Resective Osseous Surgery

 All the questions have been directly picked from Carranza 11th edition


1.      Allografts are

a.       bone obtained from the same individual

b.      bone obtained from a different individual of the same species

c.       bone from a different species.

d.      Bones obtained from identical twins

 

 

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Ans: B

·         autografts are bone obtained from the same individual;

·         allografts are bone obtained from a different individual of the same species; and

·         xenografts are bone from a different species

·         Bones obtained from identical twins are called isografts

 

2.      A physical effect by which the matrix of the graft forms a scaffold that favors outside cells to penetrate the graft and form new bone is called

a.       Osteogenesis

b.      Osteo-induction

c.       Osteo-conduction

d.      Guided tissue regeneration

 

 

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Ans: C

·         Osteogenesis refers to the formation or development of new bone by cells contained in the graft.

·         Osteoinduction is a chemical process by which molecules contained in the graft (e.g., bone morphogenetic proteins) convert the neighboring cells into osteoblasts, which in turn form bone.

·         Osteoconduction is a physical effect by which the matrix of the graft forms a scaffold that favors outside cells to penetrate the graft and form new bone.

 

 

 

3.      The flap technique best suited for grafting purposes (reconstructive surgery ) is

a.       papilla preservation flap

b.      modified Widman flap

c.       undisplaced flap

d.      apically displaced flap

 

 

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ans: A

·         The flap technique best suited for grafting purposes is the papilla preservation flap because it provides complete coverage of the interdental area after suturing.

 

4.      A technique using a mixture of bone dust and blood is called as

a.       bone blend technique

b.      bone swaging technique

c.       bone grind technique

d.      osseous coagulum

 

 

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ans: D

Robinson described a technique using a mixture of bone dust and blood that he termed osseous coagulum.  The technique uses small particles ground from cortical bone. The advantage of the particle size is that it provides additional surface area for the interaction of cellular and vascular elements.

 

 

 

5.      Advantages of osseous coagulum are

a.       ability to procure adequate material for large defects

b.      ease of obtaining bone from an area already exposed during surgery

c.       relatively high predictability

d.      all of the above

 

 

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ans: B

·         Sources of the graft material include the lingual ridge on the mandible, exostoses, edentulous ridges, the bone distal to a terminal tooth, bone removed by osteoplasty or ostectomy, and the lingual surface of the mandible or maxilla at least 5 mm from the roots

·         The obvious advantage of this technique is the ease of obtaining bone from an area already exposed during surgery.

·         The disadvantages are its relatively low predictability and the inability to procure adequate material for large defects.

 

 

 

 

6.      Allograft closely associated with bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) is

a.       freeze-dried bone allograft (FDBA)

b.      demineralized FDBA (DFDBA)

c.       Kiel bone

d.      Bio-Oss (Osteohealth)

 

 

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Ans: B

·         Kiel bone is calf or ox bone denatured with 20% hydrogen peroxide, dried with acetone, and sterilized with ethylene oxide.

·         Bio-Oss (Osteohealth) is a bovine-derived bone. It is an osteoconductive material.

·         Demineralization of DFDBA in cold, diluted hydrochloric acid exposes the components of bone matrix, which are closely associated with collagen fibrils and have been termed bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs).

·         Freeze-dried bone allograft (FDBA) is considered an osteoconductive material, whereas demineralized FDBA (DFDBA) is considered an osteoinductive graft. Hence, DFDBA has a higher osteogenic potential than FDBA and is therefore preferred.

 

 

 

7.      Untrue about Biologic Mediators are:

a.       used to stimulate periodontal wound healing

b.      promote the differentiation of cells to become osteoblasts

c.       recombinant human PDGF (rhPDGF) -BB is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) only for periodontal regeneration

d.      research shows that macrophages play no role in the secretion of the biological mediators.

 

 

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Ans: D

 

 

 

8.      Most common type of bone defect is

a.       horizontal

b.      vertical

c.       combination of horizontal and vertical

d.      ledges formation

 

 

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ans: C

Bone loss has been classified as either “horizontal” or “vertical,” but in fact, bone loss is most often a combination of horizontal and vertical loss.

 

 

 

9.      Untrue about horizontal bone loss

a.       generally results in a relative thickening of the marginal alveolar bone

b.      may result from chronic periodontitis

c.       is seen in case of trauma from occlusion

d.      may occur in combination with vertical bone loss

 

 

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ans: C

·         Horizontal bone loss generally results in a relative thickening of the marginal alveolar bone because bone tapers as it approaches its most coronal margin.

 

 

 

10.  Osseous surgery designed to restore the form of preexisting alveolar bone to the level present at the time of surgery or slightly more apical to this level

a.       Additive osseous surgery

b.      Substractive osseous surgery

c.       Resective osseous surgery

d.      Non- Resective osseous surgery

 

 

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Ans: B

·         Osseous surgery can be either additive or subtractive in nature.

·         Additive osseous surgery includes procedures directed at restoring the alveolar bone to its original level,

·         Subtractive osseous surgery is designed to restore the form of preexisting alveolar bone to the level present at the time of surgery or slightly more apical to this level

 

 

 

11.  One-wall angular defects

a.       usually need to be recontoured surgically

b.      treated with techniques that strive for new attachment and bone reconstruction

c.       treated with either method, depending on their depth, width, and general configuration

d.      treated with guided tissue regeneration

 

 

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ans: A

·         One-wall angular defects usually need to be recontoured surgically.

·         Three-wall defects, particularly if they are narrow and deep, can be successfully treated with techniques that strive for new attachment and bone reconstruction.

·         Two-wall angular defects can be treated with either method, depending on their depth, width, and general configuration.

 

 

 

12.  Not a disadvantage of osseous surgery

a.       performed at the expense of bony tissue

b.      least predictable pocket reduction technique

c.       increased loss of attachment

d.      technique sensitive.

 

 

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Ans: B

·         Osseous resective surgery is the most predictable pocket reduction technique

 

 

 

13.  When the bone is consistently more coronal on the interproximal surfaces than on the facial and lingual surfaces, the osseous architecture is considered to be

a.       positive

b.      negative

c.       flat

d.      ideal

 

 

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ans: D

·         Note that not all of the above positive architectures are ideal.

·         Osseous form is considered to be “ideal” when the bone is consistently more coronal on the interproximal surfaces than on the facial and lingual surfaces. The ideal form of the marginal bone has similar interdental height, with gradual, curved slopes between interdental peaks.

·         The architecture is “positive” if the radicular bone is apical to the interdental bone.

·         The bone has “negative” architecture if the interdental bone is more apical than the radicular bone.

·         Flat architecture is the reduction of the interdental bone to the same height as the radicular bone.

 

 

 

14.  Most common bony defects found in the periodontitis patients is

a.       One –walled defect

b.      Two-walled defect

c.       Three- walled defect

d.      Spiral defects

 

 

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Ans: B

·         Two-walled defects (craters) are the most common bony defects found in patients with periodontitis.

 

 

 

 

15.  The sequence of resective osseous surgery are

a.       Vertical grooving , Flattening interproximal bone, Radicular blending, Gradualizing marginal bone

b.      Vertical grooving , Radicular blending,  Flattening interproximal bone, Gradualizing marginal bone

c.       Vertical grooving , Radicular blending, Flattening interproximal bone, Gradualizing marginal bone

d.      Vertical grooving , Flattening interproximal bone, Gradualizing marginal bone, Radicular blending

 

 

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Ans: B

Vertical grooving is the first step of the resective process because it can define the general thickness and subsequent form of the alveolar housing.

 


 

 

16.  Hand instruments are preferred over the rotary instruments in

a.       Vertical grooving 

b.      Radicular blending  

c.       Flattening interproximal bone 

d.      Gradualizing marginal bone

 

 

 

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Ans: D

 


 

Flap Surgery

 All the questions have been directly picked from Carranza 11th edition


 1.      The first incision in a periodontal flap surgery is

a.       Interdental incision

b.      Crevicular incision

c.       Reverse bevel incision

d.      Releasing incision

 

 


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Ans: C

·         Internal bevel incision has also been termed the first incision because it is the initial incision in the reflection of a periodontal flap after crevicular (second) and interdental (third) incisions,

·         Internal bevel incision has also been termed as reverse bevel incision because its bevel is in the reverse direction from that of the gingivectomy incision.

·         The first three are also called a horizontal incisions.

 

2.      Not an objective of The internal bevel incision

a.       It  removes the pocket lining

b.      It  conserves the relatively uninvolved outer surface of the gingiva, which, if apically positioned, becomes attached gingiva

c.       It produces a sharp, thin flap margin for adaptation to the bone-tooth junction.

d.      It preserves papilla for esthetic purposes.

 

 


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Ans: D

·         The internal bevel incision starts from a designated area on the gingiva and is directed to an area at or near the crest of the bone

 

3.      An interdental incision is given with

a.       Kirkland knife

b.      #15 BP blade

c.       Orbans knife

d.      Periosteal elevator

 

 

 


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Ans: C

·         Kirkland knife is used to give incision on the facial and lingual aspects of the teeth as well as the distal portion of the distal-most tooth.

·         Orbans knife is used for the interdental incision

·         The periosteal elevator is used for blunt dissection i.e. reflection of the full thickness mucoperiosteal flap.

 

 

4.      In case of an envelope flap

a.       An interdental incision is not made

b.      A crevicular incision is not given

c.       The interdental incision is given with orbans knife.

d.      Vertical releasing incisions are given.

 

 

 


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Ans: C

If vertical incisions are not made, the flap is called an envelope flap.

 

 

 

5.      Not true about Vertical releasing incision

a.       Blood supply is compromised

b.      Should not extend beyond the mucogingival line

c.       If a single releasing incision is given, the flap is called a triangular flap and if two releasing incisions are given, the flap is called a rectangular flap.

d.      Vertical incisions in the lingual and palatal areas are avoided.

 

 

 


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Ans: B

Vertical incisions must extend beyond the mucogingival line, reaching the alveolar mucosa, to allow for the release of the flap to be displaced.

 

 

 

6.      3 mm of alveolar bone is to be recontoured where the alveolar crest is located 3 mm below the crest of the gingiva. Which type of flap is recommended?

a.       Partial thickness flap

b.      Full thickness flap

c.       Combination of both

d.      Gingivectomy

 

 

 


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Ans: C

A combination of full-thickness and partial-thickness flaps may be indicated to obtain the advantages of both. The flap is started as a full-thickness procedure, then a partial-thickness flap is made at the apical portion. In this way, the coronal portion of the bone, which may be subject to osseous remodeling, is exposed while the remaining bone is protected by the periosteum.

 



7.      Which of the following clinical findings has the greatest effect on the type of incision to be given in periodontal flap surgery?

a.       Frenal attachment

b.      Depth of the vestibule

c.       Amount of attached gingiva

d.      Probing depth

 

 

 


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Ans: C

 



8.      Open flap curettage refers to

a.      Modified Widman flap

b.      Laterally displaced flap

c.       Apically repositioned flap

d.      Palatal flap

 

 

 


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Ans: a Modified Widman flap

 



9.      Crater formation doesn’t occur with

a.      Papilla preservation flap

b.      Conventional flap

c.       Apically repositioned flap

d.      Modified Widman flap

 

 

 

Hint✅🔑 

Correct answer: a . Papilla Preservation flap

 

 

 

10.  The workhorse of periodontal therapy is

a.      Double papilla flap

b.      Apically repositioned flap

c.       Coronally displaced flap

d.      Laterally repositioned flap

 

 

 


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Ans: b Apically repositioned flap

An apically displaced flap has a high degree of predictability and is known as the ‘’Workhorse ‘’ of periodontal therapy.

 

 

11.  Apically positioned flap is placed

a.      1mm coronal to crest of alveolar bone

b.      2mm apical to the crest of alveolar bone

c.       At crest of alveolar bone

d.      5mm coronal to the crest of alveolar bone

 

 


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Ans: 2mm apical to the crest of alveolar bone

 

 

 

12.  The most frequently performed type of periodontal surgery is

a.      Modified Widman Flap

b.      undisplaced flap

c.       Apically displaced flap

d.      papilla Preservation flap

 

 


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Ans: b. undisplaced flap

 

 

 

13.  Periodontal flap surgery is most difficult in

a.      Incisors (Facially)                

b.      Incisors(Lingually)

c.       Second molars (Facially)                               

d.      Second molars (distally)

 

 


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Ans: d. Second molars (distally)

 

 

14.  Flap surgeries are mainly done to

a.      Correct mucogingival inadequacies

b.      Remove diseased granulation tissue

c.       Provide access to instrumentation

d.      Add bone support where it has been lost

 

 


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Ans: C. Provide access to instrumentation

·         Flap technique provides adequate visibility and accessibility to root deposits.

 

 

 

15.  Which incision is not followed in flap surgeries?

a.      Crevicular

b.      Interdental

c.       Internal bevel

d.      External bevel

 

 


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Ans: d External bevel

·         External bevel is given during gingivectomy.

 

 

 

16.  Which of the following must be performed first in the elimination of periodontal disease

a.      Mucogingival surgery

b.      Infrabony pocket therapy

c.       Gingivoplasty

d.      Apically repositioned flap

 

 


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Ans: b Infrabony pocket therapy

 

 

 

17.  Periodontal surgery can be best performed

a.      One month after completion of the hygienic phase

b.      4weeks after completion of occlusal adjustments

c.       8 weeks after completion of the restorative phase

d.      Immediately after completion of the hygienic phase

 

 


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Ans: a. One month after completion of the hygienic phase

 

 

18.  Which of the following flap does not reduce the pocket depth?

a.      Modified Widman flap

b.      Undisplaced flap

c.       Apically displaced flap

d.      Palatal flap

 

 


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Ans: A

·         The modified Widman flap facilitates instrumentation for root therapy.

·         It does not attempt to reduce the pocket depth, but it does eliminate the pocket lining.

·         It is not intended to eliminate or reduce pocket depth, except for the reduction that occurs in healing by tissue shrinkage.

 



19.  Which of the following flap increases the width of the attached gingiva?

a.      Modified Widman flap

b.      Undisplaced flap

c.       Apically displaced flap

d.      Palatal flap

 

 


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Ans: C

·         It preserves or increases the width of the attached gingiva by transforming the previously unattached keratinized pocket wall into attached tissue.

·         This increase in the width of the attached gingiva is based on the apical shift of the mucogingival junction, which may include the apical displacement of the muscle attachments.

 



20.    Internal bevel incisions for modified Widman flap is

a.       initiated at or near a point just coronal to where the bottom of the pocket is projected on the outer surface of the gingiva and directed apical to the crest of the bone.

b.      made as close to the tooth as possible, 0.5 to 1.0 mm and directed to crest of alveolar bone

c.       made 1 to 2 mm from the teeth and directed apical from the crest of the bone

d.      made 1 to 2 mm from the teeth and directed to the crest of the bone

 

 

 


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ans: D

·         option A is for undisplaced flap

·         option B is for apically displaced flap

·         option C is a distractor for option D

 

 

 

21.  Modified Widman flap was given by

a.       Robiscek et al

b.      Ramfjord and Nissle

c.       Newmann

d.      Widman

 

 

 


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Ans: B

·         1974 by Ramfjord and Nissle gave the “modified Widman flap

 

 

 

22.  Modified Widman Flap differs from the original one as

a.       No vertical releasing incision is given in the original one

b.      Osseous re-contouring is done in a modified Widman flap

c.       Blood supply is compromised in the original flap design

d.      Tooth Sensitivity is higher in the case of the modified Widman flap.

Ans: C

  Hint✅🔑 

Difference between Widman and modified Widman flap:

 


 

23.  The incision in the undisplaced flap

a.       Is similar to the modified Widman flap in that the soft tissue pocket wall is not removed with the initial incision in the undisplaced flap

b.      Is similar to the modified Widman flap in that the soft tissue pocket wall is removed with the initial incision in the undisplaced flap

c.       differs from the modified Widman flap in that the soft tissue pocket wall is removed with the initial incision in the undisplaced flap

d.      differs from the modified Widman flap in that the soft tissue pocket wall is not removed with the initial incision in the undisplaced flap.

 

 

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Ans: C

·         Hence may be considered an “internal bevel gingivectomy.”

·         The incision is usually carried to a point apical to the alveolar crest, depending on the thickness of the tissue.

·         The thicker the tissue is the more apical the ending point of the incision

 

 

 

24.  Not a use of apically displaced flap

a.       Widen the zone of keratinized gingiva

b.      Removal of the pocket wall

c.       Access to instrumentation

d.      Root coverage

 

 

 

  Hint✅🔑 

Ans: D