Question 1
A patient requires extraction of a maxillary first molar. Which nerve provides sensory innervation to the buccal gingiva and roots of this tooth, and is the target of a posterior superior alveolar block?
Correct Answer:
Posterior superior alveolar nerve
Question 2
The mesiobuccal root of the maxillary first molar is sometimes not fully anaesthetised by a posterior superior alveolar block. Which nerve frequently provides accessory innervation to this root?
Correct Answer:
Middle superior alveolar nerve
Question 3
Which muscle of mastication is primarily responsible for protrusion of the mandible and depression (opening) of the jaw?
Correct Answer:
Lateral pterygoid
Question 4
During an inferior alveolar nerve block, the needle is positioned to deposit anaesthetic near which anatomical landmark of the mandible?
Correct Answer:
Mandibular foramen on the medial surface of the ramus
Question 5
Which of the following correctly describes the histological structure of enamel?
Correct Answer:
Acellular, avascular tissue composed of hydroxyapatite arranged in rods/prisms
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