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National Board Dental Examination (NBDE) is the United States national dental examination for students and professionals in dentistry. It is required for licensure in the United States and may also be required when applying for postgraduate studies in dental specialities after completing a dental degree. Foreign-trained dentists also must take the NBDE in order to earn admission into advanced standing programs in US dental schools. NBDE I consists of 400 multiple choice questions emphasizing basic sciences: 1. Human Anatomy, Embryology, and Histology 2. Biochemistry and Physiology 3.... Show more
NBDE Certification Questions
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1. WHAT PRIMARY TOOTH exhibits more cusps than the primary first molar.

2. The mesiolingual cusp of the Maxillary molars occludes in what?

3. The premolar that is most likely to have a crescent-shaped central developmental groove is

4. maxillary 1st molar tends to taper toward the FACIAL OR LINGUAL

5. WHAT TOOTH has two cusps that are of equal height

6. The usual overjet is how many mm?

7. Caries stimulates the production of ________ ______

8. WHAT TEETH ARE distinguished by the cervical curvature, which is greater on the mesial than distal

9. The _________ ligament limits the extent of jaw opening

10. The maxillary canine from a proximal view tends to be positioned with the most nearly _____ _____

11. What tooth has MOST crown shape variations [excluding third molars]

12. What tooth has fossa that re closest in size compared to any other posterior tooth

13. WHAT results from the union of the facial and lingual triangular ridges.

14. What tooth has GREATEST OVERALL total tooth length

15. how many lobes make anterior teeth

16. What tooth is ONLY premolar with a central fossa

17. The difference in space from the primary to the permanent dentition is how many mm

18. The primate space develops in the maxillary primary dentition between the _____ and _____

19. The percentage of dentin that is organic is _____%

20. Contraction of the lateral pterygoid produces forward movement of the condyle from the _______ ______

21. Periodontal ligament fibers support the tooth connecting to the dental alveolar bone via the _____

22. The Y type mandibular pre molar has what cusps?

23. Bennett movement occurs during the earliest stage of ________ ______

24. how many synovial cavities compose the TMJ

25. The main component of enamel is organic or inorganic matter

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