dental materials MCQs – Page 21

Practise focused dental materials questions with marked answers for exam preparation and subject revision.

dental materials Mcqs
401. The advantage of ZOE impression paste_______________?
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A. Is easy manipulation

B. Has dimensional stability

C. Does not require special trays

D. Does not adhere to tissues

402. Alginate impression material is________________?
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A. Non-elastic impression material

B. More mucostatic than ZOE

C. Less mucostatic than ZOE

D. Thermoplastic impression material

404. Waxes are used for_______________?
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A. Corrective impressions

B. Primary impression

C. Impression of single tooth

D. None of the above

405. The function of 2% potassium sulphate in a gypsum product is_____________?
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A. Regulate setting time

B. To regulate the setting expansion

C. None

D. Acts as retarder

406. The main ingredient of inlay wax is__________________?
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A. Carnauba wax

B. Candellila wax

C. Paraffin wax

D. Gum dammar

407. The impression with the least dimensional change upon disinfection is_______________?
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A. Polysulphide

B. Agar-agar

C. Addition poly silicone

D. Polyether

409. Nickel-Titanium alloy has__________________?
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A. Unreliable spring back

B. Minimal spring back

C. None of the above

D. low spring back

410. Syneresis seen in hydrocolloid gel is______________?
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A. Shrinkage

B. Gelation

C. Water absorption

D. Seen as water loss
411. The effects associated with cold working can be eliminated by a heat treatment called______________?
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A. Homogenization heat treatment

B. Annealing heat treatment

C. Age hardening heat treatment

D. Solution heat treatment

412. Most mucostatic among the following_____________?
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A. Impression compound

B. ZOE paste

C. Elastomer

D. Alginate

413. Syringe material is______________?
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A. Medium viscosity elastomer

B. Medium & low viscosity elastomer

C. High viscosity elastomer

D. Low viscosity elastomer
415. Mouth temperature waxes are_______________?
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A. None of the above

B. Green stick wax

C. Iowa wax

D. Modeling wax

417. All of the following statements about cast cobalt alloy are true EXCEPT_____________?
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A. They are more rigid than gold alloys

B. They have a lower proportional limit than gold alloys

C. They have a modulus of elasticity twice that of gold alloys

D. They have higher ductility than gold alloys
418. Cause of expansion in zinc containing amalgam is_____________?
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A. Zinc and water

B. Hydrogen

C. Nascent oxygen

D. Water

419. Porosity in porcelain at condensation stage depends on_________________?
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A. None of the above

B. Shape and size of particle

C. Uniform distribution of particle size

D. Number of particles