main drawback of using MTA in direct pulp capping (DPC)?

Potential toxicity

Long setting time

High cost

Poor sealing ability

27 / 50

Category: Endodontics

27) What does electric pulp testing (EPT) indicate?

Severity of pulp inflammation

Pulp vitality

Presence of infection

Tooth mobility

28 / 50

Category: Endodontics

28) A premolar with deep caries and no response to tests. What is the next step?

Take EPT test

Extraction

Remove caries and reassess

RCT

29 / 50

Category: Endodontics

29) What are the steps after RCT for final restoration?

CL, post and core, and crown

Preparation and provisional

Mounting, wax-up, preparation, provisional

Extraction

30 / 50

Category: Endodontics

30) A 7-year-old patient with asymptomatic deep caries has a pulp exposure during caries removal. No bleeding during pulpotomy. Why?

It’s normal

Inflamed pulp

Healthy pulp

Necrotic pulp

31 / 50

Category: Endodontics

31) What is the initial radiograph modality for suspected VRF in a crowned tooth?

MRI

CBCT

PA

BT

32 / 50

Category: Endodontics

32) What is the most commonly reported dental trauma in children?

Complicated crown fracture

Root fracture

Avulsion

Uncomplicated crown fracture

33 / 50

Category: Endodontics

33) What is the best treatment for a 9-year-old with 3-4mm intrusion?

RCT

Extraction

Ortho reposition

Follow-up

34 / 50

Category: Endodontics

34) What is the difference between crown-down and step-back techniques?

More tissue removal

Coronal flare and low torsional flexure

Less time

Fewer instruments

35 / 50

Category: Endodontics

35) How many roots does tooth #27 have?

2

4

3

1

36 / 50

Category: Endodontics

36) What is the best obturation technique?

Warm lateral condensation

Cold lateral condensation

Carries

Single cone

37 / 50

Category: Endodontics

37) What are the components of RC-Prep?

EDTA, Ca(OH)2, glycol

EDTA, saline, glycol

EDTA, urea peroxide, glycol

EDTA, NaOCl, glycol

38 / 50

Category: Endodontics

38) What is the management for primary endo secondary perio?

RCT then perio treatment

RCT only

Perio then RCT

Perio only

39 / 50

Category: Endodontics

39) What causes brown precipitation in endodontic treatment?

Calcium hydroxide with saline

EDTA with sodium hypochlorite

MTA with saline

Chx with sodium hypochlorite

40 / 50

Category: Endodontics

40) Which endodontic instrument is the most flexible?

K file

H file

Reamer

Barbed broach

41 / 50

Category: Endodontics

41) What is the best approach for RCT in a tooth with open apex?

Low concentration NaOCl

Ultrasonic irrigation

Side-vented needle

High concentration NaOCl

42 / 50

Category: Endodontics

42) What is the name of a fracture involving dentin, cementum, and pulp?

Root fracture

Uncomplicated

Enamel fracture

Complicated

43 / 50

Category: Endodontics

43) A tooth with a 7mm pocket and no pain. What is the treatment?

Extraction

Apical surgery

Non-surgical RCT

Amputation

44 / 50

Category: Endodontics

44) What is the suitable obturation technique for internal resorption?

Single cone

Warm vertical compaction

Cold lateral condensation

Carrier-based

45 / 50

Category: Endodontics

45) What is the best management for a 1/3 crown fracture with normal pulpal response?

Elective endo and post and core

Composite build-up

Crown

Extraction

46 / 50

Category: Endodontics

46) What type of resorption is associated with intracanal bleaching?

External replacement

Internal

Surface

External cervical

47 / 50

Category: Endodontics

47) What is the best treatment for a 9-year-old with pulp exposure 3 hours post-trauma?

RCT

DPC

Pulpectomy

Pulpotomy

48 / 50

Category: Endodontics

48) What is the best prognosis for horizontal root fractures?

Apical

Coronal

Middle

Cervical

49 / 50

Category: Endodontics

49) What is the treatment for a tooth with open apex?

RCT

Pulp revascularization

Apexification

Apexogenesis

50 / 50

Category: Endodontics

50) A pediatric patient has horizontal root fracture of primary incisors. What is the management?

Observe and radiographic follow-up

Extract both segments

Extract coronal segment and leave apical

Splint

Your score is

The average score is 0%

0%

Please rate this exam and leave a comment with any notes or suggestions.

Anonymous feedback

Thank you for your feedback

Report a question

Related Articles

Endodontics SDLE MCQ | Part 5

Endodontics SDLE MCQ | Part 4

Endodontics SDLE MCQ | Part 2

Endodontics SDLE MCQ | Part 1

Leave a Reply Cancel reply