Feb 2012 Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics Past Questions

FEB 2012   [LA 672]                                                                                  Sub.  Code: 4164
FOURTH B.D.S DEGREE EXAMINATION
PAPER IV CONSERVATIVE DENTISTRY AND ENDODONTICS
Q .P .Code: 544164

Time: Three hours                                                        Maximum: 70 Marks
Answer ALL questions in the same order Draw Suitable diagrams wherever necessary
I.  Elaborate on:                                                                           
(2×10=20)

1. Discuss in detail the materials and various steps involved in placing a composite resin restoration for a mesio – incisally fractured upper central incisor.

2. Define Working Length. Write in detail one method of working length determination. Discuss about  Stepback method of preparation of root canal.
II. Write notes on:                                                                       
(10×5=50)
1. Attrition, Abrasion and Erosion
2. Inlay wax pattern
3. Instrument grasps
4. Hypersensitivity
5. Shade matching for ceramics
6. High copper amalgam
7. Culture methods and reversal
8. Endosonics
9. Rationale of endodontic treatment
10. Post endodontic restoration
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